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Department of Sociology

Wornie Reed  

Wornie Reed received his B.S. degree in Secondary Education (Science and Mathematics) at Alabama State University and the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Sociology from Boston University.

Before assuming his present positions in August, 2004, he was Professor of Sociology and Urban Studies at Cleveland State University. From 1985-91, he was Chairperson of the Department of Black Studies and Director of the William Monroe Trotter Institute for the Study of Black Culture at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. Prior to those positions he was Director of the Institute for Urban Research at Morgan State University (1983-85); and Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Associate in the Division of Health Care Research in the School of Medicine at Washington University (1975-83). In addition, from 1990-92, Dr. Reed served a three-year term as President of the National Congress of Black Faculty; and was president of the Association of Black Sociologists, 2000-2001.

Trained as a medical sociologist under a health services research training fellowship, Dr. Reed has taught courses, conducted research and published numerous articles on medical care, health and illness, urban communities, education, and criminal and juvenile justice. His background includes positions in the federal government and private industry as well as higher education. Before his academic career, Dr. Reed spent 12 years in the computer field with the U.S. Bureau of the Census as a computer programmer and with IBM as a systems engineer and as a marketing representative.

Of particular note, Dr. Reed directed the project, "Assessment of the Status of African Americans," involving some 61 scholars. This project resulted in the production of a four-volume work published by Auburn House Publishers:

  • The Education of African-Americans (C. Willie, A. Garibaldi & W. Reed, eds.; 1991)
  • Research on the African-American Family (R. Hill, et al.; 1993)
  • Health and Medical Care of African-Americans (W. Reed, author; 1993)
  • African-Americans: Essential Perspectives (W. Reed, ed.; 1993)
Wornie Reed

Contact Information

Wornie Reed
Professor of Sociology
Director, African and African American Studies
Ph.D., 1976, Boston University

The University of Tennessee
1206 McClung Tower
Knoxville, TN 37996-0430

Phone: 865-974-6957
Fax:  865-974-8669
E-Mail: wreed5@utk.edu