John M. Wallace Jr. Explained

John Mckee Wallace, Jr.
Alma Mater:University of Chicago
University of Michigan
Workplaces:University of Pittsburgh
University of Michigan
Thesis Title:Black-White differences in adolescents' cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use.
Thesis Url:http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/105812
Thesis Year:1991

John Mckee Wallace, Jr. is an American sociologist who is the David E. Epperson Chair and Professor, Center on Race and Social Problems at the University of Pittsburgh. He also serves as Vice Provost for Faculty Diversity at the University of Pittsburgh.

Education and early career

Wallace completed his undergraduate degree in sociology at the University of Chicago. He moved to the University of Michigan for his graduate studies, where he earned a doctoral degree in 1991. His doctoral research considered differences between the cigarette, alcohol and marijuana use of young people and how this was influenced by ethnicity.[1] In 1991 Wallace was awarded an National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellowship, and remained at the University of Michigan, where he was eventually promoted to associate professor.[2]

Research and career

Wallace joined the University of Pittsburgh in 2003. Center on Race and Social Problems Comm-Univer-City of Pittsburgh project, which combines research, teaching and social work to ameliorate social problems that disproportionately impact people who are economically disadvantaged.[3] As part of this effort, Wallace coordinates the Pitt Assisted Communities and Schools (PACS) project, which promotes community engagement of students and staff from the University of Pittsburgh with children and young people in Homewood.[4] PACS looks to improve the physical and mental health of children and families, as well as developing their social and economic capacity.[5] They run three main research streams, including the (i) African American parenting project, which looks to engage parents in their children's academic success,[6] (ii) Just Discipline project, which uses an evidence-based approach to reduce exclusionary discipline in school[7] and (iii) Justice Scholars project, which educates adolescents about social justice.[8] Working with James Hugley, Wallace showed that Black students were in Pittsburgh were suspended at twice the rate of their white counterparts.[9] [10]

Alongside his work on education, Wallace leads an National Institute on Drug Abuse research programme into substance use by American adolescents.[11] The project, Monitoring the Future, has studied the relationship between ethnicity and American adolescent substance use.[12]

In 2015 Wallace was made a professor of business at the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business. Here he established the ESTEAM (entrepreneurship, science, technology, engineering, agriculture and math) education programme for low-income African American communities.[13] In 2020 Wallace was named Vice Provost for Faculty Diversity and Development.

Awards and honours

Selected publications

Personal life

Wallace is married with four children.[19] Since 2004 Wallace has served as Senior Pastor of the Bible Center Church.[20] The church was founded by his grandparents, Elder Ralph and Mother Groce, in 1956.[21] Through the church, Wallace leads Own Our Own, a start-up hub for African-American entrepreneurs.[22] He is President of the Board of Directors of Operation Better Block, an organisation that looks to support the Homewood community through strategising and organising.[23] In 2016, Wallace opened the Everyday Cafe, which looks to bring together the Homewood community.[24]

Notes and References

  1. Black-White differences in adolescents' cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use.. 2020-07-13. deepblue.lib.umich.edu. 1991 . 2027.42/105812. Thesis . Wallace . John Mckee .
  2. Web site: John Wallace, Jr. University of Michigan Youth and Social Issues Program (YSI). 2020-07-13. en-US.
  3. Web site: John M. Wallace, Jr., Ph.D. Center on Race and Social Problems University of Pittsburgh. 2020-07-12. crsp.pitt.edu.
  4. Web site: Pitt-Assisted Communities & Schools University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh. 2020-07-13. pittpacs.pitt.edu.
  5. Web site: About PACS Pitt-Assisted Communities & Schools University of Pittsburgh. 2020-07-13. pittpacs.pitt.edu.
  6. Web site: African American Parenting Project Pitt-Assisted Communities & Schools University of Pittsburgh. 2020-07-13. pittpacs.pitt.edu.
  7. Web site: Just Discipline Project Pitt-Assisted Communities & Schools University of Pittsburgh. 2020-07-13. pittpacs.pitt.edu.
  8. Web site: Justice Scholars Pitt-Assisted Communities & Schools University of Pittsburgh. 2020-07-13. pittpacs.pitt.edu.
  9. Web site: O'Toole. Bill. 2018-08-21. Pitt study looks at disparities in school suspensions. 2020-07-13. NEXTpittsburgh. en-US.
  10. Web site: Pitt report highlights racial disparities in school discipline in Allegheny County. 2020-07-13. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. en.
  11. Web site: Wallace, John Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion Baylor University. 2020-07-13. en-US.
  12. Book: Thomas. Yonette F.. Drug Use Trajectories Among Minority Youth. Price. LeShawndra N.. 2016-09-01. Springer. 978-94-017-7491-8. en.
  13. Web site: John Wallace Named Vice Provost for Faculty Diversity and Development. 2020-07-13. Pittwire. en.
  14. Web site: Marilyn J. Gittell Activist Scholar Award. 2020-07-13. Urban Affairs Association. en-US.
  15. Web site: Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching, Research, and Public Service Awards Announced Pitt Chronicle University of Pittsburgh. 2020-07-12. www.chronicle.pitt.edu.
  16. Web site: ALCOSAN Executive Director Honored by YWCA. 2020-07-12. Alcosan. en.
  17. Web site: John Wallace School of Social Work University of Pittsburgh. 2020-07-12. www.socialwork.pitt.edu.
  18. Web site: John M. Wallace. 2020-07-13. American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare. 29 January 2019 . en-US.
  19. Web site: Baron. Jennifer. 2018-08-15. NEXT Up: John Wallace on why you should get to know one of Pittsburgh's "greatest neighborhoods". 2020-07-13. NEXTpittsburgh. en-US.
  20. Web site: /ccpa/. 2020-07-13. TribLIVE.com. en-US.
  21. Web site: Bible Center Church ABOUT. 2020-07-13. www.biblecenterpgh.org.
  22. Web site: People. 2020-07-13. Own Our Own. en.
  23. Web site: Mission / Vision. 2020-07-13. www.obbinc.org.
  24. Web site: Homewood cafe hopes to create bridge between neighborhoods – Homewood Community Development Collaborative. 2020-07-13. en-US.

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