Annie Ferguson has been a faculty member of Geneseo since 2025.
Office Hours
- Tuesday 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
- Thursday 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
- Virtual by appointment
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2025 Ph.D., Sociology, Arizona State University
- Dissertation: White Emotions in Action: Strategies and obstacles for
increased engagement in antiracist movements
- Committee: Monica McDermott (Chair), Nilda Flores-Gonzalez, Rocío García, Glenn Bracey2012 M.C.R.P., Community & Regional Planning, Iowa State University
M.S., Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State University
- Thesis: "Empowerment in the context of climate change: how community-based organizations can play a role in engaging citizens."2006 B.A., Planning & Environmental Policy, Western Washington Univ.
Publications
Ferguson, Annie. Forthcoming. “White Gatekeeping: How internalized white supremacy and emotions impact white antiracism.” Ethnic & Racial Studies.
Ferguson, Annie. 2023. “Redefining antiracism: Learning from activists to sharpen academic language.” Sociology Compass, 17(1). doi.org/10.1111/soc4.13057.
McDermott, Monica, and Annie Ferguson. 2022. “Sociology of Whiteness.” Annual Review of Sociology 48:257–76. doi: https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-soc-083121-054338.
Perline, Allie, Ferguson (Heuscher), Annie, Sondag, Annie, & Brown, Blakely. 2015. “Perceptions of local hospitals and food producers on opportunities for and barriers to implementing farm-to-hospital programs.” Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 6(1), 147–159.
Interests
- Race and ethnicity
- Social movements
- Emotions
- Social psychology
- Critical whiteness
- Qualitative methods: interviewing, ethnography, and focus groups
Classes
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SOCL 100: Introduction to Sociology
The course introduces the basic concepts, principles, and major areas of sociology. Topics include the nature of society, social organizations, and major social institutions.
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SOCL 241: The Individual and Society
Major social psychological approaches to understanding the relationship between individuals and their social contexts are reviewed. Basic social psychological processes such as language, socialization, the self, and face-to-face interaction are discussed.