Mary Pattillo | |
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 Mary Pattillo speaks in 2008 | |
| Born | |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (BA) University of Chicago (PhD) |
| Occupation | Sociologist |
| Employer | Northwestern University |
| Notable work | Black Picket Fences Black on the Block |
| Title | Harold Washington Professor of Sociology; Chair of the Department of Black Studies |
Mary Pattillo is an American professor and ethnographer of African American studies at Northwestern University. She is the Harold Washington Professor of Sociology and chair of the Department of Black Studies. As of 2016, she has served as director of undergraduate studies in African American studies and has been a faculty associate in Northwestern's Institute for Policy Research since 2004.[1] She has formerly served as chair of Northwestern University's department of sociology.[1]