Born: Detroit, MI 1942
Studied: Goshen (IN) College BA in Religion (Interdisciplinary)1968
New School for Social Research, Graduate Faculty MA Sociology 1975
City Univ. of New York, Graduate Center PhD Sociology (Religion and Deviance) 2000
Asst. Prof Sociology/CJ Marywood University, Scranton, PA 2002
Asst. Prof Criminal Justice Farmingdale State College (SUNY) 2004
Numerous Adj/Visiting positions, incl. Iona C., Queens C., (CUNY), John Jay C., (CUNY), Brooklyn C. (CUNY), Mercy C. 1980-2018
Chairman of the Board, Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center 1992-1995
Married: Linda Mason, Fort Wayne, IN 1968 (b. Indpls, IN 1946, d. NY, NY 2012)
Children: Michael Benjamin b. 1987 (Rescue Paramedic, FDNY)
Retired: 2012
Reside: New York, NY