Wornie Reed
Professor
Director, Center for Race and Social Policy
Joined Virginia Tech: 2009
EDUCATION:
| Bachelor's (Secondary Education, Science and Mathematics) | Alabama State University |
| Master's | Boston University |
| Doctorate |
SELECTED SERVICE AND HONORS:
Dr. Reed served a three-year term (1990-92) as President of the National Congress of Black Faculty, and he is past president of the national Association of Black Sociologists (2000-2001).
Dr. Reed's honors and awards include two Regional Emmys—received in 2000 and 2003—for his work with Public Health Television, Inc., on the Urban Cancer Project, which produced television shows on cancer prevention aimed at African Americans. The Urban Cancer Project is a research and video-based project aimed at reducing cancer disparities among African Americans. From January to September 2004 Dr. Reed developed and hosted a cable television commentary and interview show, "African American Forum," in Cleveland, Ohio.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
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, criminal justice, and sports. In his career he has acquired over $6.3 million to fund his research. His background includes positions in the federal government and private industry as well as higher education.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Books
Blacks in Tennessee (Dubuque Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., 2008).
Among his other scholarly accomplishments, 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)
Articles and Chapters:
"'No More Excuses': Problematic Responses to Barack Obama's Election." Journal of African American Studies, 2009: 13(2): 97-109. (with Bertin Louis)
"Increasing Cultural Competency Among Medical Personnel," (2007) In P. Valentine (Ed.) Proceedings of the 2007 Conference on Public Management, Policy and Development.
"Framing the Discussion of Racism," In Z. Williams, et al. (eds.) Africana Cultures and Policy Studies. New York, NY: Palgrave (2009).
"The Black Golf Caddy: A Victim of Labor Market Discrimination," Challenge (2009), Vol. 14 (1): 61-71.
"The Pursuit of Education." In W. Reed (ed.), Blacks in Tennessee. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt (2008).
"Health and Medical care," In W. Reed (ed.), Blacks in Tennessee. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt (2008).
"Criminal and Juvenile Justice," In W. Reed (ed.), Blacks in Tennessee. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt (2008).
A Culturally Competent Approach to Cancer News and Education in An Inner City Community: Focus Groups Findings." Journal of Health Communication (2004), Vol. 9: 143-157. (with J. Marks, K. Colby, and S. Ibrahim).
"African American Family Fatherlessness: Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Prevention." In O. Clayton, R. Mincy, and D. Blankenhorn (eds.), Black Fathers in Contemporary American Society: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Strategies for Change. New York: Russell Sage Foundation (2003).
"The Middle Class Black Male: A Barometer of the Well-Being of African American Communities." In James E. Teele (ed.), E. Franklin Frazier and the ‘Black Bourgeoisie' Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press(2002).
"Impact Analysis with Mixed Methods of Study." Journal of Global Awareness, Vol 3, Number 1 (2002)
"Program Evaluation for Public Management." In B. Mengistu (ed.) Proceedings of the 2001 Conference on Public Management Policy and Development, (Pp. 148-151). Norfolk, VA: Old Dominion University (2001).
SELECTED GRANTS:
Co-PI, "Navigating Low-Income African Americans through Cancer Clinical Trials" (Funded by the National Cancer Institute, 2007-2008, $99,136)
Co-PI, "Patient Navigator Video Training for Cancer in Low-Income African Americans" (Funded by the National Cancer Institute, 2006-2007, $99,643)
Co-Investigator, "Latino Faith-Based Cancer Outreach," (Funded by the National Cancer Institute, 2004-2005, $138,723)
Principal Investigator, "Restorative Justice Handbook Project," (Funded by Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners, 2001-2002, $15,000)
Principal Investigator, "Process Evaluation of Project SYNERGY, a youth violence prevention program in Cleveland Municipal School District (CMSD)." (Funded by CMSD through Kent State University, 2000-2001, $58,333)
Principal Investigator, "Evaluation of the Cleveland Municipal School District's Health and Human Services Project." (Subcontract with Federation For Community Planning, 2000-2001, $30,000)
Principal Investigator, "Kinship Care Survey." (Funded by the St. Ann Foundation, 1999-2000 - $39,482; 2001 - $49,000)