Kathleen Odell Korgen, PhD, is Professor of Sociology at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. Her primary areas of specialization are race relations, racial identity, and public sociology. She has conducted trainings in corporate and campus settings on issues of diversity. Dr. Korgen's published work on race relations and racial identity includes Crossing the Racial Divide: Close Friendships Between Black and White Americans (2002) and From Black to Biracial: Transforming Racial Identity Among Americans (1998, 1999). Raised in Massachusetts, Dr. Korgen now lives in Montclair, New Jersey, with her husband, Jeff; daughters Julie and Jessica; and her mother, Patricia. Jonathan M. White, PhD, is a sociologist and Director of Service Learning at Bentley University in Massachusetts. His primary areas of specialization are inequality, poverty, globalization, human rights, and public sociology. White has received numerous teaching and humanitarian awards. He is the Founding Director of Sports for Hunger, the Hunger Resource Center, and the Halloween for Hunger and Pass-the-Fast campaigns. He serves on the board of directors for Free the Children, Peace through Youth, the Graduation Pledge Alliance, and the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine. Dr. White also has served as Director and Coordinator for Youth Ambassadors for Peace, a project aimed at helping war-affected youth. He has authored articles in the fields of inequality and globalization, and is currently writing a book entitled Hungry to Be Heard: Voices from a Malnourished America. Dr. White lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Shelley, Shelley White, PhD, is a sociology instructor at Simmons College in Massachusetts. She researches and writes about the intersections of political economy and health, HIV/AIDS, human rights, and social change. Shelley regularly teaches courses on public health and the sociology of health and illness, and supervises sociology internships that connect the classrom to the community.
