Ph. D., Sociology, 1991. The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio.

Area of Specialization: Urban Sociology, Political Sociology, Program Evaluation Research, Applied Sociology, Research Methods, and Quantitative Methodology.

Dissertation: “Unemployment and Political Attitudes: A Multivariate Analysis.”
The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio – Department of Geography.
M.A. – June 1980. The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio

Major: Geography. Minor:  Urban Planning.
Thesis: The Residential Patterns of the Elderly Population in the City of Cleveland 1940 To 1970: Characteristics and Change.
Milton College, Milton, Wisconsin.

B.A. – December 1976.
Major: Political Science and History
Awards & Honors: 1975—Dean’s List, Cum Laude.

Research and Teaching Interests: Urban Sociology, Program Evaluation Research, Applied Sociology, Research Methods, Political Sociology, Sociological Theories, Quantitative Methodology, Sociology of the Family, American Race and Ethnic Relations.

Employment: Teaching and Research Experience

Lecturer: September 1991/1992 to 1997/1998. Department of Sociology, the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 1999/2000 to present. Department of Sociology, the Ohio State University at Lima, Lima, Ohio.

Courses Taught: Introductory Sociology, Sociology of the Family, Social Problems, Deviance, Introduction to Sociological Theory, Sociology of Poverty, Contemporary World Societies: Social Institutions and Social Change, Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Techniques, Social and Behavioral Statistics, American Race and Ethnic Relations.