Yvonne D. Newsome
Phone: 404.471.5249
Email: ynewsome@agnesscott.edu
Office Location: Buttrick G-03
Academic Degrees
- B.A., University of Memphis
- M.A., University of Memphis
- Ph.D., Northwestern University
Teaching and Scholarly Interests
Professor Newsome's research interests center on racial-ethnic identity and relations; race, class, and gender intersections and inequality; social problems; sociology of education; comparative historical methods political sociology; qualitative sociology; and transnationalism. She teaches courses in African American culture and social institutions; African American images in popular culture; marriage and the family; schools and society; and the senior research seminar.
Professional Activities
Professor Newsome has published book reviews and articles in , The Journal of African American Studies, and Contemporary Sociology. She was awarded the Vulcan Materials Teaching Excellence Award in 2007.