John Green

John J. Green is an American professor of sociology. He has been teaching at University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi since 2011.

Green is originally from Decatur, Illinois. Green attended Mississippi State University for both his bachelor's degree and master's degree. His bachelor's was in Political Science, and his master's was in Sociology. He attended University of Missouri-Columbia for his doctorate, which was in Rural Sociology.

Green joined the Division of Social Sciences at Delta State University in 2002 as an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Community Development. He was promoted to Associate Professor. He also served as Interim Chair of the Division of Social Sciences, Acting Chair of History, and Director of the Institute for Community Based Research.

In 2011, he relocated to the University of Mississippi. He serves as Director of the Center for Population Studies and is a Professor of Sociology.

He has held formal leadership roles in the Community Development Society, Southern Rural Sociological Association, Rural Sociological Society, and the Alabama-Mississippi Sociological Association. He also served as Editor-In-Chief for the Community Development Society's journal for two terms. He is affiliated with the University of Mississippi School of Law. He is also the director of the Minor for Society and Health. He works with the Interdisciplinary Graduate Minor in Applied Statistics Committee.

Green's research focuses on the American South. However, he mostly does research in the state of Mississippi. His work covers applied and community-based research frameworks. He has also worked in Hawaii and the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands, especially Guam, Saipan, and American Samoa.

He has authored/co-authored published articles for peer-reviewed journals including Agroforestry Systems, Community Development, Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, Rural Sociology, Sociological Spectrum, and Southern Rural Sociology, along with book chapters in several edited volumes. He co-authored a chapter on “Action Research and Evaluation” in the Introduction to Community Development textbook.

Green has been awarded the Delta State University Foundation Prizes for Excellence in Service and for Excellence in Research, the Rural Sociological Society’s Award for Excellence in Extension and Public Outreach, and the Community Development Society’s Ted K. Bradshaw Outstanding Research Award.