Her Ph.D. dissertation, A New Racial Ideology For The New Christian Right, analyzed racial reconciliation efforts in conservative Christian communities.The courses she teaches include History and Significance of Race in America, Racial and Ethnic Stratification, and The Social Construction of Race and Ethnicity. She received the ATTIC Distinguished Teaching Award in 2007. Mary has been co-facilitating and participating in Intergroup Dialogues since 2010. She believes these dialogues are a critical component in the struggle for racial justice. strick@temple.edu