Dr. Christopher S Chambers, PhD

Dr. Christopher S. Chambers, PhD earned a B.A. in Political Science from Drew University, a M.A. in College Student Personnel from the University of Maryland, a M.A. in Sociology from the University of Florida and Ph.D. in Sociology from Texas A&M University.

In 2018 he joined Providence College as an assistant professor where he teaches Sociology, Social Theory, and Race, Class and Gender.

Dr. Chambers has a wealth of experience in higher education including 12 years in student affairs at Drew University, the University of Maryland, Dartmouth College and Duke University.

During that time, he worked in residence life, multicultural education, leadership education, and at Duke’s Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture.

Prior to joining the faculty at Providence College, Dr. Chambers spent 10 years as an Assistant Professor at Northeastern University, teaching Sociology, Race and Ethnic Relations, Race Class and Gender, the Sociology of Sexualities, Critical Race Theory, Race and Social Identity, and African American Studies. He also served as Director of Undergraduate Programs for the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.

Dr. Chambers’ research and writing focuses on social theories of racism and on Black gay men’s identities, and he uses an intersectional lens to study individual and collective Black identities and seeks to highlight the ways gender and sexuality influence those processes. His work examines the ways various ideologies, cultural norms, and experiences of racism influence the direction and content of Blackness. At the same time, he attempts to shed light on the inconsistencies, paradoxes, tensions and diversity of Black life in a racialized America.