He holds a bachelor’s degree in history, literature and political theory from Amherst College, a master’s of philosophy in political thought and intellectual history from the University of Cambridge and a Ph.D. in politics from Princeton. Turner joined the UW faculty in 2007. He is also a member of the Washington Institute for the Study of Ethnicity, Race and Sexuality. Turner specializes in American political thought, race in American politics, critical race theory and liberal democratic theory. He recently authored the book “Awakening to Race: Individualism and Social Consciousness in America.”