Michael Lewis is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Director of the Local Community Research Group (LCRG) in SADRI.  He is the author of numerous papers and has authored or edited seven books, including Poisoning the Ivy: The Seven Deadly Sins and Other Vices of Higher Education in America, The Culture of Inequality, and Urban America: Institutions and Experience.  He has served as Associate Editor of the journal Sociological Inquiry since 1996.

Curriculum Vitae:
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Recent Grants:
2006. Wilbraham Public Library. Planning Survey.

2002. Springfield Library and Museums Association. Optimal Public Service: A Telephone Survey on Library Needs.

Selected Publications:
"How to Introduce Sociology at Large Research Universities without Mortgaging Your Soul: Evaluative Observations of a Teaching Experiment." The American Sociologist, Spring 2006. With Melissa Fugiero, Dana Huyser and Hilton Kelly.

Poisoning the Ivy: The Seven Deadly Sins and Other Vices of Higher Education in America. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, 1997.