Enobong Hannah (Anna) Branch is a post-doctoral fellow.  Her research focus lies primarily in the study of blacks contemporarily and historically.  Dr. Branch is interested in the heterogeneity of the black experience created by the intersection of gender, nationality, citizenship and economic class as well as the socio-historical context.  Her dissertation examined the persistence of black women in the working poor from 1860 to 1960 and explored the role of the intersection of race and gender in historically creating their multiply disadvantaged position compared to white men, white women and black men.  Her current research project argues for the importance of acknowledging the multiplicity of identity and looks at how race, gender and history shaped the working poor.

Curriculum Vitae:
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Areas of Interest:
Social Inequalities (Race, Gender and Class), Intersectional Theory, Historical Demography, Work.

Current Grants:
2008-10.  Andrew Mellon Foundation.  Mutual Mentoring Initiative Grant.  With David Cort, Emily Erikson, Dani Lainer-Vos, Andrew Papachristos, Wenona Rymond-Richmond, Amy Schalet and Melissa Wooten.

Work in Progress:
"Introducing, Recruiting, and Retaining Diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Disciplines." In Handbook on Diversity in Higher Education, forthcoming.  With Kenneth B. Durgans and Tara E. Durgans.