Professor Dow earned a Ph.D. in sociology from University of California, Berkeley, a J.D. from Columbia University, School of Law and a B.A. in sociology from Bryn Mawr College. She is a Faculty Fellow in both the Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics, and the Media and the Humanities Center. Professor Dow's research focuses on the intersection of gender, race, and class within the context of the family, the workplace, educational settings, and the law. She is currently preparing a book manuscript that examines African American middle-class mothers' views and decision-making about work, family and childcare and how they approach parenting their children. Dawn Marie Dow can be reached at [email protected] Follow her on Twitter @Dawn_M_Dow and via her website: http://www.dawndow.com.