Lori Latrice Martin
EDUCATION:
2006
PhD (Sociology). University at Albany, State University of New York
Dissertation Topic: Income Rich Asset Poor: Race, Ethnicity and Wealth Inequality in America
2002
Certificate in Demography. University at Albany, State University of New York
1998
M.S. (Applied Public Affairs). University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Thesis Topic: Directory of Ministries in Central Harlem
1996
B.A. (Sociology). Fordham University, Bronx, New York
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION:
Demography
Race and Ethnicity
Race and Wealth
Community Development
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Fall 2006-Present
Assistant Professor
African American Studies Department
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
August 2006 – Present
Courses Taught/Developed
ETH 125 Race and Ethnicity in Contemporary America
FYE 196 Race and Ethnicity in Contemporary America (First Year Experience)
ETH 123 The African-American Experience
AAS 121 African-American Community Issues
ICJ 101 Introduction to International Criminal Justice
AAS 298 Race, Gender and Wealth (Experimental Course)
AAS 2XX Race, Ethnicity, Crime and Justice: An International Dilemma
Service to the Department
Curriculum Committee
Personnel and Budget Committee
Africana Studies Major Development Committee
OurSpace, Departmental Newsletter, Editor
Service to the College
Program Coordinator, Connecting Classroom to Community
Scholarship Committee
Library Committee
Faculty Ballot Counting Committee
Malcolm King Scholarship Committee
Urban Male Initiative Committee
Honors Program Curriculum Committee, The Common Good
Prior to Fall 2006
Instructor, Sociology
Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY
August 2003 – August 2006
Courses Taught/Developed
Introduction to Sociology
Social Problems
Cultural Diversity in American Society
Associate Director
Center for Service Learning and Civic Engagement
Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY
January 2004 – August 2006
Adjunct Instructor
Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY
August 2000 - August 2003
Courses Taught/Developed
English Composition I and II
Lecturer, Sociology Department
State University of New York at Albany, NY
August 2002 - May 2003
Courses Taught/Developed
Introduction to Sociology
Cultural Diversity in American Society
Adjunct Instructor
Sociology Department, College of St. Rose, Albany, NY
August 2001 - December 2001
Courses Taught/Developed
Race and Ethnicity
PUBLICATIONS:
Fall 2006-Present
Martin, Lori Latrice. Forthcoming. “The Battle Over the Ex-Slave’s Fortune: The Story of Cynthia Hesdra.” Afro-Americans in New York Life and History.
Martin, Lori Latrice. Forthcoming. Non-Married Women and Black Ethnicity: An Analysis of the Likelihood of Homeownership. Western Journal of Black Studies.
Horton, Hayward Derrick and Martin, Lori Latrice. Forthcoming. Race, Cohort and Ethnic Wealth: An Analysis of Home Ownership and Housing Values for Asians, Blacks, Latinos and Whites. Critical Demography.
Martin, Lori Latrice. 2009. Black Asset Owners: Does Ethnicity Matter? Social Science Research. 38(2): 312-323. Published online first in December 2008.
Martin, Lori Latrice. October 2008. “Strategic Assimilation or Creation of Symbolic Blackness: Middle-Class Blacks in Suburban Contexts.” Journal of African American Studies. Printed online first in October 2008.
Horton, Hayward Derrick and Lori Latrice Sykes. 2008. “Critical demography and the measurement of racism : a reproduction of wealth, status, and power.” In White Logic, White Methods: Racism and Methodology. Edited by Tukufu Zuberi and Eduardo Bonilla-Silva.
Sykes, Lori Latrice. 2008. Non-Married Women and Asset Ownership: The Effects of Marital Status and Social Class on Wealth Accumulation. Lewiston: NY. Edwin Mellen Press.
Sykes, Lori Latrice. 2008. “Cashing in on the American Dream.” Housing, Theory, and Society.
Smith, Joshua, Sykes, Lori Latrice, and Sungtaek Lim. Fall 2007. “Missing out on the American dream: Explaining the educational attainment gap in Higher Education.” National Association of Student Affairs Professionals (NASAP) Journal. Special Theme Issue entitled, “African American Millennial College Students: Implications for Student Affairs Planning and Policy. 1(1). Chicago: Illinois.
Prior to Fall 2006
Sykes, Lori Latrice. 2005. "A Home of Her Own: An Analysis of Asset Ownership for Non-Married Black and White Women." The Social Science Journal. 42(2): 273-284.
Horton, Hayward Derrick and Lori Latrice Sykes. 2004. "Toward a Critical Demography of Neo-mulattos: Structural Change and Diversity within the Black Population." in Cedric Herring, Verna Keith and Hayward Derrick Horton (eds.) Skin Deep.
Sykes, Lori Latrice. 2003. "Income Rich, Asset Poor: A Multilevel Analysis of Racial and Ethnic Differences in Housing Values among Baby Boomers." Population Research and Policy Review. 22(1): 1-20.
Horton, Hayward Derrick and Lori Latrice Sykes. 2003. "Critical Demography and the Measurement of Racism: A Reconsideration of Wealth, Status and Power," Race and Society. 4(2001):207-217.
Sykes, Lori. 2002. "Wealth Inequality Among and Between Asian, Black, Hispanic and White Women". The Journal of Intergroup Relations. Volume 29(1): 3-15.
WORKS UNDER REVIEW:
Martin, Lori Latrice. Under Review. Not jumping the broom, but owning the kitchen:
Race, homeownership, and non-marital fertility 1990-2000. Sociological Quarterly.
Martin, Lori Latrice. Under Review. Suburban, Immigrant and Working-Class: An Examination of America’s Changing Suburbs. Social Science Research.
Martin, Lori Latrice. Under Review. Still Lost in the Storm: The Working-Class and America’s Changing Suburbs . American Journal of Sociology.
Martin, Lori Latrice. Under Review. Community-Asset Building and Prisoner Reentry Programs: A Framework for Preventing and Responding to Mass Incarceration. The Review of Black Political Economy.
WORKS IN PROGRESS:
Horton, Hayward Derrick, Martin, Lori Latrice and Allen, Beverlyn Lundy. Book Prospectus. Lost in the Storm: The Black Working-Class.
Horton, Hayward Derrick, Allen, Beverlyn Lundy and Lori Latrice Martin. Back to the Storm.
PARTICIPATION AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS:
Fall 2006-Present
Presenter, Eastern Sociological Society. Annual Meeting. Still Lost in the Storm: Race, the Working-Class and America’s Changing Suburbs. March 19, 2010, Boston, MA.
Chair, New York State Political Science Association. McNair Scholars. Annual Meeting. April 24-25, 2009. New York, New York.
Presenter. Eastern Sociological Society. Race, Gender and Cohort Status: An Analysis of Business Ownership for Non-Married, Female, Baby Boomers. Annual Meeting. March 21, 2009. Baltimore, Maryland.
Presenter. Eastern Sociological Society. Economic Security Versus Economic Empowerment: Profiles in Black Wealth. Annual Meeting. February 2008. New York, New York.
Presenter. American Sociological Association. Going it Alone. Annual Meeting. August 2007. New York, New York.
Prior to Fall 2006
Presider. Session on Race and Homeownership. Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society. Boston, MA. February 23-26, 2006.
Presenter. Session on Wealth and Poverty by Race and Ethnicity. Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society. Boston, MA. February 23-26, 2006.
Disscusant. Service-Learning Workshop. Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society. Boston, MA. February 23-26, 2006.
Presenter. Service-Learning Across the Generations. Annual Meeting of American Association of Community Colleges. Boston, Massachusetts. April 9-10, 2005.
Presenter. Connecting Colleges and Communities to Combat HIV/AIDS among Black Women. Mid-Winter Meetings. Sociologists for Women in Society. Miami, Florida. January 28, 2005.
Presider and Discussant. Critical Demography of AIDS. American Sociological Association. Atlanta, Georgia. August 2003.
Presenter, A Home of Her Own. Association of Black Sociologists. Atlanta, Georgia. August 2003.
Presenter, Income Rich, Asset Poor: A Multilevel Analysis of Racial Differences in Housing Values for Baby Boomers. New York State Sociological Association, October 2002. Albany, New York.
Session Organizer, Roundtable, Association of Black Sociologists, Chicago, Illinois, August 2002.
Program Manager, Association of Black Sociologists Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, August 2002.
Presenter, Income Rich, Asset Poor. Southern Sociological Association, Baltimore, Maryland, April 2002.
Session Co-Leader, "How Research on Diversity Should Inform Teaching", American Sociological Association, Anaheim, California August 2001.
Table Presider and Discussant, Wealth Inequality Among and Between Asian, Black, Hispanic and White Women. Presented at the annual conference of the American Sociological Association. Anaheim, California. August 2001
Presenter, Symbolic Desegregation and Unequal Enforcement: A Fair Housing Cohort Analysis of Racial Differences on Home Ownership. Association of Black Sociologists, Anaheim, California. August 2001
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Fall 2006-Present
May 2010 Reviewer, American Anthropologists
April 2010 Reviewer, Social Science Research
Reviewer, American Journal of Sociology
March 2010-Present
Chair, Critical Demography Award Selection Committee
March 2009 Reviewer, Journal of African American Studies
Dec. 2008 Reviewer, Social Forces
July 2008 Reviewer, Social Forces,
Sociological Inquiry and
Housing, Theory and Society
March 2008 Reviewer. PSC-CUNY Grant.
Prior to Fall 2006
Sept. 2005 Reviewer. Racial and Ethnic Studies. Sage Publications.
February 2005
Facilitator. Roundtable discussion for Black History Month. “Wake Up: The Need for Social Consciousness.” Hudson Valley Community College.
January 28, 2005
Presenter. Creating Collaborations to Combat HIV/AIDS in the Black Community: Lessons from the BOA Model. Miami, FL.
November 16, 2004
State University of New York. Presentation on Service-Learning. Giddeon Putnam, Saratoga Springs, NY.
October 27, 2004
Academic Symposium on Presidential Politics and Voter Apathy. Hudson Valley Community College.
February 2003
Presenter. Faculty Workshop Day. Hudson Valley Community College. Student Retention.
2002-2003
Council Member, Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities (SREM), American Sociological Association
2002 Program Manager
Association of Black Sociologists Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
Fall 2006-Present
Eastern Sociological Society
American Sociology Association
Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Section on Teaching and Learning
Section on Education
Eastern Sociological Society
Prior to Fall 2006
American Sociological Association
Section on Racial and Ethnicity Minorities
Section on Teaching and Learning
Sociologists for Women in Society
Association of Black Sociologists
HONORS and AWARDS:
Fall 2006-Present
$3,500 PSC-CUNY Research Grant, Race, Cohort Status and Women-Owned Businesses 2009-2010
$3,150 PSC-CUNY Research Grant, Strategic Assimilation or Symbolic Blackness? 2008-2009
$5,994 Connecting Classroom to Community, CUE Award. 2007-2008
$3,900 PSC-CUNY Research Grant, Profiles of Black Wealth. 2007-2008
$1,000 Research Assistance Fund, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 2007-2008
Prior to Fall 2006
$12,000 Service Learning Grant from American Association of Community Colleges. 2004-2006
$800 Travel Grant, Initiatives for Women, Albany, New York, 2003
$200 Second Prize, Graduate Student Paper Competition, "Income Rich, Asset Poor," Association of Black Sociologists, 2002
$500 Scholarship, Baptist Minister's Conference of Greater NY and Vicinity, 2002
$300 Travel Grant, Department of Sociology, SUNY-Albany, 2001
$400 Travel Grant, Graduate Student Organization, SUNY-Albany, 2001
$100 Third Prize, Graduate Student Paper Competition, "Symbolic Desegregation," Association of Black Sociologists, 2001
$200 Student Travel Grant, American Sociological Association, 2001
$1,000 Travel Grant, Initiatives for Women, Albany, New York, 2001
$100 Third Prize, Graduate Student Paper Competition, "Beginning with the Black Church," Association of Black Sociologists, 2000
Center for Women in Government Fellow, SUNY Albany, 1998
Center for Urban Studies Highest Professional Expectations Award, SUNY Buffalo, 1997
Center for Urban Studies Public Service Award, SUNY Buffalo, 1997
Gary Lilly Memorial Award, Department of African American Studies, Fordham University, 1996
Rev. Joseph Fitzpatrick, S.J. Memorial Award, Department of Sociology, Fordham University, 1996
Arthur Schomburg Fellow, Center for Urban Studies, SUNY Buffalo, 1996-1998
PRESENTATIONS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC:
Fall 2006-Present
March 23, 2010. The Nanuet Murder. Nanuet Public Library. Nanuet, New York.
September 23-24, 2009. The Ex-Slave’s Fortune: The Story of Cynthia Hesdra. THE JOHN SCOTT ARMCHAIR WALKING TOURS. Sponsored by Historical Society of the Nyacks.
February 28, 2009. Black Migration in Rockland County. Nyack Public Library, Nyack, New York.
February 21, 2009. Cynthia Hesdra and the Underground Railroad. Union College, Schenectady, New York.
February 10, 2009. The Economic Contributions of Blacks in Rockland County, Rockland Community College, Suffern, New York.
February 7, 2009. The Ex-Slave’s Fortune. Nyack, New York.
May 19, 2008. Blacks in Rockland County. Spring Valley, New York.
April 12, 2008. Beginning with the Black Church. Piermont, New York.
February 17, 2008. Why Should We Celebrate Black History Month? HMC. Nyack, New York.
February 13, 2008. Oral Histories of the Nyacks: Race, Gender, and Community-Building. Historical Society of the Nyacks. Nyack Library, Nyack, New York.
February 13, 2008. Black Women in History. Nyack Senior Center. Nyack, New York.
December 27, 2007. Kwanzaa. Nyack Senior Center. Nyack, New York.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS:
Fall 2006-Present
Martin, Lori Latrice. (2009). Income Rich Asset Poor. IA: Kendall/Hall Publishers.
Martin, Lori Latrice. 2008. The Ex-Slave’s Fortune: The Story of Cynthia Hesdra.
Sykes, Lori Latrice. 2008. Oral Histories of the Nyacks: Race, Gender and Community-Building
Contributor, International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, Second Edition. Fall 2007. Macmillian Reference USA/ Thomson Gale.
