Doctoral Candidate K.L. Long, MLS MA is a scholar activist, doctoral candidate, and instructor of record in the Department of Sociology at the University of Georgia. She regularly teaches departmental courses on Colorism & Hairism in Communities of Color (SOCI (AFAM) (WMST) 3650) and Qualitative Research Methods (SOCI 3590). Her research interests include skin tone discrimination/colorism, intra-racial trauma, public sociology, race and ethnicity, race and health, social psychology, theory, & qualitative methodology. Her research assesses the psychological and physiological impact of intra-racial skin tone discrimination on Black Americans, theories on colorism, the transmission of intergenerational and cultural trauma, and the social psychology of stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination. Her past research has examined how light-skinned Black women experience intra-group colorism and in her dissertation she lays the foundation for her novel theory rooted in the sociohistorical and social psychological tradtions and quantitatively tests this theory. In her work she asserts that without a proper sociohistorical framework and more complete empirical understanding of skin tone discrimination there will continue to be a loss of valuable knowledge and insight regarding the continued prevalence and impact of colorist trauma on the gamut of Black Americans. Education Education: Clayton State University, 2018, MLS Georgia State University, 2020, MA University of Georgia, anticipated 2025, PhD Other Affiliations: Enter the name of department or institution you are affiliated with Research Research Interests: Skin Tone Discrimination/Colorism, Intra-Racial Trauma, Public Sociology, Race and Ethnicity, Race and Health, Social Psychology, Theory, & Qualitative Methodology Selected Publications Selected Publications: Long, K.L. (2024). “‘She thinks she’s all that’: Intra-group Colorism, Stereotypes and the Experiences of Light-Skinned Women that Identify as Black.” Journal of Colorism Studies, 5(1). Long, K.L. “They Think That I Think I’m All That: Intra-Racial Skin Tone Discrimination and Light-Skinned Black Women’s Responses to Externalized Colorism.” Under Review. Awards, Honors, and Recognition Of Note: University of Georgia Frankin College Research Assistantship 2024 University of Georgia RED Seed Grant Recipient 2023 University of Georgia Dean's Award 2023 Southern Sociological Society STARTS Inclusivity Institute 2023 Cohort University of Georgia Leroy B. Giles Recognition Recipient 2022 University of Georgia DEI Graduate Representative 2021-current University of Georgia Osborne Fellowship Recipient 2020 Georgia State University Africana Studies Excellence in Academia Award 2020 Courses Regularly Taught Courses Regularly Taught: SOCI 3590
