About the Professors
Dr. Earl Smith[edit]
Earl Smith, PhD, is Professor of Sociology and the Rubin Distinguished Professor of American Ethnic Studies at Wake Forest University. He is the Director of the Wake Forest University American Ethnic Studies Program. Dr. Smith is the former Chairperson of the Department of Sociology, Wake Forest University, from 1997-2005. Prior to his appointment at Wake Forest University, Professor Smith was the Dean, Division of Social Science at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) in Tacoma, Washington. He also served as Chairperson of the Department of Sociology at PLU. Professor Smith has numerous publications (books, articles, book chapters etc) in the area of professions, social stratification, family, urban sociology, and has published extensively in the area of the sociology of sport. His most recent books are Race, Sport and the American Dream (2007) and is co-author with Dr. Angela J. Hattery of African American Families (2007).
Dr. Angela Hattery[edit]
Angela J. Hattery, PhD, holds the Zachary T. Smith Reynolds Associate Professorship in Sociology and Women & Gender Studies at Wake Forest University. She completed her B.A. at Carleton College and her M.S. and PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison before joining the faculty of Wake Forest in 1998. Her research focuses on social stratification, gender, family, and race. She is the author of numerous articles, book chapters, and books. Her research focuses on race, class, gender, stratification, and violence. Along with Earl Smith she is the author of African American Families (Sage 2007) and Race, Human Rights and Inequality (Rowman & Littlefield 2008). Her first book is Women, Work and Family: Balancing and Weaving (Sage 2001).