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238 Townshend Hall
1885 Neil Avenue Mall
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: (614) 292.6681
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Korie L. Edwards

Assistant Professor

Office: 108 Townshend
Phone: 614.247.8482
Email: edwards.623@sociology.osu.edu

CV: View my Curriculum Vitae (pdf)

Ph.D.: University of Illinois at Chicago, 2004


Research Interests:

Race and ethnicity; sociology of religion; social stratification; and gender. Current research examines the cultural practices, social dynamics, and organizational structures within interracial churches; culturally relevant methods in cross-cultural research in American religion; religio-cultural practices of African American churches; gender in the African American church; and the role of religion in the behaviors and attitudes of American youth.


Recent Publications:

Books

  • Christerson, Brad, Korie L. Edwards, and Richard Flory. (UNDER CONTRACT). Growing Up in America: How Race Matters for the Lives of Black, White, Latino and Asian Teens in America. Palo Alto: Stanford University Press.
  • Edwards, Korie L. 2008. The Elusive Dream: The Power of Race in Interracial Churches. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Christerson, Brad, Korie L. Edwards, and Michael O. Emerson. 2005. Against All Odds: The Struggle for Racial Integration in Religious Organizations. New York: New York University Press.

Articles and Chapters

  • Edwards, Korie L. (Forthcoming). “Religion and African-Americans” in Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society, edited by Richard T. Schaefer.
  • Lewis, Amanda, Maria Krysan, Sharon Collins, Korie Edwards, Geoff Ward. 2004. “Institutional Patterns and Transformations: Race and Ethnicity in Housing, Education, Labor Markets, Religion, and Criminal Justice” in The Changing Terrain of Race and Ethnicity edited by Maria Krysan and Amanda Lewis. New York: Russell Sage Foundation
  • Edwards, Korie, Katrina M. Carter-Tellison, and Cedric Herring. 2004. "For Richer, For Poorer, Whether Dark or Light: Skin Tone, Marital Status, and Spouses’ Earnings" in Skin Deep: How Race and Complexion Matter in the “Color-Blind” Era edited by Herring, Cedric, Verna Keith, and Hayward Derrick Horton. Chicago: University of Illinois Press.