Faculty Profiles
Peggy Carris
Education
PhD, Texas A&M University
BS, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
AA, St. Louis Community College
Research Interests
- Sociology of Education—Special focus on higher education
- First-Generation College Students
- Sense of Belonging
- Race/Ethnicity, Class, and Gender
- The U.S.-Mexico Border
Courses Recently Taught
- SOC 153: Sociological Imaginations
- SOC 203: Social Problems
Creative and Scholarly Work
- Garcia, Emmber M., Peggy Sue Carris, and Pat Rubio Goldsmith. 2022. “Overcoming the Wall: Educational Achievement and Growth in School Districts on the U.S.-Mexico Border.” Journal of Latinos and Education, 1-17. doi:10.1080/15348431.2022.
2030289. - Carris, Peggy Sue. 2023. “Reading, Writing, and Harassment: White and Latinx Achievement Gaps and the U.S.-Mexico Border.” Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, 10(3):319-34. https://doi.org/10.1177/
23326492231169248 .
Professional Memberships
- American Sociological Association
- Sociology of Education Association