School of Public Health @ UMD : Department of Family Science

Education

Ph.D., Social Policy and Social Research, Florence Heller School of Brandeis University, 1964

Research Focus

African American families, including the influence of the Black church

Career Highlights

Author of seven books, including: The Black Church and Social Reform (1999); Climbing Jacob's Ladder (1992); Black Families in White America (1968, 1988); The Evolution of the Black Family (1974); Children of the Storm: Black Children in American Child Welfare (1971).
Author of three major grants totaling $700,000 from the Ford Foundation and the Lilly Endowment.
Recipient of numerous professional awards including: Community Leadership Award (1988) from the National Council of Negro Women; Marie Peters Award from the National Council on Family Relations (1989); DuBois, Johnson, Frazier Award from the American Sociological Association (1992); Distinguished Scholar Award (1991) and Pioneer Sociologist Award (1993) from the Association of Black Sociologists.
Co-chair of Task Force on Children of the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS; Advisory Board Member of the National Parenting Association, the National Institute of Responsible Fatherhood, and the Program Center of the National Council of Negro Women.
President and Professor of Sociology, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Howard University, Washington, D.C.

Selected Publications

Billingsley, A. (1999). Mighty like a river: The Black church and social reform. New York: Oxford University Press.

Billingsley, A. (1998). "Introduction" to Robert B. Hill: The strengths of African American families: Twenty five years later. Washington, DC: R & B Publishing.

Rubin, R. H., Billingsley, A., & Caldwell, C. H. (1995). The Black church and youth-at-risk for incarceration. Monograph on Youth in the 1990s, 4, 61-74.

Billingsley, A., & Caldwell, C. H. (1994). The social relevance of the contemporary Black church. National Journal of Sociology, 8(1-2), 1-24.

Billingsley, A. (1992). Climbing Jacob's ladder: The enduring legacy of African American families. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Billingsley, A. (1988). Black families in White America. New York: Simon & Schuster.


	Andrew Billingsley Professor Emeritus
	Education Ph.D., Social Policy and Social Research, Florence Heller School of Brandeis University, 1964 Research Focus African American families, including the influence of the Black church Career Highlights Author of seven books, including: The Black Church and Social Reform (1999); Climbing Jacob's Ladder (1992); Black Families in White America (1968, 1988); The Evolution of the Black Family (1974); Children of the Storm: Black Children in American Child Welfare (1971). Author of three major grants totaling $700,000 from the Ford Foundation and the Lilly Endowment. Recipient of numerous professional awards including: Community Leadership Award (1988) from the National Council of Negro Women; Marie Peters Award from the National Council on Family Relations (1989); DuBois, Johnson, Frazier Award from the American Sociological Association (1992); Distinguished Scholar Award (1991) and Pioneer Sociologist Award (1993) from the Association of Black Sociologists. Co-chair of Task Force on Children of the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS; Advisory Board Member of the National Parenting Association, the National Institute of Responsible Fatherhood, and the Program Center of the National Council of Negro Women. President and Professor of Sociology, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland. Vice President for Academic Affairs, Howard University, Washington, D.C. Selected Publications Billingsley, A. (1999). Mighty like a river: The Black church and social reform. New York: Oxford University Press. Billingsley, A. (1998). "Introduction" to Robert B. Hill: The strengths of African American families: Twenty five years later. Washington, DC: R & B Publishing. Rubin, R. H., Billingsley, A., & Caldwell, C. H. (1995). The Black church and youth-at-risk for incarceration. Monograph on Youth in the 1990s, 4, 61-74. Billingsley, A., & Caldwell, C. H. (1994). The social relevance of the contemporary Black church. National Journal of Sociology, 8(1-2), 1-24. Billingsley, A. (1992). Climbing Jacob's ladder: The enduring legacy of African American families. New York: Simon & Schuster. Billingsley, A. (1988). Black families in White America. New York: Simon & Schuster.