Professor of Education
School of Education, Room 238
University of Colorado at Boulder
249 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309
Phone: 303-492-8583
Fax: 303-492-7090
E-mail: margaret.eisenhart@colorado.edu

Margaret Eisenhart is a University Distinguished Professor of educational anthropology and research methodology. She holds the Bob and Judy Charles Chair in Education. Her research focuses on the application of anthropological concepts and methods to educational settings. In particular, she has studied culture, gender relations, women's experiences, and women's academic achievement in elementary and secondary schools, colleges, universities, and work places. Her most important works include Educated in Romance: Women, Achievement, and College Culture (with D. Holland, University of Chicago Press, 1990); Women's Science: Learning and Succeeding from the Margins (with E. Finkel, University of Chicago Press, 1998); and Designing Classroom Research (with H. Borko, Allyn & Bacon, 1993). Her teaching areas are anthropology and education, ethnographic research methods, and qualitative research methods.

Dr. Eisenhart is a member of numerous professional organizations in educational anthropology and educational research. She is a fellow of the American Anthropological Association, an active participant in the American Educational Research Association, and a member of the National Academy of Education. She has been director of an after-school program in science and computer technology for African American and Mexican American schools in downtown Denver and is currently co–PI for an NSF–sponsored after-school and research program to encourage high school girls to consider engineering and information technology as careers. Eisenhart was the 2001 recipient of the Elizabeth Gee Award for outstanding contributions to research, teaching, and service for women, and the 2003 recipient of the University's Distinguished Lecture Award.

Education
PhD Anthropology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1980
MA Anthropology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1975
BA French Literature, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 1972