EDUCATION

University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York 
Ph. D., Department of Sociology, 2001 (Expected) 
Certificate in Demography, Department of Sociology, 1999 (Expected) 

Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 
M. A., Department of Sociology, 1997 
Thesis: “A Multivariate Analysis of Urban Poverty: Contrasting Race, Region, and Metropolitan Areas” 

University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 
B. A. (Summa Cum Laude), Department of Sociology, 1992 
Honors Thesis: “Trends in the Occupational Distribution of Mississippi Women:1970-1990” 

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

Community & Urban Sociology 
Race, Ethnicity, & Immigration 
Social Demography 
Social Stratification 
Public Policy Analysis 

PUBLICATIONS

 2000 Adelman, Robert M., Christopher R. Morett, and Stewart E. Tolnay. “Homeward Bound:  The Return Migration of Southern-Born Black Women, 1940 to 1990.” Sociological Spectrum, in press.

 2000 Tolnay, Stewart E., Kyle D. Crowder, and Robert M. Adelman. “ ‘Narrow and Filthy  Alleys of the City?’: The Residential Settlement Patterns of Black Southern Migrants to  the North, 1970.” Social Forces, in press. 

1999 Adelman, Robert M., and Charles Jaret. “Poverty, Race, and U.S. Metropolitan Social and Economic Structure.” Journal of Urban Affairs 21:35-56. 

1997 Jaret, Charles, and Robert M. Adelman. “Homelessness in Metropolitan Atlanta.”   Research Atlanta, School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia. 
 

PRESENTATIONS

 2000 Organizer and Discussant, session title: “Cities and Immigrants.” Annual meetings of the  Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, IL. 

1999 Tolnay, Stewart E., Kyle D. Crowder, and Robert M. Adelman. “ ‘Narrow and Filthy  Alleys of the City?’: The Residential Settlement Patterns of Black Southern Migrants to the North, 1970.” Presentation at the annual meetings of the Population Association of  America, New York, NY. 

1998 Adelman, Robert M., and Charles Jaret. “Poverty, Race, and U.S. Metropolitan Social and Economic Structure.” Presentation at the annual meetings of the Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta, GA. 

1997 Adelman, Robert M. “A Multivariate Analysis of Urban Poverty: Contrasting Race,  Region, and Metropolitan Areas.” Presentation at the annual meetings of the Southern  Sociological Society, New Orleans, LA. 

1996 Adelman, Robert M. “Urban Poverty: A Re-Examination of Social and Economic Variables.” Refereed roundtable on “Master’s Theses in Progress” at the annual meetings  of the American Sociological Association, New York, NY. 

1996 Adelman, Robert M. “Morality and Public Policy: Analyzing the 1834 English Poor Law.” Sociology Department Graduate Student Paper Award Colloquium, Georgia State University. 

1996 Schoenfeld, Eugen, and Robert M. Adelman. “Religion and Alienation Among Gay Men  and Lesbians.” Presentation at the annual meetings of the Southern Sociological Society,  Richmond, VA. 

1996 Birchby, George, Robert M. Adelman, Kris Messler, Jaimie Carboy, and David Long.  “Occupational Prestige in the Entertainment Industry: Analysis and Implications.”   Presentation at the annual meetings of the Southern Sociological Society, Richmond, VA. 

1992 Adelman, Robert M. “Trends in the Occupational Distribution of Mississippi Women:  1970-1990.” Honors College Theses Colloquium, University of Southern Mississippi. 

1990 Adelman, Robert M. “An Ethnographic Study of Impression Management.” Presentation  at the annual meetings of the Alabama - Mississippi Sociological Association,   Montgomery, AL. 

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS

Tolnay, Stewart E., Kyle D. Crowder, and Robert M. Adelman. “Inter-Metropolitan  Migration and Locational Improvement for African American Males, 1970 - 1990.” 
Under journal review. 

Logan, John R., and Robert M. Adelman. “Who Defines Neighborhood Issues?: The  Representation of Residents by Neighborhood Associations.” 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

June 1998 - Present. Research Assistant, Research Foundation and Center for Social and   Demographic Analysis, University at Albany, SUNY. Project entitled “Family Patterns  of Migrants to the North, 1920 - 1990,” Stewart E. Tolnay, Principal Investigator   (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development). 

June 1998. Research Assistant, Center for Social and Demographic Analysis, University at  Albany, SUNY.  Project entitled “MTO: The Short-Term Adjustment Process,” Nancy  Denton, Principal Investigator (US Department of Housing and Urban Development). 

August 1997 - May 1998. Graduate Assistant, Department of Sociology, University at Albany,  SUNY. 

May 1997 - July 1997. Interviewer, Department of Sociology, Georgia State University. Project  entitled “Tracking the Effect of Welfare Reform on the Homeless Population of   Atlanta,” Charles Kurzman, Principal Investigator, Sydney Spivack Community Action  Research Fellowship (American Sociological Association). 

May 1997 - August 1997. Research Assistant, Applied Research Center, Georgia State   University. 

Winter Quarter, 1997 - Spring Quarter, 1997. Research Assistant, Research Atlanta Homeless  Project, Policy Research Center, Georgia State University. 

Winter Quarter, 1995 - Winter Quarter, 1997. Graduate Research Assistant, Department of  Sociology, Georgia State University. 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Summer Semester, 1999. Lecturer-Casual, Department of Sociology, University at Albany,  SUNY. Community and Urban Sociology, SOC373. 

Spring Semester, 1998. Co-Teacher with Professor John R. Logan, Department of Sociology,  University at Albany, SUNY. Community and Urban Sociology, SOC373. 

Spring Semester, 1998. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, University at  Albany, SUNY. Professor Stewart E. Tolnay, Statistics for Sociologists, SOC221. 

Winter Quarter, 1997. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, Georgia State  University. Professor Toshi Kii, Research Methodology. 

Fall Quarter, 1996. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, Georgia State  University. Professor Toshi Kii, Introduction to Sociology. 

AWARDS/GRANTS/HONORS

1998 Travel Grant, Graduate Student Organization, University at Albany, SUNY. 

1996  Graduate Student Paper Award, Department of Sociology, Georgia State University:  “Morality and Public Policy: Analyzing the 1834 English Poor Law.” 

1992  Sociology Student of the Year, Department of Sociology, University of Southern Mississippi. 

1991  Sociology Student of the Year, Department of Sociology, University of Southern  Mississippi. 

1989-1992 Honors College Scholarship, University of Southern Mississippi. 
 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Faculty Mentor, Office of Academic Support Services, University at Albany, SUNY, 1999 - 2000. 

Occasional Reviewer, Sociological Forum. 

Students of Sociology, Department of Sociology, University at Albany, SUNY, Vice- President, 1998-1999. 

Alpha Kappa Delta, Department of Sociology, Georgia State University, President,  1996-1997. 

Program Committee, Department of Sociology, Georgia State University, Graduate  Student Representative, 1996. 

Alpha Kappa Delta, Department of Sociology, Georgia State University, Vice-President,  1995-1996. 

Graduate Committee, Department of Sociology, Georgia State University, Graduate  Student Representative, October, 1995. 

Graduate Association of Sociology Students, Department of Sociology, Georgia State  University, Student Newsletter Co-Editor, 1995. 

Sociological Society, Department of Sociology, University of Southern Mississippi,  President, 1991-1992. 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Sociological Association 
Eastern Sociological Society 
Population Association of America 
Southern Sociological Society 

HONOR SOCIETIES

Alpha Kappa Delta, 1991- 
Who’s Who in U.S. Colleges and Universities, 1991-1992 
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society 
Golden Key National Honor Society 
 

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