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Brenda Moore is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University at Buffalo, known for her contributions to military sociology, particularly in the areas of race and ethnic relations, gender studies, and sexual trauma.  

Background

A native of Huntington, New York, Brenda Moore earned her B.A. in Sociology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1980 after completing her service as an Equal Opportunity Specialist in the Army. Moore earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Chicago in 1984 and 1987, respectively. Her dissertation was entitled "Effects of the All-Volunteer Force on Civilian Status Attainment."

Career

Brenda Moore began her career as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Indiana University Northwest before joining the University at Buffalo as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology in 1988. In 1996, she was promoted to Associate Professor. Moore would also serve as a Research Associate in the New York Veterans’ Affairs System, as a Visiting Scholar at Cornell University’s Peace Studies Program, and as a Faculty Fellow at the University of Maryland at College Park. During her time at the University at Buffalo, Moore has been the Director of Undergraduate Studies; served on over twenty committees; and has chaired many of them, including the Faculty Senate Committee on Affirmative Action, the Law and Society Search Committee, and the Race and Ethnicity Search Committee. She is a member of the American Sociological Association, Association of Black Sociologists, Joint Center for Political Studies Associates Program, the Congressional Black Caucus Veterans Braintrust, Inc., and the Women's Army Corps Veterans Association. Additionally, she is the Associate Editor for the journals Armed Forces & Society and the Second World War Series and is the Secretary of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society (IUS). She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the areas of race and ethnic relations, military sociology, social stratification, and a special topic on women working in non-traditional roles. Throughout her career, Moore has taught twenty-one unique courses and has published, presented, or written over ninety books, book reviews, articles, conference papers, and encyclopedia entries.  

Research

Brenda Moore’s research in military sociology spans topics such as race, gender, and sexual harassment in the armed forces. Her work on race explores racial and ethnic differences in veterans’ health, racial equality, and diversity in the military. In 2001, Moore testified before the Congressional Black Caucus on the impact military downsizing would have on African American men and women. In 2003, she authored a report to the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute at Patrick AFB detailing the path to full integration for African Americans in the U.S. Additionally, much of her research focuses on women in the military, specifically African American women, examining the subject from a historical and contemporary perspective. In 1996, Moore completed her book, To Serve My Country, To Serve My Race, the first comprehensive study of the only all-Black female battalion to serve overseas during World War II. She is also the author of the book Serving Our Country, Japanese American Women in the Military during World War II, published by Rutgers University Press in 2003. Furthermore, she served as the editor for Armed Forces & Society’s 2017 Special Issue on Women in the Military and has authored numerous articles and reports on sexual trauma and harassment among U.S. servicemembers and veterans.  

Impact and Accomplishments

Brenda Moore has been highly influential and widely recognized for her service and for her contributions to the field of military sociology. Moore was appointed by President Clinton to the American Battle Monuments Commission in 1994, the agency that maintains and promotes America’s overseas commemorative cemeteries and memorials. She has testified for the Department of Defense and Congress on issues involving race and the military. She completed three years of service as a member of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS), advising the Secretary of Defense on military matters concerning active-duty women. She also served as a member of the Veterans’ Rural Health Advisory Committee, providing advice to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on health care issues affecting Veterans residing in rural areas. She has received the National Defense Service Medal for her military service, the Outstanding Veteran Achievement Award, the Congressional Certificate of Merit from the 3rd District of New York, multiple awards from the Office of Naval Research, and the Morris Janowitz Career Achievement Award from the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces & Society (IUS).  

Notable Publications

• Rubino, C., Avery, D. R., McKay, P. F., Moore, B. L., Wilson, D. C., Van Driel, M. S., Witt, L. A., & McDonald, D. P. “And justice for all: How Organizational Justice Climate Deters Sexual Harassment.” Personnel Psychology, 71(4):519-544.

• Moore, Brenda L. "African American Women in the U.S. Military," Armed Forces and Society, 17:363-384.

• Moore, Brenda L. “The Propensity of Junior-Enlisted Personnel to Remain in Today’s Military,” Armed Forces and Society 28, 2:257-278

• Moore, Brenda L. Serving Our Country: Japanese American Women in the Military during World War II, Rutgers University Press.

• Moore, Brenda L. (ed.) “Introduction to Special Issue on Women in the Military” In Armed Forces and Society, 43 (2): 191-201.

• Moore, Brenda L. and Schuyler Webb. "Equal Opportunity in the U.S. Navy: Perceptions of African-American Women," Gender Issues 16,3:99-119.

• Sheehan, Connor M., Robert Hummer, Brenda L. Moore, Kimberly Huyser, and John Sibley Butler. “Duty, Honor, Country, Disparity: Race/Ethnic Differences in Health and Disability among Male Veterans,” In Population Research and Policy Review, Vol. 34, Issue 6, December 2015:785-804.