Education:
B.A. (Magna cum laude). University of Cincinnati, 1969.
M.A. (Sociology), University of Cincinnati, 1970.
Ph.D. (Sociology, major prelim in Human Ecology and Demography, minor prelim in Social Stratification), University of Cincinnati, 1975.
Teaching Experience:
University of Cincinnati, Teaching Assistant, 1971-72, Visiting Lecturer. 1973. Edgecliff College, Lecturer, 1971 Mt. St. Joseph College, Lecturer, 1971.
State University of New York at Albany, Assistant Professor, 1973-80.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Assistant Professor, 1980-83.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Associate Professor, 1983-90.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Professor, 1990-.