Margaret A. Hagerman is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Mississippi State University and holds faculty positions in both the African American Studies and Gender Studies programs. Her research focuses on how children learn about race, racism, and racial privilege, and what this means for racial inequality more broadly.

Dr. Hagerman is the author of two books including Children of a Troubled Time: Growing Up with Racism in Trump’s America (NYU 2024) and White Kids: Growing up with Privilege in a Racially Divided America (NYU 2018). Her research can also be found in publications such as Journal of Marriage and Family, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, Ethnic and Racial Studies, and Equity and Excellence in Education.