Margaret A. Hagerman's research focuses on how white children and youth learn about race, racism, racial privilege, and politics, and what this means for the social reproduction of racial inequality more broadly. She is the author of two award-winning books, including Children of a Troubled Time: Growing Up with Racism in Trump’s America (NYU 2024) and White Kids: Growing up with Privilege in a Racially Divided America (NYU 2018). Her research can also be found in academic publications such as Journal of Marriage and Family, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, Ethnic and Racial Studies, and Equity and Excellence in Education. Dr. Hagerman’s work has been featured in popular media outlets like PBS Newshour, Good Morning America, The Atlantic, New York Magazine, The Guardian, BBC World News, and Good Housekeeping. Dr. Hagerman teaches undergraduate and graduate sociology classes on race, education, family, children, and qualitative methods.