Prudence Carter is an American sociologist. She is a Sarah and Joseph Jr. Dowling Professor of Sociology at Brown University.[1] She was the 114th president of the American Sociological Association from 2023-2024.[2][3]
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| Born | Mississippi, USA |
| Nationality | American |
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| Awards | The Berkeley Citation |
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| Discipline | Education and Sociology |
| Institutions | Brown University |
Carter previously served as dean of the Graduate School of Education at University of California, Berkeley, where she was awarded The Berkeley Citation in 2021.[4][1] She is a fellow of the American Educational Research Association, an elected member of the National Academy of Education,[5][6] and is currently Sarah and Joseph, Jr. Dowling Professor of Sociology at Brown University.[7]
Education
editCarter has a bachelor's degree in economics and applied mathematics from Brown University, an MA in education and sociology from Teachers College, Columbia University, and an MPhil and PhD in sociology from Columbia University.[8]
Career
editCarter was an assistant professor in the department of sociology at Harvard University.[9] She served on the faculty at Stanford University from 2007 to 2016.[10] Carter also served as the Faculty Director of John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities,[11][12] and the Director of the Research Institute for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity.[13] From 2016 to 2021, she was Dean of the Graduate School of Education and E.H. and Mary E. Pardee Professor at the University of California at Berkeley.[14] Before stepping down as the UC Berkeley GSE dean on July 31, 2021, she was awarded The Berkeley Citation.[15][16]
Books
edit- Keepin’ It Real: School Success beyond Black and White (2005) Oxford University Press ISBN 978-0-19532-523-2
- Stubborn Roots: Race, Culture, and Inequality in U.S. & South African Schools (2012) Oxford University Press ISBN 978-0-19989-965-4
- Co-editor with Kevin G. Welner of Closing the Opportunity Gap: What America Must Do to Give Every Child an Even Chance (2013) Oxford University Press ISBN 978-0-19998-299-8
References
edit- ^ a b GSE Dean Prudence L. Carter receives the Berkeley Citation, 12 July 2021, retrieved 2021-08-19
- ^ "Prudence Carter Elected 114th ASA President; Mignon Moore Voted Vice President". American Sociological Association. 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ Vasishtha, Preeti. "Joya Misra Elected 115th ASA President; Jennifer A. Reich Voted Vice President". American Sociological Association.
- ^ "Former Dean Awarded The Berkeley Citation | Graduate School of Education". gse.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "Prudence Carter". National Academy of Education. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ "Our Members". National Academy of Education. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- ^ "Professor Prudence Carter to Join Brown University's Department of Sociology July 1, 2021". Sociology | Brown University. 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "Prudence Carter's CV" (PDF). UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education. 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ Williams, Joseph (2015-12-21). "Prudence Carter Appointed Dean of the Graduate School of Education at Berkeley". The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "Stanford's Prudence Carter named dean of U.C. Berkeley's Graduate School of Education | The Dish". news.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ "John Gardner Center for Youth and their communities". gardnercenter.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ "New faculty director at Gardner Center". Stanford Graduate School of Education. 2013-07-08. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ "Center for Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity". ccsre.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ "Dean Carter to Step Down | Graduate School of Education". gse.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ "Dean Prudence L. Carter Awarded The Berkeley Citation | Graduate School of Education". gse.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ "Berkeley Citation | Berkeley Awards". awards.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
External links
edit- Prudence Carter publications indexed by Google Scholar