Background
Smith, Joel was born on December 7, 1925 in New York City. Son of Louis Koval and Hannah (Barowitz) Smith.
Smith, Joel was born on December 7, 1925 in New York City. Son of Louis Koval and Hannah (Barowitz) Smith.
Bachelor, Queens College, 1945; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1954.
Instructor, assistant professor sociology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1951-1958; associate professor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1958-1967; professor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, since 1967; director graduate studies department sociology, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1967-1971, 74-76, 81-88; visiting professor department political science, U. Geneva, 1972-1973; faculty associate Canada Studies Center, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, since 1973; faculty associate Center International Studies, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, since 1973; faculty associate film and video program, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, since 1985; senior fellow Center for Demographic Studies, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, since 1986. Member panel on undergraduate science equipment National Science Foundation, Washington, 1967-1972. Member graduate program evaluation teams Council of Graduate Schools, Washington, 1974-1977.
Member Planning and Zoning Commission, Durham, North Carolina, 1980-1983. Key census tract person, Durham Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area, United States bureau of Census, Washington, since 1958. Member American Sociological Association (member commission on professional standing and training 1970-1973, chairman 1972-1973), Sociological Research Association, Canada Sociology and Anthropology Association, Southern Sociological Society (president 1990-1991), Population Association American, International Union for Science Study of Population, University Club (Durham, North Carolina).
Married Barbara Vorsanger, December 20, 1953. Children: Herbert Lawrence, Joanne Rachel, Eliot Frederick.