Professor of Sociology
University of Arkansas
InvestigatorResearch Affiliate
Office Address:
211 Old Main, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone:
479-575-3777Email:
kfitzpa@uark.eduBackground
Education:
- Susquehanna University, B.A., Sociology, 1978
- University of South Carolina, M.A., Sociology, 1980
- SUNY-Albany, Ph.D., Sociology, 1985
Honors:
- Council for International Exchange of Scholars, Fulbright Senior Specialist Candidate, 2002-2007
- Council for International Exchange of Scholars, Fulbright Research Scholar Award, Hungary, 2001
- University of Alabama at Birmingham Excellence in Teaching Award Finalist, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 1996
- University of Alabama at Birmingham Excellence in Teaching Award Recipient, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 1994
Professional Experience:
- Director, Community and Family Institute, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Arkansas, September 2007-present
- Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Arkansas, August 2005-present
- Bernice Jones Endowed Chair in Community, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Arkansas, August 2005-present
- Director, Institute for Social Research, University of Alabama at Birmingham, June 2001-June 2002
- Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, September 2000-August 2005
- Research Scientist, Center for the Advancement of Youth Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, September 2001-August 2005
- Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, September 1991-May 2000
- Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, September 1985-August 1991