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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
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
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Race and class inequalities in educational outcomes and residential choices
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PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
It just happens: Colorblind ideology and undergraduate explanations of racial interaction on campus
by Regine Jackson, Kathryn Sweeney, and Adria Welcher
2014Socioeconomic Status, Economic Problems, and Delinquency
by Robert Agnew, Shelley Keith, Jacob Bucher, Corey L M Keyes, and Adria Welcher
2008 -
FEATURED MEDIA
FEATURED MEDIA
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Race and class inequalities in educational outcomes and residential choices
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
It just happens: Colorblind ideology and undergraduate explanations of racial interaction on campus
by Regine Jackson, Kathryn Sweeney, and Adria Welcher
2014
Socioeconomic Status, Economic Problems, and Delinquency
by Robert Agnew, Shelley Keith, Jacob Bucher, Corey L M Keyes, and Adria Welcher
2008
FEATURED MEDIA
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 ...