1997

PhD Sociology

University of Sheffield (UK) 

1993

MA Black Studies

The Ohio State University

1992

BA (Honors) Sociology & American Studies

Liverpool Hope University (UK)

Historical sociology and “race” theories/research; Black studies; African Diaspora (UK, USA & Caribbean); Social construction of racialized identities and African Diaspora cultures; Race/Class/Gender perspectives

 Christian, Mark (Ed.) (Special Issue, May 2006).  "The State of Black Studies in the Academy" Journal of Black Studies 36(5):  142pp.

Christian, Mark (January 2005), "The Politics of Black Presence in Britain and Black Male Exclusion in the British Education System," Journal of Black Studies 35(3):  327-346.

 Christian, Mark (2004), "Assessing Multiracial Identity" in Jayne O. Ifekwunigwe "'Mixed Race' Studies:  A Reader," London & New York:  Routledge:  303-312.

Christian, Mark (Jan/Feb. 2004), "Unmasking Mis-Education and Other Impediments to the Progressive Black Studies Scholar" in Katherine Bankole. (Ed.) Africological Perspectives:  Historical and Contemporary Analysis of Race and Africana Studies, 1 (1):  49-75.

Christian, Mark (2004), Contributor:  "Encyclopedia of Black Studies," 1st ed., Sage.

Christian, Mark (December, 2003), "Observations on Black Britain and Black Identity," New Standpoints, 18:16-17.

Christian, Mark (Ed) (2002a). Black Identity in the 20 th Century: Expressions of the US and UK African Diaspora . London: Hansib.

Christian, Mark (2002b). “An African Centered Perspective on White Supremacy.” Journal of Black Studies 33(2):179-198.

Christian, Mark (2001). “African Centered Knowledge: A British Perspective.” The Western Journal of Black Studies 25(1):12-20.

Christian, Mark (2000). Multiracial Identity: An International Perspective. London/New York: Macmillan/St. Martin’s Press.