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Rashawn Ray is a PhD Candidate in the Sociology PhD program at Indiana University-Bloomington. His professional identity is situated at the nexus of social psychology, race, class, and gender, and research methods. Ray obtained his masters degree in Sociology from Indiana University in 2005. Ray was selected as the Society for the Study of Social Problems Racial/Ethnic Minority Dissertation Scholarship recipient for 2006-2007. In 2004, Ray was awarded two national fellowships—the National Institute of Mental Health, American Sociological Association Minority Fellowship and the National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship. Recently, Ray was awarded 1st Place in the Association of Black Sociologists Graduate Student Paper Competition. Ray graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Memphis in 2003 with a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Sociology and a minor in Women’s Studies with a concentration in film. While at the University of Memphis, Ray was awarded several honors including Outstanding Sociology Student of the Year, Outstanding Honors Senior of the Year, and Mr. University of Memphis. Ray’s master thesis was entitled, “To Be a Man: An Investigation of Masculinity Ideology and Men’s Family Roles across Black, White, and Mexican-American Families.” He is currently working on projects focusing on how high-status Black and white fraternity men perceive race, status, sexual attitudes, sexual experiences, and romantic relationships and how class statuses vary by race/ethnicity, gender, and marital status. Ray is primarily concerned with the impact race/ethnicity, gender, and class have on occupational and educational aspirations and expectations.

Research Interests: Social Psychology, Race, Class, and Gender, and Research Methods

Rashawn Ray is available for speaking engagements and workshops on motivation, diversity, race and ethnic relations, current social issues, and other topics including race, class, and gender, family affairs, and relationships. Rashawn is teaching Race and Ethnic Relations (S335) at Indiana University in fall 2007.