Ray Muhammad

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Ray Muhammad is an associate professor in African American Studies and Sociology. He teaches courses in African American Studies, social perspectives on the family, and perspectives on Black males and masculinity. His research deals with Black males and public identity, fatherhood, family, and mental health. Muhammad served as a board member on University of Michigan's NIMH Race, Ethnic and Cultural Disparities in Mental Health Training Program. He also volunteers for the Nation of Islam's “Million More Movement.” Muhammad holds a PhD in Sociology from Northwestern University.