Jomills Braddock wins the 2008 James E. Blackwell Award from the Association of Black Sociologists

The Association of Black Sociologists has named Professor Jomills Braddock the winner of the 2008 James E. Blackwell Founders Award. The award is given annually to individuals in recognition of lifetime achievement, long-time contributions to scholarship, teaching, and professional service and exemplary service to the organization.

The Association of Black Sociologists is a national, professional organization of sociologists and social scientists, founded by women and men of African descent. The organization's mission is to build a tradition of scholarship that will serve black people in perpetuity.

Braddock will be recognized at the association’s annual meeting this summer in Boston.

He teaches Race & Ethnic Relations, Sociology of Education, Sociology of Sport and Social Psychology at the University of Miami.
Over the years, Braddock’s broad research interests in issues of inequality and social justice have been supported by public and private grants and have addressed public policy issues.

He has served on the National Education Research Policy and Priorities Board, which was established by Congress to develop long-term research agendas and set priorities to guide the work of the U.S Department of Education’s Office of Educational Research and Improvement.

Braddock is also the director of the Center for Research on Sport in Society. The center works with individuals in South Florida and elsewhere, focusing on community-based projects emphasizing athletic activity and providing formative and summative evaluation expertise.
The center’s studies include, “Uneven Playing Fields: State Variations in Boy's and Girl's Access to and Participation in Interscholastic Sports.” August, 2003.

Braddock joined the University of Miami in 1992.

May 9, 2008