Dr. Kathleen Odell Korgen is an associate professor of sociology at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. She enjoys showing her students how sociology is a very useful discipline and how “Sociologists in Action” make a difference in society. From Black to Biracial, Crossing the Racial Divide, Multiracial Americans and Social Class, Race Policy and Multiracial Americans are some of her published works on race relations and racial identity.

Professor Kogen’s teaching textbooks include Our Social World, Sociologists in Action, The Engaged Sociologist, and Social Problems in Action, in addition to Sociology in Action. Kathy is also the editor of The Cambridge Handbook of Sociology (Cambridge University Press).