Michael Schulman
is the editor of Rural Sociology. His research includes
publications on the decline of the black farmer, changes
in the Southern textile industry, and the impact of
globalization and restructuring on rural communities.
Recently, his work has addressed farm family occupational
health and safety and adolescent work and occupational
safety. He is William Neal Reynolds Professor in the
Department of Sociology & Anthropology and Alumni
Distinguished Graduate Professor at N.C.State University.
He is also an adjunct professor in the Department of
Health Behavior and Health Education at the UNC School
of Public Health and a member of the young workers research
team at the Injury Prevention Research Center.
This
Sawyer Seminar, funded by the Mellon Foundation, includes a year-long
series of working group meetings
and mini-conferences on the central theme of globalization and
the land. It is hosted by UNC's Center for Global Initiatives.
