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Martha Balshem, Professor, Special Assistant to the President for Diversity. Ph.D. Indiana University in Bloomington, 1985 |
Interests: Social inequalities. Class, race, and gender. Sociology of higher education. Projects: In my early career, I taught Anthropology and did research in medical social science. In the 1990s, I helped develop a new general education program at Portland State, served as Freshman Inquiry Coordinator, worked in program assessment, and headed the American Studies course cluster. After a brief stint as an Associate Director in an accreditation agency, I returned to Portland State. I am thrilled to be in the Sociology Department, with colleagues who are collegial, collaborative, and deeply engaged in both teaching and research. I work half time as Special Assistant to the President for Diversity (see our website at http://diversity.pdx.edu/), a position that offers a window seat on class, race, and gender inequalities within the academy. |
