Sam Kendrick

Sam Kendrick is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She received her PhD in Sociology from the University of Kansas (2024).

Her research focuses on cultural meanings of sex and love in the context of changing patterns of courtship and what those changing patterns mean for gender inequality at the intersections of race and class. Her current project examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on courtship practices, gender power dynamics, and sexual norms.