Education:
B.S. Morgan State University
M.R.E. Interdenominational Theological Center
M.S. Iowa State University
Ph.D. American University

Courses Taught:
Introduction to Sociology, Sociology of Religion, Urban Sociology, African Americans in the US, Marriage and the Family, Social Problems, Gender and Violence, Racial and Ethnic Relations, Sociology of Gender, The Black Family in America (graduate course), Alternatives to the Traditional Family Structure (graduate course), Sociology of Family (graduate course)

Research Interests:
Spirituality, the Black Church, Intersectionality, Race, Class, Gender, Aging and Health Disparities, Gender Inequality, Black Feminist Perspectives

Presentations:
Bragg, Cynthia. 2015. "Gender Relations in the Church: Pentecostal Ecclesiology and Women's Leadership Roles in an Emerging Culture." Paper presented at the annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies, Lakeland, Florida.

Bragg, Cynthia. 2014. "Women of Color: Gender Inequities and Obstacles to Socioeconomic Mobility in Higher Education." Paper presented at the Second Annual Conference on Social Justice, Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia.

Bragg, Cynthia. 2009. "Barriers Impacting Church Leadership in the Global Community: Women, Gender, Power and Patriarchy." Paper presented at The International Conference on Gender and Social Transformation, Beijing, China.