! M.A. - Sociology, Marquette University Milwaukee, Wisc. (1982)

! B.A. - Sociology, Religion, Eastern College St. Davids, Pa. (1980) (1987)

! Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Lehigh University (1991-1995)

! Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Temple University (1986-1991)

! Quality of Life

! Sociology of Religion

! Thomas, Melvin E. 1994. Paul J. Franz Junior Faculty Fellowship (Lehigh), $3,500.

! Thomas, Melvin E. 1992. Faculty Research Grant (Lehigh), $330.

! Soc. 202 Principles of Sociology

! Soc. 305 Race & Ethnic Relations

! Soc. 495 Racism in the U.S.

Graduate

! Soc. 738 Race & Ethnic Inequality

! Horton, Hayward D., and Melvin Thomas. 1998. Race, Class and Family Structure: Differences in Housing Values For Black and White Homeowners. Sociological Inquiry 68 (1):114-36.

! Thomas, Melvin, Cedric Herring, and Hayward Horton. 1995. Racial and Gender Differences in Returns From Education. Pp. 239-53 in Race and Ethnicity in America Meeting the Challenge in the 21st Century, edited by Gail Thomas. Washington, DC: Taylor and Francis.

! Thomas, Melvin. 1995. Race, Class, and Occupation: An Analysis of Black and White Earning Differences for Professional and Non-Professional Men 1940-1990. Pp. 139-56 in Research in Race and Ethnic Relations Volume 8, edited by Rutledge Dennis. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, Inc.

! Thomas, Melvin, Cedric Herring, and Hayward D. Horton. 1994. Discrimination Over the Life Course: A Synthetic Cohort Analysis of Earning Differences Between Black and White Males 1940-1990. Social Problems 41 (4):601-22.

! Thomas, Melvin. 1993. Race, Class, and Personal Income: An Empirical Test of the Declining Significance of Race Thesis 1968-1988. Social Problems 40 (3):328-42.

! Thomas, Melvin, and Bernadette Holmes. 1992. Determinants of Satisfaction for Blacks and Whites. Sociological Quarterly 33 (3):459-72.

! Thomas, Melvin, and Hayward D. Horton. 1992. Race, Class, and Family Structure: The Case of Family Income. Sociological Perspectives 35 (3):433-50.

! Thomas, Melvin, and Michael Hughes. 1986. The Continuing Significance of Race: A Study of Race, Class, and Quality of Life in America 1972-1985. American Sociological Review 51:830-41.

! Committee on Academic Standards (1997-1998)

Departmental Committees

! Graduate Recruitment and Admissions committee

! Inequality Graduate Concentration (Chair)

! Association of Black Sociologists (ABS)

! Southern Sociological Society (SSS)

! Society for The Study of Social Problems (SSSP)

! Publication Committee Chair (ABS)

! Nominations Committee (SSS)

! Black Caucus Vice President (SSS)

! Contemporary Sociology (January 1999)

! Race and Society