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Margaret Kelley is a Professor in the Department of American Studies at the University of Kansas. She holds a Ph.D. from New York University and has taught at the Universities of Miami, Oklahoma, and Illinois before joining KU in 2016. Her research focuses on gender, health, marginalized populations, gun culture, and delinquency prevention. She is affiliated with the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and the Leadership in Diversity & Inclusion Program, with a courtesy appointment in Sociology.
Professor Kelley’s work integrates quantitative and qualitative methods, addressing topics like gun ownership trends among women, natural mentorship’s impact on youth behavior, and gender schemas in career choices. Recent projects include national surveys on women’s gun ownership and ethnographic studies of gun identity. Her research on drug treatment efficacy and health disparities has been published in journals like Social Science & Medicine and Deviant Behavior.
Her teaching portfolio includes courses on American gun culture, deviance, research methods, and drugs and society. She has contributed to edited volumes such as Readings on Drugs and Society: The Criminal Connection. Kelley’s work bridges sociology, criminology, and medical studies, with a focus on empowerment and social learning theories.
