Clifton D. Bryant (December 25, 1932 – Blacksburg, Virginia, September 13, 2010) was an American sociologist and Professor of Sociology at Virginia Tech, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
[1][2] He was particularly noted for detecting "carnal computer and erotic cyberspace as an emerging research frontier"[3][4] and his 1999 paper on "propagandizing pederasty.
[2] Bryant had started his academic career at the University of Georgia, and moved to Virginia Tech in 1972 where he was appointed Professor of Sociology.
At Virginia Tech he chaired the Department of Sociology, and served until his retirement in 2007.
Bryant was Professor at the Millsaps College and at the Western Kentucky University.