Fred C Pampel Author

Fred C. Pampel holds a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is currently associate vice chancellor of research with the Institute of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado and has also taught at the University of North Carolina, the University of Iowa, and Florida State University. Pampel specializes in research on fertility, mortality, smoking, and social inequality, and has received 15 grants to date for in-depth studies of these topics. He is the author of five books, including Tobacco Industry and Smoking and Racial Profiling, both from Facts On File's Library in a Book series); coauthor of three books; and author or coauthor of more than 45 articles. He is a member of the American Sociological Association, the Population Association of America, and the Southern Sociological Society.