EDUCATION
Ph.D., Sociology
University of Texas at Austin, 1977
M.A., Sociology
University of Alabama, 1974
B.A., Sociology Major/Psychology Minor
University of Alabama, 1971
POST GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Primary Appointment:
Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
(2000-present)
Professor (1999- present)
Associate Professor (1983 to 1999)
Assistant Professor (1978 to 1983)
Secondary Appointments:
(1) Professor, Department of Administration/Health Services, School of Health Related Professions, UAB;
(2) Professor, Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health, UAB.
(3) Scholar, Lister Hill Center for Health Policy Research
(4) Senior Scientist, Center for Health Promotion
(5) Senior Scientist, Center for Health Risk Assessment and Disease Prevention
Former Position:
Assistant Professor (1977-78 Academic Year)
Department of Sociology, University of Houston
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
Academic Administration
Chair, Department of Sociology, UAB
July 1, 2000 to present.
Acting Dean, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, UAB. Occasional assignment
when Dean Tennant S. McWilliams is absent from the city. July 2004 to present.
Acting Chair, Department of Sociology, UAB
September 1, 1988 to August 31, 1989, and August 1 to December 31, 1982
Director, Graduate Program in Sociology, UAB
June 1, 1986 to August 31, 1988
