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    ADRIA WELCHER, PH.D.

    Morehouse College

    Humanities, Social Sciences, Media, And Arts Division Faculty

    • Associate Professor
    • Chair, Sociology Department
    Education

    Spelman College

    Bachelor of Arts

    Stanford University

    Master of Arts

    University of Michigan

    Master of Arts

    Emory University

    Doctor of Philosophy

    Contact Information

    Phone
    470-639-0393
    Office Location
    Wheeler Hall, 223
    Office Hours

    About Dr. Adria Welcher

    Adria N. Welcher, Ph.D. is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Sociology at Morehouse College.

    Her primary research interests are race and class inequalities in educational outcomes and residential choices. Specifically, she focuses on the experience of black middle class families. Her two most recent publications explore colorblind racism and race and class discrimination in educational contexts. She is currently working on a chapter for an edited volume exploring the experiences of black middle class families and their residential choice options in Atlanta. In addition, Dr. Welcher has published on general strain theory

    RESEARCH INTERESTS

    • Race and class inequalities in educational outcomes and residential choices

    PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

    Socioeconomic Status, Economic Problems, and Delinquency

    by Robert Agnew, Shelley Keith, Jacob Bucher, Corey L M Keyes, and Adria Welcher
    2008

    More from Dr. Welcher

     

    PBS Wisconsin: A SEAT AT THE TABLEStay Woke!

    We’re sounding the alarm to WAKE YOU UP! On this episode of A Seat at the Table, we discuss what it really means to be WOKE, and why it’s important to move beyond awareness to action. Morehouse ...

     

    Africana Digital Ethnography ProjectLes Noir: Understanding The Black Middle Class Dilemma

    Dr. Adria Welcher is the assistant professor of sociology at Morehouse College. She attended Spelman College (Undergraduate) Standford University (Grad) and she defended her dissertation at Emory ...

     

    Africana Digital Ethnography ProjectLes Noir: the Black Middle-Class Dilemma

    Dr. Adria Welcher is the assistant professor of sociology at Morehouse College. She attended Spelman College (Undergraduate), Stanford University (Grad) and she defended her dissertation at Emory ...