Dr. Loder’s research examines the influence of social change and public policy on the lives of educators from the theoretical and methodological perspectives of the life course and life history. She has a special interest in the contrasting life and work experiences of urban educators born pre- and post-Civil Rights and women’s movements. Dr. Loder has teaching experience in the areas of social foundations, urban education, and the influences of culture, race, ethnicity, social class, and gender on American education.