Andrew Billingsley

Dr. Andrew Billingsley has served on the SC Center for Fathers and Families Board since 2008.

Dr. Billingsley received a Master of Arts degree from the University of South Carolina and a Master of Science degree from Boston University.  He received a Doctorate in Social Policy and Research from Brandeis University.

Dr. Billingsley is a professor of sociology and African American studies and is senior-scholar-in-residence at the University of South Carolina's Institute for Families in Society.  He is emeritus professor and former chair of family studies at the University of Maryland.  He has also served as president of Morgan State University and vice-president for academic affairs at Howard University.

A recent Fulbright scholar to Ghana, Dr. Billingsley is the author of several books of sociology including the seminal work Black Families in White America.  Other books include Climbing Jacob's Ladder: The Enduring Legacy of African American Families; Children of the Storm and the recently published Mighty Like a River: The Black Church and Social Reform.  He is currently working on a social biography, The Family Legacy of Robert Smalls, Civil War Hero.