Room: 220
918 Emmet Street North, Suite 300
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Phone: (434) 982-5575
Fax: (434) 982-5524
E-mail: plp@virginia.edu 

EDUCATION
B.A., Talladega College, Talladega, AL
M.A., University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Ph.D., University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

EXPERTISE
Consultant on policies regarding the status of minorities in Virginia
Data analysis on the socio-economic status of African Americans in Virginia

MAJOR PROJECTS
African American health status in Virginia
Income status of Blacks in Virginia (1960-1990)
Educational status of African Americans in Virginia (1960-1990)

EXPERIENCE
Professor and Director, Center for African American Research, Fisk University
Professor and Director, Urban Research Center, Florida State University
Provost, Division of Social Science & Law, Florida State University
Professor and Provost, University of Massachusetts
Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia
Dean of the Office of African American Affairs, University of Virginia
Former member of the Executive Council of the American Political Science Association (APSA)
Former chair of the APSA Committee on the Status of Blacks in the Profession