Dr. Gary E. Bittner has his doctorate in Sociology from Catholic University of America.  His areas of concentration include urban studies specializing in neighborhood and community organizations.  Dr. Bittner joined the faculty of York College of Pennsylvania in 1973 where he presently holds the rank of Associate Professor in Behavioral Sciences.  Dr Bittner has been a Fulbright Scholar to the University of Vienna, Austria.  He also serves on the International Board of Directors, University Center for Peace Research at the University of Vienna as well as being a researcher for the Institute of Peace, Vienna, Austria.

Dr Bittner and his classes have participated in the on-going Renaissance or Old Town York Project for the YWCA, the “Access to Health Care” project sponsored by York health care providers and the NAACP, “Public Perceptions of Urban Problems” for Crispus Attucks and York Red Cross, and the “Race Relations In York County” section of the York Social Capital Conference.   Dr Bittner has published numerous articles and has participated in conferences or taught classes in Russia, China, France and Austria. Recently Dr. Bittner was appointed as an official NGO delegate to the United Nations, representing social institutes in Vienna.  He was also elected to the Scientific Committee of the International Institute of Peace.Dr Bittner has published numerous articles and has participated in conferences or taught classes in Russia, China, France and Austria.

Some Representative Publications:

Gary Bittner and Steve Jacob.  (2007) “United Debate on Unilateralism and Treatment of Terrorists”.  Pp. in Terrorismus: Eine Herausforderung Unserer Zeit (Erwin Bader, Editor).  Peter Lang Publishing: Frankfurt.

Gary Bittner.  (2005). The Need for a Christian-Islamic Dialog as a Method for Peace Assurance.  Pp. 236-242 in Dialog der Religionen (Erwin Bader, Editor). Lit Verlag: Munster.

Gary Bittner.  (1996).  Defence Budget and Employment in York County.  Pp. 82-91 in Defence Doctrines and Conversion (Bjorn Moller and Lev Voronkov, Editors).  Dartmouth: Aldershot.

Christopher A. Hertig and Gary E. Bittner.  (1991).  Report Writing for Security Personnel.  Butterworth-Heinemann: Boston.