Dr. Kevin Breault: Brief Academic Biography

            Dr. Breault has a B.A. from Reed College, a M.A. from the University of Washington, and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, perhaps the leading department of sociology in the world, from which he graduated first with a perfect gpa and was the department's nominee for the prestigious Harper Fellowship.  At Chicago, Dr. Breault was one of only a few students in the modern period to get a paper published in the prestigious American Journal of Sociology.  Since Chicago Dr. Breault has had a fellowship at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford and has taught at University of Cincinnati, Washington University, Austin Peay State University and has been at MTSU since 1999.  Dr. Breault is a tenured full professor and has been Director of Graduate Studies at MTSU, and the Chair of the Sociology Program at Austin Peay State Univ.  Professor Breault has dozens of publications and has published in all the major journals in sociology, American Sociological Review, American Journal of Sociology, Social Forces.  Some other journals include: Journal of Quantitative Criminology, British Journal of Sociology, Journal of Marriage and the Family, Sociological Quarterly, Social Science Quarterly, Contemporary Sociology, Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, Archives of Suicide Research, International Journal of Men's Health, and Social Science Research.  His major interest is in social epidemiology and explores the social forces that are related to morbidity and mortality.  He is internationally known for research on homicide, suicide, religious participation in the U.S., social control theory, and Emile Durkheim, the founder of scientific sociology.  Dr. Breault has been noted in various publications including Who's Who in America , he has hundreds of citations in the periodical literature and books, and dozens of media appearances, including televisions, newspapers and radio.  Indeed, Dr. Breault likely has more quality citations, citations based on papers published in leading journals, than any other faculty member at MTSU.  Dr. Breault has also published more than 20 papers with current and former students.  He does consulting work and his avocations include writing children's books, playing chess, and he is a competitive birder with a ranking in the American Birding Association.  Dr. Breault is married to a lawyer who does corporate work and has a child in college.