Dr. Lori Martin
PhD, University at Albany, State University of New York
Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences
Professor, African and African American Studies
LSU Faculty Athletics Representative Louisiana State University
Phone: 225-578-1856
Email: lorim@lsu.edu
Office: 132B Hodges Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Dr. Lori Martin
Dr. Lori Latrice Martin is Associate Dean in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor in the Department of African and African American Studies at Louisiana State University. Dr. Martin is the author of numerous books and scholarly articles. Dr. Martin’s recent publications include: Introduction to Africana Demography and America in Denial. She was born and raised in Nyack, New York.
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:
- Race and Ethnicity
- Demography
- Africana Demography
- Black Ethnicity
- Wealth Inequality and Asset Poverty
- Race and Sports
- African Americans and Adaptive Leadership
Recent Publications:
Books:
Finley, S.C., Gray, B.M., and Martin, L.L. (Editors). (2022). The Religion of White Rage: White Workers, Religious Fervor, and the Myth of Black Racial Progress. Edinburg University Press. Paperback.
Martin, L.L. (2022). Racial Realism and the History of Black People in America. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
Martin, L.L. (2022). America in Denial: How Race-Fair Policies Reinforce Racial Inequality. Albany, NY: SUNY Press. Paperback.
Martin, L.L. (2021). Introduction to Africana Demography. Chicago: Haymaker Books. Paperback.
Martin, L.L. (2021). America in Denial: How Race-Fair Policies Reinforce Racial Inequality. Albany, NY: SUNY Press.
Martin, L.L. (2020). Introduction to Africana Demography. The Netherlands: Brill.
Finley, S.C., Gray, B.M., and Martin, L.L. (Editors). (2020). The Religion of White Rage: White Workers, Religious Fervor, and the Myth of Black Racial Progress. Edinburg University Press.