Mamta Ojha Health & Human Service 2626 University of Toledo Toledo, Ohio 43606-3339 419-530-4664 mamta.ojha@utoledo.edu

ACADEMIC DEGREES

2011 Ph.D. Social Work, University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Dissertation: Job Demands, Social Support and Work-Family Conflict: A Comparative Study of Immigrant and native Workers in United Sates.

2005 MSW, University of Kentucky Lexington, KY

1990 B.A. Economics/Psychology, Isabella Thoburn College UP, India.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Assistant Professor, Social Work 2016 – Present University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio Assistant Professor, Social Work Program 2012 – 2016 Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio

Instructor, Social Work Program 2010 – 2012 Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio

Graduate Instructor, College of Social Work 2008-2010 University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

Research Fellow, Institute for Work Place Innovation 2006-2009 University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

Teaching Assistant, College of Social Work 2006-2006 University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching Experiences:

University of Toledo: Fall 2017 Social Welfare Policy and Legislation Fall 2017 Research Methods for Micro Social work

Bowling Green State University, Social Work Program:

Every Fall 2010-2016 Human Behavior Theory I Spring 2011 Human Behavior Theory II

Every Fall & Spring 2010-2016 Practice III (Community Organizing) Every Spring 2011-2016 Social Welfare Policy Every Spring 2012- 2016 Research Methods

University of Kentucky College of Social Work: Spring 2010 Development of Social Welfare, (BSW) Fall 2009 Human Behavior Theory, (BSW) Summer 2009 Senior Seminar, (BSW) Spring 2009 Development of Social Welfare, (BSW) Fall 2008 Introduction to the Social Work Profession, (MSW) Fall 2006 Social Welfare Policy: Theory and Implementation, (BSW) Summer 2006 Human Behavior Theory (BSW)

Honors Thesis Committee Chair: Research Project (2017) J. Lang, BSW Spring 2017- Spring 2017 Honors Thesis Committee Chair: Research Project (2016)

A. Marsh, BSW, fall 2015- Spring 2016, Bowling Green State University Title: Foster Siblings: Experiences of Biological Children to Fostering and Available Resources. Project presented at undergraduate research symposium and also at NASW- OH chapter conference.

Independent Study: Research Project

C. Tomanski, BSW, summer 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Bowling Green State University

Title: Stressors, Coping Mechanisms, and Services for International Asian Students. CURS Grant awarded Fall 2014 to Catherine Tomanski for $ 552.00 Project also presented at CSWE and currently article under review for publication

Master’s thesis committee: 2012-2013

N. A. Bintz, Masters of Science, December 2013, Bowling Green State University Title: The Transition from Cell Blocks to Street Blocks. What Works?

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2016 CSWE EPAS candidacy and accreditation workshop (April 15th, Washington DC) 2015 Completed online faculty training course 2011 Issues Surrounding Vulnerable Populations in Need of an Advocate. Bowling

Green State University, (October 2011) 2008 Competency Based Education. Certificate Course. College of Social Work,

University of Kentucky. 2007 Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop. The Grant Institute held at Ohio

State University, Columbus, Ohio.

ACADEMIC ADVISING

Undergraduate:

Year Number of Advisees 2016 33 2015 14 2014 12 2013 9

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Work-family issues among low wage workers and immigrant workers • Intimate partner violence • Social Work Education • Service Learning in Teaching • Offender Reentry Issues • Social welfare services and population at risk

PUBLICATIONS AND EQUIVALENCIES

Publication

• Ojha, M.U., Pape, C.M., & Burek, M.W. (2016, Accepted) Reentry in a Comparative Context: Exploring Past, Present, and Future Participation in Services between Non-Urban and Urban Inmates, The Prison Journal.

• Burek, M.W. & Ojha, M.U., (R&R) Accessing Health Services and the Justice- Involved: The Significance of Geographical Considerations, Journal of Crime and Justice.

• Ojha, M.U., Tomanski, C., & Burek, M.W. (R&R) Overwhelmed, Coping, and Moving Forward: The Journey of International Asian Students, Journal of International Students.

• Ojha, M.U., Work-Family Conflict in a Comparative Context: Immigrant andNativeworkers in the U.S.(Under Review) Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work.

• Adams, P. & Ojha, M., (R and R). The Competent Social Work Field Instructor: Perceptions from the Field. The Field Educator.

• Swanberg, J.E., Ojha, M., & Macke, C. (2012). State employment protection statutes for victims of domestic violence: Public Policy’s response to domestic violence as an employment matter. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 27(3), 587-619.

• Swanberg, J., McKechnie, S., Ojha, M., & James, J.(2011). Schedule control, supervisor support and work engagement: A winning combination for workers in hourly Jobs? Journal of Vocational Behavior, vol. 79, pp. 613-624.

• Cook-Craig, P. Craig,C., Sossou, M., Moldova, S., Ojha, M., Redmon, M. (2010). “The Process of Developing an Innovative Teaching Strategy for Promoting International Social Work”. Journal of Global Social Work Practice, vol. 3, issue 2.

Manuscripts ready

• Ojha M. & Burek, M. Capacity Building in the Reentry Context: A Framework towards Restorative Justice. Social Development Issues.

Manuscripts in progress

• Ojha M. & Burek, M. Community Initiative for Homeless: A Case Analysis of

Project Homeless Connect. • Ojha, M. Teaching Macro Practice Utilizing Service Learning Pedagogy. • Ojha M. & Burek, M. Volunteer Experience and Civic Engagement. • Ojha M. & Paneru, K. Work Environment and Immigrant Workers

Reports/Issue Briefs (Scholarship of Engagement)

• Burek, M.W., Ojha, M., & Bridges, J. (2016). Wood County Project Connect: Final Report for Event Held October 14, 2015.

• Burek, M.W., Ojha, M., & Fair, M. (2015). Wood County Project Connect: Final Report for Event Held October 15, 2014.

• Burek, M.W., Ojha, M. U. & Watkins, A. (2013). Reentry Resource Guide and Assistance Directory, Wood County, Ohio.

• Burek, M.W., Leary, J., Watkins, A., & Ojha, M. (2013). Wood County Project Homeless Connect: Final Report for Event Held October 16, 2013. Retrieve at http://www.homeaidofwoodcounty.org/p/ho.html.

• Swanberg, J.E. & Ojha, M.U. (2010). State employment protection statutes for victims of domestic violence as an employment matter. University of Kentucky poverty research discussion series DP 2010-11, ISSN -1936-9379

(Available online at http://www.citisalesstudy.com/) • Swanberg, J., James, J. & Ojha, M. (2008). What is job quality for hourly

workers? Citisales study: Jobs that work, Issue brief. (Funded by Ford Foundation).

• Swanberg, J., James, J. & Ojha, M. (2008). What Workplace Factors Drive Employee Engagement in an Hourly Retail Workforce? Citisales study: Jobs that work, Issue brief. (Funded by Ford Foundation).

• Swanberg, J., James, J. & Ojha, M. (2008). What is the impact of job quality on store level employee engagement and customer satisfaction. Citisales study: Jobs that work, Issue brief. (Funded by Ford Foundation).

• Crystal C., Lemon, C. Ojha, M., Osborne, G., & Pieratt, J. (2005) Court Improvement Project Reassessment 2005 Preliminary Report . Training Resource Center, University of Kentucky College of Social Work. Submitted to Administrative Office of the Courts , Kentucky Court of Justice

PAPERS READ TO PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Referred Papers

• Mason, D., Ojha, M., & Liederbach, J. (September 2017). Preparing Criminal Justice Interns For Interprofessional Practice: Roundtable. Midwestern Criminal

Justice Association, Chicago, IL . September 28-29 2017. • Ojha, M., (November 2016). Project homeless connect: A university-community

response for at-risk population. Council for Social Work Education, APM, Atlanta, GA.

• Mason, D., Ojha, M., & Adams, P. (November 2016). Interprofessional Education in Social Work and Criminal Justice: A conceptual framework for field. Council for Social Work Education, APM, Atlanta, GA.

• Burek, M., Pape, M., & Ojha, M. (September 2016). Ex-Offenders in everyday life: An exploratory study. Midwestern Criminal Justice Association. Chicago, IL.

• Ojha, M.U., & Burek, M.W. (September 2015), “Neighborhood Context & Re- Entry Initiative Services”, Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL . September 24-25 2015.

• Tomanski, C.A., & Ojha, M.U. (2015), “Stressors, Coping Mechanisms, and Services for International Asian Students”, Council of Social Work Education APM, October 15-18, Denver, CO

• Ojha, M.U., & Adams, M. (2015), “Service-Learning Pedagogy: Teaching an Undergraduate Macro-Practice Course.”, Council of Social Work Education APM, October 15-18, Denver, CO

• Ojha, M., Adam, P., Guardiola, L., (October 2014). Utilizing Service-Learning Pedagogy to Teach Undergraduate Macro Practice: A Perfect Match. Council of Social Work Education APM , Tampa, FL.

• Adam, P., Ojha, M., Guardiola, L., (October 2014). Leadership in Field Education: Voices from the Field. Council of Social Work Education APM , Tampa, FL.

• Guardiola, L., Ojha, M., Guardiola, L., Adam, P., (October 2014). Recognizing and Overcoming Barriers to Cross-Cultural Communication: A Social Work Perspective. Council of Social Work Education APM , Tampa, FL.

• Pape, M.,Burek, M.,Leary, J. & Ojha, M. (September, 2014) Non-Urban Life Post-Incarceration: Employment Challenges and Reentry. Midwestern Criminal Justice Association. Chicago, IL.

• Ojha, M.U., & Adam, P.(March 2014). A Model to Teach Macro Social Work Practice & Core Competencies. The Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD). Louisville, KY, March 20.

• Adam, P., Guardiola, L., & Ojha, M.U., (March 2014). The Competent Field Instructor: Perceptions from the Field. The Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD). Louisville, KY, March 21.

• Ojha, M.U., Burek, M.W., & Watkins, A (2013), Coalition Building: Partnership Between Academia, Criminal Justice and Social Services. Midwestern criminal justice association. Chicago, IL. September 26 -28 2013.

• Ojha, M.U. (January 2013), Workplace Factors & Work-Family Conflict: A Comparative Study. The Society for Social Work and Research. San Diego, CA. January 16-20 2013.

• Ojha, M. U., Adams, M., & Lee, H., (November 2012), An Innovative Model: Teaching Community Organizing, Council of Social Work Education APM. Washington, DC.

• Ojha, M. U., & Mason, D., (September 2012), The role of service learning in the criminal justice classroom, Midwestern Criminal Justice Association. Chicago, IL.

• Ojha, M. U., (June 2012), Job Demands and Work-Family Conflict: A

Comparative Study of Immigrant and Native Workers in the United States. Work Family Researchers Network, New York, NY.

• Lee, H., & Ojha, M., (April 2012), Age difference in coping strategies among community-dwelling women in later adulthood. Southern Gerentological Society, Nashville, TN.

• Mason, D., Lee, H., Adams, P. & Ojha, M., (September 2011), Research Collaboration: The View from Social Services, Midwestern Criminal Justice Association. Chicago, IL.

• Swanberg, J. & Ojha, M. (November, 2010), Employment protection supports for victims of partner violence: A state policy analysis. Paper presented at the American Public Policy and Management Annual Conference, Boston, MA.

• Ojha, M. & Swanberg, J. (2009). Predictors of Psychological Distress among Working Poor and Working Non-Poor Immigrants. Society for Social Work Research Conference, (SSWR) New Orleans, LA.

• Swanberg, J., James, J., and Ojha, M. (2008). Quality Workplaces and Lower- wage, Hourly Jobs: Employee and Business Advantage. Work Stress and Health American Psychological Association. Washington DC.

• Swanberg, J. & Ojha,M. (2008) Intimate Partner Violence and Economic Security: An Analysis of State Employment Statutes for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence . Third International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Tuscany, Italy. **

• Swanberg, J., James, J., Werner, M. & Ojha, M. (April, 2007). Responsive Workplaces for Hourly, Lower-wage Workers. International Community, Work & Family Conference. Lisbon, Portugal . Conference Proceedings.

• Ojha, M. & Warner, M. (October, 2007). An Innovative Experiential Policy Practice Course. Council of Social Work Education APM , San Francisco, CA. Non-Refereed Papers

• Burek, M.W., Ojha, M. and Buerger, M. (October, 2013) Where Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Reentry Intersect: Coordination and Collaboration. Invited to speak at the 2013 College of Health and Human Services 10th Annual Homecoming Lecture, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.

• Swanberg, J., James, J., and Ojha, M. (2008). Quality Workplaces and Lower- wage, Hourly Jobs: Employee and Business Advantage. University of Kentucky College of Social Work, Distinguished Lecture Series.

• Swanberg, J. & Ojha,M. (2008) Intimate Partner Violence and Economic Security: An Analysis of State Employment Statutes for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence. University of Kentucky , Center for Poverty Research, Brown bag lunch series.

• Berlin, T., Secret, M., Humphrey, J., Huebner, R., Wade, H., Werner, M., Ojha, M., & Christiansen, D. (September, 2006). The many faces of fact: learning more than we imagined. Kids Are Worth It Annual Conference, Lexington, KY.

RESEARCH PROJECTS AND GRANTS

• Action research project. Sociological Initiatives. ( submitted August 2016, but unfunded, up to $20,000)

• Speed Grant (2016). Grants to attend Council on Social work Education annual meeting in Atlanta, GA($400)

• Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship (CURS) grant approved for C. Tomanski. Project Title “Stressors, Coping Mechanisms, and Services for International Asian Students” ($352.00 towards project expenses, and $200.00 towards student stipend. Total of $552.00)

• Speed Grant (2015). Grants to attend Council on Social work Education annual meeting at Denver, Colorado ($400)

• Wood County Reentry Program (WCRP): A County-Wide Case Management Coordinated Approach to Offender Reentry, Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Offender Reentry Program; Request for Applications (RFA) No. TI-13-007, Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No.: 93.243 (submitted April 2013 but unfunded, up to $430,000 per year, up to three years)

• Office of Service Learning Grant (2013-until expended) Teaching Macro Practice utilizing Service Learning pedagogy ($3500)

• Speed Grant (2014). Grants to attend Council on Social work Education annual meeting at Tampa Florida ($400)

• Speed Grant (2013). Grants to attend Mid-Western Criminal Justice Association Annual Conference at Chicago, IL ($400)

• Building Strengths OSPR Grant (2013). Travel Grant to present paper titled Workplace factors and work-family conflict: A comparative study”, at Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) conference at San Diego, CA ($750.00)

SERVICE

A. College of Health and Human services (i) 2011-2017 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (member until

2015 now chairing that committee) (ii) 2015 Search committee senior secretary position PAH (iii) 2015 Search committee senior secretary position CDIS (iv) 2015-2016 Search committee CHHS advisor position

B. Department of Human Services

(i) (ii)

2010- 2014 2013-2015

Pillar Grant committee member Performance Review Committee

(iii) 2011 Faculty search committee (iv) 2013 Faculty search committee (v) 2014 Faculty search committee (vi) 2015 Faculty search committee (vii) 2016 Faculty search committee (viii) 2016 Chaired the EPR review committee.

C. Social Work Program (i) 2013- 2017 Assisting in the process of starting MSW

with gerontology concentration at BGSU. (ii) 2013-2017 Academic advisor to student organization in Social

Work program. (iii) 2010-2012 Assisted in Accreditation of Bachelors of Social

Work Program Self Study and accreditation process D. University Service

(i) Spring 2016 Annual Undergraduate Symposium for

Research and Scholarship poster presentations Judge

(ii) 2015 Excellence in Service Learning and Civic Engagement awards committee

(iii) Fall 2010 – Spring 2013 Equal Opportunity Compliance Committee (iv)

Fall 2012- Spring 2013

CHHS Dean Search Committee

(v) Fall 2013 College of Health and Human Services 10thAnnual Homecoming Lecture, Bowling Green, OH

E. Community Involvement

(i) Habitat for Humanity Bowling Green State University Students Chapter Advisor.( 2016-2017 )

(ii)

Project Connect: Wood county Ohio, Co-Chair, Administration Committee .( 2013-present )

(iii)

Wood County Reentry Coalition: Data collection and integration (iv)

Committee. Speaker at the organization common good

(v) Dragon Boat Festival - Toledo, Partners in education. Summer learning village: data collection committee (2016-2016)

(vi) Faculty advisor for Student Organization of Social Workers (SOSW) in 2016

(vii) Serving as faculty advisor for a new student organization “Nepal Students Association” (NSA) which was started in 2016

F. Service to Profession

G. Honors and Awards 2015

The Women’s Center at BGSU, Bring Your Favorite Professor Luncheon

2015

Office of Service Learning Faculty Excellence in Service Learning & Civic Engagement Award Nominee

2015

Group Excellence in Service Learning & Civic Engagement Award for Spring 2014 students of Social Work 4060

2014

Office of Service Learning Faculty Excellence in Service Learning & Civic Engagement Award Nominee

2014

Group Excellence in Service Learning & Civic Engagement Award for Fall 2013 students of Social Work 4060

Membership in Honor Societies

• Council on Social Work Education • The Midwestern Criminal Justice Association

(i)

Fall 2016 MCJS conference. Helped in hosting registrations and membership table

table at the conference

(ii)

2016-2017 Serving on Social Work Transfer Assurance Guide (TAG) as a review panel member for Ohio

Ohio (iii) 2016 Served as a manuscript reviewer for Council of Social Work Education annual conference papers

(iv) 2016 Served as manuscript reviewer for Journal of International Students