Dr. Lori Latrice Sykes is Assistant Professor of African-American Studies at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York.  Before joining the faculty at John Jay, Dr. Sykes was an Instructor of Sociology and Associate Director of the Center for Service Learning and Civic Engagement at Hudson Valley Community College. She is committed to excellence in teaching, learning and in scholarship. She has taught courses in sociology at the College of Saint Rose and University at Albany, State University of New York.

Dr. Sykes has previously been employed by the Office of Urban Initiatives, Center for Assistive Technology at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Council of Community Services of New York State, and the New York State Assembly.

Dr. Sykes research interests include race and ethnicity, wealth inequality, demography and community development. Her recent publications include:

"A Home of Her Own: An Analysis of Asset Ownership for Non-Married Black and White Women." The Social Science Journal. 42(2): 273-284.

Horton, Hayward Derrick and Lori Sykes. 2004. "Toward a Critical Demography of Neo-mulattos: Structural Change and Diversity within the Black Population." in Cedric Herring, Verna Keith and Hayward Derrick Horton (eds.) Skin Deep.

Sykes, Lori. 2003. "Income Rich, Asset Poor: A Multilevel Analysis of Racial and Ethnic Differences in Housing Values among Baby Boomers." Population Research and Policy Review. 22(1): 1-20.

Horton, Hayward Derrick and Lori Sykes. 2003. "Critical Demography and the Measurement of Racism: A Reconsideration of Wealth, Status and Power," Race and Society. 4(2001):207-217.

Sykes, Lori. 2002. "Wealth Inequality Among and Between Asian, Black, Hispanic and White Women". The Journal of Intergroup Relations. Volume 29(1): 3-15.

Sykes is also a contributor to the latest edition of International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, authoring the following entries: nonblacks, nonwhites and baby boomers. She is a member of the American Sociological Association including the section on Teaching and Learning.

She continues to provide support to community based organizations interested in addressing critical social problems. Dr. Sykes hosts conferences on community development and grant writing.

Dr. Sykes earned her doctoral degree in 2006 from the University at Albany and a Masters Degree in 1998 from the University at Buffalo. She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1996 from Fordham University.