Name: Kerry Ann Rockquemore

Title: Associate Professor

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Joint Appointments: African American Studies

Office: 1209 UH

Phone: 312-996-4694

Research Interests: Racial Identity Development, Racial Socialization,
Interracial Families, Gender, Children and Youth, Qualitative Methods

Recent Courses:

• The African American Family in the United States

• Interdisciplinary Research Methods in African-American Studies

Web Addresses: http://tigger.uic.edu/~rockquem/

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Bio: Kerry Ann Rockquemore is Associate Professor of African-American Studies and Sociology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her scholarship focuses on racial identity development among mixed-race children, interracial family dynamics, and the politics of racial categorization in the United States. She is author of  Beyond Black: Biracial Identity in America (2001) and Raising Biracial Children (2005), as well as over 20 articles and book chapters. Her work has been featured in various media outlets including the New York Times and ABC’s 20/20. Professor Rockquemore is a popular and engaging public speaker and frequently lectures on multiracial issues.