Paula D. McClain | |
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| Born | Paula Denice McClain 1950 (age 73–74) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Howard University (BA, MA, PhD) |
| Occupation | Political scientist |
| Spouse | Paul Jacobson |
| Children | 2, Kristina L. McClain-Jacobson Ragland and Jessica A. McClain-Jacobson |
Paula Denice McClain (born 1950),[1] is an American political scientist. She is currently professor of political science, public policy, and African and African American Studies at Duke University and is a widely quoted expert on racism and race relations. Her research focuses on racial minority-group politics and urban politics. She is co-director of Duke's Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Gender in the Social Sciences, and director of the American Political Science Association's Ralph Bunche Summer Institute, which is hosted by Duke and funded by the National Science Foundation and Duke.
In 2007, McClain was elected chair of Duke's Academic Council.[2] In 2012, she was appointed dean of the graduate school, becoming the first African-American dean of a school at Duke.[3]