MSU鈥檚 Hagerman wins ASA Distinguished Early Career Award for contributions to childhood studies
Contact: Sarah Nicholas
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥旂哿κ悠 Associate Professor Margaret A. Hagerman has been honored with the Distinguished Early Career Award by the American Sociological Association鈥檚 Section on Children and Youth. This prestigious award recognizes exceptional contributions by early-career sociologists in childhood and youth studies.
This award is given to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional research achievements, often through significant publications or impactful studies, within the first 10 years of their careers post-Ph.D. The recognition emphasizes both innovative theoretical contributions and rigorous empirical research, reflecting the recipient鈥檚 potential to continue shaping the field in significant ways.
In addition to this recent accolade, Hagerman was awarded the William J. Goode Book Award from the ASA鈥檚 Family Section in 2019 and the same year received the Gary Meyers/Clinton E. Wallace Dean鈥檚 Distinguished Professor Award at MSU, recognizing her excellence in research and teaching.
Hagerman, who joined the university in 2014, has published 鈥淲hite Kids: Growing Up with Privilege in a Racially Divided America鈥 (NYU Press, 2018) and 鈥淐hildren of a Troubled Time: Growing up with Racism in Trump鈥檚 America鈥 (NYU Press, 2024).
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