Carol Apt PhD

Carol Apt received her Ph.D. in Sociology, with a concentration in medical sociology, from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, and is a professor of sociology at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA, where she has been for the last 20 years. She teaches courses in human sexuality, medical sociology, social problems, and the sociology of genocide, a course she developed for the University. In 2011 she was honored as the South Carolina State University Professor of the Year. As a medical sociologist, she is a consulting member of the South Carolina Medical Association Bioethics Committee. In addition to her background as an author and a newspaper and magazine columnist, she is the host of a radio talk show entitled, “Talk to Me,” which addresses issues of sexuality and relationships.