Dallis Wallace III

Dallis was born and raised in rural Charles City, Virginia, and graduated from Charles City High School in 2016. As a first-generation college student, he earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology in 2019 and a master's degree in Urban Affairs in 2021 from Norfolk State University. He is currently a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Kentucky, where he serves as an independent instructor, research assistant, and teaching assistant.

Dallis is a sociologist whose research examines how digital environments shape social inequality, identity, and human behavior. His work focuses on video games, digital entertainment, and emerging technologies, with particular attention to how race, gender, class, and other intersecting social identities influence experiences within virtual spaces. His current research explores identity formation, player engagement, and monetization systems in video games, investigating how structural inequalities are reproduced and negotiated in contemporary digital culture. Grounded in intersectionality and informed by Black Cyberfeminism, his broader research interests include race, socioeconomic inequality, and social and digital stratification. After completing his Ph.D., Dallis aspires to become a tenured sociology professor, where he hopes to continue to mentor future scholars while producing research that deepens our understanding of race, inequality, and digital society.