Elisha Marr
- Dr. Elisha Marr
- Gender Studies Program Director, Professor
- Sociology
- Spoelhof University Center 213 (Map)
- (616) 526-6000
- emm24@calvin.edu
Education
- BA Calvin College
- MA Michigan State University
- PhD Michigan State University
Academic interests
Teaching Interests
Fundamentals of Sociology, Diversity & Inequality, Families
Research Interests
Transracial adoption, intersections of race, class and gender, media and popular culture, policy
Publications
- “Are You My Mother? How Transracial Adoption Provides Insight Into Who is a Mother and Who Gets to be Mothered” in forthcoming Adoption and Mothering. Ed. Latchford, Frances. Demeter Press. Toronto, ON.
“Race and Racism” in forthcoming Encyclopedia of Mothering. Eds. O’Reilly, Andrea and J. Geoffrey Golson. SAGE Publications, Inc. Thousand Oaks, CA.