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John M. Wallace Jr.

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.

John Mckee Wallace, Jr.
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
University of Michigan
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Pittsburgh
University of Michigan
ThesisBlack-White differences in adolescents' cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use. (1991)

Education and early career

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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

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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.[13]

Awards and honours

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Selected publications

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  • Wallace, John M.; Goodkind, Sara; Wallace, Cynthia M.; Bachman, Jerald G. (2008). "Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Differences in School Discipline among U.S. High School Students: 1991-2005". The Negro Educational Review. 59 (1–2): 47–62. ISSN 0548-1457. PMC 2678799. PMID 19430541.
  • Bachman, J. G.; Wallace, J. M.; O'Malley, P. M.; Johnston, L. D.; Kurth, C. L.; Neighbors, H. W. (1998-12-01). "Racial/Ethnic differences in smoking, drinking, and illicit drug use among American high school seniors, 1976-89". American Journal of Public Health. 81 (3): 372–377. doi:10.2105/ajph.81.3.372. ISSN 0090-0036. PMC 1405013. PMID 1994746.
  • Wallace, John M.; Bachman, Jerald G.; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Schulenberg, John E.; Cooper, Shauna M.; Johnston, Lloyd D. (2003). "Gender and ethnic differences in smoking, drinking and illicit drug use among American 8th, 10th and 12th grade students, 1976–2000". Addiction. 98 (2): 225–234. doi:10.1046/j.1360-0443.2003.00282.x. hdl:2027.42/73026. ISSN 1360-0443. PMID 12534428.

Personal life

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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]

References

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