PhD PROGRAM GRADUATES - SSA · THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION | PhD PROGRAM 2013 – 2014 Andrew Brake 1 Ashley Curry, LCSW 12 Jessica Hutchison

DEFINING PROBLEMS. SHAPING SOLUTIONS.

PhDPROGRAMG R AD UATES

2013 – 2014

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION | PhD PROGRAM 2013 – 2014

Andrew Brake 1

Ashley Curry, LCSW 12

Jessica Hutchison Darrow 20

Vanessa Fabbre, MA, LCSW 27

Ellen G. Frank-Miller 32

Melissa Hardesty 39

Nucha Isarowong, LCSW 46 Y. Kafi Moragne-Patterson, M.S.W. 55

Teresa Thalia Moro 64

Alfred Gene Pérez 74

Md. Hasan Reza 82

Tina K. Sacks 89

Florian Sichling 94

Fallon S. Wilson 98

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Andrew Brake

EDUCATION

PhD Expected June 2014, The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Dissertation Chair: Melissa Roderick, PhD Committee: Gina Samuels, PhD & Shelby Cosner, PhD

Dissertation Title: Right from the Start: Ninth Grade Teacher-Student Relationships in the Transition to High School

AM (MSW) June 2008, The University of Chicago Social of Social Service Administration

Concentration: Community Schools / Clinical Social Work MA May 2000, The New School for Social Research Sociology BA June 1997, DePaul University Sociology

RESEARCH INTERESTSAcademic & Social Supports in Secondary Schools; Adult-Youth Relationships; Adolescent Development; School & Agency Partnerships; School Social Work Practice; Urban Education

TEACHING INTERESTS

School Social Work Practice; History of School Social Work; Clinical & Community Practice in Schools; Adolescent Development & School Engagement; Youth Leadership & Activism; Urban Education; Qualitative Research Methods

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2010 – Present Principal Investigator The University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration

Right from the Start: Ninth Grade Teacher-Student Relationships in the Transition to High School Designed, methods and conceptual framework. Conducted fieldwork and analysis of classroom observations and interviews for a sample of 24 study participants (16 ninth grade students and 8 teachers) during the 2011-12 academic year. This study utilizes a grounded theory method to examine the development of ninth grade teacher-student relationships and their impact in shaping the classroom behaviors, engagement, and performance of ninth grade students during their transition to high school.

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2005 – 2008 Graduate Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Melissa Roderick, PhD

The University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration Evaluation of the Advancement Via Individual Determinations (AVID) Program in the Chicago Public Schools

Co-authored federal and private grant applications with Principal Investigator and Project Director for a multi-year evaluation of the AVID Program, a nationally recognized college preparation initiative expanded district-wide in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS). Developed ninth grade student and teacher surveys for district-wide program evaluation in 38 schools. Coordinated survey administration with CPS teachers and established evaluation agenda with CPS officials. Conducted analysis of student performance data to evaluate program effectiveness during ninth grade implementation in CPS. Co-authored one conference paper and one district report and co-presented two conference presentations and one Board of Directors presentation on outcomes of ninth-grade students’ performance and program satisfaction.

2004 – 2006 Research Assistant & Clinical Facilitator Principal Investigator: Geri Donenberg, PhD

The University of Illinois-Chicago, Institute for Juvenile Research, Department of Psychiatry

Assisted Research Director and staff in the development of Institutional Review Board documents, intervention curricula, research instruments, and recruitment and instructional materials for a multi-site, adolescent HIV prevention intervention study of 13-18 year old students in Chicago-area therapeutic day treatment schools. Recruited and assessed families, facilitated affect management and health promotion workshops and trained project facilitators. Co-authored poster presentation on recruitment strategies of clinically hospitalized teens and families to an HIV prevention study.

FUNDED RESEARCH

2012 Fahs Beck Fund for Research & Experimentation Doctoral Dissertation GrantRight from the Start: Ninth Grade Teacher-Student Relationships in the Transition to High School Key Personnel: Brake, A.

$5,000 / January 2012 – January 2013

HONORS

2012 Doctoral Teaching CertificateThe University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration

2009 Teacher of the Year AwardJones College Prep High School

2008 Evelyn Harris Ginsburg Memorial Prize for Outstanding Work and Promise in School Social WorkThe University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration

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2000 Graduating HonorsThe New School for Social Research

1999 Graduate Faculty University FellowThe New School for Social Research

1997 Graduate High HonorsDePaul University

1996 Chaddick Foundation, Urban Studies ScholarDePaul University

PAPERS, PUBLISHED REPORTS & MANUSCRIPTS

Brake, A. & Graham, H. (2013). Building trust in transition: Culturally responsive practice & teacher-student relationship-building approaches in multi-ethnic ninth grade classrooms. Unpublished manuscript.

Nagaoka, J., Deutsch, J., Brake, A., & Roderick, M. (2008). CCSR’s 2007 AVID Reports for Chicago Public Schools. Chicago: IL. Consortium on Chicago School Research at the University of Chicago.

Brake, A., Nagaoka, J., Deutsch, J., & Roderick, M. (2007). Bringing AVID to Chicago’s public high schools: Ninth grade outcomes in a large, urban school district. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL

PRESENTATIONS

November 2013 Brake, A., Darrow, J., & McMillen, S. This I know: Lessons learned by first doctoral teaching certificate recipients.Presentation at the Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Dallas, TX

September 2013 Sichling, F., Brake, A., & Roth, B. Right from the Start: Teacher-student relationships & the transition to high school in Chicago.

Presentation at the ‘Educational Landscapes’ Cooperative Colloquium at Friedrich Alexander University, Nuremburg, Germany

June 2013 Brake, A. & Graham, H. Examining culturally responsive pedagogy in multi-ethnic ninth grade classrooms.Poster presentation at the Illinois Education Research Council Annual Symposium, Tinley Park, IL

January 2013 Brake, A. Realizing trust in transition: The impact of teacher collaboration & culturally responsive practice on ninth grade immigrant youth. Symposium presentation at the meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Diego, CA

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June 2012 Brake, A. ‘It’s not like with other teachers, when they call you up’: Teacher relationship-building priorities & practices in the first ten weeks of high school. Presentation at the Illinois Education Research Council Annual Symposium, Tinley Park, IL

October 2011 Brake, A. & Teigiser, K. Teaching & relationship-building in social work education.

Presentation at the Doctoral Teaching Workshop, University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL

April 2008 Brake, A., Deutsch, J., Roderick, M. & Nagaoka, J. Transitioning to high school in the AVID Program: Ninth grade outcomes in a large, urban school district. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, New York, NY

June 2007 Nagaoka, J., Brake, A., & Deutsch, J., The arrival of AVID in Chicago: Preliminary ninth grade outcomes. Presentation at the Illinois Education Research Council Annual Symposium, Oak Lawn, IL

April 2007 Brake, A., Nagaoka, J., Deutsch, J., & Roderick, M. Bringing AVID to Chicago’s Public Schools: Ninth grade outcomes in a large, urban school district. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL

July 2004 Nappi, C., Brake, A., Coleman, G., & Donenberg, G. Recruitment of families of troubled youth to an HIV prevention intervention study: Key strategies and lessons learned. Poster presentation for the National Institute for Mental Health Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2012 – 2013 Doctoral Teaching Workshop Fellow & CoordinatorThe University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration

Developed workshop topics, recruited presenters, and facilitated discussions for a year-long bi-weekly workshop series designed to enhance doctoral students’ knowledge, skills, and professional expertise during their doctoral studies and in preparation for their careers as social work educators.

Spring 2012 & InstructorSpring 2013 The University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration

Course: Public School Systems & Service PopulationsThis course, the first in a two-quarter sequence for first year SSA Schools-Based Program students, explores the professional roles, responsibilities, tensions and possibilities encountered by social workers in schools and community agencies. Students explore clinical, community, policy and practice issues and the roles and responsibilities of school social workers in working with diverse students, families and service providers in urban, public schools.

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Responsibilities include the development and presentation of all instruction and materials, counseling and advising individual students, grading student assignments and working with SSA staff to integrate curriculum content with SSA’s Clinical and Community Schools Social Work Programs’ goals and activities.

Fall 2010 – 2013 Course: The Exceptional Child This course, the second in a two-quarter sequence for second year graduate clinical

school social work students, examines the policies, practices and services related to working with children who qualify for special education or Section 504 services in schools. Federal and state laws, eligibility criteria, district and school policies, the parameters of disabilities and the services and best-practices relevant to the field of school social work are all highlighted.

Responsibilities include the development and presentation of all instruction and materials, counseling and advising individual students, grading student assignments, meeting weekly with the graduate teaching assistant to prepare and coordinate coursework activities and working with SSA staff to integrate curriculum content with SSA’s Clinical Schools Social Work Program goals and activities.

Fall 2010 Guest Lecturer North Park College, School of Education, Chicago, IL Instructor: William McHenry, M Ed

Course: Teaching & Multiculturalism in Urban Education

Designed and presented a lecture to fourth year undergraduate education students on the role of social emotional learning and cultural sensitivity when teaching marginalized students and students with disabilities.

Fall 2008 Graduate Teaching AssistantThe University of Chicago, School of Social Service AdministrationInstructor: Michael Woolley, DCSW, PhDCourse: The Exceptional Child

Co-taught with faculty instructor course designed to prepare graduate students to work with children receiving special education and related social work services in schools and their families. Developed instructional and presentation materials, graded student assignments and met bi-weekly with faculty instructor to prepare and coordinate course materials and activities.



ACADEMIC SERVICE

August 2013 Invited Workshop PresenterNetwork for College Success8 9 Teacher Network Summer Professional Development Workshop University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL

Project Investigators: Camille Farrington, PhD & Melissa Roderick, PhD

Presented and facilitated workshop on effective ninth grade teacher-student relationship-building practices with thirty members of the Network’s eighth and ninth grade teacher network from schools who received federal School Improvement Grant (SIG) funding with the Chicago Public Schools.

July 2013 Workshop Facilitator, Professional Development ProgramWorkshop: Making care common: Strengthening school social work consultation & teacher-student conferencingThe University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration

Developed and facilitated summer professional development workshop for thirty school social workers and teachers focusing on enhancing the collaborative and complimentary practices of school social work consultation and teacher-student conferencing to enhance teacher-student relationships and student school engagement, behaviors, and performance.

2012 – Present Resident Head, Undergraduate Housing System The University of Chicago, The College

Provide personal, social, and academic guidance to 65 undergraduate student residents in the College. Supervise undergraduate resident assistant. Lead and

coordinate programming to create a respectful, engaging and supportive undergraduate residential living community.

2011 – Present Invited Workshop PresenterNew Student Teacher Professional Development SeriesAmundsen High School, Chicago, IL

Program Director: Richard Lange, M Ed

Facilitated tri-annual workshop with undergraduate and graduate student teachers on the importance and best-practices of integrating positive teacher-student relationship building as a core planning and instruction priority during periods of student vulnerability, such as school transitions.

2007 – Present Member: School Social Work Advisory Committee

The University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration

Meet bi-monthly with Deputy Dean of Curriculum and Instruction, faculty and instructors, school social workers, graduate student fellows, community partners and School Social Work Program Directors to oversee and support the curriculum, program coordination and student support services of the Master’s in School Social Work Clinical / Community Schools Program.


PRACTICE / CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

2010 – 2011 Jones College PrepCoordinator & Instructor: Youth Leadership & Peer Mentorship Program

Developed and coordinated youth leadership and peer mentorship program and seminar elective course for 12th grade student mentors and 9th grade student mentees with Freshmen Counselor. Taught daily senior elective course on leadership and mentorship to high school seniors, developed curriculum, and managed all academic and extracurricular responsibilities related to the program and course.

2008 – 2010 Director: Community Schools InitiativeDeveloped, implemented, evaluated and managed the Community School Initiative (CSI) at Jones College Prep (JCP), a district-wide initiative in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), and implemented at JCP, designed to expand the school’s hours, social and academic services and community partnerships. Developed, co-taught and coordinated youth leadership and peer mentorship program seminar elective for 12th grade student mentors and 9th grade student mentees with Freshmen Counselor. Coordinated and expanded after-school and student leadership programs, managed homework study center and tutoring program, led school-wide fundraising events. Co-led, secured funding, developed programming, community partners, and coordinated JCP Freshmen Connection Program. Created and managed CSI program budget, contractor agreements, and JCP Advisory Committee. Supervised second year school social work and counseling interns on clinical interventions and program development.

2007 – 2008 School Social Work Intern: Department of Counseling & Social Work

Second year Master’s in Community Schools / Clinical Social Work intern, including acting Community School Director for the final three months of the academic year. Developed curriculum and co-taught weekly freshmen high school transition course with Director of Counseling Department. Counseled and supported academically “off-track” freshmen through individual counseling, tutoring, support groups, and recruitment of external services. Worked with Clinical Social Worker and Case Manager to support school’s caseload of special education students receiving clinical social work services, including weekly individual clinical sessions, parent meetings and individualized education program (IEP) meetings. Collaborated with principal, faculty and staff in the development of JCP’ academic remediation program, the expansion of Counseling Department services and the creation of the JCP Community Schools Initiative.

2006 – 2007 Percy L. Julian High School, Chicago, ILSchool Social Work Intern

Completed School Social Work internship practicum. Developed curriculum, facilitated bi-weekly meetings and conducted program analysis of a year-long intervention designed to improve academic and social support for at-risk freshmen. Advised seniors in college and financial applications and career goals. Counseled students with general academic, social, and emotional concerns, and intervened during school crises.


2001 – 2004 The Posse Foundation, Chicago, ILProgram Trainer

Annually recruited high school student leaders from Chicago Public Schools and community organizations and collaborated with Posse staff and university officials to select and support college scholarship recipients each academic year. Trained Posse scholars in 34-week curriculum focusing on leadership development, cross-cultural communication, accessing academic resources and community and team building. Collaborated with universities and Posse staff to provide on-campus support to Posse scholars and organized and facilitated annual three-day campus-wide diversity retreats at each university.

2000 – 2001 Alternatives, Inc. & Centro Romero, Inc., Chicago, ILProgram Manager, Project T.E.A.C.H.

Developed program and curriculum, secured grant funding, recruited youth and taught environmental arts and awareness after-school program for 12-18 year olds in the Uptown and Edgewater communities.

2000 – 2001 Michael Reese Health Trust, Chicago, ILGrants Administrator

Recorded and tracked grants from initial letter of inquiry to final award notification. Supported staff in Board and grantee correspondence, policy research, database management, and preparation and evaluation and review materials for Board of Trustees and staff.

FELLOWSHIPS & GRANTS

2012-13 Bernice Kern Simon Teaching FellowshipThe University of Chicago, School of Social Services AdministrationKey Personnel: Brake, A.Full tuition & $5,000 stipend

2005 – 2010 PhD Program Fellowship The University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration Brake, A. Full tuition & $15,000 annual stipend

2009 After School Matters Digital Photography Program GrantJones College Prep High School and Youth Guidance, Inc.

Project Title: The Jones Photographic SocietyKey Personnel: Brake, A., Austin, M., Fitzpatrick, A.

$47,531 / academic year

2008 – 2010 Community Schools Initiative Grant, Chicago Public Schools Jones College Prep and Youth Guidance, Inc. Key Personnel: Brake, A., Curtis, M., Moody, G. Fraynd, D., Morrison, M. $105,000 / academic year


2007 Oppenheimer Foundation Grant for First Year School Counseling ProgramsPercy L. Julian High School

Project Title: The Early Risers High School Transition ProgramKey Personnel: Brake, A., Cyrus, B.

$1,000 / academic year

2001 Illinois Arts Council, Artist in Education Residency Grant Project Title: Project T.E.A.C.H. – Teaching Environmental Action in our

Communities & HomesKey Personnel: Brake, A.$1,000 / program

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member since 2006, American Educational Research AssociationMember since 2008, Council on Social Work EducationMember since 2008, Illinois Association of School Social WorkersMember since 2008, National Association of Social WorkersMember since 2009, School Social Work Association of AmericaMember since 2009, Society for Social Work and Research


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Ashley Curry, LCSW

EDUCATION

Ph.D. March 2014 (expected), University of Chicago, Chicago, IL School of Social Service Administration Dissertation Chair: Sydney Hans, Ph.D. Dissertation Title: “I don’t want a new worker. Where’s my old worker?:” Relationship Disruptions between Young People and their Child Welfare Professionals

M.S.W. May 2003, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL School of Social Work Concentration: Mental Health

B.S.W. May 1997, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO Department of Social Work cum laude

Junior Year Abroad, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, England Coursework in International Social Work Practice and Social Welfare Policy

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Research: Designed a multi-perspective, longitudinal qualitative dissertation to explore relationship development between young people preparing to exit the child welfare system and their child welfare workers; conducted 2 years of field work including participant observation and 28 in-depth interviews with young adults, child welfare workers, and administrators in an independent living program. Assisted professors with 3 other research projects coding and analyzing qualitative data and conducting literature reviews; participated in a qualitative methods doctoral seminar for 4 years under the supervision of Professor Gina M. Samuels.

Teaching: Adjunct instructor (4 quarters) and teaching assistant (6 quarters) for graduate social work students in the foundation and advanced clinical practice curriculum.

Clinical: 10 years post-Master’s social work practice experience in crisis intervention, diagnostic assessment, brief supportive psychotherapy, case management, program development, training, and clinical supervision within the fields of mental health, child welfare, and substance abuse in a variety of inpatient and outpatient treatment settings.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Clinical Social Work Practice Child Welfare Services Organizational Dynamics Therapeutic Relationships Relationship Endings Youth Perspectives of Services

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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2005-2010 Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Jeanne Marsh, Ph.D. University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL Gender Differences in Substance Abuse Treatment Services Effectiveness Funded by: National Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA) Reviewed conceptual and empirical helping relationship literature with special attention to the association between client-provider relationship and positive outcomes; assisted research team with preparing draft for publication.

2005-2009 Research Assistant Principal Investigators: Gina M. Samuels, Ph.D. and Mark Courtney, Ph.D. Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Midwest Evaluation of Adult Outcomes of Former Foster Youth Funded by: William T. Grant Foundation Coded and analyzed in-depth interviews from a large 3-state study which sought to understand the experiences and outcomes of former foster youth. Used extended case study methodology and phenomenology to explore the role of youths’ biological family in helping them to transition out of the system; assisted principal investigator with preparing draft for publication.

2004-2005 Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Tina Rzepnicki, Ph.D The Office of the Inspector General, Department of Children and Family Services, Chicago, IL Program Practices Investigation Project Funded by: Department of Children and Family Services Conducted case reviews of children who were victims of severe injury or death while in the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Developed an exploratory qualitative methodology to identify the factors that contributed to the child’s injury/death including the conditions, actions, and inactions on a management, supervisory, and individual level, the practice implications related to risk assessment, and the problems within the Child Endangerment Risk Assessment Protocol (CERAP) assessment tool; assisted research team with preparing draft for publication.

COMPETITIVE GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

2009-2010 School of Social Service Administration Dissertation Fellowship The University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL Award Amount: $12,000 plus tuition and fees

2008-2009 Irving Harris Family Support Fellowship The Irving Harris Foundation, Infant Mental Health Training Program, Chicago, IL Award Amount: $15,000

2008-2009 Bernece Kern Simon Teaching Fellowship The University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL Award Amount: $5,000

PUBLICATIONS

Marsh, J.C., Angell, B., Andrews, C., & Curry, A. (2012). Client provider relationship and treatment outcome: A systematic review of substance abuse, child welfare, and mental health services research. Journal of the Society for Social Work Research, 3(4), 233-267.


Rzepnicki, T.L., Johnson, P.R., Curry, A., Guerrero, E., Nguyen, H., & Smagner, J. (2007). Child Endangerment Risk Assessment Protocol (CERAP) Report. In Office of the Inspector General, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Report to the Governor and the General Assembly. January.

PUBLICATIONS IN PREPARATION

Curry, A. “If you can’t be with this client for some years, don’t do it:” The effects of worker turnover on the emotional and relational well-being of young people in the child welfare system.

Samuels, G.M., & Curry, A. Reunion, reconciliation, and repudiation: The role of “being there” in relationships between former foster youth and their biological parents.

PEER REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Curry, A., Havlicek, J., & Peters, C. (2014, January). Emerging Adults in Child Welfare: Evidence from Illinois. Symposium accepted for presentation at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work Research, San Antonio, TX.

Curry, A. (2014, January). The Effects of Multiple Professional Relationship Disruptions On Young People Nearing Emancipation from Foster Care: A Multi-perspective Qualitative Study. Paper accepted for presentation at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work Research, San Antonio, TX.

Marsh, J.C., Angell, B., Andrews, C.M., & Curry, A. (2012, January). Impact of Client- Provider Relationship On Treatment Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Substance Abuse, Child Welfare and Mental Health Services Research. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work Research, Washington, DC.

Curry, A., Bickman, L., & Shirk, S. (2009, January). Advances in the Therapeutic Relationship for Children and Adolescents. Symposium: Off the Couch and Out of the Clinic: Innovations in Research on the Therapeutic Relationship in Community-Based Settings. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work Research, New Orleans, LA.

Samuels, G.M., & Curry, A. (2007, January). Foster Youth Transitioning to Adulthood: Interpretive Findings from a Multi-State Mixed-Method Study. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work Research. San Francisco, CA.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Curry, A., Kittle, K., Schuurman, E., Sumnins, M. (2013, November). Managing Difficult Patients on Medical Floors: Practical and Evidence-based Approaches. Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Nursing Grand Rounds, Chicago, IL. Curry, A. (2013, August; 2012, August). Consult Liaison: The Role of Behavioral Health on the Medical Floor. Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Intern Training, Chicago, IL.

Curry, A. (2013, July; 2012, July; 2011, July; 2010, July). Working with Patients Presenting with Acute Psychiatric Conditions. Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Resident Training, Chicago, IL.

Curry, A. (2010, October). Understanding the Proper Use of Petitions and Certificates for Patients Requiring Involuntary Psychiatric Hospitalization. Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Nurse Training, Chicago, IL.


Curry, A., Jones, J., & Guerrero, E. (2008, November). The Joys and Challenges of Being an Instructor. University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, Teaching Workshop, Chicago, IL.

Curry, A., Bird, J.D.P, Darrow, J., Patton, D., & Sacks, T. (2008, October). Exploring Opportunities and Challenges for Teaching Assistants. University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, Teaching Workshop, Chicago, IL.

Curry, A., Bird, J.D.P., Thurman, T., & Blakely, J. (2008, May). Exploring Qualitative Methods for Social Work Researchers: Ethnography, Case Study, and Grounded Theory. University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, Doctoral Theory Workshop, Chicago, IL. Samuels, G.M., & Curry, A. (2007, May). Roots and Branches of the Family Tree: Foster Youth Conceptualize Family. University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, Doctoral Theory Workshop, Chicago, IL

TEACHING INTERESTS

Clinical Social Work Practice Crisis Intervention Clinical Theories Social Isolation and Mental Health Critical Thinking and Reflective Practice Relationship Endings Child Welfare Practice Qualitative Research Methods

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2014 Adjunct Instructor(upcoming) University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL Course: Mental Health Emergencies: Assessment and Crisis Intervention (Spring 2014) This is a new advanced level clinical practice course which explores assessment, intervention, and stabilization of patients presenting with mental health emergencies (e.g., suicide risk, violence risk, acute psychosis/mania, etc.) in a variety of treatment settings.

Design course, reading list, assignments and syllabus; lecture, facilitate discussion, lead experiential activities, grade and provide feedback on assignments, hold office hours, and manage course website.

2007-2009 Adjunct Instructor University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL Course: Social Intervention: Direct Practice (Autumn 2007,Winter & Autumn 2008,Winter 2009) This is the foundation social work practice course for all Master’s students at SSA. Students learn basic practice skills such as assessment, interviewing, and intervention, as well as, an overview of the major clinical theories within which to understand their clients and their social contexts.

Modified syllabus and created assignments; lectured, facilitated discussion, lead small group activities, graded and provided feedback on assignments, held office hours, and managed course website.


2009 Teaching Assistant University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL Professor: Sydney Hans, Ph.D. Course: Family Support Principles, Practice and Program Development (Winter 2009) This is an advanced clinical practice course which explores strengths-based approaches to working with families with young children; emphasizes reflective practice and reflective supervision.

Assisted professor with planning course activities; graded and provided feedback on all assignments.

2006-2007 Teaching Assistant University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL Professor: Tina Rzepnicki, Ph.D. Course: Social Intervention: Direct Practice (Autumn 2006 & Winter 2007) This is the foundation social work practice course for all Master’s students at SSA. Students learn basic practice skills such as assessment, interviewing, and intervention, as well as, an overview of the major clinical theories within which to understand their clients and their social contexts. Assisted professor with planning course activities; taught a portion of each class period (e.g., gave lecture, lead discussion, or facilitated an activity), taught 2 classes independently, graded and provided feedback on all assignments, managed all student correspondence, met regularly with students, and held weekly office hours.

2005-2006 Teaching Assistant University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL Professor: Froma Walsh, Ph.D. Course: Systems Theory and Family Therapy (Spring 2005, Spring 2006, & Autumn 2006) This is an advanced clinical practice course which explores clinical theories related to intervention with couples and families; emphasizes strengths- and resilience-based approaches.

Graded and provided feedback on all assignments, managed all student correspondence, met regularly with students, held weekly office hours, and maintained course website.

2003 Guest Lecturer Loyola University Chicago, School of Education, Chicago, IL Professor: Charu Thakral, Ph.D. Course: Identity in Pluralism This is a diversity course for undergraduate students majoring in education.

Prepared and presented lecture titled “Examining Whiteness and Privilege from a Social Justice Perspective;” facilitated discussion and led activities.

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

2010-present Loyola University Chicago, School of Social Work, Chicago, IL Field Instructor Supervise and clinically train 1st and 2nd year social work students during their field placement at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center on the Consult Liaison (CL) Psychiatry Team. Review and provide verbal and written feedback on all clinical documentation and process recordings.

2005-2008 University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL Student Representative, Doctoral Committee (2005-2008) Committee Member, Centennial Student Committee (2007) Co-chair, Student Scholarship Conference Sub-committee (2007) Consultant, Diversity/Multicultural Conference Sub-committee (2007)


2004-2006 National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Illinois Chapter Secretary, Board of Directors (2004-2006) Co-Chair, Diversity and Cultural Competence Committee (2004-2006) Committee Member, Child Welfare Network (2004-2006) Task Force Member, Media Task Force (2004-2006) Chapter Delegate, National Delegate Assembly (2006)

2004-2005 National Network of Social Work Managers (NNSWM) Contract Administrator (2005) Committee Member, Conference Planning Committee (2004)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

National Association of Social Workers (1997-present) Society for Social Work Research (2007-present)

HONORS AND AWARDS

2011 Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Partnership Star MVP

2001-2003 Loyola University Chicago, School of Social Work Haggerty Scholarship Alpha Sigma Nu National Honor Society

1993-1997 Central Missouri State University President’s Scholarship Regent’s Scholarship Achievement Awards in Psychology, Sociology and Social Work Phi Alpha National Honor Society Phi Beta Delta National Honor Society Honor’s Program

CLINICAL AND PRACTICE EXPERIENCE

June 2010- Clinical TherapistPresent Consult Liaison Psychiatry Team, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL Manage the Consult Liaison (CL) service on the medical floors. Provide clinical assessments, brief supportive psychotherapy, and linkage to inpatient and outpatient treatment; develop safety and stabilization plans; collaborate with familial and collateral contacts; and provide crisis intervention and de-escalation to high risk and psychiatrically acute patients. Provide ongoing training and support to nurses and physicians about the needs of medical patients with comorbid psychological issues. Supervise and train Master’s level social work students and post- doctoral psychology fellow. Provide on-going support to team members on the topics of compassion fatigue, vicarious traumatization, and self-care after completing train-the-trainer course in 2011.

June 2006- Clinical Therapist (on-call registry)June 2010 Emergency Department Crisis Team, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL Assessed patients presenting to emergency room at Level 1 trauma center with psychiatric emergencies (e.g., suicide risk, violence risk, acute psychosis/mania), psychological problems (e.g., depression, anxiety), social issues (e.g., child abuse, elder abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, substance abuse), and comorbid medical and psychological issues. Collaborated closely with attending physician, facilitated admission to appropriate level of care, provided brief supportive psychotherapy, created safety and stabilizations plans, and provided referrals and psycho-educational resources. Provided emotional support to patients’ families admitted for life threatening emergencies. Supervised and trained doctoral level psychology extern.


April 2004- TherapistOctober 2004 Social Work p.r.n., Oak Park, IL Conducted diagnostic assessments, provided crisis intervention, and made referrals for children, adolescents, adults, and families in a psychiatric emergency room at a behavioral health hospital. June 2003- Therapist March 2005 PEER Services, Inc., Evanston, IL Provided psychotherapy to adults with substance abuse or dual diagnoses within an outpatient treatment center. Conducted diagnostic assessments and comprehensive drug and alcohol evaluations; formulated treatment plans; provided crisis intervention to at-risk clients; monitored patient’s psychiatric stability; and made referrals to inpatient treatment providers.

June 2003- Networking CoordinatorDecember 2005 Social Work p.r.n., Oak Park, IL Planned and coordinated professional development programs for social workers including continuing education workshops/trainings, individual and group clinical supervision programs, and staff cohesion and networking events. Conducted needs assessments and other research projects to determine staffing needs; expanded staffing, training, supervisory, and consultative resources to social work agencies in the greater Chicagoland area; attended conferences, job fairs and exhibits; facilitated informational sessions for prospective staff; and provided community outreach to employers, professional social work organizations, and schools of social work.

July 2002- Case Manager/Job CoachJune 2003 The Marriott Foundation, Chicago, IL Provided case management, job placement and employment training to young adults with disabilities placed in a job readiness program. Conducted assessments, facilitated educational workshops and collaborated with employers to ensure youth secured and maintained employment.

September 2001- MSW InternMay 2003 The Josselyn Center for Mental Health, Psychotherapy Training Program, Northfield, IL This 2-year advanced clinical field placement provided a structured psychotherapy training program including didactic seminars, 4 hours/week group psychotherapeutic instruction, and 2 hours/week individual clinical supervision at a community mental health center. Provided psychotherapy to children, adolescents, adults and families; conducted diagnostic assessments; provided crisis intervention; and participated in multidisciplinary treatment team staffings.

November 2000- BSW AdministratorJune 2001 Social Work p.r.n., Oak Park, IL Oversaw administrative functions of professional social work company.

September 1999- Lead Clinical Care Coordinator & Crisis Intervention TrainerNovember 2000 Hallmark Behavioral Health Center, Kansas City, MO Oversaw case management department within a long-term residential treatment center for adolescents with significant emotional and behavioral problems. Supervised and trained case managers; assisted the Executive Team with developing and implementing programmatic improvements for JCAHO; chaired an on-going Performance Improvement (PI) team for the reduction of seclusions and therapeutic holds; and trained staff in crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques while serving as the organization’s Certified SPMCI (Safe Physical Management Crisis Intervention) Trainer. Provided informal counseling, case management, crisis intervention, and support to an individual caseload of adolescents and their families; coordinated multidisciplinary treatment plan; and facilitated psycho-educational and skill-building groups.


August 1998- Independent Living Skills TrainerOctober 2000 Department of Youth Services, Division of Family Services (DFS), Kansas City, MO Taught a weekly independent living skills course to young adults, ages 16-21; presented materials, facilitated discussion, led activities, and graded assignments.

March 1997- Program Coordinator June 1999 Samuel G. Smith Family Services, Inc., Kansas City, MO Oversaw mentoring and family support program of a community-based child and family service agency. Interviewed, hired and trained mentors/family support workers, assigned caseload, organized in-service trainings, and facilitated weekly staffings; monitored case note documentation and monthly reports. Provided mentoring and family support to an individual caseload of children and adolescents in state care with a variety of emotional and behavioral problems. Designed, implemented and oversaw BRIDGES Transitional Living Program. Provided case management, one- on-one assistance and 24-hour on-call crisis counseling to female youth, ages 17-20, in scattered site apartments; assisted youth in accessing community resources; facilitated training workshops and weekly support groups. Assisted staff in developing and implementing M-PACT (Mentoring Positive Allies for Change Today) pilot program in an alternative high school which promoted conflict resolution, leadership, and peer-mentoring.

June 1997- Adolescent Recovery AdvisorJanuary 1998 Adolescent Center for Treatment, Olathe, KS Provided crisis counseling, milieu support, and facilitated educational and skill-building groups to adolescents placed in an inpatient substance abuse treatment facility.

January 1997- BSW Intern May 1997 Department of Family Services (DFS), Child Welfare Field Practicum, Kansas City, MO Managed an individual caseload of children in the custody of the state child welfare agency and their families; completed assessments/treatment plans; made referrals to external agencies; shadowed children service workers on hotline investigations and home visits; shadowed Family Preservation Specialists during in-home sessions and treatment meetings; co-facilitated psycho-educational and support groups for young people and working parents.

January 1995- BSW Intern May 1995 Survival Adult Abuse, Inc., Domestic Violence Field Observation, Warrensburg, MO Participated in therapeutic groups and educational training workshops and provided support to residents at a domestic violence shelter.

PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE

Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Illinois


1914 N. Leavitt Chicago, IL [email protected]

Jessica Hutchison Darrow

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Summer 2014 (expected), University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration A.M. June 2007, University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration

A.B. June 2005, University of Chicago Major: English Language and Literature

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Social Policy; Implementation of Social Policy; Non-Profit Organizations; Refugee Resettlement Policy; Immigration Policy; Refugee and Immigration Integration; International Social Welfare; Human Rights in Practice

DISSERTATION RESEARCH

Title: The Politics and Implementation of U.S. Refugee Resettlement Policy: A Street-Level Analysis Chair: Evelyn Brodkin, Ph.D., School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago Committee: William Sites, Ph.D., School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago; Omar McRoberts, Ph.D., Sociology, University of Chicago Funded in part by: The JFK Presidential Library Foundation and the University of Chicago’s Human Rights Program.

This study investigates how formal refugee resettlement policy and service arrangements work on the ground, and what that means for the experience of newly arrived refugees in urban areas. Using a qualitative research approach, I directly examined the interface of services and refugees in regards to access to housing, employment support, and receipt of public benefits.

OTHER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2012 – Present Principal Investigator Labor Market Mediation at the Street-Level: The Case of Refugee Resettlement Agencies The School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago Funded in part by the EINet Small Grants Program, University of Chicago SSA.

Conceptualized study and methodological approach; Conducted original data collection on employment programs and how they implement refugee employment policy. This study asks how refugee employment specialists act as intermediaries between refugees and the labor market.

2010 –2012 Editorial / Research Assistant (Professor Evelyn Brodkin) The School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago

Assisted with review and copy-editing of edited volume, Work and the Welfare State: Street-Level Organizations and Workfare Politics; Managed development of bibliography; Prepared manuscript for submission; Responsible for correspondence with contributing authors regarding submission.

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2007 – 2011 Doctoral Research Assistant (Professor Evelyn Brodkin) The School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago

Provided research assistance on welfare implementation, poverty and inequality, and social policy; Assisted in coordination of international research conference.

2008 – 2009 Doctoral Research Assistant The University of Chicago Crime Lab

Led focus groups and conducted interviews with groups and individuals affected by youth gun violence; Wrote and presented internal report for the Mayor’s Office of the City of Chicago.

Summer 2007 Monitoring and Evaluation Interim Manager Millennium Villages Project, Rwanda

Organized, managed, and analyzed baseline data for multi-sector poverty intervention program; Created data collection systems; Designed internal monitoring and evaluation system.

TEACHING INTERESTS

Social Policies and Programs; Poverty and Welfare Policy; Refugee Resettlement Policy; Social Service Administration; Social Work Research Methods; Community Organizing; International Social Welfare; Human Rights in Social Work

TEACHING EXPERIENCE & AWARDS

June 2013 SSA Certificate of Teaching Award The School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago

Awarded the SSA Certificate of Teaching for a demonstrated commitment to excellence in social work education.

May 2013 Invited Panelist The School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago Instructor: Professor Julia Henly Course: Poverty, Work & Family Policy Contributed to panel discussion on organizing low-income families.

2011-2012 Teaching Workshop Coordinator The School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago Planned and coordinated yearlong teaching workshop for doctoral students; Presented to SSA faculty on the status of doctoral student teaching; Designed feedback tools for teaching assistants and faculty; Worked with the Doctoral Committee to create SSA’s Certificate of Teaching award.

Winter & Spring Teaching Assistant2010 The Booth School of Business, University of Chicago Instructor: Professor Bernd Wittenbrink Course: Strategies and Processes of Negotiations Graded student work and advised students on a one-on-one basis about year end project design as well as ongoing issues with problem sets and course content.


Spring 2010 Guest Lecturer Masters of Social Work Program, DePaul University, Chicago IL Course: Foundation Practice III Lecture: International Social Work: Oxymoron or Dream Job?

Autumn Teaching Assistant2010 & 2009 The School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago Instructor: Professor Julia Henly Course: Social Intervention: Policies and Programs Defined grading rubric; Graded mid-term and final papers.

Spring Teaching Assistant2008 & 2007 The School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago Instructor: Professor Evelyn Brodkin Course: Poverty & Inequality in the Welfare State Assisted in syllabus development, research, and literature review; Advised students in office hours; Consulted students on paper topics; Graded exams.

Winter Teaching Assistant2008 & 2007 The College at The University of Chicago Instructors: Professors Harold Pollack and Jose Quintans Course: The Biology and Sociology of AIDS Advised students in office hours; Consulted students on final projects; Graded student projects.

Winter Guest Lecturer 2008 & 2007 The School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago Course: Social Work Intervention: Direct Practice Lecture: International Social Work.

Winter Guest Lecturer 2008 & 2007 The College at The University of Chicago Course: Human Rights in Africa Lecture: Refugee Rights in Africa.

Winter, 2008 Guest Lecturer The College at The University of Chicago Course: The Biology and Sociology of AIDS Lecture: PEPFAR and HIV Treatment in Africa.

Winter, 2007 Guest Lecturer The College at The University of Chicago Course: The Biology and Sociology of AIDS Lecture: HIV Care and Treatment in Rwandan Refugee Camps.

2002 – 2006 Teacher Cosmos Education, South & East Africa Wrote HIV/AIDS-awareness and reproductive-health curricula used in over 80 Schools; Taught courses in HIV and Public Health at elementary and secondary schools across South and East Africa.


GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

2012 The Employment, Instability, Family Well-Being and Social Policy Network Labor Market Mediation at the Street-Level: The Case of Refugee Resettlement Agencies Principal Investigator: Darrow, J.H. $6,000

2011 John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Foundation Abba P. Schwartz Research Fellowship The Politics and Implementation of U.S. Refugee Resettlement Policy: A Street-Level Analysis Principal Investigator: Darrow, J.H. $1,800

2011 Human Rights Program Research Grant, University of Chicago The Politics and Implementation of U.S. Refugee Resettlement Policy: A Street-Level Analysis Principal Investigator: Darrow, J.H. $1,000

2011 Bernece Kerr Simon Teaching Fellowship, University of Chicago Doctoral Teaching Workshop Fellowship $5,000

2007 Darfur Fund For Education, University of Chicago Stewed Rabbit and Dried Fish: Stories From Rwanda Darrow, J.H. $7,000

2006 Human Rights Program, University of Chicago Living with HIV: The Case of Congolese Refugees in Rwanda Principal Investigator: Darrow, J.H. $5,000

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Darrow, J.H. (under review). U.S. Refugee Resettlement Policy: Where is the Street-Level Perspective? Darrow, J.H. (under review). A Tale of Two Rwandas: Ethnicity as the Politically Salient Cleavage.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH REPORTS

Darrow, J.H. (2008). Stewed Rabbit and Dried Fish: Stories From Rwanda. Chicago: University of Chicago, Human Rights Program. Arrona, S., Barre, S., & Darrow, J.H. (2008) Community Focus-Group Report. Chicago: University of Chicago Crime Lab. Darrow, J.H. (2006). Living with HIV: The Case of Congolese Refugees in Rwanda. Chicago: University of Chicago, Human Rights Program.

SELECT PRESENTATIONS

June 2013 Labor Market Mediation at the Street-Level: The Case of Refugee Resettlement Agencies. Darrow, J.H. Invited presentation to the EINet Forum at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

June 2013 Worker Responses to the Challenges of Human Services Work: The Case of U.S. Refugee Resettlement. Darrow, J.H. Paper presentation at the ‘Global Health and Well-Being: The Social Work Response’ Conference at the NYU Silver School of Social Work, New York, NY


May 2013 Refugee Resettlement Policy in Practice: Workers’ Challenges in Managing Scarce Resources and High Demand. Darrow, J.H. Paper presentation to the Network for Social Work Managers 2013 Annual Management Institute at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

January 2013 Street Level Theory and Social Policy: Workers’ Practice of Stereotyping Clients in Refugee Resettlement. Darrow, J.H. Paper presentation at the meeting of the Society for Social Work Research, (SSWR), San Diego, CA

July 2012 Federal Guidelines & the Organizational Realities of Resettlement Darrow, J.H. Invited presentation at the Center on Forced Migration Summer Institute at Northwestern University, Evanston IL

May 2008 Refugee Rights: What is our Role? Darrow, J.H. Invited presentation to the Partnership for the Advancement of Refugee Rights at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

May 2008 Public Health and Social Work Darrow, J.H. Panel member at A Diverse Profession: Social Work in the 21st Century at the School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL

May 2007 Darfur Through The Eyes if Its Women and Children Darrow, J.H. Panel member at Darfur: A Humanitarian Disaster at the Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, IL

October 2006 Living with HIV: The Case of Congolese Refugees in Rwanda Darrrow, J.H. Paper presentation to the University of Chicago, Human Rights Workshop, Chicago, IL

PROFESSIONAL, MANAGEMENT, AND SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE

2006 – 2007 Human Rights Program Internship Coordinator, The University of Chicago Chicago, IL Advised and mentored graduate students towards securing internships in the U.S. and abroad; Interviewed and selected applicants for the 2007 Human Rights Internship award.

2002 – 2006 Executive Director, Cosmos Education South & East Africa Responsible for all grant applications and fund-raising for volunteer teaching organization; Managed annual budget; Hired and managed staff; Planned and led five teaching programs serving schools and orphanages throughout South Africa, Swaziland, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya; Raised over $120,000, hosted semi-annual fundraising events, received and managed NASA grant.


1997 – 2005 Co-Founder, Co-Owner, p.45 Chicago, IL

Founded and operated p.45, a Chicago women’s fashion boutique and internet business; Hired, managed, and trained all staff and management; Planned and implemented marketing and public relations campaigns; Responsible for financial management including payroll and benefits; Generated annual sales of $1.3 M.

CLINICAL AND PRACTICE EXPERIENCE

2006 HIV/AIDS Program Intern, American Refugee Committee Nyamata & Byumba, Rwanda Developed and coordinated HIV/ AIDS care and prevention programs in two refugee camps with a population of 22,000 refugees; Managed PEPFAR and OPEC grant reports for grant allocation of $300,000 USD; Responsible for reporting to USAID and Government of Rwanda; Planned and implemented HIV trainings and workshops for refugees and staff.

2005 – 2006 Social Administration Intern, Jewish Children’s Bureau Northbrook, IL Researched grant opportunities, wrote grant proposals; Developed and implemented measurement tools, conducted data analysis; Prepared and presented executive staff reports; Facilitated attachment- therapy groups for homeless parent-child dyads, and for teenaged mothers.

2004 – 2005 Medical Advocate, Rape Victim Advocates Chicago, IL Provided 80 hours/month of crisis counseling; Advocated for sexual assault survivors in the emergency room; Certified Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault Crisis Counselor and Outreach/ Awareness Educator.

BOARD AND COMMITTEE EXPERIENCE

2001 – present Family Board Member, Wieboldt Foundation Chicago, IL Attend site visits of multi-issue community organizing groups; Review proposals; Award grants for community organizing.

2010 – 2012 Advisory Board Member, Heshima Kenya Chicago, IL Consulted on strategic plan development and budget issues; Assisted with grant applications and fundraising.

2008 – 2010 Graduate Student Board Member, University of Chicago Human Rights Program Chicago, IL Attended quarterly board meetings. Interviewed and selected applicants for human rights internships and various program awards.


2006 – 2009 Doctoral Student Representative, School of Social Service Administration Doctoral Committee, Chicago, IL Participated in monthly meetings and acted as liaison between Ph.D. class and Committee.

2007 – 2008 Committee Member, Obama For America Chicago, IL Bundled over $150,000 in small dollar donations; planned events; Created and managed volunteer and donor list with over 400 contacts; Organized canvassing efforts in IN, IO, NV, PA, and WI.

2007 – 2008 Steering Committee Board Member, Rwanda Community Works Kigali, Rwanda Participated in all budget, strategy, and implementation meetings.

CERTIFICATES AND AWARDS

2013 Doctoral Teaching Certificate, for Excellence and Dedication to Social Work Education. School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago Chicago, IL

2011 Certificate of Completion, Summer Institute on Forced Migration Center for Forced Migration Studies, Northwestern University Evanston, IL 2006 Certificate of Recognition, for Outstanding Service American Refugee Committee International Minneapolis, MN

2004 Certificate of Completion, Crisis Counselor and Outreach/Awareness Educator Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault Chicago, IL


National Association of Social Workers Society for Social Work Research Council on Social Work Education


2740 N. Pine Grove Ave. Unit 3AChicago, IL [email protected]

Vanessa Fabbre, MA, LCSW

EDUCATION

2008-Present Ph.D. Candidate (Summer, 2014) University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration Dissertation title: Gender Transitions in Later Life Committee: Gina M. Samuels, PhD (Chair), Colleen Grogan, PhD, Kristen Schilt, PhD, Jung-Hwa Ha, PhD

May 2006 Master of Arts University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration Clinical Concentration in Older Adult Studies Graduate Program in Health Administration and Policy June 2001 Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, Massachusetts) Major: Psychology Distinction: Phi Beta Kappa

1999-2000 Visiting Student in Psychology, Sociology, History University of York (United Kingdom)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Aging and Life Course Development Health and Mental Health Gender and Sexuality Interpretive Methods

TEACHING INTERESTS

Foundations of Social Work Practice Integrative Approaches to Advanced Social Work Practice Contemporary Psychodynamic Theory Aging and Mental Health Aging and Society LGBTQ Issues in Social Work Qualitative Methods

PUBLICATIONS

Makelarski, J.A., Lindau S.T., Fabbre V.D., Grogan C. M., Sadhu E. M., Silverstein J. C., Tran T.T.T, Van Haitsma M., Whitaker E., & Johnson D. (2013). Are your asset data as good as you think? Conducting a comprehensive census of built assets to improve urban population health. Journal of Urban Health, 90(4), 586-601.

Fabbre, V. D., Buffington, A. S., Altfeld, S.J., Shier, G. E. & Golden, R. L. (2011). Social work and transitions of care: Observations from an intervention for older adults. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 54(6), 615-626.

Vanessa Fabbre, MA, LCSW | THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION | PhD PROGRAM 2013 – 20142

MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION

Fabbre, V. D. Gender transitions in later life: The significance of time in queer aging. Manuscript being revised for re-submission to the Journal of Gerontological Social Work.

PRESENTATIONS

Fabbre, V. D. (2013, May). Gender Transitions in Later Life: The Significance of Time in Queer Aging. Paper presented at the LGBT Research Symposium at the University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign.

Fabbre, V. D. (2013, April). Gender Transitions in Later Life. Paper presented at the Gender Matters Conference, DePaul University, Chicago, IL.

Fabbre, V. D., Witten, T.M. (Co-Chairs), Siverskog, A., & Knochel, K.A. (2012, November). Multiple Perspectives on Transgender Aging. Symposium at the Gerontological Society of America Conference, San Diego, CA.

Fabbre, V. D., Buffington, A. S., Altfeld, S. J., Shier, G. E. & Golden, R. L. (2011, October). Social work and transitions of care: Observations from an intervention for older adults. Paper presented at the Gerontological Society of America Conference, Boston, MA.

Altfeld, S., Fabbre, V. D., Packard, M., & Shier, G. From Hospital to Home: Evidence-Based Lessons from the Enhanced Discharge Planning Program. (2011, April). Paper presented at the American Society on Aging/National Council on Aging Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Worman, T. & Fabbre, V. D. (2011, April). Sexuality and Aging. Workshop at the American Society on Aging/National Council on Aging Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Grogan, C. & Fabbre, V. D. (2009, May). Laying the Groundwork for Community and University Engagement: The South Side Health and Vitality Studies’ Community Engagement and Living- Giving Census Projects. Poster presented at the meeting of the National Institutes of Health Conference, “Improving Health with Communities: The Role of Community Engagement in Clinical and Translational Research”, Bethesda, MD.

Fabbre, V. D., Bright, D., Rooney, M., & Golden, R. (2008, March). Challenging the Medical Model: Bridging Hospitals and Communities. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Society on Aging/National Council on Aging Conference, Washington, D. C.

Fabbre, V. D. (2006, February). Quality Time: Prior Experience and Its Impact on Students’ Career Interests in Gerontology. Poster presented at the meeting of the Council on Social Work Education Gero-Ed Forum, Chicago, IL.

Fabbre, V. D. (2006, February). Quality Time: Prior Experience and Its Impact on Students’ Career Interests in Gerontology. Paper presented at Arthur Quern Fellowship Symposium, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2013-2014 Instructor, SOCIAL INTERVENTION: DIRECT PRACTICE Adjunct faculty instructor for core course that exposes students to the history and mission of the profession of social work, its fundamental perspectives, concepts, values, and skills, and their application to working directly with individuals, families, and groups. This course is required for first year Masters students at the School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago.


2013 Guest Lecturer, AGING AND PUBLIC POLICY Conducted class on health care affordability and access for graduate course in Older Adult Studies Program at the School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago.

2013 Guest Lecturer, PERSPECTIVES AND ISSUES IN AGING Lectured on elder abuse and veterans issues in LGBT communities to undergraduate class in Human Services Department at Elon University, North Carolina

2013 Guest Lecturer, SOCIAL INTERVENTION: DIRECT PRACTICE Lectured on topic of psychodynamic theory and practice to graduate course at the School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago.

2013 Guest Lecturer, RESEARCH METHODS Lectured to undergraduate students on topics of cultural competency and gender constructs in research methodology at Northeastern Illinois University.

2011-2012 Instructor, SOCIAL INTERVENTION: DIRECT PRACTICE Adjunct faculty instructor for core course that exposes students to the history and mission of the profession of social work, its fundamental perspectives, concepts, values, and skills, and their application to working directly with individuals, families, and groups. This course is required for first year Masters students at the School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago.

2010-2011 Teaching Apprentice, SOCIAL INTERVENTION: DIRECT PRACTICE Appointed as teaching apprentice to Associate Professor Gina M. Samuels, for core social work direct practice course. Delivered lectures and graded assignments in the role of teaching assistant over two quarters.

2010-2012 Guest Lecturer, AGING AND MENTAL HEALTH Lectured on the topic of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender aging issues for three second year Masters courses in aging and mental health.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2012-Present Investigator, Gender Transitions in Later Life Designed and implemented all aspects of an original extended case method study on the nature of gender transitions in later life. Funded by the National Institute on Aging T32 Training Grant, through Linda Waite and the Center on Aging at the University of Chicago. Also supported by the Center for Health Administration Studies at the University of Chicago.

2010 Co-Investigator, Enhanced Discharge Planning Project, Rush University Medical Center Lead research protocol development, data collection and qualitative analysis of process elements of Enhanced Discharge Planning Project, a social work intervention for high risk patients moving from hospital to home.

2009 Research Assistant, South Side Health and Vitality Studies, University of Chicago Medical Center Coordinated fieldwork and data collection for pilot project mapping non-residential entities in six Chicago neighborhoods (South Side Resource Mapping Project).

2005 Investigator, Arthur Quern Fellowship (Graduate Program in Health Administration and Policy) Developed and carried out independent qualitative research project on gerontological interests of medical and social work students. Supervised by Principal Investigator, Gina M. Samuels, Associate Professor, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2012-Present Psychotherapist, The Center on Halsted (Chicago, IL) Participate as volunteer psychotherapist in community-based setting through weekly sessions with older LGBTQ clients and participation in clinical supervision.

2012-Present Evaluation Consultant, School of Social Service Administration (Chicago, IL) Co-developed and carrying out the evaluation of a professional development program on social work with older adults for post-Masters practicing social workers.

2006-2010 Facilitator, LGBT Caregiver Support Group, The Center on Halsted (Chicago, IL) Founder and facilitator of psychotherapeutic and educational support group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender informal/family caregivers (a service collaboration between Rush University Medical Center and The Center on Halsted).

2006-2008 Coordinator, Older Adult Programs, Rush University Medical Center (Chicago, IL) Coordinated clinical social work services and program development for hospital-based health promotion and disease prevention program. Responsible for patient and family resource center, counseling services for older adults and family caregivers. Assisted in management of staff, student interns, grant writing, and strategic development.

2004 Clinician, Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes (Pasadena, CA) Provided clinical treatment for children ages 8-15 with language processing difficulties. Focused on skills in behavioral management and literacy development.

2003-2004 Instructor, Institut Universitaire pour la Formation des Maitres (Strasbourg, France) Recipient of a teaching grant from the French Ministry of Education for English language development in post-graduate educational programs for primary school teachers.

2003 Counselor, Mid-Town Catholic Charities (St. Louis, MO) Worked closely with children ages 10-12 in a summer day camp under the supervision of a clinical social worker. Assisted with activities promoting individual growth and development as well as community building for children especially affected by poverty.

2002-2003 English Teacher, Parkway Adult Education and Literacy Program (St. Louis, MO) Certified Instructor for English as a Second Language and Adult Basic Education. Responsible for planning and teaching Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Level classes.

2001-2002 Fulbright Grantee, U.S. State Department (South Korea) Recipient of a William J. Fulbright Student Grant through the U.S. State Department for the 2001- 2002 academic year in the Republic of Korea. Taught English and cross-cultural studies in Korean high school, studied Korean language and culture through year-long home stay with Korean family and supplemental classes at Ganada Language Institute.

HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS

2013-2014 Dissertation Award (Center for Health Administration Studies, University of Chicago)

2011-2013 National Institute on Aging Pre-Doctoral Trainee (Center for Demography and Economics of Aging, University of Chicago)

2010 Pre-Dissertation Award (Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work)

2006 Sonia G. Berz Award for Outstanding Work in Aging


2005 Arthur Quern Fellowship (Graduate Program in Health Administration and Policy)

2001 William J. Fulbright Student Grant

2000 Phi Beta Kappa Society

2000 Psi Chi Honor Society in Psychology

1999 Charles A. Dana Merit Scholarship

1998 Patriot League Academic Honor Role

1998 Division I Women’s Basketball Athletic Scholarship

ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

2012- Present Friendly Visitor, Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (Chicago, IL)

2012-Present Co-Leader, Chicago Task Force on LGBT Aging

2005-Present Member, Chicago Task Force on LGBT Aging


2009-Present Member, Gerontological Society of America

2009-Present Member, Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work

2005-Present Member, American Society on Aging


924 Sherman AvenueEvanston, IL [email protected]

Ellen G. Frank-Miller

EDUCATION

Ph.D. June 2014 (expected), The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL School of Social Service Administration Dissertation Chair: Susan J. Lambert, Ph.D. Committee: Julia R. Henly, Ph.D. Marci Pitt-Catsouphes, Ph.D. Dissertation Title: How Does It Fit? Department Stores’ Brand Images, Managers’ Perceptions, and Opportunities for Older Workers

A.M. June 2008, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL School of Social Service Administration Concentration: Social Administration

B.A. May 1990, Emory University, Atlanta, GA Major: Economics Minor: French

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Workplace policy, employer practices, and disadvantaged workers Low-wage work Work and family policy across the life course Older adults, employment, and public policy Social stratification and economic inequality Gender and organizations

ACADEMIC RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2011 – present Principal Investigator (Dissertation chair: Susan J. Lambert, Ph.D.) School of Social Service Administration, The University of Chicago Department Store Employment Opportunities for Older Workers: The Role of Brand Images, Organizational Practices, and Managers’ Perceptions

Comparative case study of six department stores that investigates the ways in which department stores’ brand images and their relationship to organizational practices intersect with hiring managers’ perceptions of older workers to create or limit employment opportunities for older adults. Comparative case study approach uses multiple data sources including in-depth interviews with Human Resource managers, on-site store observations, organizational document analysis, and administrative data analysis.

Ellen G. Frank-Miller | THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION | PhD PROGRAM 2013 – 20142

2005 – 2011 Graduate Research Assistant Principal Investigators: Susan J. Lambert, Ph.D. and Julia R. Henly, Ph.D. School of Social Service Administration, The University of Chicago The Work Scheduling Study

Worked with Principal Investigators to design and implement an experiment meant to test the effects of improved scheduling practices on the lives of lower-wage retail workers. Drafted pre-test instrument for a survey of store managers. Conducted telephone surveys of store managers in multiple geographic regions. Managed participation and response rates for a survey of employees in Chicago. Maintained relationships with store managers to facilitate data collection from stores in Chicago. Performed analysis of administrative data and employee data used to prepare materials for publication, including response rate bias and descriptive statistics analysis for two waves of employee survey data. Conducted an analysis of administrative data examining the relationship between employee age, job status, and job type with starting wage rates that resulted in a first- authored peer-reviewed journal publication.

Summer 2002 Research Intern Principal Investigator: P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Ph.D. School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University Welfare, Children & Families: A Three City Study

Cleaned data and validated associated variables in a dataset of 2,500 longitudinal records related to household composition and demographics in welfare-reliant families.

PRIVATE INDUSTRY RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2009-2012 Senior Researcher Sylver Consulting, Chicago, IL

Managed quantitative and qualitative market research studies for a wide variety of clients in a broad range of industries. Developed survey instruments and performed data analyses for quantitative research projects. Analyzed a wide variety of qualitative data, including online discussion forums, audio and video diaries, and interviews. Moderated online message boards used to collect data; interacted with participants to probe for richer responses to questions. Performed open and closed coding of qualitative data, synthesized emergent themes, and developed conceptual frameworks based on findings. Supervised teams of researchers, managed project timelines, and wrote client reports.

2003-2005 Lead Researcher Hewitt Associates, Chicago, IL

Conducted quantitative research studies related to human resource topics. Conceptualized projects, designed survey instruments, supervised fielding of studies and data entry, cleaned data, conducted analyses of descriptive statistics, and wrote final reports.

2001-2002 Lead Researcher Dharana Consulting, Evanston, IL

Conceptualized a qualitative study for a Chicago-area employer struggling with turnover among top performers. Conducted in-depth interviews with twelve current and former employees. Analyzed emergent themes and identified strategic opportunities for improvement. Wrote final report and gave presentation to client. Assisted company’s leadership in developing a comprehensive employee retention strategy based on study findings.


PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES

Frank-Miller, E., Lambert, S., and Henly, J. (Journal of Women & Aging, forthcoming). Age, wage, and job placement: Older women’s experiences entering the retail sector.

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW

Kim, J., and Frank-Miller, E. The effects of poverty and health insurance status on health service utilization among older adults.


Frank-Miller, E. Opportunity structures at department stores and older workers’ earnings prospects. Frank-Miller, E. “‘Just getting out of the house’ or ‘Wearing out’?” Older workers’ socioeconomic class, opportunity structures, and department stores’ brand images.

RESEARCH REPORTS

Frank, E. (2005). Survey Findings: HR Outsourcing – Trends & Insights. Report for Hewitt Associates LLC. Report received media coverage in human resources industry publications and the business press. Frank, E. (2004). Survey Findings: Design and Administration of Educational Assistance Programs. Report for Hewitt Associates LLC. Frank, E. (2004). Survey Findings: OTC Drug Reimbursement in Health Care FSA Plans. Report for Hewitt Associates LLC.

PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Upcoming,January 2014 Frank-Miller, E. Opportunity Structures at Department Stores and Older Workers’ Job Prospects. Paper to be presented for review at the national meeting of the Society of Social Work and Research (SSWR), San Antonio, TX.

August 2012 Frank-Miller, E. What Pays Off? Older Workers and Low-Wage Retail Jobs. Paper presentation at the national meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP), Denver, CO.

January 2011 Frank-Miller, E. What Pays Off? Older Workers and Low-Wage Retail Jobs. Poster presentation at the national meeting of the Society of Social Work and Research (SSWR), Washington, D.C.

PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS – UNDER REVIEW

Upcoming,June 2014 Frank-Miller, E. “‘Just Getting Out of the House’ or ‘Wearing Out’?” Older Workers’ Socioeconomic Class, Opportunity Structures, and Department Stores’ Brand Images. Paper submitted for review for the national meeting of the Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN), New York, NY.

TEACHING INTERESTS

Research Methods Social Welfare Policy Human Development and the Social Environment Analyzing Human Services Organizations Workforce & Workplace Development Work and Family across the Life Course: Implications for Social Welfare Economics for Social Welfare


ACADEMIC TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2012-2014 Doctoral Teaching Apprentice – Social Intervention: Research & Evaluation School of Social Service Administration, The University of Chicago Apprenticeship Supervisor: Julia R. Henly, Ph.D.

Selected for a competitive two-year apprenticeship program for doctoral students where students work closely with a faculty mentor as their co-instructor and teaching assistant in Year One, and then teach independently with the benefit of coaching by the faculty mentor in Year Two. Accepted as an apprentice for a Master’s-level course taught by Associate Professor Julia R. Henly, winner of the 2001 SSA Award for Excellence in Teaching. Course focuses on the generation, analysis, and use of data and information relevant to decision-making at the case, program, and policy levels. Students learn and develop skills in collecting, analyzing, and using data related to fundamental aspects of social work practice: problem assessment and definition; intervention formulation, implementation, and refinement; and evaluation. Course covers specification and measurement of various practice and social science concepts, sampling methods, data collection strategies, and statistical and graphical approaches to data analysis.

Year One – Co-Instructor and Graduate Teaching Assistant Co-taught course with the apprenticeship faculty member and acted as a teaching assistant for a second section of the class. Presented guest lectures during classes throughout the quarter. Conducted weekly review sessions and provided individual instruction and support to students. Received student evaluation rating of 4.78 out of a possible 5 points based on student ratings of the instructor’s accessibility, willingness to help, knowledgeability, and effectiveness in conveying information.

Year Two – Adjunct Lecturer Collaborated with faculty apprenticeship supervisor to develop course syllabus and classroom activities. Responsible for planning and conducting lectures and classroom activities, developing student assignments and assessments, working with students one-on-one for individual support and instruction as needed, grading student assessments, and providing critical feedback.

Spring 2013 Adjunct Instructor Social Work Program, Northeastern Illinois University Course: Research and Quantitative Applications in Social Work

Bachelor’s-level course. Course is the first of three required research courses for BSW students. Course focuses on foundational content in research methods and design in order to prepare future social work practitioners to be critical consumers of social work research. Developed syllabus; planned and conducted lectures; designed classroom activities, student assignments, and assessments; held office hours and worked with students one-on-one for individual support and instruction; graded student assessments. Received student evaluation rating of 3.99 out of a possible 5 points based on student ratings of the instructor’s: clarity of presentation; knowledgeability; encouragement to think independently; interest in students’ progress; willingness to provide personal help; encouragement of student participation; clarity of grading procedures; respect/concern for students; provision of feedback about their progress; class pacing; enthusiasm; and evaluation procedures.


Winter 2012 Graduate Teaching Assistant and Guest Lecturer School of Social Service Administration, The University of Chicago Instructor: Julia R. Henly, Ph.D. Course: Social Intervention: Research & Evaluation

Master’s-level course. Conducted weekly review sessions, graded assignments and exams, and provided individual instruction and support to students. Designed and presented a guest lecture on bivariate statistical models for a class session dedicated to data analysis. Received student evaluation rating of 4.66 out of a possible 5 points based on student ratings of the teaching assistant’s accessibility, willingness to help, knowledgeability, and effectiveness in conveying information.

Spring 2011 Graduate Teaching Assistant/Grader School of Social Service Administration, The University of Chicago Instructor: Harold Pollack, Ph.D. Course: Economics for Social Welfare

Master’s-level course. Graded students’ problem sets and exams.

SCHOLARLY SERVICE

Upcoming,January 2014 Roundtable Responder Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), San Antonio, TX.

Participating in a roundtable presentation entitled, “Roundtable on Qualitative Dissertation Research: Learning from Doctoral Student Peers.” Presenting a response to pre-prepared questions from doctoral students to provide coaching and encouragement about conducting qualitative or mixed- method dissertations.

2013 Focus Group Facilitator Race, Ethnicity & Social Work Education Working Group School of Social Service Administration, The University of Chicago

Co-facilitated a focus group with Master’s students regarding their expectations about, and experiences of, race and ethnicity in the classroom. Drew out themes of multiple identities, ideas for curriculum improvement, and suggestions for growing competencies among students and faculty. Wrote observation report.

2013 Research Associate Principal Investigators: Thomas Cook, Ph.D., David Figlio, Ph.D., and Charles Whitaker, Ph.D., Northwestern University; John Diamond, Ph.D., Harvard University; Lawrence Friedman, Ph.D., and Shazia Miller, Ph.D., American Institutes for Research Evaluating a Restructured Freshman Year: A Cohort Comparison Study of an Earned Honors Credit Model at Evanston Township High School

Contributing to a community service research project being conducted by volunteer scholars at Northwestern University’s Institute for Policy Research. Analyzing quantitative data for a cohort comparison study designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a high school curriculum change intended to raise academic achievement levels in at-risk student populations.


OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2006 – 2007 Graduate Student Intern Childcare Network of Evanston, Evanston, IL

Wrote grant proposals to support program operations for on-site mental health and developmental services at child care centers served by the agency. Proposals resulted in awards totaling over $50,000. Provided direct service to children ages two to four at a child care center serving primarily low-income, state subsidy-eligible families. Conducted therapeutic playgroups for preschoolers with behavioral problems; facilitated one-on-one play-therapy sessions for a 4 year-old child survivor of physical and sexual abuse and a 4 year-old child survivor of sexual abuse and traumatic exposure to gun violence.

1998 – 2001 Account Executive Ceridian LifeWorks® Services, Evanston, IL

Responsible for day-to-day management of client accounts representing $5 million in annual revenues. Led company-wide client reporting efforts; analyzed descriptive data on service quality, utilization, and program impact. Wrote reports summarizing annual program results. Acted as an expert resource for all Account Executives on data analysis and strategy for reporting results to clients. Consulted with clients on strategies to use return-on-investment data with organizational stakeholders and helped advance work-life initiatives at two Fortune 20 companies. Assisted with recruiting, training, and mentoring new hires; provided informal leadership within team.

1994 – 1998 Account Executive Work/Family Directions Inc., Evanston, IL

“Flawlessly executed” (client quote) implementation of a $2 million annual contract for highly customized services. Managed team of account representatives and service delivery consultants; motivated team during extended client delay. Negotiated aggressively for organizational resources to meet client commitments while maintaining positive relationships throughout the company. Led year-end client reporting efforts for accounts in the Corporate segment; analyzed descriptive data on service quality, utilization, and program impact.Wrote reports summarizing annual program results. Acted as an expert resource for peers on data analysis and strategy for reporting results to clients. Translated technical information for clients, enabling them to understand results and apply information to program/policy development.

1990 – 1994 Project Manager and Defined Contribution Outsourcing Consultant Hewitt Associates LLC, Lincolnshire, IL

Led a team of 30+ individuals from five departments to successfully implement one of the firm’s first multi-million dollar outsourcing projects for a Fortune 20 employer; project delivered on-time, on-budget. Project’s success allowed firm to launch their outsourcing business in the marketplace with a proven track-record; business has since grown into a multi-billion dollar enterprise. Monitored project milestones and dependencies; ensured organizational resources were allocated to maximize quality and guarantee on-time delivery. Participated in a plan administration audit for a prominent professional association. Mentored, trained, and managed team of four junior consultants responsible for system testing and on-going plan valuations. Trained and coached seventeen customer service representatives and served as expert resource on defined contribution plan concepts.


GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

2005 – 2010 School of Social Service Administration, The University of Chicago Pre-doctoral fellowship. Five-year full-tuition fellowship and stipend.

2009 – present Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Recipient of five annual academic scholarships from the Marcus and Theresa Levie Educational Fund. $15,000 over five years

2007 John A. Hartford Foundation Pre-Dissertation Award Awarded to doctoral students committed to conducting research concerned with the well-being of older adults. Full funding for attendance at two national conferences.

1986 – 1990 Emory University Dean’s Scholar Awarded to undergraduate students based upon academic merit. $25,000 over four years.

HONORS AND AWARDS

2011 – 2012 Appointed Student Affiliate of the Center on the Demography and Economics of Aging at NORC at the University of Chicago for demonstrating a commitment to scholarship on aging.

1990 Omicron Delta Epsilon Economics Honor Society for demonstrating excellence in scholarship in economics.

1990 Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society for demonstrating excellence in campus leadership.

1990 Mortar Board National Honor Society for demonstrating excellence in campus leadership.


Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN) Employment Instability, Family Well-Being, and Social Policy Network (EINet) Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Human Resources Management Association Chicago (HRMAC)

DATA ANALYSIS TRAINING

Qualitative Applied Qualitative Research Seminar, Gina Samuels, Ph.D. (The University of Chicago) Advanced Qualitative Methods, James Spillane, Ph.D. (Northwestern University) Software: NVivo Quantitative Applied Regression Analysis, Vanja Dukic, Ph.D. (The University of Chicago) Software: STATA, SPSS, Excel


969 E. 60th StreetChicago, IL 60637 [email protected]

Melissa Hardesty

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Candidate June 2014 (expected) The University of Chicago The School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL Dissertation Title: Money, Biology, & Labor in a Concurrent Planning Adoption Program Dissertation: E. Summerson Carr, Ph.D., (Chair) Dissertation Committee: Susan Lambert, Ph.D., Kristen Schilt, Ph.D.

M.S.W. August 2007, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN Concentration: Leadership B.S. May, 1999, Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences, Bloomington, IN Major: Psychology Minor: Biology Distinctions: Graduated with Honors, Highest Distinction

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Kinship, Adoption, and Foster Care/Child Welfare LGBTQ Families Gender Studies and Feminist Practice Sexuality Social Inequality Ethnography

TEACHING INTERESTS

Research Methods Gender, Race, and Sexuality Studies Intersectionality Theory and Perspectives History of the Social Work Profession Ethnographic Research Human Behavior and the Social Environment

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

October 2010- Primary InvestigatorPresent Money, Biology, and Labor in a Concurrent Planning Adoption Program The University of Chicago The School of Social Service Administration Funded by: Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality Studies, University of Chicago, Residential Fellowship

Melissa Hardesty | THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION | PhD PROGRAM 2013 – 20142

•Designed and implemented an original ethnographic study of adoption workers in a foster care adoption program•Developed research protocol in accordance with ethical research standards and successfully navigated three Institutional Review Boards (university, agency, and child welfare boards)•Conducted 15 months of participant observation and interviews with key informants•Responsible for all data analysis and management

Summer 2009 Research Assistant Disseminating Motivational Interviewing Across Social Work Domains: An Ethnographic Study of MI Training and Implementation The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Principal Investigator: E. Summerson Carr, Ph.D. Funded by: The Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation; The Center for Health Administration Studies

•Conducted ethnographic interviews with key informants in a community-based mental health agency•Conducted technical, linguistic audio transcription of ethnographic interviews

September 2008- Research Assistant June 2010 Gender Differences in Treatment Services Effectiveness The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Principal Investigator: Jeanne Marsh, Ph.D. Funded by: National Institute on Drug Abuse, The Center for Health Administration Studies

• Conducted literature reviews and wrote background information for the research team’s publications • Completed an independent statistical analysis of a nationally-representative drug abuse treatment population • Presented independent analysis at the Society for Social Work and Research Conference and published the findings in a peer-reviewed journal September 2007- Research AssistantSeptember 2008 The Impact of Community Violence Exposure on Adolescent Sexual Behavior The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Principal Investigator: Dexter Voisin, Ph.D.

•Coded qualitative interviews using NVIVO software•Coordinated with research team members to compile interview findings •Worked with the research team to publish a paper based upon findings

August 2006- Research AssistantAugust 2007 Indiana University Northwest Division of Social Work Principal Investigator: Manoj Pardasani, Ph.D.

•Conducted a literature review for a study that compared cultural competence of Psychology and Social Work students•Conducted a study that compared American and Indian social work students’ perspectives along various social dimensions, including religion, gender, social problem attributions, and family


January 1997- Honors Thesis ResearchMay 1999 Between Drug Comparisons of VTA Neurons Indiana University at Bloomington Department of Psychology Neuroscience Advisor: George Rebec, Ph.D. Distinctions: Excellence in Research Award

Summer 1997 Research Assistant Indiana University Bloomington Department of Biology Ecology Principal Investigator: Alissa Packer

•Collected and archived data on the growth of black cherry seedlings

TEACHING

April 2013- Teaching AssistantJune 2013 Organizational Theory & Analysis for Human Services (SSA 467) Instructor: Jennifer Mosley, Ph.D. The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration

•Held regular office hours and provided academic support to students•Graded assignments and offered feedback on completed assignments

January 2013- Teaching AssistantMarch 2013 Data for Policy Analysis and Management (SSA 485) Instructor: Heather Hill, Ph.D. The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration

•Conducted weekly review sessions and taught students basic quantitative data analytic skills using SPSS software•Provided guidance and troubleshooting to students working on regular homework assignments•Helped students develop writing skills to translate statistical concepts and research findings into language that is understandable to administrators, funders, and laypersons•Consulted with students as they developed final research projects, conducted independent data analyses, and wrote up results for final research papers•Facilitated in-class exercises and discussions


October 2012- Co-InstructorDecember 2012 Problems in the Study of Sexuality (GNSE 10200) Lead Instructor: Kristen Schilt, Ph.D. The University of Chicago Center for the Study of Gender and Sexualities Department of Sociology

•Independently planned and delivered several lectures over the academic quarter•Contributed to the development of the class syllabus by selecting relevant readings and deciding on weekly topics•Held regular office hours and consulted with students on the development of midterm and final papers•Graded assignments and offered constructive feedback on midterm papers and final research projects•Facilitated in-class exercises and discussions

October 2011- Teaching AssistantDecember 2011 Data for Policy Analysis and Management (SSA 485) Instructor: Melissa Roderick, Ph.D. The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration

•Conducted weekly review sessions and taught students basic quantitative data analytic skills using SPSS software•Provided guidance and troubleshooting to students working on regular homework assignments•Helped students develop writing skills to translate statistical concepts and research findings into language that is understandable to administrators, funders, and laypersons•Consulted with students as they developed final research projects, conducted independent data analyses, and wrote up results for final research papers•Facilitated in-class exercises and discussions

January 2010- Teaching AssistantMarch 2010 Statistical Research Methods II (SSA 541) Instructor: Yoonsun Choi, Ph.D. The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration

•Conducted weekly review sessions and taught doctoral students how to statistically analyze data in SPSS and Excel•Provided guidance and troubleshooting to students working on regular homework assignments•Helped students develop writing skills to translate statistical concepts and research findings into language understandable to policy makers and social work practitioners•Graded weekly homework assignments and provided constructive feedback


October 2009- Teaching AssistantDecember 2009 Statistical Research Methods I (SSA 540) Instructor: Yoonsun Choi, Ph.D. The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration

•Conducted weekly review sessions and taught doctoral students how to statistically analyze data in SPSS and Excel•Provided guidance and troubleshooting to students working on regular homework assignments•Helped students develop writing skills to translate statistical concepts and research findings into language understandable to policy makers and social work practitioners•Graded weekly homework assignments and provided constructive feedback

PUBLICATIONS

Shiu, C.S., Voisin, D., Nguyen, H., Hardesty, M., Chen, W.T., and Lo, Y. (forthcoming). A synthesis of 20 years of research on sexual risk-taking among Asian/Pacific Islander men who have sex with men in Western countries. Journal of Men’s Health.

Nguyen, Huong Ngoc, Melissa Hardesty, and Khuat Thu Hong. (2012). “I Am Tired But If I Don’t Try to Have Sex, My Wife Will Think I’ve Been Fooling around in the City”: Work, Migration, and Sex Among Vietnamese Migrant Laborers.” Journal of Sex Research, DOI:10.1080/00224499.201 2.663419.

Hardesty, Melissa, Dingcai Cao, Hee-Choon Shin, Christina M. Andrews, and Jeanne Marsh. (2012). Social and health service use and treatment outcomes for sexual minorities in a national sample of substance abuse treatment programs. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services, 24(2), 97-118.

Nguyen, Huong Ngoc, Melissa Hardesty, and Khuat Thu Hong. (2011). In full swing: How do pendulum migrant laborers adjust their sexual perspectives to their rural-urban lives? Journal of Culture, Health, & Sexuality, 13(10), 1193-1206.

Voisin, Dexter R., Jason Daniel Patrick Bird, Melissa Hardesty, and Cheng-Sui Shiu. (2011). African American youth living and coping with exposure to community violence in Chicago’s Southside. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26(12), 2483-2496.

FELLOWSHIPS

October 2012- Co-Teaching FellowshipDecember 2012 The University Chicago The Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality October 2012- Residential FellowshipJune 2013 The University Chicago The Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality September 2010- Lesbian and Gay Studies Project Hormel FellowJune 2011 The University of Chicago Center for Gender Studies


October 2009- Doctoral Theory Workshop CoordinatorJune 2010 Doctoral Workshop on Theory in Social Research The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration

•Organized a series of 15 academic research talks in which scholars from across the country presented their work and spoke to the connection between research and social theory•Recruited nine speakers from outside of SSA and The University of Chicago and coordinated with administrative staff to arrange travel and accommodations for speakers

CONFERENCES & PRESENTATONS

Hardesty, M. (2013, March). The Morality of Money in a Concurrent Planning Adoption Program. Paper presented at Engendering Change 3rd Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

Hardesty, M. (2012, December). Social Work Labor and the Mother Functions: Money, Biology, and Work in a Concurrent Planning Adoption Program. Presentation at the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexualities Workshop, Chicago, IL.

Shiu, C.S., Nguyen, H., Chen, W., & Hardesty, M. (2011, August). Gaysian Invasion: A synthesis of 20 Years of Research on Sexual Risk among Asian/Pacific Islander Men Who Have Sex with Men. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association 119th Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.

Hardesty, M. (2011, April). Nuclear Fusion: Family-making in an Agency-based Adoption Program. Paper presented at the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexualities Workshop, Chicago, IL.

Hardesty, M. (2010, January). The Impact of Comprehensive Services for Sexual Minorities. Symposium presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Francisco, CA.

Voisin, D., Bird, J., & Hardesty, M. (2008, July). Everyday Victims: Adolescents Living and Coping with the Effects of Community Violence Exposure. Presentation at the 20th Annual Statewide Conference on Mental Health & Justice, Chicago, IL.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

September 2009- Resident HeadJune 2013 The University of Chicago Office of Undergraduate Student Housing

•Community development and activity programming for a house of 70 undergraduate students•Provided support, counseling, and referrals to resources for students experiencing personal, academic, medical, and psychiatric problems•Hired and supervised Resident Advisors

2005- Case Manager2007 Tri-City Comprehensive Community Mental Health Center

•Provided case management services to a caseload of 25-35 chronically mentally ill adults•Connected clients with entitlements and community resources•Managed paperwork to maintain social and health benefits•Monitored medication compliance•Conducted weekly home visits •Monitored client quarterly goals and assessed progress•Coordinated care during psychiatric emergencies


2005- Social Service Director2005 Beverly Southlake Nursing and Rehabilitation

•Completed MDS assessments quarterly•Held family meetings and advocated on behalf of residents in the facility•Coordinated therapy and psychiatric services

2002- Behavioral Health Advisor2005 St. Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers

•Assessed patient behavior on an adult inpatient psychiatric unit•Monitored patients on special precautions, including those admitted with suicidal ideations or gestures•Conducted community meetings and group discussions•Served as part of the crisis intervention team during psychiatric emergencies

INTERNSHIPS

Spring 2007 MSW Intern Christ College, Bangalore INDIA Centre for Social Action

•Worked with self-help groups in urban and rural communities. Groups aimed to empower communities through implementation of the Grameen Bank microfinance model•Conducted organizational analysis on the success of school sponsorship programs in an urban community•Volunteered for a local HIV/AIDS outreach organization

Spring 2006 MSW Intern Brothers Uplifting Brothers, Inc., Gary, IN.

•Worked with clients of the Safe Space Initiative, a housing program for gay and transgender men living with HIV/AIDS.•Assisted in raising funds for housing and outreach programs via grant writing and reviewing•Participated in HIV and STD education/outreach programs. •Created an education module for injection drug users based upon the CDC-endorsed HHRP program


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Nucha Isarowong, LCSW

EDUCATION

Ph.D. June 2014 (expected), University of Chicago, Chicago, IL School of Social Service Administration African American Parental Socialization Messages and Practices with Toddlers: A naturalistic, longitudinal examination of parenting in high-risk environments Dissertation Chair: Sydney L. Hans, Ph.D. Committee: Miwa Yasui, Ph.D., Margaret Beale Spencer, Ph.D. Advisor: Dolores G. Norton, Ph.D.

A.M. June 2002, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL School of Social Service Administration Concentration: School Social Work

B.S. May 1996, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL College of Communication Major: Advertising - Art Direction/Copy Writing

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Child Development & Developmental TrajectoriesEarly Childhood Education Early Intervention & Special EducationHome VisitationChild and Family PolicyParentingClinical Practice with Children and FamiliesHuman Behavior in Social Environments

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2013 – present Principal InvestigatorSchool of Social Service Administration, University of ChicagoAfrican American Parental Socialization Messages and Practices with Toddlers: A naturalistic, longitudinal examination of parenting in high-risk environmentsThe purpose of this dissertation study is to contribute to a relatively small body of knowledge regarding the normal development of African American children living in high-risk environments. This mixed qualitative and quantitative, longitudinal study systematically explores, analyzes, and documents parental socialization messages and efforts to encourage the development of children’s social knowledge at ages 12 months, 24 months, and 36 months in a sample of urban, low-income African American families observed in multi-hour videos in their homes.

Conceptualize study and methods. Identify theoretical frame of study. Create coding manual. Participate and train graduate research assistants in data preparation and coding based on guidelines determined a priori in a coding manual. Execute test of reliability of manualized codes and mixed qualitative and quantitative longitudinal analytical methods including longitudinal analysis, bootstrap linear regression models, and qualitative theme analysis using Stata 11 and nVivo 9.0.

Nucha Isarowong, LCSW | THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION | PhD PROGRAM 2013 – 20142

2012 – present Principal InvestigatorSchool of Social Service Administration, University of ChicagoSupported by: Zero to Three’s Leaders for the 21st Century FellowshipParental Perceptions of Early Intervention ServicesThis pilot study documents and examines the experiences of urban families caring for infants and toddlers with developmental delays and disabilities as they begin and/or continue their efforts to access services for their children through the Illinois Early Intervention (EI) Program and the public school system. Poster of findings to be presented at the National Training Institute (NTI) 2013 in San Antonio, TX on December 12, 2013.

Conceptualize and design in-depth focus groups with parents of infants and toddlers identified with developmental delays and disabilities who are receiving services from the Illinois Early Intervention Program. Collaborate with community organization partner to recruit families for focus groups. Manage project administration regarding Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval, funding, focus group logistics, and data preparation for analysis. Lead analysis of data and prepare manuscript and poster for presentation of findings.

2011 – present Project Coordinator2009 – 2011 Graduate Research Assistant

Principal Investigator: Dolores G. Norton, Ph.D. School of Social Service Administration, University of ChicagoChildren at Risk: The Infant and Child Development Project (ICDP)The Infant and Child Development Project (ICDP) is a longitudinal, empirical effort to learn from urban, low-income African American families. The project followed families two days after the birth of the target children until children were 18 years of age. Drawing from an ethnographic approach, the project seeks to learn about the early environment and developmental experiences of children and the caretaking practices of families living in impoverished neighborhoods from the view points of the children and families being observed. The ICDP is currently collecting data from its final phase of follow-up interviews with target children who are now 30 years of age.

Supervise master’s level graduate research assistants in all current projects. Collaborate on design and implementation of final phase follow-up interviews. Coordinate data archiving project including the transfer of VHS videos to digital format and digitizing paper records. Collaborate on the analyses and preparation for two manuscripts in progress utilizing qualitative and quantitative methodologies to test reliability and optimize the rich longitudinal data. Methodologies include Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), Intra-Class Correlation, Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM), and bootstrap linear regression and Sobel-Goodman mediation models in Stata 11.

2001 – 2002 Graduate Research AssistantPrincipal Investigator: Thomas Keller, Ph.D.School of Social Service Administration, University of ChicagoMSW Student Attitudes, Opinions, and Knowledge about Parenting and Child DevelopmentThis study assesses the level of child development knowledge of master’s level social work students relative to norms, investigates sources of information influencing child development knowledge, and determines how effectively a course devoted to child development increases knowledge on this topic.

Prepare and analyze niche survey data for a quantitative exploration of attitude, opinions, and knowledge about parenting and child development amongst master’s level social work students. Prepare and submit abstract for presentation at the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 2002 Annual Conference.


GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS

2013 – 2014 Irving B. Harris Professional Development Network Doctoral FellowshipAfrican American Parental Socialization Messages and Practices with Toddlers: A naturalistic, longitudinal examination of parenting in high-risk environments$15,000.00

2013 Dolores Norton Student Research Award Illinois Association of Infant Mental Health African American Parental Socialization Messages and Practices with Toddlers: A naturalistic, longitudinal examination of parenting in high-risk environments $5,000.00

2012 – 2013 Leaders for the 21st Century Fellowship Zero to Three Leadership Development InitiativeParental Perceptions of Early Intervention Services

2012 – 2013 Irving B. Harris Professional Development Network Dissertation FellowshipAfrican American Parental Socialization Messages and Practices with Toddlers: A naturalistic, longitudinal examination of parenting in high-risk environments$5,000.00

2012 Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA), University of Chicago Research Initiative Grant (RIG)African American Parental Socialization Messages and Practices with Toddlers: A naturalistic, longitudinal examination of parenting in high-risk environments$2,499.00

2012 Human Rights Program, University of ChicagoFamily Resource Center on Disabilities, Chicago, ILExpanding the reach of Parent Training and Information Center (IDEA Part D) to professionals working with and families of infants and toddlers identified with developmental delays and disabilities$5,000.00

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Edwards, R.C., Thullen, M.J., Isarowong, N., Shiu, C.S., Henson, L.G., & Hans, S.L. (2012). Supportive relationships and the trajectory of depressive symptoms among young, African American mothers. Journal of Family Psychology, 26(4), pp. 585-94.


Norton, D.G., Isarowong, N., & Vincson, J. Temporal Development and Children’s Pre-School Readiness: Learning from African American Families.

Norton, D.G., Isarowong, N., & Martz, M.E. The Functions of Language: Mother-child language interaction at ages 2, 3, and 5.5 years as predictor of reading achievement in 2nd and 4th grades.

PEER-REVIEWED PRESENTATIONS

April 2013 Isarowong, N. & Vincson, J. Family Well-Being, Temporal Development, and Children’s Pre-School Readiness: Learning from African American families living in high-risk environments. Paper accepted for presentation at The Illinois Council on Family Relations (ILCFR) Conference, Champaign, IL.


June 2012 Isarowong, N. African American Parental Socialization Practices with Toddlers: A naturalistic, longitudinal examination of parenting in high-risk environments. Presentation at the Minority Graduate Students Association (MGSA), “Eye on the Mosaic” Graduate Student Conference, Chicago, IL.

February 2012 Isarowong, N. Child-directed Caregiver Language of African-American Families in High-Risk Environments. Poster accepted for presentation at The Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD) Themed Meeting, The Positive Development of Minority Children, Tampa, FL.

March 2011 Edwards, R.C., Isarowong, N., Shiu, C., Thullen, M.J., Henson, L.G., & Hans, S.L. Social Support and Trajectory of Depression in Young Mothers. Poster accepted for presentation at The Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

September 2013 Isarowong, N. You’re telling me! Supporting and partnering with families in Early Intervention.Professional development workshop presented at Integrated Provider Workshop, Child and Family Connections #10, Chicago, IL. (Invited to present)

April 2011 Isarowong, N. Multi-disciplinary Utilization of Ecological Mapping in Early Intervention Evaluation and Practice. Professional development workshop presented at Integrated Provider Workshop, Child and Family Connections #10, Chicago, IL. (Invited to present)

January 2011 Isarowong, N. Preschool and Kindergarten Social-Emotional Learning Standards. Professional development workshop presented at Early Childhood Education Committee, Woodlawn Children’s Promise Community, Chicago, IL. (Invited to present)

January 2007 Isarowong, N. Separation and Divorce Workshop: Helping Parents and Children Cope, Adjust, and Transition. Parent education and training workshop presented at Windy City Kids Child Development Center, Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago, IL. (Invited to present)

December 2005 Isarowong, N. Use of technology to enhance school-based social work practice. Professional development workshop presented at Social Work Cluster 4 & 5 Meeting, Chicago Public Schools, IL. (Invited to present)

November 2003 Isarowong, N. Anger Control and Positive Behavioral Intervention Planning. Professional development workshop presented at Hartigan Community Arts Specialty School, Chicago Public Schools, IL.

TEACHING INTERESTS

Human Behavior in Social EnvironmentChild Development and Developmental TrajectoriesPublic School Systems and Service PopulationsExceptional Children (Gifted and/or Disabled School-Aged Children)Family SupportInfants and Toddlers with Disabilities and Their Families: Practice and policy Relationship-Based Perspectives and Strategies for Working with Infants, Toddlers, and Preschool Children and Their Families


TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2013 Adjunct Lecturer School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago Course: Human Development in Social Environment (SSAD327) Introductory course required for all first year social work master’s degree students The course

utilizes the systems ecological perspective to consider the biological, psychological, and social factors influencing human lives at across the life cycle and examine foundational concepts from the behavioral and social sciences regarding stages of human development, social relationships, and adversity, risk, and resilience. The strengths and limits of traditional perspectives are critically examined with respect to the core values, fundamental concerns, and larger aims of the social work professional in the direct practice, administration, or policy setting as well as to their applicability to diverse and vulnerable populations.

Collaborated with curriculum committee to ensure that course meets accreditation standards set by the Council for Social Work Education. Established course structure, content, and materials based on course competency goals. Designed course assignments, projects, exams, and grading rubric. Teach course using interactive lectures, case examples, and reflective activities to demonstrate the application and relevance to all aspects of the social work profession.

2010 – 2011 Teaching AssistantSchool of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago

Instructor: Yoonsun Choi, Ph.D. Course: Statistical Research Methods 1 (SSAD540)

Course: Statistical Research Methods 2 (SSAD541)Statistical Research Methods is a two course series for first year doctoral students and advanced master’s students. The first course in the series introduces students to probabilistic analysis, quantitative reasoning, and descriptive and inferential statistics. The second course in the series introduces regression analysis, including correlation, analysis of variance, and ordinary least squares techniques. This course focuses on issues that arise in data analysis, model building, and the interpretation of empirical results. The series emphasize the practical research applications of statistics through the analysis and interpretation of data using statistical software.

Facilitate weekly lab sessions to supplement classroom lectures and provide direct assistance to students on conceptual understanding, interpretive skills, and technical knowledge. Provide one-on-one support to students who are struggling. Advise student on assignments and projects. Grade 100% of assignments based on provided rubric and provide detailed, constructive feedback to students. Consult with instructor for guidance and cohesion of lab content with lecture material. Reflect on the progress of student acquisition of knowledge with instructor to determine necessary action to best support individual student’s learning.


2010 Teaching Assistant2011-2013 Guest Lecturer

School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago Instructor: Victor Bernstein, Ph.D. & Sydney L. Hans, Ph.D. Course: Relationship-Based Strategies for Working with Infants, Toddlers, and Parents (SSAD616)

This course introduces second year master’s students to basic principles of using relationship-based, reflective practice to support the parent-child relationship in families with young children in their natural environment.

Review and comment on weekly reflections. Provide support to students regarding assignments. Take notes during class and provide instructor with weekly class summaries. Participate in reflective supervision with students. Co-facilitate class on “Developmental Demonstrations – The Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Developmental Screening and anticipatory guidance.” Independently facilitate class as teaching assistant and guest lecturer on gay fathers and the conceptualization of fatherhood in the United States.

2009 Teaching AssistantSchool of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago

Instructor: Michael E. Woolley, Ph.D. Course: Public School Systems and Service Populations (SSAD416)

This course familiarizes second year master’s students with the origin and history of school social work, the organization of American public schools, the current role of the social worker in a variety of public school settings, and the populations served by school social workers. This course is required for State School Social Work Certification (Type 73).

Assist in developing assignments. Grade 25% of assignments. Meet and support students to ensure understanding of course content and assignments. Moderate class debate on “Self-contained vs. Full inclusion special education models.” Collaborate with instructor to evaluate team debates. Independently lecture and facilitate class discussion on “School Climate” and “School Climate for Vulnerable Populations: Bisexual, gay, lesbian, transgendered and questioning youth and children of lesbian and gay parents.” Independently lecture and facilitate class discussion and group activity on “Working with Preschool Children and Parents.”

ACADEMIC SERVICE

2013 – present Workgroup Member Race, Ethnicity, and Social Work Education Working Group School of Social Service Administration, University of ChicagoParticipate in workgroup with doctoral students and faculty to discuss how race and ethnicity are taught across the curriculum. Facilitate pilot focus groups with first and second year master’s student.

2011 Graduate Mentor Leadership Alliance Summer Research Early Identification Program (SR-EIP) University of ChicagoMentee: Laura Carrillo, McNair Scholar, DePaul University, Chicago, ILSupervise the use of ICDP data for summer research project. Collaborate with mentee on conceptual framework and operationalization of independent and outcome variables for summer project


2009 – 2010 Co-facilitator Professional Learning Community School of Social Service Administration, University of ChicagoCo-facilitate field discussion groups with second year master’s students in the school social work concentration. Support and reflect with students regarding their current field experiences, areas of strengths and needs, topics of concern as they prepare to begin their professional careers as master’s level social workers, and ideas to address those future concerns.

2008 – 2010 Co-chair Disability over the Lifespan Workshop Series School of Social Service Administration, University of ChicagoThe Disabilities over the Lifespan Workshop series was formed as a student organization in an effort to fill the educational gap in knowledge regarding people with disabilities. The workshop presented on issues affecting people with disabilities at all stages of life from prenatal to death in every arena including, but not limited to, education, therapeutic services, policy, culture, and daily living. A selected sample of workshops:•Michael Msall, M.D. presented “Child Disability in an Era of Economic Scarcity: Lessons for Supporting Vulnerable Children”•Empowered Fe Fes, Amber Smock, and Kimberly Wilson from Access Living presented “Transitions in Health Decision-making: Listening to Young Adults with Disabilities”•Victor Bernstein, Ph.D. presented “New Stages in the Grieving Process for Parents: Appreciation and Hope”•Michael Msall, M.D. presented “Neighborhoods to Neurons: Lessons in Child Disability in an Era of Change & Scarcity”


2011 – present Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Medical Diagnostic Team Center for Children and Family, Erikson Institute, Chicago, IL

The medical diagnostic team at the Erikson Institute’s Center for Children and Family conducts comprehensive, interdisciplinary medical diagnostic evaluations under the leadership of developmental and behavioral pediatricians from the University of Chicago Medicine. Evaluations are part of the Illinois Early Intervention Service System.

Participate on interdisciplinary medical diagnostic team to evaluate children age birth to three with developmental and medical concerns. Conduct parent interview and parent-child observation. Formulate recommendations based on information obtained through review of existing records, parent interview, parent-child observation, and the Parental Stress Index – Short Form (PSI-SF).

2007 Social-Emotional Consultant Windy City Kids Children’s Development Center, Chicago, IL

Windy City Kids is an early childhood care and educational center accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and operated by Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago located in Downtown Chicago.

Screen infants, toddlers, and preschool students referred for behavioral concerns. Consult with parents of children receiving care at the center. Consult with center administrators to identify and address social-emotional needs of children and parents. Facilitate weekly “Separation and Divorce Support Group” for parents.


2006 – present Social-Emotional Specialist & Evaluator Child and Family Connections #6, #7, #8, #9, #11 Bureau of Early Intervention, Illinois Department of Human Services

The Illinois Early Intervention (EI) program’s mission is to assure that families who have infants and toddlers, birth to three, with diagnosed disabilities, developmental delays or substantial risk of significant delays receive resources and supports that assist them in maximizing their children’s development, while respecting the diversity of families and communities.

Using a home visitation model, evaluate the social-emotional development of infants and toddlers—children ages 0 to 3 years old—referred by EI’s Child and Family Connections to determine their eligibility for EI services. Provide family-centered, relationship-based, therapeutic services and social-emotional support to families of eligible infants and toddlers which can include, but not limited to, making referrals, advocating on behalf of families, and partnering with families to meet their children’s developmental needs and optimize children’s developmental environment.

2006 – present Child and Family Therapist, Private Practice Managed-Care Enrolled Therapist, Chicago, IL

Provide home-based services to families with children 3 years and older. Provide therapeutic services and social-emotional support to children and their families seeking assistance with difficult child behaviors or extenuating circumstances including, but not limited to, divorce and separation, grief and bereavement, and social isolation and peer aggression. Consult with families in their efforts to advocate with children’s schools for appropriate attention to the concerns expressed by the children, parents, and schools.

2002 – 2006 School Social Worker Chicago Public Schools (CPS), Region 4 & 5 Chicago Board of Education, Chicago, IL

Chicago Public School in Region 4 and 5 are located between Cermak Avenue on the northern boundary and 83rd St on the southern boundary. These regions consist of some of the city’s highest need neighborhoods including Englewood, Woodlawn, Auburn Gresham and Grand Crossing where the Robert Taylor Homes were located.

Provide clinical and support services to special and general education students from Pre-Kindergarten to 8th grade and their families. Participate on multidisciplinary team to evaluate students’ social-emotional needs to determine eligibility for special education and support services and maintain services as indicated on students’ Individual Education Plans (IEP). Address social-emotional needs of students eligible for special education for a wide variety of diagnosed disabilities. Propose, design, and implement in school and after school social skills training program. Network and establish relationship with social service providers

2001 – 2002 School Social Work InternTaft High School, Chicago Public SchoolsChicago Board of Education, Chicago, ILSchool of Social Service Administration, University of ChicagoProvide individual and group clinical services to special and general education students from grades 9th to 12th grade with social-emotional concerns that adversely impact their social and academic performance. Co-sponsor the school’s Gay Straight Alliance student group after school. Complete research project to assess how well the school’s health education curriculum is contributing to student’s knowledge about their personal health knowledge.


2000 – 2001 Social Work InternAssertive Community Treatment (ACT) TeamChicago Health Outreach Circle, Heartland Alliance, Chicago, IL School of Social Service Administration, University of ChicagoChicago Health Outreach Circle’s Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team provide harm reduction, therapeutic case management and day program services to adults with severe and persistent mental illness who have a history of homelessness, substance abuse/dependence, and/or legal-justice involvement.

Engage clients in discussion and implementation of harm reduction strategies. Participate in team oversight of daily living skills training in psychosocial day program. Accompany clients to medical appointments, pharmacy visits, grocery stores and other retail outlets to purchase necessities.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

2011 – present Co-facilitator, Early Intervention Professional Community Group Child and Family Connections #10, Chicago, IL

2010 – 2012 Committee Member, Early Childhood Education Committee Woodlawn Children Promise Community Apostolic Church of God, Chicago, IL

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

2008 Credentialed Early Intervention, Evaluation/Assessment, IL #NI85470706P, expires 05/31/2016

2007 Credentialed Early Intervention Specialist, IL #NI85470706P, expires 05/31/2016

2006 Licensed Clinical Social Worker, IL – #149011991, expires 11/30/20142006 Professional Liability Insurance – Expires 09/01/20142002 Licensed Social Worker, IL – #150009049, expired 11/30/20052002 Type 73 Certification for School Social Work

MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATION

2012 National Council on Family Relations, Illinois Chapter2012 Academy of Zero to Three Fellows2011 Illinois Association for Infant Mental Health2011 Society for Social Work and Research2010 Society for Research in Child Development2002 National Association of Social Workers, Illinois Chapter


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Y. Kafi Moragne-Patterson, M.S.W.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL Doctor of Philosophy (expected June 2014) Dissertation: Examining College Choice & Match Among High-Performing African American Students in Two Urban High Schools Committee: Melissa Roderick, Ph.D. (Chair), Charles Payne, Ph.D., & Nicole Holland, Ph.D.

M.S.W. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Social Work, Urbana, IL Concentration: Advocacy, Leadership, & Social Change Master of Social Work, May 2008

B.A. Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY Major: Anthropology Correlate: Africana Studies Bachelor of Arts, May 2006

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Barriers to College Access & Match Comparative Race & Ethnic Relations Urban Ethnography Transition from High School to College Among Minority Youth Academic & Racial Adolescent Identity Formation Economic & Racial Stratification Urban Education Impact of Colorblind Ideology on Academic Settings Educational Policy

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2012-present Principal Investigator Committee: Melissa Roderick, Ph.D. (Chair), Charles Payne, Ph.D., & Nicole Holland, Ph.D. School of Social Service Administration, The University of Chicago The Examining College Choice Among High-Performing African American Students Study

•Designed and implemented all aspects of an original qualitative study examining the college- going processes of high-performing African American students in two Chicago charter schools•Conducted 11 months of semi-structured in-depth interviews with 32 participants at multiple stages of the college-going process•Conducted extensive ethnographic observations of field sites•Conceptualized and executed all aspects of data collection, management, and analysis•Linked quantitative data from the University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research’s College Match Study to compliment qualitative findings •Followed rigid IRB protocol regarding the management of confidential audio recordings

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2010-2012 Graduate Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Melissa Roderick, Ph.D. The University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research College Match Study

•Collaborated on the design and implementation of a qualitative study examining the transition to college among 45 students from three Chicago public high schools•Served as the lead recruiter at one of the three high school sites• Conducted in-depth interviews with students during their senior year in high school and during their first year of college• Analyzed qualitative data using Atlas.ti•Contributed to the design of interview instruments•Conducted literature reviews on college match and racial stratification

2009-2012 Graduate Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Melissa Roderick, Ph.D. The University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research Chicago Postsecondary Transition Project

•Cleaned and coded qualitative data looking for emergent themes on Atlas.ti•Collaborated with Consortium researchers to better understand the impact of the International Baccalaureate Programme (IB) on minority students in Chicago public schools•Co-authored a publication on the IB program that received the AERA Division H Outstanding Publication Award in Educational Program Evaluation•Conducted literature reviews on academic identity development and stereotype threat

2008-2009 Graduate Research Assistant Principal Investigators: Julie Henly, Ph.D. & Susan Lambert Ph.D. School of Social Service Administration, The University of Chicago Work Scheduling Intervention Study

•Conducted in-depth interviews with retail store managers throughout the Chicagoland area to better understand how unpredictable working schedules influenced family outcomes, childcare concerns, and intimate partnerships •Served as the lead liaison for three retail field sites•Cleaned and coded data related to work scheduling instability and its impact on low-income women and their households

2008-2009 Workshop Coordinator Charles Payne, Ph.D. School of Social Service Administration, The University of Chicago Civil Rights Workshop

•Located materials to help inform a culturally competent curriculum that provided information about the life of Emmett Till•Demonstrated ways that Chicago public school teachers could meaningfully engage elementary to high school age students in the larger issues of diversity, tolerance, and racism that permeate the Till story•Coordinated the logistics of the larger symposium dedicated to Emmett Till •Consulted historians and members of the Till family for background information on the life of Emmett Till •Strategized on techniques for getting adolescents to identify with the story of Emmett Till


2007-2008 Graduate Intern (M.S.W. Field Placement) Field Supervisor: Waldo Johnson, Ph.D. Center for the Study of Race, Politics, & Culture (CSRPC), The University of Chicago

•Assisted the Chicago Community Trust in the identification, support, and documentation of existing local, state, regional, and national initiatives aimed at addressing social disparities that disproportionately impact the well-being of Black men and boys•Supported several community initiatives, most notably the 21st Century Foundation’s Black Men and Boys Campaign, of which the Ford Foundation, the Chicago Community Trust, and the California Endowment all made long-term financial commitments •Conducted literature reviews on adolescent black male health and well-being•Attended meetings with community stakeholders and collaborated on best practices for eliminating negative outcomes associated with Black males

Summer 2007 Graduate Research Assistant Principal Investigators: Pallassana Balgopal, Ph.D. & Barry Ackerson, Ph.D. Visva-Bharati University, India/University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Social Work Understanding Social Work Practices in India

•Embarked in the inaugural partnership between UIUC and Visva-Bharati University in West Bengal, India to better understand how social work is conducted in an international context•Studied under the teachings of Rabindranath Tagore while taking multiple intensive social work courses at Visva-Bharati University•Provided English language instruction to 45 students attending public school in Santinikaten•Worked at Amar Kuti, a non-profit organization focused on community empowerment and organizational sustainability through the use of microcredit

Summer 2005 Participant University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa International Human Rights Exchange (IHRE)

•Enrolled in intensive interdisciplinary courses in the theories and practices of human rights•Worked closely with local institutions and non-governmental organizations in South Africa to better understand the evolutionary nature of racial inequality in the aftermath of Apartheid•Volunteered with The Anti-Eviction Campaign to provide empowerment strategies, self-defense tactics, and knowledge of legal rights to people in the Delft Township facing unfair evictions

Summer 2004 Office of Education and Public Programming Intern Oriental Institute Museum, The University of Chicago

•Assisted in the creation of an easily accessible online database of ancient Mesopotamian and Persian artifacts to be used by Chicago public school teachers and students•Worked closely with the museum registrar, archivists, and docent program to collect artifact metadata for the general public

PAPERS & PRESENTATIONS

Fall 2011 Coca, V., Johnson, D., Kelley-Kemple, T., Roderick, M., Moeller, E., Williams, N., & Moragne, K. Working to My Potential: The Postsecondary Experiences of CPS Students in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. (2011). Consortium on Chicago School Research, Chicago. Awarded AERA Division H Outstanding Publication Award in Educational Program Evaluation Category.


Fall 2011 The Many Facets of Multicultural Education: The Postsecondary Transition for Graduates of the International Baccalaureate Program in Chicago. National Association for Multicultural Education, Chicago, IL

Spring 2011 Postsecondary Transition and the International Baccalaureate Program: The Preparation of IB Students for the Transition to College. Johnson, D., Moragne-Patterson, Y.K., Williams, N., & Moeller, E. American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA

Spring 2011 The IB Experience: A Qualitative Look at the Benefits and Challenges of IB Participation for Low- Income Minority Students. Williams, N., Johnson, D., Moragne-Patterson, Y.K., & Moeller, E. American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA

TEACHING INTERESTS

Urban School Reform Race & Intersections of Difference Qualitative Methods Critical Theory Poverty & Place Adolescent Identity Formation Informal Support Networks Urban Poverty

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Spring 2011 Graduate Teaching Assistant School of Social Service Administration, The University of Chicago Instructor: Charles Payne, Ph.D. Course: Urban Education & Educational Policy (SSA 61500)

This course had two major strands. One strand was simply an examination of national thinking about urban schooling over the past 40 years, from the Coleman Report to today’s accountability-driven reforms. The course was particularly concerned with how educational policy was shaped and sought to consider the problems associated with translating policy into practice. The second strand of the course aimed to contextualize contemporary problems through the lens of Weber’s theory of bureaucracy and Marx’s theory of class conflict.

•Developed and adapted the existing course syllabus and materials to include emerging and relevant research•Graded papers and provided feedback on course assignments•Managed a classroom composed of 38 students from divergent interdisciplinary programs across the University•Provided students with extensive and on-going written and oral feedback on assignments•Maintained regular office hours to provide guidance to students in need of clarification on class readings and assignments•Aided in all administrative tasks required for making sure that all readings were accessible online

Winter 2010 Graduate Teaching Assistant School of Social Service Administration, The University of Chicago Instructor: Melissa Roderick, Ph.D. Course: Urban Adolescents in Their Families, Communities, and Schools: Issues for Research & Policy (SSA 448)


This course focused on three central questions. First, how are the education and developmental trajectories of adolescents shaped by their experiences in their families, schools, and communities as well as the interrelationships among these domains? Second, what are the special needs or issues that arise for adolescents who are from immigrant families, who are cultural, racial, or ethnic minorities, or who are from educationally and economically disadvantaged households? And third, how do we translate an understanding of the needs of adolescents and the conditions in families,communities, and schools that foster positive development into the design of policies and practice?

•Graded papers and provided extensive written and oral feedback on course assignments•Lectured on the importance of recognizing intersectionalities of human difference •Managed a classroom composed of 28 students with a diversity of practice and research interests and experiences•Regularly met one-on-one with students to advise on conceptual questions related to the use of theory in their work•Supervised small group work•Contributed to existing course syllabus and materials by suggesting emergent readings surrounding best practices for discussing race in educational contexts•Ensured that students were properly enrolled in the course

Summer 2010 College Countdown Instructor Collegiate Scholars Program, The University of Chicago

This course was offered the summer before the start of senior year in high school and was a mandatory requirement for all students in the Collegiate Scholar’s Program. The course provided clarity about the college application process by assisting students as they researched colleges, wrote their application essays, filled out financial aid forms, and applied for scholarships.

•Coordinated and facilitated college preparation courses for students from several Chicago public schools during the summer before their senior year•Invited guest speakers from the Consortium on Chicago School Research, the Clinton AIDS Foundation, and Vassar College to supplement the preparation work done with students surrounding the college selection process•Worked with students and their families to fill out their FAFSA forms•Provided supplementary lectures to students on the importance of seeking mental health services if needed, finding a job on campus, dealing with homesickness, the importance of getting involved in campus life, enlisting the use of time management skills, and suggestions for managing large amounts of course work


Fall 2012-present Student Affairs Administrator Center for the Study of Race, Politics, & Culture, The University of Chicago

•Manage every aspect of the Center’s comparative race & ethnic studies undergraduate and graduate curriculum •Counsel students exhibiting distress in their academic trajectories•Represent the work of the Center and advertise the versatility of a degree in comparative race & ethnic studies at on-campus and larger community events•Advise students across University divisions on major and minor course requirements •Provide counseling surrounding academic trajectory while on campus and options available to students once they graduate•Ensure appropriate protocol is in place to maintain student confidentiality•Chart student’s progress through the curriculum and enroll them in the appropriate courses•Assure that the University offers the necessary courses


•Coordinate faculty teaching schedules•Coordinate with the Dean of the College and with the divisional deans for the funding of courses and fellowships•Work with the registrar to properly list and cross-list courses

Fall 2010- Internship CoordinatorSpring 2012 Human Rights Program, The University of Chicago

•Directly supervised seven undergraduate students who assisted me throughout my tenure•Oversaw all aspects of the internship program from the recruitment of applicants to the final selection of interns•Mentored and assisted students with the selection of their internship sites •Developed and executed a series of trainings and workshops surrounding social justice in human rights work, things to consider when embarking on international work, and the importance of ref lexivity in international work•Monitored student progress during the summer after students reached their field sites•Responded to international crises students faced while en route, or on location at their sites•Supervised returning interns in the development of report back panels and other post- internship events to educate the larger University campus•Assisted the Executive Director with fundraising efforts

2006-2008 Site Director Bottenfield Elementary, Champaign County School District, Champaign, IL

•Developed age appropriate curriculum for grades K-5•Ensured the overall operation of the before and after-school program that enrolled 30 elementary age students•Directly supervised seven program staff members and numerous volunteers•Developed and managed program budget•Conducted monthly staff meetings •Maintained open lines of communication with the lead site director •Responded to concerns shared by families, students, and teachers located in the school•Assisted staff members in the daily activities planned for their student groups

2005-2006 Program Assistant A.L.A.N.A. Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY

•Developed and executed campus-wide anti-racist workshops•Supported community tutoring programs for female youth of color•Aided in the creation of college programming that promoted cultural tolerance on campus and the greater Poughkeepsie area•Provided emotional and academic support to incoming minority students•Performed administrative tasks to ensure the overall success of the program

ACADEMIC SERVICE

2008-2009 Mentor, Collegiate Mentoring Program The University of Chicago

•Mentored students during their final years of college•Attended performances by mentees and invited them to attend off-campus community events with my family•Advised mentees on academic and professional trajectories available to them after graduating


2006-2008 Creator, At Risk Youth College Application Tutors University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Social Work

•Conceptualized and managed an initiative that originated during a social work course•Recruited a volunteer network of undergraduate students to support the successful completion of online and paper college applications by at-risk Champaign-Urbana youth•Aided undergraduate volunteers and high school participants with the completion of college applications, FAFSA forms, resumes, scholarship statements, personal statements, and fee waiver documents

2005-2006 President, Council of Black Seniors Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY

•Provided pre-professional services in the form of workshops, career fairs, and guest lectures that focused specifically, but not exclusively, on the needs of Black seniors as they prepared to graduate•Hosted socio-cultural events that reflected the diversity of the senior class•Organized and led weekly executive board meetings•Led the initiative to incorporate a student of color organization in the larger commencement ceremonies, which came to fruition, when for the first time in the history of the college, the African Violets marched in the larger commencement ceremonies•Secured Nikki Giovanni as the speaker for the baccalaureate service•Served as a liaison between college administration and students of color, particularly during instances when students of color brought forth allegations of misconduct by other college students

2005-2006 Co-Chair, A.L.A.N.A. Center Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY

•Co-founded this relief effort which raised $5000 and an enormous amount of clothes/toiletry items, which were shipped to the NAACP headquarters in New York City

2004-2005 Vice President, Black Student Union Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY

•Served as the fundraising lead for cultural and political events•Directed executive board meetings in the absence of the president•Supported minority students struggling academically and/or socially on campus•Collaborated with college administrators on the creation of culturally competent programming

2004-2005 Transfer, Visiting, Exchange Student Fellow Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY

•Served as a peer advisers for first-year, transfer, visiting, and exchange students•Helped 15 students adjust to any academic, social, and personal pressures they faced in their college transition•Responded to medical crises involving suicide ideation and substance abuse•Resolved peer conflict surrounding issues related to race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and disability•Investigated allegations of misconduct and followed up with the proper deans•Coordinated and executed bi-weekly study breaks for students to socialize and relax


COMMUNITY & CIVIC COMMITMENTS

2008-present Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Evanston North Shore Alumnae Chapter Evanston, IL

•Served as the Co-Chair of the Social Action Committee •Served as a member of the Scholarship Committee•Attended national conferences on behalf of the chapter•Enlisted the resources of members to support a Chicago Park District Therapeutic camp for athletes with disabilities•Participated in community food drives, health initiatives, and tutoring endeavors

Summer 2009 Volunteer, Southwest Youth Collaborative Chicago, IL

•Worked with youth organizers to create a symposium that addressed issues surrounding the charter versus public school debate hoping to open up discussion about possible alternatives and better understand the complex factors surrounding school choice•Engaged community youth in discussions about community violence and restorative justice•Prepared meals to be distributed to impoverished families•Collected items and organized clothing drive for families in need

2006-2007 Office Support Volunteer, Champaign County Health Care Consumers Champaign, IL

•Performed administrative tasks related to membership database entry, dental record documentation, and office filing•Served on the community task force that advocated for the availability of adult dental resources for low-income Champaign-Urbana residents•Disseminated materials about CCHCC at local events


2013-2014 $5,000 Fahs-Beck Doctoral Dissertation Grant Awarded for expenses related to dissertation fieldwork Summer 2013 $2,500 Center for the Study of Race, Politics, & Culture Summer Research Grant Awarded for conference travel to support research 2009-2010 $5,000 The University of Chicago Human Rights Program Grant Competitive award granted to students committed to human rights activism

2007-2011 $56,000 Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois Fellowship Competitive award granted to minority graduate students committed to working in an area of education upon graduation 2006-2008 $14,000 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Social Work Minority Scholar Grant Awarded to master degree candidates with exceptional academic record

ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIPS

2006-2008 Member, Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2006-2008 Student Representative, MSW Advocacy, Leadership, and Social Change Committee School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


2006-2008 Student Representative, M.S.W. Advancement Committee School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2005-2006 Member, Anthropology Majors Committee Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY

2004-2005 Member, Inter-Group Dialogue Sessions Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY


2010-present American Educational Research Association

2011-present National Association for Multicultural Education

2008-present Alpha Delta Mu National Social Work Honor Society

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY

Atlas.ti Microsoft Office

REFERENCES

Charles Payne, Ph.D. Melissa Roderick, Ph.D. Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor Hermon Dunlap Smith Professor School of Social Service Administration School of Social Service Administration University of Chicago University of Chicago Chicago, IL 60637 Chicago, IL 60637 [email protected] [email protected] 773.702.1250 773.702.1250

Waldo Johnson, Jr., Ph.D. Susan Gzesh, J.D. Associate Professor Senior Lecturer/ Executive Director School of Social Service Administration Human Rights Program University of Chicago University of Chicago Chicago, IL 60637 Chicago, IL 60637 [email protected] [email protected] 773.702.1250 773. 834.0957


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Teresa Thalia Moro

EDUCATIONPh.D. University of Chicago, Autumn 2013.

School of Social Service AdministrationDissertation Title: Caregiver Perceptions of End-of-Life Care for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Abstract: To use an ecosystems framework to explore the experiences of caregivers with end-of-life care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Committee: Sydney Hans, PhD (Chair)ProfessorUniversity of Chicago School of Social Service Administration

Harold Pollack, PhDThe Helen Ross Professor University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration

Sarah Gehlert, MA, MSW, PhDE. Desmond Lee Professor of Racial and Ethnic DiversityWashington University in St. Louis

A.M. University of Chicago, June 2002. School of Social Service AdministrationConcentration: Clinical

B.A. Kenyon College, May 1995. Concentration: PsychologyCum Laude

RESEARCH INTERESTSAging, chronic illness, and disability; geriatric social work; medical and public health social work; intellectual and developmental disability; cognitive impairment; palliative care; death and dying; medical communication and shared decision-making; the gap between academic research and clinical work; accessing and maximizing electronic resources in research, academic, and clinical work.

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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE2010 – 2012 Project Director

Project Title: End-of-Life Care for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (P30 NR010680)

Principal Investigator: Dr. Teresa SavageLocation: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing (Chicago, IL)Responsibilities: Assisted in grant writing and preparation; co-authored manuscripts, conference papers and posters; supervised research assistants and conducted all daily lab operations, including all IRB requirements; managed all aspects of data collection, coding, entry, and analysis using Atlas-ti and SPSS; coordinated focus groups and conducted one-on-one interviews with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, family members and professional caregivers; conducted all aspects of participant recruitment, including presenting the study to potential sites, creating study material and consenting vulnerable participants.

2004 – 2010 Project DirectorProject Title: Life Support Decisions for Extremely Premature Infants (R01

NR007904)

Principal Investigator: Dr. Karen KavanaughLocation: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing (Chicago, IL)Responsibilities: Assisted in grant writing and preparation; co-authored manuscripts, conference papers and posters; supervised research assistants and conducted all daily lab operations, including all IRB requirements; managed all aspects of data collection, coding, entry, and analysis using Atlas-ti and SPSS; conducted one-on-one interviews with physicians and nurses; conducted all aspects of participant recruitment, including presenting the study to potential sites and consenting participants.

2002 – 2004 Research AssistantProject Description: Manuscript preparation for book on grief, end of life, and deathSupervisor: Dr. Froma WalshLocation: University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration

(Chicago, IL)Responsibilities: Co-authored a book chapter, “Unacknowledged and Stigmatized Losses” for the revised edition of Living Beyond Loss: Death in the Family; performed critical literature reviews; edited additional chapters in the book.

2001 – 2002 Research AssistantProject Description: Follow-up study of preterm infancySupervisor: Dr. Suzanne CoxLocation: University of Chicago Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

(Chicago, IL)Responsibilities: Conducted cognitive testing on children 10 to 12 years old; videotaped mother and child interactions; scored data; scheduled participant interviews.


1996 – 2002 Research AssistantProject Description: Study of aging and implicit memory in a geriatric population of

Catholic religious clergySupervisor: Dr. Debra FleischmanLocation: Rush University Medical Center Department of Cognitive

Neuroscience (Chicago, IL)Responsibilities:Assisted in manuscript preparation; performed all daily lab operations, including all IRB requirements; managed all aspects of data collection, coding, and entry; Administered cognitive tests to cognitively impaired and non-impaired study participants (geriatric population); conducted participant recruitment and consented vulnerable participants; assisted on other research projects.

1995 – 1996 Research AssistantProject Description: The Religious Orders Study exploring aging in a geriatric population of

Catholic religious clergyPrincipal Investigator: Dr. Denis Evans and Dr. David BennettLocation: Rush University Medical Center Institute for Healthy Aging (Chicago,

IL)Responsibilities:Administered cognitive and non-invasive medical tests to cognitively impaired and non-impaired study participants (geriatric population); created and maintained codebooks.

1993 – 1994 Research AssistantProject Description: Cystic fibrosis and genetic counseling studySupervisor: Dr. Kathryn JedrziewskiLocation: University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)Responsibilities:Created and maintained codebooks.

1992 – 1993 Research AssistantProject Description: Graduate student dissertation research on cognition and memoryLocation: Kenyon College Psychology Department (Gambier, OH)Responsibilities:Administered cognitive tests to college students; videotaped study participants; coded and entered data.


PUBLICATIONSRefereed JournalsRoscigno, C., Savage, T., Kavanaugh, K., Moro, T., Kilpatrick, S., Strassner, H., Grobman, W., & Kimura, R. (2012). Divergent views of hope influencing communications between parent and hospital providers. Qualitative Health Research, 22(9) 1232–1246.

Moro, T., Kavanaugh, K., Savage, T. A., Reyes, M., Kimura, R. E., & Bhat, R. (2011). Parent decision making for life support for extremely premature infants: From the prenatal through end-of-life period. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 25(1), 52-60.

Grobman, W., Kavanaugh, K., Moro, T., deRegnier, R., & Savage, T. A. (2010). Providing advice to parents for women at acutely high risk of periviable delivery. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 115(5), 904-909.

Kavanaugh, K., Moro, T. T., & Savage, T. A. (2010). How nurses assist parents regarding life support decisions for extremely premature infants. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing, 39(2), 147-158.

Kavanaugh, K., Moro, T., Savage, T., Reyes, M., & Wydra, M. (2009). Supporting parents’ decision making surrounding the anticipated birth of an extremely premature infant. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 28, 159-170.

Moro, T., Kavanaugh, K., Okuno-Jones, S., & Van Kleef, J. (2006). Neonatal end-of-life care: A review of the research literature. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 20(3), 262-273.

Kavanaugh, K., & Moro, T. (2006). Supporting parents who experience a pregnancy loss or infant death. American Journal of Nursing, 106(9), 74-79.

Kavanaugh, K., Moro, T., Savage, T., & Mehendale, R. (2006). Enacting a theory of caring to recruit and retain vulnerable participants for sensitive research. Research in Nursing & Health, 29, 244-252.

Sumner, E., Kavanaugh, K., & Moro, T. (2006). Extending palliative care into pregnancy and the immediate neonatal period: State of the practice of perinatal palliative care. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 20(1), 113-116.

Fleischman, D. A., Gabrieli, J. D. E., Wilson, R. S., Moro, T. T., & Bennett, D. A. (2005). Temporal stability of repetition priming and recognition memory in young and old persons. Neuropsychology, 19(6), 750-759.

Fleischman, D. A., Monti, L. A., Dwornik, L. M., Moro, T. T., Bennett, D. A., & Gabrieli, J. D. (2001). Impaired Production Priming and Intact Identification Priming in Alzheimer’s Disease. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 7(7), 785-794.

Manuscripts in PreparationSavage, T. A., Moro, T., Boyden, J., Brown, A., & Kavanaugh, K. (2013). Implementation challenges, feasibility, and implications for successful end-of-life research with adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.

Savage, T. A., Moro, T., Boyden, J., Brown, A., & Kavanaugh, K. (2013). End of life care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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Book ChaptersGehlert, S., Moro, T., & Noel, L. (in press). The family with socioeconomic and cultural issues. In D. Kissane (Ed.), Bereavement Care for Families. New York: Routledge.

Gehlert, S. & Moro, T. (2011). Palliative care with vulnerable populations. In T. Altilio, & S. Otis-Green (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Palliative Social Work (pp. 369-377). New York: Oxford University Press.

Werner-Lin, A., & Moro, T. (2004). Unacknowledged and stigmatized losses. In F. Walsh, & M. McGoldrick (Eds.), Living beyond loss: Death in the family (2nd ed., pp. 247-271). New York: Guilford Press.

PUBLISHED ABSTRACT Kavanaugh, K., Moro, T., Savage, T., deRegnier, R., Kilpatrick, S., Kimura, R., Grobman, W., Bhat, R., Hussey, M., & Strassner, H. (2008). The role of parents in making life support decisions for extremely premature infants. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 30, 1019-1020.

PEER REVIEWED PRESENTATIONSPaper Presentations (National/ Regional)


Moro, T., Savage, T.A. & Gehlert, S. (2013, November). Caregiver role and health care delivery for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities at the end of life. Paper to be presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Exposition, Boston, Massachusetts.

Moro, T., Savage, T.A., Boyden, J., Brown, A., & Kavanaugh, K. (2012, October). Health disparities in the end-of-life care of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Paper presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Exposition, San Francisco, California.

Savage, T.A., Moro, T., Boyden, J., & Brown, A. (2012, July). Understanding end-of-life care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Paper presented at the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities (IASSID) World Congress, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Savage, T.A., Moro, T., Boyden, J., & Brown, A. (2012, July). End-of-life care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Paper presented at the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) 136th Annual Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Moro, T., Savage, T.A., Boyden, J., Brown, A., & Kavanaugh, K. (2012, May). Understanding end-of-life care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Paper presented at the Eighth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (ICQI). Champaign, Illinois

Moro, T., Savage, T.A., Boyden, J., & Brown, A. (2012, March). Exploring end-of-life care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Paper presented at the 28th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Moro, T., Gehlert, S., Kavanaugh, K. & Savage, T. (2011, January). The involvement of fathers in decision making for extremely premature infants. Paper presented at The Society for Social Work and Research 2011 Conference, Tampa, Florida.


Kavanaugh, K, Moro, T., Savage, T., deRegnier, R., Kilpatrick, S., Kimura, R., Grobman, W., Bhat, R., & Hussey, M. (2008, March), The role of parents in making life support decisions for extremely premature infants. Paper presented at the 2008 MNRS Annual Research Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana. (Received a citation award).

Savage, T., Kavanaugh, K., Moro, T., & Cahill, B. (2008, March). The importance of hope in counseling parents at risk of delivering and extremely premature infant. Paper presented at the 2008 MNRS Annual Research Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Poster Presentations (National/ Regional/ International)Savage, T.A., Moro, T., Boyden, J., Brown, A., & Kavanaugh, K. (2012, May). Advanced care planning for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Poster presented at the International Society of Advance Care Planning and End of Life (ACPEL) Care Conference, Chicago, Illinois.

Moro, T., Savage, T.A., Boyden, J., & Brown, A. (2012, February). End-of-life care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Poster presented at the 2012 Minority Health in the Midwest Conference, Chicago, Illinois.

Roscigno, C., Kavanaugh, K., Savage, T., Moro, T., Kilpatrick, S. Strassner, H., Grobman, W., and Kimura, R. (2011, November). As long as you have hope, that is how I got through it: The anchoring of hope in communications matters to parents at risk of delivering an extremely premature infant. Poster presented at the 14th World Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility. Paris, France.

Savage, T., Moro, T., Boyden, J. Brown, A., & Kavanaugh, K. (2011, June) Including individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in end-of-life research: Methodological issues. Poster presented at the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Annual Meeting, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Kavanaugh, K., Moro, T., Savage, T., deRegnier, R., Kilpatrick, S., Kimura, R., Grobman, W., Bhat, R., & Hussey, M. (2008, October). The role of parents in making life support decisions for extremely premature infants. Poster presented at the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science, 2008 State of the Science Congress. Washington, D.C.

Savage, T., Kavanaugh, K, Moro, T., Bhat, R., deRegnier, R., Grobman, W., Hussey, M., Kilpatrick, S., & Kimura, R. (2008, March). Life support decisions for extremely premature infants: Who decides? Poster presented at the University of Illinois College of Nursing Research Day, Chicago, Illinois.

Kavanaugh, K., deRegnier, R., Kimura, R., Bhat, R., Savage, T., Moro, T., Kilpatrick, S., Grobman, W., Strassner, & Hussey, M. (2007, November). Parental involvement in decision making for extremely premature infants. Poster presented at the 2007 American Academy of Nursing Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.

Savage, T., Kavanaugh, K, Moro, T., Bhat, R., deRegnier, R., Grobman, W., Hussey, M., Kilpatrick, S., & Kimura, R. (2007, October). Life support decisions for extremely premature infants: Who decides? Poster presented at the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities 9th Annual conference, Washington, D. C.

Kavanaugh, K., deRegnier, R., Kimura, R., Bhat, R., Savage, T., Moro, T., Kilpatrick, S., Grobman, W., Strassner, & Hussey, M. (2007, October). Parental involvement in decision making for extremely premature infants. Poster presented at the European Society for Pediatric Research, Prague, Czech Republic.


Savage, T., Kavanaugh, K, Moro, T., Bhat, R., deRegnier, R., Grobman, W., Hussey, M., Kilpatrick, S., & Kimura, R. (2007, May). Life support decisions for extremely premature infants: Who decides? Poster presented at the 52nd Meeting of the American College of Nurse-Midwives, Chicago, Illinois.

Savage, T., Kavanaugh, K, Moro, T., Bhat, R., deRegnier, R., Grobman, W., Hussey, M., Kilpatrick, S., & Kimura, R. (2007, April). Life support decisions for extremely premature infants: Who decides? Poster presented at the 2007 Society of Pediatric Nurses Annual Convention, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Moro, T., Kavanaugh, K., Savage, T., Fischer, L., & Cahill, B. (2007, April). The support needs of parents making life support decisions for extremely premature infants. Poster presented at the Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care 42nd Annual Meeting and Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Kavanaugh, K, Savage, T., Moro, T., Grobman, W., Kimura, R., deRegnier, R., Bhat, R., Kilpatrick, S., & Hussey, M. (2007, March). Parental decision making for extremely premature infants: Level of involvement and support needs. Poster presented at the University of Illinois College of Nursing Research Day, Chicago, Illinois.

Kavanaugh, K, Savage, T., Moro, T., Grobman, W., Kimura, R., deRegnier, R., Bhat, R., Kilpatrick, S., & Hussey, M. (2007, February). Parental decision making for extremely premature infants: Level of involvement and support needs. Poster presented at the Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, Salt Lake City, Utah.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Moro, T. (2013, October). Panelist at the Hospice Foundation of America’s Fall New Perspectives program, Supporting Individuals with Intellectual Disability through Serious Illness, Death and Grief; Washington, DC.

Moro, T. (2013, June). End-of-life Support Provided by Agency Staff for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Panelist in webinar for the Arc for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and the Disability Section Executive Council of the American Public Health Association; Chicago, Illinois.

Moro, T. (2011, March). Extremely Premature Infants: Parental Issues and Clinical Needs. Presentation at the School of Social Service Administration (University of Chicago) for the Family Systems: Health and Mental Health course (SSA 434); Chicago, Illinois.

Moro, T. (2010, September). Conducting Literature Searches in the Digital Age. Presentation at the College of Nursing (University of Illinois at Chicago) for the monthly faculty meeting in the Department of Women, Children, and Family Health Science; Chicago, Illinois.

Moro, T. (2009, October). Collecting and Analyzing Qualitative Data. Presentation at the College of Nursing (University of Illinois at Chicago) for a Research Course (NUSC 515); Chicago, Illinois.

Savage, T. & Moro, T. (2009, May). Extremely Premature Infants: Preliminary findings from a longitudinal study on decision-making. Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago for the Disability Ethics Scholars quarterly meeting; Chicago, Illinois.

Moro, T. (2009, March). Community Based Rehabilitative Care: Legislative and Ethical Issues. The Academy at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago for the CRRN Nursing Review Course; Chicago, Illinois.


Savage, T. & Moro, T. (2008, September). Life Support Decisions for Extremely Premature Infants: The Importance of Hope. Presentation at the University of Illinois Medical Center for the Clinical Ethics Grand Rounds; Chicago, Illinois.

Moro, T. (2008, March). Life Support Decisions for Extremely Premature Infants. Presentation at the University of Illinois Medical Center in the department of Neonatology for a monthly departmental conference; Chicago, Illinois.

Moro, T. (2008, February). Life Support Decisions for Extremely Premature Infants. Presentation at the College of Nursing (University of Illinois at. Chicago) for a Research Course (NUSC 515); Chicago, Illinois.

Moro, T. (2008, January). Extremely Premature Infants: Parental Issues and Clinical Needs. Presentation at the School of Social Service Administration (University of Chicago) for the Family Systems: Health and Mental Health course (SSA 434); Chicago, Illinois.

TEACHING INTERESTSMedical and public health social work; geriatric social work; death, loss, and grief; disability and chronic illness; social aspects of medicine; medical decision making and communication; family systems; qualitative research methods.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE2003 – 2007 Teaching Assistant for the Loss, Recovery and Resilience Course

Location: University of Chicago School of Social Service (Chicago, IL)Responsibilities:Worked with Dr. Froma Walsh on the Loss, Recovery and Resilience course which explored issues related to resilience, chronic illness, disability and death; led group discussions; assisted in creating the syllabus and selecting readings; graded assignments and papers; created and maintained Blackboard site; held office hours.

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE2003 – 2004 Early Intervention Specialist

Location: Esperanza Community Services (Chicago, IL)Responsibilities:Facilitated a support group with mothers who had children enrolled in early intervention programs.

2002 – 2004 CILA Social WorkLocation: Esperanza Community Services (Chicago, IL)Responsibilities:Conducted individual, supervised social work interventions with individuals intellectual and developmental disabilities, cognitive impairments and behavioral disorders who were residents of two Community Integrated Living Arrangement (CILA) group homes.

2002 Care Manager ExternLocation: Traumatic Brain Injury unit at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (Chicago,

IL)


Responsibilities:Met daily with individuals who were in-patient on a traumatic brain injury unit and their families to address any psychosocial and emotional concerns; facilitated meetings between families and healthcare providers; developed discharge plans for individuals on both the spinal cord and traumatic brain injury units; interfaced with insurance companies, home health agencies, nursing homes and medical equipment suppliers; attended staff meetings; met with hospital staff to address their psychosocial and emotional needs.

2001 – 2002 Clinical Social Work InternLocation: Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch (Chicago, IL)Responsibilities:Shadowed clinical psychologists during individual therapy with individuals before and after brain surgery; assisted in group therapy with individuals before and after brain surgery and their families; wrote case histories for the medical charts; wrote standard operating procedures; researched, corrected and entered pharmaceutical drugs into a prescription drug database.

2001 – 2002 Training Counselor AideLocation: Esperanza Community Services (Chicago, IL)Responsibilities:Assisted in daily therapeutic activities in an arts classroom in a day program for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, cognitive impairments and behavioral disorders.

2000 – 2001 School Social Work InternLocation: Esperanza Community Services (Chicago, IL)Responsibilities:Conducted individual and group therapy with children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, cognitive impairments and behavioral disorders; attended Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meetings; prepared process notes and attended regular meetings with supervisor.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE2012 Deputy Volunteer Coordinator

Location: The Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference 2013 (San Diego, CA)

Responsibilities:Create, maintain, and implement the student volunteer schedule; oversee volunteer activities.

2008 – 2009 Clinical EducatorLocation: The Donnelley Family Disability Ethics Program, Rehabilitation Institute of

Chicago (Chicago, IL)Responsibilities:Assisted in planning educational programs and conferences; networked with clinicians and researchers to determine appropriate speakers and topics for educational programs; worked with colleagues to draft an introductory chapter as a template for a disability ethics textbook; researched funding opportunities from federal and private foundation sources.


PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT2002 – present Licensed Social Worker, State of Illinois

2012 – present Student Co-Chair to the Accessibility Liaison of the Disability Section Council of The American Public Health Association

2008 – 2009 Disability Ethics ScholarLocation: The Donnelley Family Disability Ethics Program, Rehabilitation Institute of

Chicago (Chicago, IL)Training Received:Participated in a year long program exploring disability and medical ethics; completed a final paper looking at shared decision-making and mothers at risk of delivering an extremely premature infant.

2003 – 2004 Fellow in family systems and collaborative healthcareLocation: The Chicago Center for Family Health (Chicago, IL)Training Received:Received supervision from Dr. John Rolland while conducting individual mental health counseling with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, cognitive impairments and behavioral disorders; prepared genograms, case histories and process notes; assisted in grant writing.

AWARDS2011 American Public Health Association Conference Scholarship Award Recipient

Location: Washington, DC. October 29 - November 2, 2011American Public Health Association 139th Meeting


4327 N. Hermitage Ave. #3EChicago, IL [email protected]

Alfred Gene Pérez

EDUCATION

June 2014 Ph.D., Social Welfare University of Chicago(expected) Dissertation Title: Moral Claims to Family After Foster Care Among Older Youth Who Achieved Permanency

Committee: Julia R. Henly, Ph.D. (Chair), Gina M. Samuels, Ph.D., Mark F. Testa, Ph.D. (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Toni Naccarato, Ph.D. (SUNY – Albany)

Exam Areas: Social Inequality and Life Course Development

April 2001 M.S.W. University of Michigan Social Policy & Evaluation with Children, Youth and Families

May 1998 B.A. San José State University Social Work and a minor in Speech Communications

FIELDS OF INTEREST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

Child Welfare Practice & Policy; Evidence-Based Social Work Practice; Family Systems; Formal and Informal Helping Systems; Life Course Development; Positive Youth Development; Qualitative Research; and Social Welfare Programs & Policy


2013 – 2014 School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago Bernece Kern Simon Teaching Fellowship$5,000

2012 – 2014 Illinois Board of Higher Education Diversifying Faculty in Illinois Fellow2012-13: $15,000; 2013-14: $15,000

2010– 2011 Research Initiative Grant, University of ChicagoMoral Claims to Family After Foster Care Among Older Youth Who Achieved Permanency $3,000

2009– 2011 Illinois Department of Children and Family ServicesMoral Claims to Family After Foster Care Among Older Youth Who Achieved Permanency2009-10: $20,000; 2010-11: $25,000

2010 – 2011 School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago Doctoral Theory Workshop Fellowship$5,000

2001 University of Michigan School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, MI The Gus Harrison Scholarship in Social Work & Public Policy$5,800

Alfred Gene Pérez | THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION | PhD PROGRAM 2013 – 20142

2000 S. H. Cowell FoundationFamily Preservation Initiatives: Foster Youth Share Their Perspectives for Change $30,000

AUTHORSHIPS & PUBLICATIONS

Peer Review Journal ArticlesCourtney, M. E., Lee, J. & Pérez, A.G. (2011). Receipt of help acquiring life skills and predictors of help

receipt among current and former foster youth. Children and Youth Services Review, 33(12), pp. 2442-2451.

Dworsky, A. & Pérez, A. G. (2010). Helping former foster youth graduate from college through campus support programs. Children and Youth Services Review, 32(2), pp. 255-263.

Pérez, A. G. (2004). Five commentaries: Looking to the future (Commentary #2). The Future of Children, 14, (1), pp. 175-189.

Reports & Other Publications

Dworsky, A. & Pérez, A. G. (2009). Helping foster youth graduate from college: Campus support programs in California and Washington State. Chicago, IL: Chapin Hall Center for Children.

Courtney, M., Dworksy, A., Ruth-Cusick, G., Havlicek, J., Pérez, A., & Keller, T. (2007). The Midwest evaluation of adult functioning: Outcomes at age 21. Chicago, IL: Chapin Hall Center for Children.

Hines, A., Lee, P.A., Drabble, L., Lemon, K., Chow, J., Pérez, A., & Snowden, L.R. (2003). An evaluation of factors related to the disproportionate representation of children of color in Santa Clara County’s child welfare system. San José, CA: County of Santa Clara Social Services Agency, 2003.

Pérez, A. G., O’Neil, K., & Gesiriech, S. (2003). Demographics of children in foster care. Washington, DC: Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care.

Pérez, A. (2003). Family preservation initiatives: Foster youth share their perspective for change. San Francisco, CA: California Youth Connection.

Pérez, A. (2003). Forgotten teens: Social workers can make a difference. Ongoing. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan School of Social Work.

Pérez, A. (2000). Sink or swim: Foster youth staying afloat in the adult world. Daily Living: A Quarterly Devoted to Adolescent Independent Living. Tulsa, OK: National Resource Center for Youth Services, University of Oklahoma, 14(2), pp. 4-6.

Publications in Preparation Pérez, A.G. Making meaning of permanency outcomes: The retrospective accounts of young adults placed in

adoption, subsidized guardianships, and relative foster care

PRESENTATIONS

Refereed Academic Presentations August 2010 Pérez, A.G. and Dworsky, A. An Introduction to Campus Support Programs: Findings from an

Implementation Study. Paper presentation at the National Pathways to Adulthood Conference sponsored by the National Resource Center for Youth Development, Chicago, IL

March 2010 Pérez, A.G., García, T. & Velasquez, M. The Power of One: Supporting Foster Youth in Higher Education. Paper presentation at the annual NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education Annual Conference, Chicago, IL


January 2008 Pérez, A.G. and Courtney, M. Predictors of Receipt of Independent Living Services. Paper presentation at the meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Washington, DC

October 2008 Pérez, A.G. and Dworsky, A. Evaluating Campus Support Programs for Former Youth in California and Washington State. Paper presentation at “Creating a Blueprint: Building Support for Students from Foster Care on Higher Education Campuses” sponsored by California College Pathways, San José, CA

Invited Academic & Professional PresentationsJune 2012 Pérez, A.G. Moving Beyond Categorical Modes of Permanency through Unpacking Assumptions of

Permanency Planning Practice and Policy. Invited keynote address at the Youth Permanency Summit sponsored by the Nebraska Families Collaborative, Omaha, NE

August 2010 Pérez, A.G. Independence and Self-Sufficiency or Dependence and Connectedness: Revisiting if We Are Helping Young People Prepare for Young Adulthood. Invited opening plenary keynote address at the annual National Pathways to Adulthood Conference sponsored by the National Resource Center for Youth Development, Chicago, IL

March 2010 Pérez, A.G. Policies and Programs that Help Foster Youth Transition to Adulthood. Invited presentation at Title IV-E Child Welfare Training Seminar, University of Illinois at Chicago, Jane Addams School of Social Work, Chicago, IL

December 2009 Pérez, A.G. What Research Tells Us: Young People in Transition to Adulthood. Invited presentation at the “In Transition: A National Dialogue Regarding Policy & Practice for Older Youth in Foster Care” meeting, Washington, DC

July 2009 Pérez, A.G. Foster Care in America: A Call to Action for Our Children. Invited presentation at the annual meeting of the National Urban League Annual Conference, Chicago, IL

February 2009 Pérez, A.G. Colloquium: Rising Above the Demographic Storm. Invited panelist at the meeting of the College Board Western Regional Forum, Denver, CO

November 2007 Pérez, A.G. From the “System” to the Ivory Tower: Supporting Former Foster Youth in Their Pursuit of Higher Education. Invited keynote address at the “Creating a Blueprint: Building Support for Students from Foster Care on Higher Education Campuses” sponsored by California College Pathways, Santa Clara, CA

February 2005 Pérez, A.G. On Their Own: From Foster Care to Self-Sufficiency. Invited lecture at the “Five Days of Justice Lecture Series” sponsored by Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA

October 2003 Pérez, A.G. Adoption and Safe Families Act’s (ASFA’s) Legal Orphans – A Necessary Evil? A Discussion of the Wisdom and Need for Terminating Parental Rights When no Prospective Adoptive Parent has been Identified. Invited panelist at the 5th Annual National Symposium: Examining the First Five Years of ASFA, Capital University Law School, Columbus, OH

January 2002 Pérez, A.G. Social Work’s Responsibility to Children and Families. Invited keynote address at the “I Dream a World Conference” sponsored by the University of

Maryland School of Social Work, Baltimore, MD


February 2001 Pérez, A.G. Journalist Role in Shaping the Narrative of Youth in Transition. Invited keynote address at the Casey Journalism Center on Children Annual Conference,

Washington, DC

August 2001 Pérez, A.G. Survivors: Five Survivor Strategies for Staying Afloat in the Adult World. Invited keynote address at the National Pathways to Adulthood Conference sponsored by the

National Resource Center for Youth Services, Glorieta, NM

July 2001 Pérez, A.G. Sink or Swim: Foster Youth Staying Afloat in the Adult World. Invited keynote address at the California Statewide Independent Living Conference sponsored

by the National Resource Center for Youth Services, Santa Cruz, CA

December 1999 Pérez, A.G. Invited featured speaker at the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 Bill Signing Ceremony, White House, Washington, DC

January 1999 Pérez, A.G. Advocating for Children and Families. Invited panelist at the 5th Annual Rebellious Lawyering Conference sponsored by Yale Law

School, New Haven, CT

June 1999 Pérez, A.G. A Child’s Journey through California’s Foster Care System. Invited keynote address at the annual meeting of the California Community College

Foundation, Sacramento, CA

October 1998 Pérez, A.G. Invited testimony on the needs of aged-out foster youth before the California State Assembly Human Services Committee, Sacramento, CA.

TEACHING INTEREST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

Child Welfare Practice and Policies; Disproportionality and Disparity Across Service Delivery Systems; Generalist Social Work Practice; Program Evaluation and Design; Qualitative and Interpretive Methods; Social Work Practice with Adolescents; Theories and Practice of Family Systems Therapy; Transitions to Adulthood; and Research Methods

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Spring 2007 – Adjunct InstructorPresent Graduate School of Social Work, Loyola University Chicago

Research Methods for Social Work (SOWK 506):Independently taught MSW-level foundational research design and methodology course that is part of Loyola’s research sequence. The course introduced students’ to the scientific perspective and develops their understanding of different research philosophies that can be used to evaluate social work practice, and to incorporate that perspective and understanding into a broader conceptual base for social work practice.

Practicum in Research (SOWK 606): Independently taught MSW-level advanced research course that builds on the foundational content offered as part of Loyola’s research sequence. The course developed students’ integration of research and practice, built on understanding of research paradigms, and adds to skills in critically reviewing and analyzing research studies using both qualitative and quantitative methods. Through integrating field instruction courses, students’ designed original research and write a proposal that has relevance for social work practice.


Spring 2011 – Adjunct InstructorSpring 2012 Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago

Practice III: Child and Families (SOCW 582) : Independently taught MSW-level practice course that was part of the required course sequence for the Child and Family concentration. Using a trauma-informed perspective with an emphasis on building protective factors to strengthen children and families, the course introduces students’ to a systems of care framework that emphasized family-centered practice, cultural competence, and community-based services as contexts for the development of basic competencies in child and family practice, with child welfare constituting a major context for such practice.

Practice IV: Child and Families (SOCW 583):Independently taught MSW-level practice course that was part of the required course sequence for the Child and Family concentration that built on Practice III content by applying previous frameworks and practice models learned to specific issues facing children and families, including child maltreatment, domestic violence, substance abuse, mental illness, emotional and behavioral disorders, grief and loss, developmental crises, and interactions with the criminal justice system.

Spring 2009 – Adjunct InstructorSpring 2010 School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago

Child Welfare Practice and Policy (SSA 471):Designed course syllabus and independently taught MSW-level course on child welfare practice and policy. The course covered topics from the historical context for child welfare service including the political, economic, and social conditions that influence child welfare practice. An emphasis was placed on the impact of policy initiatives and research findings and the values and ethics inherent in child welfare. The course introduced students’ to some of the major child welfare services and practice within each of these services. Students’ developed skills to critically analyze the context, challenges, and constraints that shape child welfare practice.

Spring 2008 – Graduate Teaching Assistant Winter 2009 School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago

Instructor Gina Samuels, Ph.D.Family Systems Approaches to Social Work Practice I (SSA 408):This introductory MSW-level course introduced students’ to the major models of family systems theory and developments in strength-based approaches. Responsible for holding office hours, providing one-on-one assistance to students, managing online course content, and grading assignments for the course.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2011 – Present Principal Investigator (Dissertation Chair: Julia R. Henly, Ph.D.) The School of Social Services Administration, University of Chicago Moral Claims to Family After Foster Care Among Older Adolescents Who Achieved Permanency Funded in part by: Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Dissertation Planning

Grant ($45,000) and Research Initiative Grant at the University of Chicago ($3,000) 2009 – 2010 Graduate Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Tina Rzepnicki, Ph.D. Illinois Office of the Inspector General

An Assessment of The Illinois Office of the Inspector General Error Reduction Implementation Program


2007 – 2009 Graduate Research AssistantPrincipal Investigator: Amy Dworsky, Ph.D.Chapin Hall at the University of ChicagoAn Evaluation of Campus Support Programs in California and Washington State Funded by: Stuart Foundation and Walter S. Johnson Foundation ($52,000)

2005 – 2007 Graduate Research AssistantPrincipal Investigator: Mark Courtney, Ph.D.Chapin Hall at the University of ChicagoThe Midwest Evaluation of Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth

2003 Consultant Principal Investigator: Alice Hines, Ph.D. The School of Social Work, San José State University

An Evaluation of Factors Related to the Disproportionate Representation of Children of Color in Santa Clara County’s Child Welfare System.

2003 Research AssistantRace Matters ConsortiumRace Matters: The Overrepresentation of African American Children in the Child Welfare System

2001 – 2003 Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Ronna Cook, M.S.W.

Westat Inc., Rockville, MDAssessment of the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program

2001 – 2003 Research AssistantPrincipal Investigator: Ronna Cook, M.S.W. Westat Inc., Rockville, MDThe National Head Start Impact Study

2000 Principal Investigator California Youth Connection, San Francisco, CA

Family Preservation Initiatives: Foster Youth Share Their Perspectives for Change Funded by: S. H. Cowell Foundation ($30,000)


June 2004 – Senior Policy Advisor June 2005 Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano’s Office on Children, Youth and Families, Phoenix, AZ

February 2003 – Policy Analyst June 2004 Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care, Washington, DC

May 2001 - Research AssistantFebruary 2003 Westat Inc., Rockville, MD December 2000 – Casey Family Programs Fellow May 2001 U.S. Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health

and Human Services, Washington, D.C. August 1998 - Outreach CoordinatorAugust 2000 California Youth Connection, San Francisco, CA


August 1997 – Social Worker I August 1998 Santa Clara Social Service Agency, Department of Children and Family Services San José, CA

SERVICE & ACTIVITIES

University & Departmental Service2013 – 2014 Teaching Workshop Coordinator University of Chicago 2011-2013 Moderator/Facilitator Men of Color Forums University of Chicago

2010 – 2011 Theory Workshop Coordinator University of Chicago 2008 – 2009 Committee Member Independent Review Committee for the University of Chicago Police Department 2000 – Present Trustee Journalism Center for Children and Families, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University

of Maryland External Service2012 – Present Friends First Mentor Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, Chicago, IL

2010 – Present Steering Committee Diversity 2000 (D2K) Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA

2004 – 2005 Member Arizona Governor’s Child Protection Services Oversight Committee

2004 – 2005 Member Arizona Governor’s Commission on Service and Volunteerism

2001 – 2002 Member Advisory Committee on Independent Living Services for Foster Youth, Child Welfare League

of America

2001 – 2003 Member U.S. Children’s Bureau Standing Workgroup on Developing Data Elements, Instruments, and

Implementation Plan for Reporting System Under the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program

2001 – 2003 Member U.S. Children’s Bureau Standing Workgroup on Performance Measurement Under the John

Chafee Foster Care Independence Act

2001 – Present Grant Review Panelist Annual Grant Review Process of the Children’s Bureau/Office of Family Assistance/Family

and Youth Services Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC

2000 – 2005 Member National Advisory Committee on Youth Development, Child Welfare League of America

2000 – Present Big Brother/MentorBig Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area, Lanham, MD

1998 – 1999 Member California State Legislature Blue Ribbon Commission on Out-of-State Placements

1998 -1999 Co-Chair California State Legislature Group Home Law Enforcement Task Force

MEMBERSHIPS

Society for Social Work Research National Foster Care CoalitionNational Association of Social Workers Council on Social Work Education

AWARDS & HONORS

2005 Distinguished Alumni AwardContra Costa College/Middle College High School, San Pablo, CA

July 16, 1999 California State Assembly Resolution, A.M.R. 1865California State Legislature, Sacramento, CA

1999 The Big Apple Award New York City Administration for Children’s Services, New York, NY

1998 A.S. 55 AwardSan José State University Associated Student Government, San José, CA

1998 Outstanding Youth AwardThe City of San José Department of Parks, Recreation, Neighborhood Services and Youth Employment Services, San José, CA

1997 – 1998 Dean’s ScholarSan José State University



4714 N. Racine Ave., Apt #3EChicago, IL 60640773-944-0067 (Home)773-517-5112 (Cell)[email protected]

Md. Hasan Reza

EDUCATION

Ph.D. December 2013 (Expected) University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Dissertation Title: Social Networks, Social Support, and Survival on the Streets: An Exploratory Study of the Survival Strategies of Bangladeshi Street Children. Dissertation Chair: Julia Henly, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Social Service Administration. Dissertation Committee: Robert Chaskin, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Social Service Administration; James Midgley, PhD., Harry and Riva Specht Professor, University of California, Berkley.

M.S.W. June 2001, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada School of Social Work Concentration: Policy Concentration Master of Social Sciences in Social Welfare, 1992, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh (First Class Honors) Thesis Title: An Exploratory Study on Problems of Elderly and Contemporary Initiatives in Bangladesh

Bachelor of Social Sciences in Social Welfare, 1991, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh (First Class Honors)

TEACHING INTERESTS

Research methods at BSW and MSW level; Social Policy; Historical Foundation of Social Work; Community Organizing and Development; Child Welfare in International Contexts; International Social Work and Social Development; Poverty and Informal Support System; Human Rights and Social Work.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2013 Teaching Assistant Public Policy Studies in the College, The University of Chicago Poverty, Work, and Family Policy

Assist in class discussions. Assist students in class assignments and reading materials. Responsible for holding office hours, providing one-on-one assistance to students, and grading assignments and final papers.

Dec. 2008- (On leave from March 2011), Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, Shah Jalal University of to date Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh

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July 2001- (On leave from Sep 2005-July 2009), Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Shah Jalal Sep. 2005 University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh

July, 1997- (On leave from Sep. ’99- Dec. 02), Lecturer, Department of Social Work, Shah Jalal University of June 2001 Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh Taught independently different core courses of social work at graduate and undergraduate level including Social Research Methods, Advanced Research Methods, Social Welfare Policy and Planning, Social Development and Social Action and Physiological Aspects of Human Growth and Behavior. The teaching responsibilities included framing overall design and adding content as well as formatting each course independently including the preparation of questionnaires, taking the tests, and grading. Supervised undergraduate and graduate students in field placement and research project. Served as dissertation advisor at graduate level. Served in the department’s various examination committees. Served in the curricula committee.

2008 Teaching Assistant School of Social Service Administration The University of Chicago Social Intervention: Research and Evaluation (Winter 2008)

Helped the instructor in organizing the class. Assisted in class discussions. Conducted class lecture. Assisted students in class assignments, reading materials as well as tutoring. Responsible for holding office hours and providing one-on-one assistance to students.

1999-2001 Teaching Assistant School of Social Work Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada Research Methods for Social Work

Helped the instructor in organizing the class. Facilitated group discussions. Assisted students in class assignments and reading materials. Responsible for holding office hours and providing one-on-one tutoring to students.

PROFESSIONAL/PRACTICE EXPERIENCE

Dec, 2009- Consultant [This assignment was independent of my regular duties as a faculty member]May 2010 Save the Children (Sweden-Denmark), Dhaka, Bangladesh

Worked as a consultant for Save the Children (Sweden-Denmark), Bangladesh to conduct a program intervention study. The study was designed to explore issues related to health, wellbeing and predicaments of children who work and stay in residential facilities in Dhaka City. The other objective of the study was to make recommendations for program intervention. As a consultant [PI of the project] I have conceptualized the study design and methods, analyzed data and wrote the report.

Nov., 2003- Consultant [This assignment was independent of my regular duties as a faculty member] July 2005 Worked as a Principal Investigator in a program intervention study for street and working children in Bangladesh. This qualitative study aimed at exploring the circumstances and arrangements under which street and working children in Sylhet, Bangladesh seek to manage their survival. Conceptualized and designed the study. Conducted in-depth interviews and informal discussions with street and working children. Participated in processing data manually. Participated in analyzing data. Contributed in report writing.


Jan. 2002 – Center Intern Dec. 2002 International Development Research Center, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

International Development Research Center (IDRC) of the Dept. of Foreign Affairs is a Government of Canada agency that is mandate is to initiate and promote research on issues relevant to the problems of developing countries. My jobs included: helped develop culturally appropriate empowerment indicators for Impact Assessment of Microfinance programs. Conducted a research and wrote a paper entitled “Community and the Empowerment of Women: The Role of Microfinance in the Changing Status of Gender Relations in Bangladesh”. Worked to produce an annotated bibliography on microfinance and the empowerment of women.

Jun. 2001- Frontline Worker Dec. 2001 Supportive Living Program of Shepherds of Good Hope The Shepherds of Good Hope (SGH), Ottawa, Canada

Work as a Frontline Worker in Supportive Living Program of the Shepherds of Good Hope. The supportive living program is aimed for persons who have severe substance abuse problems and unable to manage an independent living. Assisted clients in managing everyday life chores, prescribed drug managements, financial management etc.

Jul. 2001- Frontline Worker Dec. 2001 ANCHORAGE, a program of Salvation Army Social Services The Salvation Army, Ottawa, Canada

The Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centre (ANCHORAGE) of the Salvation Army is a residential treatment center. The assignment involved informal counseling and serving as an aide to in managing daily life chores, including, support activities related to residential obligations, food and financial management, prescribed drugs management, keeping appointments. Sep. 1996- Management Trainee (the entry rank of Deputy Manager)Jun. 1997 Palli Karma-Shahayak Foundation (PKSF), Dhaka, Bangladesh

Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) is a national micro-credit funding agency in Bangladesh that is financed and supported by the World Bank. My assignments included frequent visits to Partner Organizations (POs) to monitor credit program at grass-root level and assessed the credit programs to develop and maintain a sustainable credit delivery system. Performed advisory roles with POs for program and institutional development. Provided support to POs to achieve financial viability of the credit program. Trained staffs of the POs to develop Management Information System (MIS). Provide operational audit in several POs.

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Reza, M. H. and Ahmed, F. (2009), “Structural Social Work and the Compatibility of NGO Approaches: A Case Analysis of Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC)”, International Journal of Social Welfare, 18, 172-83.

Reza, M. H. (2008). “Evaluating the History of Social Work Education in Bangladesh: Does it Call for a New Model?” SUST Studies, 8 (2): 63-70.

Reza, M. H. (2007). “Participatory Action Research: Revisiting the History, Concepts and Ethics”, BRAC University Journal, IV( 2): 27-34.

Reza, M. H. (2006). “Ageism and Indigenous Elderly in Bangladesh: Concepts and Its Applicability”, Journal of Ethnic Affair, 2 (1), 33-43.


Reza, M. H. and Ahmed, F. (2006).”Violence at Family Level: Some Observations”, published in (in Bengla), Annual Bengali Journal of Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre. 9th Year issue, Kartik, 1411:83-104.

Reza, M. H. (2003). “When Culture Trumps Ideology: Micro-enterprise and the Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh”, Canadian Journal of Development Studies, XXIV 3, 439-459.

Rahman, A.S.M.A. and Reza, M. H. (1998). “Social Initiative for the Welfare of the Elderly in Bangladesh: An Overview”, published in (in Bangla) in Dhaka University Journal, 56, 57, 58 (joint issue): 45-78.


Reza, M. H., “ Poverty and Precarious Home: Why Young Children in Bangladesh Leave Home”. Reza, M. H. and Ahmed, F., “Perception of Domestic Violence among University Students in Bangladesh”.

Reza, M. H., Ahmed, N., and Ahmed, F., “Microfinance and Indigenous Women: Impact of Microfinance on Manipuri Handloom Industry in Bangladesh.

PUBLISHED REPORTS

Reza, M. H. and Ahmed, F. (2010). “Children Living at Work Place: How to Bring Them into Mainstream Education for Youth Employment (EYE)”. Dhaka: Save the Children (Denmark- Sweden, Bangladesh)

Reza, M. H. (2002). “Community and the Empowerment of Women: The Role of Microfinance in the Changing Status of Gender Relations in Bangladesh” International Development Research Centre [online] https://idl-bnc.idrc.ca/dspace/handle/123456789 /31902

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Poverty and Child Welfare; Contexts and Protection of At-Risk Youth; Informal Support System among Poor and Minority Groups; Children’s Rights in International Settings; Microfinance; Social Development; Gender Violence in South Asia

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2009- Present Dissertation Project (Faculty Sponsor: Julia Henly, Ph.D.) Social Networks, Social Support, and Survival on the Streets: An Exploratory Study of the Survival Strategies of Bangladeshi Street Children Funded By: Fahs-Beck Foundation Fund ($3,000) 2009-2010 Principal Investigator PI: Md. Hasan Reza, Co-PI: Faisal Ahmed, Ph.D Children Living at Work Place: How to Bring Them into Mainstream Education for Youth Employment (EYE) [in Bangladesh] Funded By: Save the Children (Denmark-Sweden, Bangladesh) ($5,500)

2009-2010 Co-Principal Investigator Co-PIs: Md. Hasan Reza and Neaz Ahmed Ph .D, PI: Faisal Ahmed: Ph.D. Microfinance and Indigenous Women: Assessing the Impact of Credit on Manipuri Handloom Industry. [in Bangladesh] Funded By: The University Grant Commission, Bangladesh ($1,000)


2008- Research Assistant Principal Investigators: Robert J. Chaskin, Ph.D. and Mark L. Joseph, Ph. D. Mixed Income Development Project, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago.

2005-2007 Research Assistant Principal Investigators: Julia Henly Ph.D. and Susan Lambert, Ph.D. Child Care and Work Schedule Project School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago.

2003-2005 Principal Investigator PI: Md. Hasan Reza; Co-PIs: Tulshi Kumar Das, Ph.D. and Faisal Ahmed, Ph.D. Struggle for Survival: A Study of the Problems and Needs of Working and Street Children in Sylhet City, Bangladesh Funded By: Newham Bengali Community Trust, Sylhet, Bangladesh ($2,000)

2002 Center Intern (Currently known as Research Intern) Principal Investigator: Md. Hasan Reza, [With indirect contributions from Senior Researchers] Community and the Empowerment of Women: The Role of Microfinance in the Changing Status of Gender Relations in Bangladesh International Development Research Center (IDRC), Ottawa, Government of Canada. Funded By: International Development Research Center (CAD $6000)

AUDIO-VISUAL DOCUMENTARY

2005 Directed a 30 minutes video documentary on the “Life of the Street Children in Bangladesh”. The co-director of the documentary is Faisal Ahmmed, Shah Jalal University, Bangladesh.

EDITOR/MANUSCRIPT REVIEWS

2012 Reviewer, Social Development Issues.

2007- Present Co-Editor, the Annual Review of Ethnic Affairs, a publication of Ethnic Community Development Organization (ECDO), Bangladesh.

2010 Reviewer, Journal of Rural and Community Development.

2005-Present Reviewer, Canadian Journal of Development Studies (CJDS), a joint publication of Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID) and the University of Ottawa, Canada.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Jan., 2014 Social Networks and Caregiving Practices among Street Children in Bangladesh. Paper submitted at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), San Antonio, TX, USA

Jan., 2013 Life At Urban Margins: Social Networks and Economic Survival of Bangladeshi Street Children. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), San Diego, CA

Jan, 2013 Social Networks Formation and Survival on the Streets of Bangladesh. Invited presentation at the Committee on Southern Asian Studies (COSAS) Theory Workshop, The University of Chicago.

Nov., 2012 Social Networks, Social Support and Socio-Economic Survival of Bangladeshi Street Children. Paper presented at the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting. Washington D.C.


May, 2012. Social Support and Caregiving Practices on the Street. Invited presentation at The School of Social Service Administration’s Theory Workshop, The University of Chicago, IL

June 2008. Human and Environmental faces of Ship-breaking Industry: Evidence from Bangladesh Paper presented at Conference of Canadian Association of the Study of International Development (CASID). The University of British Columbia, B.C., Canada.

June 2006. Struggle for Survival: The Life of the Street Children in Bangladesh Presented at Conference of Canadian Association of the Study of International Development (CASID). University of York, Toronto, Canada.

January 2006. Life and Work of Bangladeshi Street Children Presentation at The School of Social Service Administration’s Theory Workshop, The University of Chicago, IL

May 2001. Micro-enterprise and Empowerment: The Impact of Micro-credit on the Status and Changing Gender Role in Bangladesh presented in the annual conference of the Canadian Association of the Study of International Development (CASID). Laval University, Québec, Canada.

AWARDS

2012 Dissertation Fellowship: Committee on Southern Asian Studies, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. The total value of the award is $ 8,000.

2012 Human Rights Photo Contest, Human Rights Program, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. The total value of the award $300 [the photos were about violation of children’s rights in Ship- recycling industry in Bangladesh and were taken/collected with the help of Young Power in Social Action, a local Non Government Organization]

2011 Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation Dissertation grant. The value of the award is $3,000.

2008 CIDA-CASID travel grant to present in CASID Annual Conference under the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of British Columbia, Canada. The total value of the award is CAD $, 5,000.

2006 CIDA-CASID travel grant to present in CASID Annual Conference under the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, York University, Canada. The total value of the award is CAD $5,000.

VOLUNTARY/MEMBERSHIP AFFILIATIONS

2011- Present Student Member, Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR)

2011- Present Student Member, Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)

2001-Present Member, Canadian Association for Study on International Development (CASID), Canada.

2008-Present Member, Asian & Pacific Association for Social Work Education (APASWE)

2005- Present Advisor at Ethnic Community Development Organization (ECDO), a voluntary development organization working for and with the indigenous people in North Eastern part of Bangladesh.


2002- 2009 Advisor at Socio-Economic and Rural Advancement Association (SEERA), a NGO engaged in poverty alleviation, health and social development in Netrokona, Bangladesh.

SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE

MS Office Statistical Program- SPSS, STATA Qualitative Program- N-VIVO

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

Bengali- Native language; Fluent.

English- Second Language; Fluent.

REFERENCES

Julia Henly, Ph.D. Robert Chaskin, Ph. D. Associate Professor Associate Professor; School of Social Service Administration Deputy Dean for Strategic Initiatives University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration 969 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 University of Chicago [email protected] 969 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 Tel: 773- 834-1214 [email protected] Tel: 773-702-1707

William Sites, Ph. D. Barry Myers, Ph. D. Associate Professor Visiting Research Fellow (Retired) School of Social Service Administration St. Paul University University of Chicago 250 Montfort Street 969 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 Ottawa, ON, Canada [email protected] [email protected] Tel: 773-702-1037 Tel: 613-745-8789

A. K. M Mahbubuzzaman, Ph.D. Professor Department of Social Work Shah Jalal University of Science and Technology Sylhet, Bangladesh 3114 [email protected] Tel: 88-0821-713850/ext.457


1755 E. 55th Street, Unit 505Chicago, IL [email protected](773) 314-7402

Tina K. Sacks

EDUCATION

June 2013 Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Fields of study: Social determinants of health; racial disparities in health and healthcare; health policy, poverty & inequality Dissertation: “Mobilizing Class Resources and Presenting the Self: Understanding the Differential Healthcare Experiences of Black Middle Class Women.” Committee chair: Colleen Grogan, PhD

June 1998 A. M. The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Social Work Certificate in Health Administration and Policy

June 1994 B.A. DePaul University, Chicago, IL Psychology

FELLOWSHIPS

2007-2010 Pre-Dissertation Fellowship The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (T32 Award)

TRAINEESHIP

The ICPSR/University of Michigan Summer Institute in Quantitative Methods Workshop on the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

2011 Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation Doctoral Dissertation Grant


2013-Present Executive Director-Illinois Association of Free and Charitable Clinics, Chicago, IL

2010-Present Freelance Technical and Grant Writer (non-profits/healthcare organizations), Chicago, IL

2010-2011 Project Director Children’s Mental Health Initiative-Pillars Community Services, Berwyn, IL

2008-2010 Grant Writer-Corazon Community Services, Cicero, IL

2007-2008 Program Analyst-Federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General, Chicago, IL

2003-2004 Special Assistant to the Director of the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA

2001-2003 Program Analyst-CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health, Atlanta, GA

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1999-2001 Director of Legislative Affairs-Baltimore City Health Department, Baltimore, MD

1998-1999 Public Health Prevention Service Fellow-CDC’s National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, Atlanta, GA

1997-1998 Associate-Loevy Consulting, Chicago, IL

1997 Edith and Henry Abbott Intern-Food Research and Action Center, Washington, DC

1995-1997 Prevention Specialist-Alternatives, Inc., Chicago, IL

1994-1995 Social Worker, Catholic Charities of America/Madonna St. Joseph Center, Chicago, IL


American Public Health Association Society for Social Work Research Council on Social Work Education


2012-Present Board Member-Corazon Community Service (Youth Service Agency), Cicero, IL

2012 Abstract Reviewer-American Public Health Association (Social Work Section)

POSITIONS HELD

2013 Lecturer, University of Chicago Introduction to U.S. Social Policy (SSA Core Course) (history of the US welfare state; treatment of vulnerable populations; poverty studies)

•Prepare and provide all lectures•Review student progress •Evaluate student coursework •Advise incoming social work students

2012 Guest Lecturer, Northeastern Illinois University, Department of Social Work Research Methods

•Provided overview of quantitative and qualitative methods in social work research•Reviewed student research projects•Presented findings from qualitative health disparities study

2010 Teaching Assistant, University of Chicago Introduction to the U.S. Health System (overview of health sector; principles of health insurance; social determinants of health)

•Developed syllabus and lectured on social determinants of health

2009 Teaching Assistant, University of Chicago US Health Policy (overview of health policy-making process in US context; Medicaid/Medicare; health care as political process)


2007 Teaching Assistant, University of Chicago Introduction to U.S. Social Policy (history of the US welfare state; treatment of vulnerable populations; poverty studies)

•Led all study group sessions including preparing lectures, reviewing student papers, recommending additional reading and tutoring ESL and older adult/evening students •Non-profit Management (principles of non-profit organizations; advocacy in non-profit sector)•Introduction to the U.S. Health System (overview of health sector; principles of health insurance; social determinants of health)

2006 Teaching Assistant, University of Chicago Introduction to U.S. Social Policy (history of the US welfare state; treatment of vulnerable populations; poverty studies)

•Led all study group sessions including preparing lectures, reviewing student papers, recommending additional reading and tutoring ESL and older adult/evening students •Introduction to the U.S. Health System (overview of health sector; principles of health insurance; social determinants of health)•US Health Policy (overview of health policy-making process in US context; Medicaid/Medicare; health care as political process)

2004-2008 Research Assistant, Center for Interdisciplinary Health Disparities Research/University of Chicago Social Environment, Stress, and Breast Cancer Among African-American Women

•Member of community-based participatory research team including physicians, sociologists, geneticists, social workers, and community members•Conducted interviews of women with breast cancer•Analyzed focus group data•Developed interview instruments •Conducted community-based health education activities (health fairs, breast cancer summit)

PUBLICATIONS

Sacks, T. (2013). “Race and Gender Concordance: Strategy to Reduce Health Disparities or Red Herring? Evidence from a Qualitative Study.” Race and Social Problems.

Gehlert, S., Sohmer, D., Sacks T., Mininger, C., McClintock, MK, & Olopade, O. (2008). “Targeting Health Disparities: Linking Upstream Determinants to Downstream Interventions.” Health Affairs.

Furimoto-Dawson, A. & Gehlert, S., Sohmer, D., Olapade, O., & Sacks, T. (2007). “Early life conditions and mechanisms population health vulnerabilities.” Health Affairs.

PRESENTATIONS

Sacks, T. (2013, March). “Ain’t I a Woman: Black Middle Class Women Discuss Race and Gender Preference in Healthcare. Presentation delivered at the University of Illinois at Chicago Engendering Society Conference, Chicago, IL. Sacks, T. (2013, January). “Ain’t I a Woman: Black Middle Class Women Discuss Race and Gender Preference in Healthcare. Presentation delivered at the Society for Social Work Research Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Sacks, T. (2012, December). “Demonstrate You Are Also a Person”: Healthcare Disparities Among Black Middle Class Women. Presentation delivered at Rush Medical Center University Preventive Medicine Grand Rounds, Chicago, IL.


Sacks, T. (2012, October). “Demonstrate You Are Also a Person”: Healthcare Disparities Among Black Middle Class Women. Presentation delivered at the American Public Health Association Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Sacks, T. (2012, June). Black, Female, and Middle-Class: A Healthcare Negotiation. Presentation delivered at the Institute for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.

Sacks, T. (2012, January). Mobilizing Class Resources and Presenting the Self: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Disparities Among Black Middle Class Women. Presentation delivered at the Society for Social Work Research Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.

Sacks, T. (2011, October). The Black Women’s Health Care Project: Health and Resilience Among the Black Middle Class. Presentation delivered at the American Public Health Association Conference, Washington, DC.

Sacks, T. (2010, October). Understanding Health Care Disparities: Using Qualitative Data to Explore Perspectives of Middle Class African American Women. Presentation delivered at the Council on Social Work Education Annual Meeting, Portland, OR.

Sacks, T (2009, January). Understanding Health Care Disparities: Perspectives of Middle class African Americans. Presentation to the Health Economics Workshop, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Sacks, T. (2008, May). Middle-class African-Americans: Persistent Health Challenges. Presentation to the Health Economics Workshop, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Sacks, T. Curry, A., Bird, J., & Darrow, J. (October, 2008). Exploring Opportunities and Challenges for Teaching Assistants. The University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, Teaching Workshop, Chicago, IL.

Mininger, C. & Sacks, T. (2008, January). Measuring the Built Environment in Breast Cancer Research. Paper presentation at the annual conference of the Society for Social Work Research, Washington, DC.

Sacks, T. Mininger, C. & Gehlert, S. (2007, April). Social Isolation, the Built Environment, and Breast Cancer. Proseminar Series at the Institute for Mind and Body, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Sacks, T. & Gehlert, S. (2006, November). Felt Loneliness and Breast Cancer Outcomes. Proseminar Series at the Institute for Mind and Body, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Sacks, T. & Mininger C. (2006, November). Trans-disciplinary Research: Breast Cancer and the Social Environment. External Advisory Committee-National Institutes of Health (NCI and NIEHS), Chicago, IL.

Sacks, T. & Brazelton, J. (2005, December). Loneliness: A Risk Factor for Breast Cancer Among African- American Women. Paper presentation at the American Public Health Association. Philadelphia, PA.


POSTERS

Sacks, T (2010, November). Understanding Health Care Disparities: The Differential Experiences of Black Middle Class Women. Poster presentation at the American Public Health Association, Denver, CO.

Sacks, T. (2010, June). Using Qualitative Methods to Understand the Differential Health Care Experiences of Black Middle Class Women. Poster presentation at the Annual Conference of NRSA/Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Boston, MA.

Sacks, T. (2009, June). Understanding Health Care Disparities: Perspectives of Black Middle Class Women. Poster presentation at the Annual Conference of NRSA/Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Chicago, IL.

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Sacks, T. (2008-2012). LIFT Chicago (anti-poverty voluntary organization). Provide orientation to poverty and social policy in the US to incoming cohorts of volunteers.

MEDIA

Washington Post (October, 2008). South Side Story. Interviewed regarding food deserts on Chicago’s South Side.

Swiss National Public Radio (November, 2008). Obama’s Chicago. Interviewed regarding public policies to address living conditions on Chicago’s South Side.

SPECIAL SKILLS

Proficient in written and spoken Spanish


6110 N. Winthrop Ave., Apt. 1EChicago, IL [email protected]

Florian Sichling

EDUCATION

February 2014 University of Chicago(expected) School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation: “Growing up on the Margins: Exploring the Transitional Experience of Immigrant Youth in Dortmund and Chicago” Committee: Robert J. Chaskin, PhD (Chair); Mark Courtney, PhD; Richard A. Settersten Jr., PhD; Holger Ziegler, PhD

June 2007 University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL A.M. Social Work Concentration Macro Practice

February 2003 Lutheran University of Applied Sciences for Social Work, Dresden, Germany Diplom Sozialarbeiter/Sozialpädagoge (FH) Concentration Social Work

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Transition to Adulthood Youth Development Immigration and Immigrant Integration Social Policy International Social Work Comparative Research

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

June 2011 – University of Chicago present School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL Principal Investigator, June 2011 – present Project: Growing up on the Margins: Exploring the Transitional Experience of Immigrant Youth in Dortmund and Chicago Dissertation Chair: Robert Chaskin, Ph.D. Funded by: Institut für Landes- und Stadtentwicklungsforschung ($15,000) and Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation ($5,000) This is a comparative case study that explores the transition to adulthood of male second-generation immigrant youth in two different contexts. Conceptualized study and methods and conducted interviews with 57 respondents and key informants in Dortmund, Germany and Chicago, USA.

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September 2006 – University of ChicagoJune 2009 School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL Research Assistant Project: Mixed-Income Development Study Principal Investigators: Robert Chaskin, PhD, Mark Joseph, PhD Developed interview protocols, conducted structured observations and in-depth interviews. Developed code book, coded transcripts, analysed data and trained research assistants. June 2006 – Institut für Landes- und Stadtentwicklung NRW (ILS), Dortmund, GermanyAugust 2006 Research Assistant Project: The IMAGE Project Principal Investigators/Supervisors: Ralf Zimmer-Hegmann, Jan Fasselt Conducted research on the history of public housing in Europe. Collaborated in the development of the IMAGE project, a cross-national approach to redevelop public housing in Europe.

SCHOLARSHIPS /GRANTS

Dissertation Research Grant, Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation $5,000 to support dissertation-research-related expenses

Research Fellowship, Institut für Landes- und Stadtentwicklungsforschung (ILS) $15,000 stipend and travel expenses to support data collection in Germany

Pre-doctoral Fellowship, School of Social Service Administration Full tuition fellowship and stipend, up to five years

ERP-Scholarship, Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes (German National Academic Foundation) Full tuition fellowship and stipend, up to two years

McCormick Tribune Fellowship in Urban and Community Leadership, School of Social Service Administration Full tuition fellowship, up to two years

Undergraduate Fellowship, Hans-Böckler-Stiftung Stipend, up to three years

PUBLICATIONS

Chaskin, R.J., Sichling, F. & Joseph, M.L. (In Press). Youth in mixed-income communities replacing public housing complexes: Context, dynamics and response. Cities.

Sichling, F. (2010). Uncertain Times for Chicago Youth: Summary of Key Findings from NUF SAID Status Survey. Chicago Youth Voices Media Network. http://nuf-said.org/events-news-and- updates/nuf-said-surveys-render-snapshot-of-youth-in-uncertain-times/

Sichling, F. (2008). Community. Social Work & Society, 6(1). http://www.socwork.net/2008/1/ glossary/sichling

Sichling, F. (2007). High-rise areas in Europe. In M. Dol, J. Fasselt, H. Krause, G. Partridge, B. Peeters, V. Rees, F. De Wolf (Eds.). The Image Project: New Tools for Neighbourhood Regeneration. City of Delft: Delft, Netherlands. pp. 11-15.



Sichling, F. & Plöger, J. Adolescent Leisure Time Behavior in a Disadvantaged Neighborhood.

PRESENTATIONS

Sichling, F. (2013). The Transition to Adulthood of Male Second-Generation Immigrant Youth in Germany and the United States. Invited paper presentation at the Cooperative Doctoral Colloquium “Educational Landscapes” in Nuremberg/Germany

Sichling, F. (2013). Growing up on the Margins: Exploring the Transitional Experience of Immigrant Youth in Dortmund and Chicago. Symposium paper presented at the Society for Social Work and Research Conference in San Diego/USA

Sichling, F. (2012). Growing up on the Margins: Exploring the Transitional Experience of Disadvantaged Youth in Dortmund and Chicago. Poster presented at the European Conference on Social Work Research in Basel/Switzerland

Chaskin, R. & F. Sichling (2007). Community Development, Community Participation and the Transformation of Public Housing in the United States. Paper presented at an international Urban Planning Conference in Dortmund/Germany

TEACHING INTERESTS

Youth Development and the Transition to Adulthood Cross-national Perspectives on Migration and Immigrant Integration Poverty and Policy in the U.S. History of the Social Work Profession in the U.S. and Germany Social Work Practice with Youth Research Methods Human Behavior in the Social Environment

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Spring Quarters University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL 2012/2011/2010 Teaching Assistant Course: Economics for Social Welfare (SSA 454) Instructor: Harold Pollack, Ph.D. This course is an introduction to microeconomics and a requirement for students in the administrative track. Responsible for holding office hours and providing one-on-one assistance to students. Conducted weekly review sessions and graded homework assignments and exams. Winter Quarter University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL 2010 Teaching Assistant Course: Social Intervention: Policies and Programs (SSA 300) Instructor: Robert Fairbanks, Ph.D. This course provides an overview over the policy making process and is a required course for all first- year master students. Held office hours and provided one-on-one assistance to students and delivered a lecture on Street- Level-Bureaucracy. Graded all papers for two sections of this course.


Spring Quarters University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL 2010/2009 Teaching Assistant Course: Poverty, Inequality and the Welfare State (SSA 604) Instructor: Evelyn Brodkin, Ph.D. This course is an advanced-level course that examines different poverty frames and their implications for social policy. Held office hours and provided one-on-one assistance to students. Provided a presentation on the German Welfare State and graded all papers for this course.


January 2003 – Jugendamt Stadt FürthAugust 2005 Jugendtreff Corner Community Youth Worker Developed and implemented concepts for community based practice. Provided counselling, crisis intervention, and referrals to at-risk youth, ages 15-24. Conducted street outreach to youth in the community and established a network with community institutions for a more effective use of resources.


August 2008 Ad-hoc Reviewer, American Journal of Sociology


Society for Social Work and Research Council on Social Work Education Hans Boeckler Foundation

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCIES

German (fluent) English (fluent) French (basic)


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Fallon S. Wilson

EDUCATION

June 2014 The University of Chicago(expected) School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation: “Gender-Based Bullying of Girls: School Personnel’s Perceptions and Procedures.” Committee: Charles Payne, Ph.D. (Chair); Dexter Voisin, Ph.D., Beth Richie, Ph.D.

June 2007 The University of Chicago Department of Political Science, Chicago, IL Masters of Arts Concentration in African-American Women’s Political Behaviors Spelman College

May 2001 Spelman College, Department of Political Science, Atlanta, GA Bachelor of Arts

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Gender-based bullying; bullying prevention; cyber bullying; feminism; critical race theories; violence against girls, resilience among urban youth; positive youth development; RTI and other models of social service delivery to urban schools; digital media learning models

TEACHING INTERESTS

Gender-based bullying of girls; urban school reform; feminism and gender studies; race studies; evidence-based practice; online teaching social media activism and applied theories of social protest; social media and social services

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2007 – 2011 Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Cathy Cohen, Ph.D. Political Science Department, the University of Chicago The aim of this project was to examine the attitudes, resources, and culture of African American youth ages 15 to 25, exploring how these factors and others influence the decision-making, norms, and behavior of black youth. Understanding the need to make this data available to a wider constituency beyond the academy Professor Cathy Cohen, the Black Youth Project’s principle investigator, decided to create an online hub for Black youth where scholars, educators, community activist, youth allies, and youth could access the study’s research summaries as well as have access to a plethora of resources concerning the empowerment and development of black youth. I was responsible for doing research and writing memos on black youth digital media practices online as it relates to civic engagement as well as how teachers used online spaces to instruct youth. I was responsible for using the BYP data to work with Chicago high school teachers to develop student centered curriculum.

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2008 – 2010 Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Charles Payne, Ph.D. The School of Social Service Administration, the University of Chicago The Woodlawn Promise Community (WCPC) The aim of this project was to develop a research agenda and partnership with nine public elementary schools and two high schools in Woodlawn to serve as a hub of resources, programs, and supports that directly impact children and families. Rather than schools within a two-mile radius working in isolation from each other, WCPC promotes partnership and collaboration between the school district, local school leadership, families, and other key partners to develop a community of schools working together. I was responsible for doing research on and writing memos African- American girl empowerment models to develop a curriculum for the African-American girls who attended the Woodlawn schools.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Fall (2013) Adjunct Professor American Baptist College, Nashville, TN Hybrid Course: Digital Media Learning through Storytelling and Social Media Management (BU 308)

This is a hands-on-course that is taught both online and offline (e.g. hybrid) and is designed to give students a foundation to one day become a social media manager for either a non-profit and for profit. This is accomplished by teaching students about the power of storytelling through digital applications. Students will be asked to demonstrate mastery by creating and implementing a solid social media strategy for three national non-profits. My responsibilities for the course included: developing the syllabus, creating content for online class management system, preparation and delivery of all lectures, one-on-one meetings with students to review progress in class, and grading assignment and examinations.

Summer (2013) Adjunct Professor American Baptist College, Nashville, TN Online Course: Social Problems (SOC 301) Online Course

This online course was designed to explore systems and structures of injustice and oppression along with effective models for prophetic witness and action using Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech, The Other America as the analytical lens. The course examined a wide range of issues, including the construction of race, class and gender, addiction and recovery, the criminal justice systems, victims and restorative justice models, housing policies and homelessness, poverty, children and welfare policies, domestic violence, health care, public education, globalization and immigration policies. This was a fully online course taught through Web Study. In order to make online learning engaging, students each week played online simulated games (e.g. Games for Change) to experience each social issue. Also, students use did collaborative assignments through Google Docs and used Sound Cloud, an open source platform, to create an audio digital research paper. My responsibilities for the course included: developing the syllabus, creating content for online class management system, preparation and delivery of all lectures, one-on-one video conference meetings with students to review progression in class, and grading assignment and examinations.


Spring (2013) Adjunct Professor American Baptist College, Nashville, TN Hybrid Course: Online Activism 101 (BU 309)

This hybrid course (e.g. both online and offline) taught students about the history of online organizing, globally, and the many strategies online activists use to persuade different communities to join their cause online. Students were taught four social media applications—GO! AnimateTM, WixTM, IndieGoGoTM, and MailChimpTM students were taught four essential online organizing skills—to teach students narrative construction, website/blog creation, online newsletter dissemination, and online fundraising. My responsibilities for the course included: developing the syllabus, creating content for online class management meetings with students to review progression in class, and grading assignment and examinations.

Spring Teaching Assistant(2010, 2011, The School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago2012) Instructor: Charles, Payne, Ph.D. Course: Urban Education and Educational Policy (SSAD 65100) This course examined the failure of the educational system to help the most vulnerable population of students, urban youth, in both its historical and contemporary dimensions, as well as the current state of understanding about how to ameliorate it. Students were asked to pay close attention to some of the social dimensions of both problems and solutions. My responsibilities: assistance in course planning; preparation and delivery of lecture material, facilitation of group discussion and exercises; grading of final papers and examinations.

DIGITAL MEDIA LEARNING EXPERIENCE

2013 – Present Digital Media Learning Consultant American Baptist College in Nashville, TN I am working with American Baptist College to create effective digital media learning models that will benefit students and faculty at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU). Given the ever widening of the digital divide, I am working with American Baptist College to envision how mobile technology can be harnessed in classroom instruction as well as how the College can create an online badge system (e.g. certification processes) for African-American undergrads to achieve digital badges for demonstrations of digital maturation as both digital scholars and digital citizens.

2009 – 2010 Research Associate MacArthur Digital Media Learning Hub The Digital Media and Learning Research Hub’s (DML) mission is to advance research in the service of a more equitable, participatory, and effective ecosystem of learning keyed to the digital and networked era. Located at the system-wide University of California Humanities Research Institute at UC Irvine, DML are an international research center that is committed to promoting compelling research collaborations about best participatory learning practices, applications, programs and their assessments that engage digital media. I worked with a cohort of digital media learning scholars on how to effectively use online media to increase student’s interest driven behaviors in order to develop effective learning models online. We also explored how to use online spaces to activate and increase their civic engagement online.

2009 – 2010 Senior Curriculum Developer 6to16 College Readiness 6to16 College Readiness consists of a college-readiness curriculum, a set of online learning experiences, and a web-based social network that gives students the beliefs, knowledge, skills, and support to successfully complete high school and college. I was responsible for developing an online curriculum to help both middle and high school students navigate their way to college.



2011 – Present Executive Director (Part Time) Hope Community Development Corporation Hope Community Development Corporation is a non-profit that seeks to eradicate pockets of poverty through innovative education strategies such as the expansion of the Children’ Defense Fund Freedom School’s model as well as the expansion of social supports for their families.

2013 (Fall) Higher Education Consultant I worked with American Baptist College, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), to analyze institutional qualitative and quantitative data and prepare the final report for submission to the Association of Biblical Higher Education (ABHE).

2012 (Summer) Project Director Hope Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School Hope Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School is a program of Hope Community Development Corporation. It is a free 6 week summer program for low income youth that focuses on strengthening student reading outcomes from culturally-relevant readings and an emphasis on parental empowerment models. I managed the day to day activities of the program, developed research design to collect data on student’s reading levels and interest in reading measures, and developed a digital animation class for students to learn online storytelling.

2012 – Present Committee Member Metro Nashville Public School’s Adolescent Sexual Responsibility (ASR) Committee Sexual health, responsible decision-making, and emotional well-being can only be developed when youth feel safe and empowered. The ASR Committee recognizes that creating a safe, respectful, diverse climate requires a holistic view of the things that impact a young person’s life, decisions, and community. I work with the committee to plan effective ways district wide to help youth make responsible decisions about their sexual health.

2012 – Present Committee Member Churches for Our Children’s Education (C4OURCE) of Urban League of Middle Tennessee C4OURCE works with predominately African-American churches and faith-based organizations to assess their educational enrichment programs to see if they are meeting common core standards. C4OURCE also provides resources and community oriented academic enrichment programs like the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School or the Baltimore Algebra Project for churches to implement in their communities.

2009 – 2010 Committee Staffer University of Chicago’s Community Engagement Committee The Community Engagement Committee developed ways for parents in the Woodlawn Charter School network to have voice in how the University of Chicago implemented the work of charter schools in the Woodlawn community. I was responsible for scheduling the meetings, creating the notes, emailing the notes out, and ensuring the meetings were run effectively.

FELLOWSHIPS

2011 – 2012 The University of Chicago’s Research Initiative Grant Race

2008 – 2013 Predoctoral Fellowship at the School of Social Service Administration. Included full tuition fellowship and stipend

2005 – 2008 Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

2007 – 2008 The University of Chicago’s NSF Faculty Collaborative Grant


2006 – 2007 The University of Chicago’s Research Initiative Grant Race

2005 – 2006 American Political Science Association Minority Fellow

AWARDS & GRANTS

2012 Raised funds to implement Hope CDF Freedom School, $25,000 2013 Received the 33rd Annual Bravo Pencil Partner Mayor Award for the implementation of Hope CDF Freedom School

2010 Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) Seed Grant, $5,000

PRESENTATIONS

Wilson, F. (2007). “African-American Women’s Political Attitudes and the Gender-Qualified Social Scripting of Black Identity.” Paper presented at the University Of Chicago Office Of Multicultural Affairs, Chicago, IL. Wilson, F. (2006). “Shading the Ground on Which We Walk: Young Black Feminist Furthering Scholar Activism.” Paper presented at the National Women Studies Association Conference, Oakland, CA.

VOLUNTEER/ SECONDARY/PRIMARY TEACHING EXPERIENCES

2012 – Present Volunteer as a group facilitator for Maplewood High School’s Real Talk Girl Group 2009 (Summer) Volunteer at Ray of Hope Community Church’s Annual Village Conference. I facilitated digital media workshops for young women.

2008 (Summer) Volunteered as a camp volunteer for Camp Butterfly. I worked with young women on character development and self-esteem.

2007 Worked as an after-school teacher at the University of Chicago’s Woodlawn Charter School. I created and taught my own class entitled, Sistah’s Invoking Stories through Transformative Art Activism.

2006 Worked as an after-school teacher for the University of Chicago’s Kenwood Academy Project. 2005 (Summer) Worked as a Servant Leader Intern and Site Coordinator at Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School in Sanford, Florida.

RESEARCH SKILLS

Software Atlas.ti


National Women Studies Association Association of Women’s Rights in Development Association of Education Research Association Urban League of Middle Tennessee Young Professionals of the Urban League of Middle Tennessee

Documents

PhD PROGRAM GRADUATES - SSA · THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION | PhD PROGRAM 2013 – 2014 Andrew Brake 1 Ashley Curry, LCSW 12 Jessica Hutchison