Assistant Professor Bryan R. Ellis is a graduate of Edwin Denby High School in Detroit, Michigan. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of Montana, where he was a student-athlete on the Grizzlies men’s basketball team. He earned his master’s degree and Ph.D. in Sociology from Howard University with concentrations in urban sociology and social inequality. Prior to joining the Center of Integrative Studies, he held faculty appointments in the Irvin D. Reid Honors College at Wayne State University and was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He also lectured at Bowie State University, Trinity Washington University, and Prince George’s Community College. Some of the courses he previously taught include urban sociology, political sociology, race and sports, research methods, and social statistics.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Pincus, Fred and Bryan R. Ellis. 2021. Understanding Diversity: An Introduction, 3rd ed. Lynne Rienner Publishers.
Ellis, Bryan R. and Nicole Branch-Ellis. 2021. “Living in an Age of Colorblind Racism and Police Impunity: An Analysis of Some High-Profile Police Killings.” Phylon, Vol. 57 (2), pp. 105-125.
Ellis, Bryan. 2018. “A People’s Sociology: Toward A Holistic Understanding of Inclusive Diversity” in University Faculty Are Change Agents. National Center for Institutional Diversity: Medium Corporations.
Ellis, Bryan R. 2017. “W.E.B. Du Bois’s Sociological Epistemology: A Liberal Arts Approach. Ethnic and Racial Studies, Vol. 40 (3), pp. 485-487.