Annie Ferguson

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 Bracey

2012 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.

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.