Emeritus faculty

Mary E. Corcoran

Professor Emerita of Public Policy, Political Science, and Women's and Gender Studies

Mary E. Corcoran is a professor emerita of public policy, political science, and women's studies. Her research focuses on the effects of gender and race discrimination on economic status and earnings, and on professional women's career trajectories. Mary has published articles on intergenerational mobility, the underclass, and sex-based and race-based inequality. She taught seminars on poverty and inequality and on women and employment. Mary received her PhD from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.

Educational background

PhD in Social Policy and Education, Massachusetts Institute of Technology