Education:
B.A. Sociology, Minor Social Work, Fayetteville State University, 1973
M.A. Sociology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1974
Ph.D. Sociology/ Social Psychology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1976
Postdoctorate, Educational Research, Michigan State University, 1981

Courses Taught:

Social Psychology, Social Theory, Research Methods, Applied Sociology, Mass Media, Social Problems, Program Evaluation

Research Interests:

Transportation Patterns of African-American Elderly, Type II Diabetes in African-Americans, Intimate Partner Violence, Minority Access to Post-Graduate STEM Program, Improving Internal Program Evaluation Processes

Select Publications and Presentations:

Smith, Robert & Stella Hargett. 2011. "Second Parenthoods: The Influence of Custodial Care of Children Among African-American Elderly on Their Travel Behaviors and Transportation Needs." DOT National Transportation Center, Morgan State University.

Hargett, Stella. 2009. "All Things to All People: Experiences and Challenges of an Internal Evaluator at a Historically Black College/University (HBCU)." Annual Conference of the American Evaluation Association, Orlando, Florida.

Hargett, Stella & Robert Smith. 2003. "Factors Influencing the Transportation Patterns of African-American Elderly: The Effects of Age, Gender, Household Structure and Residential Location." DOT National Transportation Center, Morgan State University.