| Denise Davenporte McAdory, Ph. D. is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Assistant Director of Programs in Gerontology at the University of South Alabama. She earned the B.A. in Psychology from Knoxville College in Knoxville, Tennessee; M.A. Degree from USA in Counseling; M.A. in Marriage & Family (Cum Laude) from Mobile College and the Ph.D. in Family Psychosocial Gerontology with emphasis in family and spirituality from Union Institute & University in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. McAdory is the co-author of one book, author of a book chapter, a monthly contributor of articles to a WEB page in Columbus, Ohio, and has served on several scholarly Editorial Boards. She was one of several Investigators on research projects pertaining to at-risk youth and intergenerational service learning. In 2004, she presented a paper at a roundtable at Oxford University in Oxford, England pertaining to the "widening gap between the rich and the poor in education.". She is also active in the community and is a state, regional and national speaker-trainer in the following areas: aging, family, spirituality, effective communication, stress management, domestic violence, marital discord and diversity. She holds membership in professional organizations and licenses with: Licensed Professional Counselors; National Board of Certified Counselors, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Domestic Violence Counselors, National Student Leadership Conference Board - Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., LPC, NBCC, Clinical Certified Domestic Violence Therapist, Licensed Gerontology Counselors, Theta Alpha Kappa National Honor Society for Religious Studies and Theology and finally a member of the Greater Mobile-Washington County Mental Health-Mental Retardation Board, Inc.
Primary responsibilities at USA are teaching and mentoring students. Her teaching skills culminated with the ABENEEFOO KOU Faculty of the Year Award for 1997-1998, and the Glenn Sebastian Professor/Faculty of the Year Award for 2000-2001. Nationally, she was rated number Three in the Top 10 Professors by Grade Your Professor and Professor Performance in 2003 and 2006. Her research interest examines how African American elders' spirituality and family enabled them to cope with overt racism in the 20th Century and the subtle effects of racism and stress on physical/mental health of African American baby boomers. Dr. McAdory teaches the following courses: Marriage & the Family, Social Problems, African American Family, African American Health & Aging, and Social Gerontology. |
