Recipient of the 2022 Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award at the University of Massachusetts Amherst

“I aim to cultivate an appreciation for the diversity of thought, experiences, and research methods. My hope is for my students to acquire the skills needed to become strong critical thinkers, and productive and engaged citizens who value diversity.”

Find a sampling of Dr. Parker’s courses below.

Undergraduate Courses

Black Love, Sex, and Marriage | Black Women in U.S. History | Buying and Selling Blackness History of the Civil Rights Movement | Love and Marriage in the U.S.
Race and American Consumer Culture | Race and Gender at the Movies
Race at Work: African Americans in the Labor Movement

Graduate Courses

Black Women in the Civil Rights Movement | Gender and the Black Freedom Movement Love, Sex, and Marriage in Black America | Topics in African American Women’s History