Plenary Speaker

Dr. Clarenda M. Phillips

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Sociology at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Dr. Clarenda M. Phillips is the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and a Professor of Sociology at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

Dr. Phillips earned her Bachelor’s Degree from DePauw University, her Master’s and Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and her M.Div. from Asbury Theological Seminary.

In addition to her previous appointment as Provost at Notre Dame of Maryland University, Dr. Phillips served at Morehead State University as the Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs, Assistant Provost, Director of the Interdisciplinary Women’s Studies Program, and Department Chair of Sociology, Social Work, and Criminology.

Dr. Phillips teaching and research have focused on the intersectionality of race, gender, and class and the sociology of mental health. In addition to authoring several book chapters and articles, she is the co-editor of African American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and the Vision, which is now in its second edition. Dr. Phillips serves on the Board of Trustees at Lindsey Wilson College and the Board of Visitors at DePauw University.