Cheryl Leggon

Associate Professor School of Public Policy Phone: 404-385-4259 Email: cheryl.leggon@pubpolicy.gatech.edu Ph.D., University of Chicago Field: Sociology

Research:

Evaluating programs promoting biomedical faculty careers for under represented minorities.
The impact of summer research experiences in increasing the participation under represented minorities in academic careers.

Publications:

Cheryl Leggon. "The Tuskegee Study and Human Resource Subject Protections." In Science, Technology and Society. Edited by S. Restivo. Oxford University Press, in press.

Cheryl Leggon. “Assessing Programs to Improve Minority Participation in STEM: What we know and what we need to know.” In Doctoral Education and the Faculty of the Future (with Willie Pearson, Jr.) Ed. Ronald Ehrenberg. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press (in press).

Cheryl Leggon. “Minority Faculty in Majority Institutions: Reflections and Recommendations.” In Faculty of Color: Teaching in Predominantly White Colleges and Universities. Ed. Christine Stanley. Boston, MA: Anker Publishing Company, 2006.

Cheryl Leggon. “Women in Science: Racial and Ethnic Differences and the Differences They Make.” Journal of Technology Transfer, 31, 325-333, 2006.

Cheryl Leggon. "Women of Color in IT: Degree Trends and Policy Implications." IEEE Technology and Society 22(3) (Fall 2003).