Mary C. WatersMary C. Waters is the John L. Loeb Professor of Sociology at Harvard University, where she teaches courses on research methods, immigration and ethnicity, race and ethnic relations, and the sociology of sports. Her work has focused o the integration of immigrants and their children; the transition to adulthood for the children of immigrants; intergroup relations; the measurement and meaning of racial and ethnic identity; and the social, demographic, and psychological impact of natural disasters. An elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, Professor Waters is the author or coauthor of 11 books and more than 75 articles. Professor Waters has won wide recognition for her teaching and advising, including seven prizes for undergraduate teaching. Read More Read Less