Robert Shelby is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Evansville. He earned his PhD in applied sociology from the University of Louisville in 2016. He also earned advanced degrees in sociology (2011) and communication and culture (2006). In 2001 he was granted an undergraduate degree in youth ministry and biblical studies from Trinity International University. He specializes in organizational sociology with specific interest in Protestant Christian organizational structures. Shelby conducted an outcome program evaluation for the Crossing Church in Quincy, Illinois (59th largest Protestant church in the US – 2016) and a process program evaluation for Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky (9th Largest Protestant Church in the US – 2016).