Lori Waite

Lori Waite is an Associate Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Geography within the School of Social, Cultural, and Justice Studies at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She holds a PhD in Sociology from Northwestern University and has prior teaching experience at Trinity College, Berry College, Kennesaw State University, and Tennessee Wesleyan University from 2006-2019.

Education:

• PhD in Sociology from Northwestern University (1998)
• MS in Black Studies from The Ohio State University (1992)
• MS in Political Science from The Ohio State University (1992)
• BS in Communications from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Research Interests: Dr. Waite's primary research focuses on social inequality, social movements, and intersectionality, with recent expansion into autobiographical sociology. She actively seeks collaborations in public sociology through journalistic writing and plans comparative studies of race/ethnicity in South Africa and the United States.

Service: Dr. Waite serves on Criminal Justice and Curriculum Committees, organizes Sociology graduation receptions, advises the Sociology Club, coordinates class trips and conference attendance for students, revives the Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society, and conducts community service initiatives like Salvation Army clothing drives.

Advising and Grants: As faculty advisor for the Sociology Club and organizer of student activities including SOC 3999r class trips and Southern Sociological Society conference attendance, she maintains strong student engagement. No specific grants are mentioned in the provided text.

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