Edward Brent, PhD President and CEO, The Idea Works, Inc.
Professor and Chair, Sociology, University of Missouri
Vice-President, YangWard Foundation
Education:
University of Minnesota: PhD in Sociology
University of Missouri: MA in Sociology
University of Missouri: BS with Honors in Physics
Areas of Expertise:
Research Methods, Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis, Social Statistics, Data Structures, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematical Modeling, Social Psychology, Computational Research
About Dr. Brent
Dr. Brent is the founder of The Idea Works, Inc., and is Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of Missouri. At the University of Missouri, he has held positions in the Department of Computer Science in the School of Engineering, the Department of Health Services Management, Department of Family and Community Medicine, and the Department of Management. He is also VP of FundProVo, a nonprofit dedicated to helping individuals and aid groups raise funds and resources for underserved communities. He is also on the Board of Directors of the Yangward Foundation, a nonprofit serving disadvantaged women in Nepal.
He earned his B.S. with Honors in Physics at the University of Missouri, and his PhD in Sociology at the University of Minnesota. He was a post-doctoral fellow at the National Library of Medicine, and the National Institute of Mental Health. He was Visiting International Fellow at the Institute of Social Research at the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom.
His areas of expertise include Research Methods, Social Statistics, Data Structures, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematical Modeling, Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis, and Social Psychology.
He has consulted for the National Institute of Education, Illinois Wesleyan University, Illinois State University, the U.S. Postal Service, and Abbot Laboratories, among many others.
He leads our company in providing cutting edge artificial intelligence research, products, and consulting.
Dr. Brent’s bibliography includes:
- Brent, Edward, Writing about Social Psychology, Reviseabl Books, Veritacit, Inc., 2016
- Bah, Abdoulaye, Che Wilson, Debra Greene, and Edward Brent, Writing about Cultural Diversity, Reviseabl Books, Veritacit Inc., 2016.
- Brent, Edward and John C. Pruit, Sociology Online, The Idea Works, Inc., 2016.
- Brent, Edward and J. Scott Lewis, Learn Sociology, Jones and Bartlett Learning, 2013.
- Sykes, Richard and Edward Brent, Policing: A Social Behaviorist Perspective, Rutgers University Press, 1983.
- Blank, Grant, James McCartney, and Edward Brent (Εds.), New Technology in Sociology: Practical Applications in Research and Work, Transaction Publishers, 1989.
- Benfer, Robert A., Edward Brent, and Louanna Furbee, Expert Systems, Sage, 1991.
