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ROBERT A. WORTHAM
Work Address
Department of Sociology
North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC 27707
919-530-6420
Home Address
4103 Cottonwood Dr.
Durham, NC 27705
919-403-9488
E-mail Address
[email protected]
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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
B.A.
1975
Elon University (magna cum laude)
M.T.S. 1977
Candler School of Theology (cum laude)
Emory University
Ph.D.
Emory University
1986
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Department of Sociology
North Carolina Central University
Fall 1988 – Present
(Promoted to Professor July 2000)
Department of Religion
Elon University
Fall 1985; Fall 1986
(Part-Time Instructor)
Department of Philosophy and Religion
UNC-Wilmington
November 1983
(Visiting Lecturer)
Candler School of Theology
Emory University
Fall 1977 – Spring 1981
(Teaching Assistant; Research Assistant)
COURSES TAUGHT
Undergraduate
Principles of Sociology
Research Methods
Sociology of Religion
Demography
Environment, Economy and Society
Cultural Anthropology
Society, Behavior and Spatial Organization
Graduate
The Development of Scientific Sociology (Du Bois Seminar)
Racial and Cultural Relations
Human Ecology
Teaching Sociology
BOOKS
Study Guide for Rodney Stark’s Sociology, Tenth Edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth / Thomson
Learning, 2007.
Study Guide for Rodney Stark’s Sociology, Ninth Edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing
Company, 2004.
Web Quizzes for Rodney Stark’s Sociology, Ninth Edition (2004). See Wadsworth’s internet
page for the Stark text (www.wadsworth.com)
Contributor to Instructor’s Manual for Stark’s Sociology, Ninth Edition, by David J.Ayers.
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 2004.
Study Guide for Rodney Stark’s Sociology, Eighth Edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing
Company, 2001.
Wortham, Robert, Lawrence Mencotti and Robert Wood. Instructor’s Manual with Info Trac
User Guide and Virtual Tours for Stark’s Sociology, Eighth Edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth
Publishing Company, 2001.
Social-Scientific Approaches in Biblical Literature. Lewiston, N.Y.: The Edwin Mellen Press,
1999.
Spatial Development and Religious Orientation in Kenya. San Francisco: Mellen
Research University Press, 1991.
CHAPTERS
“William Edward Burghardt Du Bois,” in Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society, edited
by Richard Schaefer (Sage, 2008).
“W.E.B. Du Bois: An Early Pioneer of the Empirical Approach in Sociology” Pp 74-95 in
Diverse Histories of American Sociology, edited by Anthony J. Blasi. Leiden, The Netherlands:
E. J. Brill Publishers, 2005.
“Developing a Computer Lab for the Introductory Sociology of Religion Class Using MicroCase
Explorit” Pp 146-165 in Teaching the Sociology of Religion, Fourth Edition, edited by Lutz
Kaelber and Douglas E. Cowan. Washington, D.C.: American Sociological Association
Teaching Resource Center, 2004.
“Course Syllabus for Sociology of Religion (revised syllabus)” Pp 94-100 in Teaching the
Sociology of Religion, Fourth Edition, edited by Lutz Kaelber and Douglas E. Cowan.
Washington, D.C.: American Sociological Association Teaching Resource Center, 2004.
“Course Syllabus for Principles of Sociology” in Introductory Sociology Resource Manual, Sixth
Edition, compiled by James Sikora and Njeri Mbuguia. Washington, D.C.: American
Sociological Association Teaching Resource Center, 2004.
“Statistical Textual Analysis: A Special Technique” Pp 147-167 in Handbook of Early
Christianity and the Social Sciences, edited by Anthony J. Blasi, Jean Duhaime and Paul Andre
Turcotte. Thousand Oaks, CA: AltaMira Press, 2002.
“Course Syllabus for Sociology of Religion (revised syllabus)” Pp 137-144 in Syllabi and
Instructional Materials for the Sociology of Religion, Third Edition, edited Madeleine
Cousineau. Washington, D.C.: American Sociological Association Teaching Resource Center,
1998.
“Course Syllabus for Sociology of Religion” Pp 137-144 in Syllabi and Instructional Materials
for the Sociology of Religion, edited by Dallas Blanchard and Madeleine Adriance. Washington,
D.C.: American Sociological Association Teaching Resource Center, 1991.
ARTICLES
“W.E.B. Du Bois’ Urban Sociology: Reflections on African American Quality of Life in
Philadelphia.” Sociation Today 6.1 (2008)
“Spiritual Capital and the ‘Good Life,’” with Carol Barbee Wortham. Sociological Spectrum 27
(2007): 439-452.
“Urbanization, Religious Pluralism, Cultural Continuity, and the Expansion of Gnostic
Communities,” Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion 2 (2006): 1-20.
“Urban Networks, Deregulated Religious Markets, Cultural Continuity and the Diffusion of the
Isis Cult,” Method & Theory in the Study of Religion 18 (2006): 103-123.
“The 2000 North Carolina Religious Adherence Rate: A Demographic Explanation,”
Sociological Spectrum 26 (2006): 453-469.
“Religious Pluralism and the North Carolina Religious Adherence Rate, 1926,” The Social
Science Journal 43 (2006): 643-652.
“Eradicating Sociological Illiteracy: Equipping a New Generation of Sociologists.”
Sociation Today 4.1 (2006). www.ncsociology.org/sociationtoday.
“Du Bois and the Sociology of Religion: Rediscovering a Founding Figure.” Sociological
Inquiry 75 (2005): 433-452.
“Du Bois and the Development of Scientific Sociology.” Sociation Today 3.1 (2005)
www.ncsociology.org/sociationtoday.
“Religious Choices and Preferences: North Carolina’s Baskin Robbins Effect?” Sociation
Today 2.1 (2004) www.sociationtoday.org/sociationtoday.
“How Your State Sociological Association Can Maintain A Positive Cash Flow in A Sluggish
Economy without Becoming the Next ENRON.” Footnotes 32.2 (2004).
“The Diffusion of Fertility Decline in Kenya: Evidence from Recent Fertility Surveys.”
The Social Science Journal 39 (2002): 265-276.
Cole, Margaret E. and Robert A. Wortham. “The Dudley and Cruise Religious Maturity
Scale: A Critical Evaluation.” The Social Science Journal 37 (2000): 445-457.
“The Geography of Fertility Reduction in Kenya.” The Social Science Journal 36 (1999): 173184.
“Christology as Community Identity in the Philippians Hymn.” Perspectives in Religious
Studies 23 (1996): 269-287.
“Prospects for Fertility Reduction and Projections of Future Population Growth in Kenya.”
Population Research and Policy Review 14 (1995): 111-135.
“The Problem of Pauline Anti-Judaism in 1 Thess 2:14-16 and Related Texts.” Biblical Theology
Bulletin 25 (1995): 37-44.
“Population Growth and the Demographic Transition in Kenya.” International Sociology 8
(1993): 197-214.
“Additional Indicators of Social and Economic Development for Kenya.” Social Indicators
Network News 32 (1992): 5-6.
BOOK REVIEWS
“Omar McRoberts’ Streets of Glory: Church and Community in a Black Urban Neighborhood.”
Review of Religious Research 49 (2007) 98-99.
Magnus Zetterholm’s The Formation of Christianity in Antioch: A Social – Scientific Approach
to the Separation Between Judaism and Christianity. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
44 (2005): 121-122.
“Adriaan Bredero’s Christendom and Christianity in the Middle Ages.” Review of Religious
Research 37 (1996): 271-273.
“Stephen D. Glazier’s Marchin’ the Pilgrims Home: A Study of the Spiritual Baptists of
Trinidad.” Review of Religious Research 35 (1993): 85-86.
PUBLISHER REVIEWS
Reviewer for Rodney Stark, Sociology, Tenth Edition. Wadsworth (2006).
Reviewer for Charles L. Harper, Environment and Society, Fourth Edition. Prentice-Hall
(2005).
Reviewer for William A. Haviland, Cultural Anthropology, Eleventh Edition. Wadsworth
(2002).
Reviewer for Charles L. Harper, Environment and Society, Third Edition. Prentice-Hall (2002).
Reviewer for Rodney Stark, Sociology: Internet Edition, Eighth Edition. Wadsworth (1999).
Reviewer for Ronald Johnstone, Religion in Society: A Sociology of Religion, Sixth Edition.
Prentice-Hall (1999).
Participated in Cultural Anthropology Reader Survey (1999) conducted by Wadsworth
Publishing Company.
WORK IN PROGRESS
Sociology within the Veil: W.E.B. Du Bois and the Sociological Imagination. Edited reader with
a general introduction and entry notes submitted to Baylor University Press October 15, 2008.
The tentative publication date is Fall 2009.
“W.E.B. Du Bois and the Sociology of the Black Church.” This article is forthcoming in
Sociological Spectrum in a volume addressing issue addressing religion and race.
“Du Bois and the Negro Church in Atlanta: An Early Sociological Study of Religious
Involvement and Spirituality.” This paper is currently under review with the Review of Religious
Research.
“Religious Pluralism, Cultural Continuity and the Rise of Early Christianity: Extending Stark’s
Analysis.” This paper is currently under review with Biblical Theology Bulletin.
“W.E.B. Du Bois and the Philadelphia Black Church: An Early Sociological Study.” This paper
has recently been placed under review with Journal of the American Academy of Religion.
“Looking Back on Methodological Triangulation in the Work of W.E.B. Du Bois.” This paper is
under review with Sociological Inquiry.
“W.E.B. Du Bois and Demography: Early Explorations.” This paper being revised and will be
submitted for review with The Social Science Journal.
W.E. B. Du Bois on Morals and Manners. Contract with Lexington Books to edit and provide
introduction to the last volume of the Atlanta University Conferences edited or co-edited by Du
Bois. This work was the sequel to The Negro Church. This work will be submitted to Lexington
Books by August 17, 2009.
Your Daily Walk. Book-length study of Spirituality. The first draft of the manuscript is
compete. The manuscript is currently being edited for submission to Abingdon Press.
Blurring the Boundaries: Gospel of Thomas Parallels and the New Testament. Book-length
study of Gospel of Thomas parallels. First draft is complete minus the general introductory
chapter.
Embracing Sociology: An Empirical Approach. This ten chapter introductory sociology
textbook in progress. Working drafts of the first two chapters are currently available.
REPORT
Kutner, Nancy; Heather Gray, Michael Lynn, Carol Wortham and Robert Wortham. “Perceived
Needs and Social Network Support Among the Disabled.” Final Report of Grant 10P98039/4
from the Social Security Administration Department of Health and Human Services June 1, 1980
– March 31, 1982.
PRESENTATIONS
“W.E.B. Du Bois and Rural Sociology: A Social Study.” Paper presented at the 2008 annual
meeting of the Southern Sociological Society.
“W.E.B. Du Bois and the Philadelphia Black Church: An Early Sociological Study.” Paper
presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion.
“Du Bois and the Negro Church in Atlanta: An Early Sociological Study of Religious
Involvement and Spirituality.” Paper presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Southern
Sociological Society.
“Du Bois and Urban Society: Early Reflections on African American Quality of Life.” Paper
presented at the 2007 annual meeting of the Southern Sociological Society.
W.E.B. Du Bois and the Development of Scientific Sociology.” Presentation February 1, 2007
at Shaw University as part of the 2007 Black History Month Celebration.
“W.E.B. Du Bois: A Founding Figure in the Development of the American Sociological
Tradition.” Faculty lecture presented January 31, 2007 as part of the North Carolina Central
University 2006-2007 Faculty Senate Lecture Series.
“W.E.B. Du Bois and Demography: Early Explorations.” Paper presented at the 2006 annual
meeting of the Southern Demographic Association.
“Spiritual Capital and the Good Life,” with Carol Barbee Wortham. Paper presented at the 2005
Mid-South Sociological Association annual meeting.
“Looking Back on Methodological Triangulation in the Work of W.E.B. Du Bois.” Paper
presented at the 2005 American Sociological Association annual meeting.
“The 2000 North Carolina Religious Adherence Rate: A Demographic Explanation.” Paper
presented at the 2005 Southern Sociological Society annual meeting.
“Du Bois and the Sociology of Religion: Rediscovering a Founding Figure.” Paper presented at
the 2004 Southern Sociological Association annual meeting.
“Teaching Undergraduate Research Methods.” Presentation for session on “Blurring Teaching
with Research and Service” at the 2004 North Carolina Sociological Association annual meeting.
“Du Bois and the Development of American Sociology.” 2004 Black History Month
Presentation for North Carolina Central University’s Sociology Club.
“Religious Pluralism, Cultural Continuity and the Rise of Early Christianity: Extending Stark’s
Analysis.” Paper presented at the 2003 Society for the Scientific Study of Religion annual
meeting.
“The Sociological Legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois.” Paper presented at a special session of the 2003
annual meeting of the Association for the Sociology of Religion.
“How Your State Association Can Maintain A Positive Cash Flow in A Sluggish Economy
without Becoming the Next ENRON.” Paper presented at the 2003 American Sociological
Association annual meeting.
“Spatial and Racial Variations in North Carolina Religious Adherence Rates, 1926.” Paper
presented at the 2003 Association for the Sociology of Religion annual meeting.
“Teaching Demography / Population Studies with a Web-Based Lab.” Poster presentation at the
2002 North Carolina Sociological Association Annual Meeting.
“Gender-Based Fertility Preferences and Family Planning Utilization Patterns and the Kenyan
Fertility Reversal.” Paper presented at the 2001 Southern Sociological Society annual meeting.
“Equipping A New Generation of Sociologists.” Presidential address delivered at the 2001
North Carolina Sociological Association Annual Meeting.
“Teaching Environmental Sociology within an Interdisciplinary Environmental Science
Program.” Presentation for the 1999 North Carolina Sociological Association Annual Meeting.
“Documenting the Kenyan Fertility Reversal.” Paper presented at the 1998 Southern
Sociological Society Annual Meeting.
“Computer and Web Applications for Teaching and Research in Sociology.” Panel presentation
by George Conklin, Chien Ju Huang and Robert Wortham for the 1997 North Carolina
Sociological Association Annual Meeting.
“Undergraduate Research at North Carolina Central University: A Multi-Disciplinary
Approach.” Workshop presentation by Harvey McMurray, Arthrel Sanders and Robert Wortham
for the Council on Undergraduate Research Sixth National Conference held at North Carolina
Central University, June 27-29, 1996.
“Regional and Racial Variations in North Carolina Religious Adherence Rates, 1926.” Paper
presented at the 1996 Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting.
“Spatial Differences in Fertility Reduction in Kenya.” Paper presented at the 1995 Southern
Demographic Association Annual Meeting.
“Evidence of Further Fertility Decline in Kenya.” Paper presented at the 1995 Southern
Sociological Society Annual Meeting.
“Teaching the Sociology of Religion with Computer-Assisted Simulations and Laboratories: The
NCCU Experience.” Paper presented at the 1995 Southern Sociological Society Annual
Meeting.
“Symbol and Ritual as Social Hermeneutics in the Thought of Victor Turner.” Paper presented
at the 1994 Society for the Scientific Study of Religion/Religious Research Association Annual
Meeting.
“Christology as Community Identity in the Philippians Hymn.” Paper presented at the 1993
Association for the Sociology of Religion Annual Meeting.
“Religious Commitment, Religious Maturity and the Social Evaluation of the Elderly Among
African American University Students.” Paper presented by Margaret Cole and Robert Wortham
at the 1993 Society for the Scientific Study of Religion /Religious Research Association Annual
Meeting.
“Prospects for Fertility Reduction and Projections of Future Population Growth in Kenya.”
Paper presented at the 1993 Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting.
“An Analysis of Kenya’s Population Growth Since the Turn of the Nineteenth Century.” Paper
presented at the 1991 Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting.
“Anthropology and New Testament Interpretation: Practical Applications.” Paper presented at
the 1986 Society of Biblical Literature/American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting.
“Hunger in Kenya, Africa.” Paper presented at the 1983 Campus Christian Fellowship on the
“Challenge of World Hunger in Our Day” at UNC-Wilmington.
“Population Growth, Food Supply and Development: The Kenyan Experience.” Paper
presented at the 1983 Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting.
“Socio-Cultural Dimensions of Christology: A Socio-Anthropological Reading of the Philippians
Hymn.” Paper presented at the 1983 Society of Biblical Literature Southeastern Region Annual
Meeting.
“The Problem of Pauline Anti-Judaism in 1 Thessalonians 2:14-16 and Related Texts.” Paper
presented at the 1982 Society of Biblical Literature Southeastern Region Annual Meeting.
“The Demographic Transition and the Food Supply: The Case of Kenya.” Paper presented at
the 1980 Georgia Sociological Association Annual Meeting. A copy of this paper was deposited
in the Library of the International Food Policy Research Institute (Washington, D.C.).
RESEARCH/SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Coordinator for Graduate Studies in Sociology, North Carolina Central University (2005 –
Present)
North Carolina Central University:
General Education Curriculum Committee (2004 – Present)
Salary Equity and Budget Committee (2004 – 2006)
Board of Governors and Teaching Excellence Award Committee (2005 – Present)
Grade Appeal Committee (2007 – Present)
University Recruitment Committee (2007 – Present)
College of Behavioral Science and Social Science Dean Search Committee (20062007)
North Carolina Central University Faculty Senate Representative (2004 –
2007):
Committee on Committees (2004 – 2007, Co-Chair)
Faculty Research and Professional Development Committee (2004 – 2007)
Supervisor for intern in Supervised Ministry Program for Duke University Divinity School
(2004).
Faculty mentor in Duke University’s “Preparing Future Faculty Program (2003 – 2004)
North Carolina Central University Internal Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects
in Research (1998 – 2002)
Executive Board for the North Carolina Central University Presbyterian Campus Ministry (1996
– 2001).
Faculty mentor in the Undergraduate Research Program at North Carolina Central University
from the fall of 1990 through spring 1993 and from fall 1994 to spring 1997. During this period
I worked with four students. Three of these students presented papers at the state and national
conference on undergraduate research. I was a member of the Editorial Board for the NCCU
Undergraduate Research Journal (1993 -1998).
I have directed eighteen M.A. thesis projects in sociology and have served on thirty-two M.A.
thesis committees.
GRANT
NCCU Faculty Senate Seed Grant (2005-2006) for “Enhancing Community Studies and
Ecological Analysis with GIS-Assisted Spatial Analysis.”
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Annual Meeting Exhibit Committee for Southern Sociological Society (2007 – 2008)
Special Editor for Du Bois Issue (Volume 3.1), Sociation Today (2005)
Chair of “2004 Distinguished Book Award Committee” for the Society for the Scientific Study
of Religion.
Editorial Board Member, Sociation Today: The Electronic Journal of the North Carolina
Sociological Association (2003 – Present)
Past-President (2002-2003) of the North Carolina Sociological Association
President (2001-2002) of the North Carolina Sociological Association
President-Elect and Program Chair (2000-2001) for the North Carolina Sociological Association
Executive Council for the North Carolina Sociological Association for the 1996-1999 term
Organized a session on “Teaching Environmental Sociology” for the 1999 North Carolina
Sociological Association annual meeting and a session on “Computer-Internet Application for
Teaching Sociology” for the 1997 North Carolina Sociological Association annual meeting.
Association for the Sociology of Religion: presider on Du Bois and the Black Church session
(2003).
Southern Sociological Society service: abstract reviewer (1993) annual meeting, discussant for
sociology of religion session (1993), discussant for a demography session (1994) and presided
over a stratification session (1996).
Referee for ten articles submitted to Sociation Today, three articles submitted to the Journal of
Applied Gerontology, two articles submitted to Sociology of Religion and Review of Religious
Research and one article submitted to and Social Science and Medicine.
Member of the following professional associations:
North Carolina Sociological Association
Southern Sociological Association
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
Association for the Sociology of Religion
HONORS
Included in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers: 2005, 2004, 2002, 2000
NCCU Outstanding Faculty Research Award: 2007, 2006
Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award, North Carolina Central University, College of Arts
and Sciences, 2003
Award of Merit, North Carolina Central University, College of Arts and Sciences, 2001
Award of Merit, North Carolina Central University, College of Arts and Sciences, 1998
Excellence Award, North Carolina Central University, College of Arts and Sciences, 1998
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Introduction to ArcGIS 1 sponsored by ESRI and the NCCU Department of Geography and
Earth Science, May 2007.
Mapping North Carolina Communities: An Introduction to GIS & Community Analysis
sponsored by New Urban Research, Inc., Raleigh, NC, March 2005.
Institutional Review Board Training Seminar for the North Carolina Central University
Institutional Review Board held at North Carolina Central University, April 1998.
Grant Writing Seminar led by Davis G. Bauer & Associates held at North Carolina Central
University, June 2-3, 1997.
Sixth National Conference on Undergraduate Research held at North Carolina Central
University, June 1996.
1993 Summer Seminar in Social Demography and Population Studies sponsored by Fayetteville
State University and The National Science Foundation.
1992 Summer Seminar in Social Demography and Population Studies sponsored by Fayetteville
State University and The National Science Foundation.
WORK RELATED EXPERIENCE
Church Growth Consultant (2004 – 2005)
Berea Baptist Church (Durham, NC)
Social Research Specialist:
Emory University Center for Rehabilitation Medicine (1981-1983)
Projects: Social Security Disability Benefits
End Stage Renal Disease
Nephrology Nurse Attitudes
Statistical Consultant (1982-1991):
Projects: Long Range Plans
Yates Baptist Association Population Change Profile (1989- 1991);
Chair of Population Study Committee
First Baptist Church Burlington (1989)
Whitakers Baptist Church (1987)
Rich Fork Baptist Church (1987)
Five Points Baptist Church (1986)
First Baptist Church Wilson (1986)
First Baptist Church Clemmons (1986)
Lowe’s Grove Baptist Church (1984)
Emory Baptist Church (1983)
Glenn Memorial United Methodist (1982)
Research: Survey on Ethnic Minority Local Churches
Southeastern Jurisdiction United Methodist Church for the
Commission on Ethnic Minority Concerns (1982)
Church Related: Music / Drama Director (Volunteer)
Berea Baptist Church
Durham, NC
(Fall 1996 – Present)
Secretary (Volunteer)
Presbyterian Campus Ministry Board
North Carolina Central University
(Fall 1996 – Fall 2001)
Minister of Music
Lowe’s Grove Baptist Church
Durham, NC
(Fall 1990 – Summer 1995)
Director of Religious Education
Braggtown Baptist Church
Durham, NC
(Summer 1984 – Summer 1988)
Associate Pastor
Emory Baptist Church
Atlanta, GA
(Fall 1982 – Summer 1983)
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Volunteer Choir, Handbell, Instrumental and Drama director, Berea Baptist Church (Durham):
1996 – Present
Deacon, Berea Baptist Church: 2003 – Present
Sunday School Teacher, Berea Baptist Church: 1998 – Present
Vacation Bible School Director, Berea Baptist Church: 1997 – Present
REFERENCES
Dr. George Conklin, Department of Sociology, North Carolina Central University, Durham,
NC 27707
Telephone: 919-530-6222 (Present Work Reference)
Dr. Ronald Wimberley, Department of Sociology, North Carolina State University, Box
8107, Raleigh, NC 27695-8107
Telephone: 919-515-2702 (Professional Reference)
Dr. Anthony J. Blasi, Department of Sociology, Tennessee State University,
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd., Nashville, TN 37209-1561
Telephone: 615-963-5558 (Professional Reference)