PSA 2026 Featured Speakers

Sharon Elise, Ph. D.

PSA 2026 Presidential Plenary Speaker

             Sharon Elise, Ph.D. left a position in Women’s Studies at Fresno State to join the faculty of CSU San Marcos as Assistant Professor of Sociology in Spring 1994. Her teaching and research center on critical race studies, Black Studies, Black feminism, Intersectionality, women of color and sociopoetics. She has been active in the university and her discipline, and has held leadership positions in her department, college, academic senate, faculty union, and professional organizations. Learn more about Dr. Elise, including the full scope of her education, honors, awards, writings, poetry, scholarly achievements and her Curriculum Vitae on her CSUSM Faculty Page.