Ph.D. PROGRAM GRADUATES 2O2O – 2O21 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION | Ph.D. PROGRAM 2020 – 2021
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Dylan Bellisle...... 1 Bridgette Davis...... 11 Kristen L. Ethier...... 23 Katherine Ariel Gibson...... 33 Darnell Leatherwood...... 42 Mina Lee...... 51 Hannah MacDougall...... 57 Marion Malcome...... 65 Tonie Sadler...... 75 Angelica Velazquillo...... 84 Dylan Bellisle
The aim of my research is to inequalities across the life examine the ways that public course. Ultimately, my goal programs and institutional is to inform the creation of practices align with the aspi- public policy that is responsive rations of low-income families. to the diversity of family life Through a critical lens that and provide valuable insight attends to race, class, and to social work students and gender, I use quantitative practitioners as they work with and qualitative methods to families through intergenera- examine the functioning of tional frameworks. public policy and its ability to mitigate social and economic
1 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION | Ph.D. PROGRAM 2020 – 2021
Dylan Bellisle 969 E 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 708-299-5816 [email protected]
EDUCATION
Ph.D. May 2021 (expected), University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL Dissertation Chair: Julia Henly, Ph.D. Committee: Marci Ybarra, Ph.D. Kristin Seefeldt, Ph.D. Dissertation Title: The Role of the Earned Income Tax Credit in Family Economic Decision Making: Moving Beyond an Individual Actor Model
M.S.W. May 2011, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL Concentration: Community Health and Urban Development Summa Cum Laude
B.A. May 2006, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Major: Psychology Summa Cum Laude
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Poverty and Inequality Intergenerational Family Relations Financial Health and Mental Health and Well-being Social Networks and Social Support Income Instability Work-Family Balance
PUBLICATIONS
Bellisle, D., & Ybarra, M. (Under Review). The Impact of the Great Recession on Public Program Use, Labor Force Participation, and Income among low-income women with newborns.
Ybarra, M., Stanczyk, A., & Bellisle, D. (Forthcoming). Paid leave availability and public health and nutrition program participation following a birth. Journal of Family and Economic Issues.
Greenlee, A., Kramer, K., Andrade, F., Bellisle, D., Blanks, R., & Mendenhall, R., (2020). Financial Instability in the Earned Income Tax Credit Program – Can Advanced Periodic Payments Ameliorate Systemic Stressors? Urban Affairs Review.
Kramer, K., Andrade, F., Greenlee, A., Mendenhall, R., Bellisle, D., & Lemons, R. (2019). Periodic Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Payment, Financial Stress and Wellbeing: A Longitudinal Study. Journal of Family and Economic Issues.
2 Mendenhall, R., Kramer, K., & Bellisle., D. (2018). Low and Moderate-Income Families’ avenues to Mobility: Overcoming threats to asset accumulation and remaining in undesirable neighborhoods. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 53: 26-39.
POLICY REPORTS
Bellisle, D. (2020). From Birth through Young Adulthood: Reforming Illinois Tax Policy for Economic Security and Racial Equity. Project for Middle Class Renewal. University of Illinois Labor and Employment Relation. http://publish. illinois.edu/projectformiddleclassrenewal/files/2020/09/IL-Tax-Policy-for-Economic-Security-and-Racial- Equity-Report.FinalDraft.8.24.pdf
Bellisle, D. & Marzahl, D. (2015). Restructuring the EITC: A credit for the modern worker. Center for Economic Progress, Chicago, IL. https://www.economicprogress.org/assets/files/Restructuring-the-EITC-A-Credit-for-the-Modern- Worker.pdf
PUBLICATIONS IN PREPARATION
Bellisle, D., & Lambert, S. Parents in Retail: Schedule control and caregiving conflicts.
PEER REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
February 2020 Bellisle, D. “If she wasn’t doing this, I would have to pay for childcare anyway.” How the Earned Income Tax Credit sustains family childcare arrangements Paper presentation at the meeting of the Care Network at the Eastern Sociological Society Conference.
January 2020 Bellisle, D. How parents negotiate the use of the Earned Income Tax Credit to support their child’s transition to adulthood. Paper presentation at the meeting of the Society of Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.
March 2019 Bellisle, D. The Impact of the Great Recession on Public Program Use, Labor Force Participation, and Income among low-income women with newborns. Paper presentation at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Washington, DC Regional Student Conference
June 2018 Bellisle, D. Parents in Retail: Schedule control and caregiving conflicts. Paper presentation at the Work and Family Researchers Network Conference, Washington, DC.
January 2018 Bellisle, D. Paid leave availability and public health and nutrition program participation following a birth. Poster presentation at the meeting of the Society of Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.
January 2017 Bellisle, D. Parents Working in Retail: Juggling Jobs, Children, and Financial Responsibilities. Paper presentation at the meeting of the Society of Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA.
January 2016 Bellisle, D. More money, less problems: Impact of Periodic Earned Income Tax Credit payments on health and well-being. Paper presentation at the meeting of the Society of Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.
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3 November 2014 Bellisle, D. An Alternative to Lump Sum Tax Refunds. Paper presentation at the Illinois Asset Building Group Conference, Chicago, IL.
GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
2020-2021 Joint Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture and Center for Study of Gender and Sexuality Dissertation Completion Fellow The Role of the Earned Income Tax Credit in Family Economic Decision Making: Moving Beyond an Individual Actor Model Principal Investigator: Bellisle, D. $28,000
2019 Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation The Role of the Earned Income Tax Credit in Family Economic Decision Making: Moving Beyond an Individual Actor Model Principal Investigator: Bellisle, D. $5,000
2019 University of Chicago Urban Doctoral Fellow The Role of the Earned Income Tax Credit in Family Economic Decision Making: Moving Beyond an Individual Actor Model Principal Investigator: Bellisle, D. $1,000
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2018 – 2020 Research Project Manager Co-Principal Investigators: Susan Lambert, Ph.D. - University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration; Anna Haley, Ph.D. – School of Social Work, Rutgers University. Secure Scheduling Ordinance Study
Collaborated with Co-PI’s on methods of analysis of in-depth interviews with retail and service managers to explore the business process of implementing new work place policies. Primary responsibilities include training and managing a team of qualitative coders, facilitating weekly coding meetings to generate common understanding of coding process and themes.
2015 – 2018 Graduate Research Assistant Co-Principal Investigators: Susan Lambert, Ph.D. - University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration; Joan Williams, J.D. – College of Law, University of California Hastings. Stable Schedules Study
Collaborated with Co-PI’s and a team of researchers to explore multiple dimensions of employee work schedules and the impact schedules have on both business and employee outcomes. Primary responsibilities included the facilitation of recurring qualitative interviews with store managers and coding of interview data and the collection and management of survey data from employees and the cleaning and analysis of quantitative survey data
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4 2016 - 2018 Graduate Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Marci Ybarra, Ph.D. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
Collaborated with PI and additional researcher to construct a dataset to explore the public program support for low-income mothers around the time of a birth.
Primary responsibilities included constructing variables and datasets for analysis using survey data from the U.S. Census and conducting statistical analyses of survey data.
2010 Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Amy Watson, Ph.D. School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago
Facilitated and managed the gathering of individual interviews with police officers on their perceptions of mental illness. Produced qualitative memos of interactions and responses from the officers.
TEACHING INTERESTS
Poverty and Policy in the U.S. Family Systems Research Methods Qualitative Methods Mixed Methods
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Winter 2020 Teaching Assistant/ Co-Instructor University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Instructors: Julia Henly, Ph.D.
Course: Work and Family Policy. This is a seminar that examines contemporary policy issues related to work and family issues. The class considers the ideological, conceptual, and empirical aspects of the study of work and family police issues. This particular course had separate classes for MSW students and undergraduate students.
Collaborated with professor on edits and additions to the syllabus to reflect student interests. Led lectures on the topics of subsidizing wages through the EITC and the provision of paid family leave as a work support in both MSW and undergraduate classes. With professor input, I created a grading rubric for the mid-term paper for the MSW students, and I graded and provided written feedback to students. Reviewed and provided written feedback on MSW student weekly reaction papers to course readings. Offered weekly office hours to provide one-on-one instruction to MSW and undergraduate students.
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5 Winter 2019 Graduate Teaching Assistant and Guest Lecturer 2018 University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Instructors: Matthew Thullen, Ph.D. (2019), Rachel Garthe, Ph.D.. (2018) Course: Social Intervention: Research and Evaluation. This is an introductory course to provide students with a foundational understanding of the scientific method and prepare them to use research methods in their practice.
Facilitated weekly lab instruction section to provide additional instruction on topics covered in class. Collaborated with professors on the creation of quizzes, exams, and assignments. Offered weekly office hours to provide one-on-one instruction to students. Lectured on elementary statistics and provided in-class demonstration on using Excel for statistics. Lectured on the conceptualization and operationalization of research questions and methods of sampling.
Autumn 2018 Guest Lecturer Waubonsee Community College – Sugar Grove Campus Instructor: Dan Portincaso Course: Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. This interdisciplinary course provides an introduction to non-violent approaches to personal, national, and global conflicts.
Designed a lecture on the role that international volunteer organizations have in generating peace between nations and the role these organizations have in community development– with a particular focus on the U.S. Peace Corps. Lectured and engaged students in a conversation about the benefits and limitations of international volunteering to both the volunteer and the receiving community and the extent to which international volunteer may perpetuate imperialistic agendas.
Winter 2018 Guest Lecturer University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Instructor: Jeanne Marsh, Ph.D. Course: Social Psychology of Service Delivery. This is a doctoral seminar on the social psychological sources of change that are viewed as factors that contribute to treatment effectiveness for social interventions
Designed a lecture on the potential role that social networks and forms of social support provide contexts that can facilitate and/or impede goals of interventions, with specific examples in how social networks may shape the effectiveness of the earned income tax credit.
Spring 2011 Graduate Teaching Assistant University of Illinois at Chicago Course: Writing in Psychology. This is an undergraduate course designed to explore issues around the psychology of language and improve students’ academic writing skills.
Facilitated weekly lab section of 20 students to review and discuss content presented in class. Evaluated and provided personal feedback to students’ writing. Presented in-lab demonstrations on appropriate writing and citation standards and provided instruction and feedback on effective writing structure and argumentation.
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6 PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING FOR TEACHING
Winter 2019 Teaching Institute for Early Career Faculty Council on Social Work Education
Three-part series on vital pedagogical skills for social work educators. The first workshop focused on developing a learner-centered and process-oriented classroom utilizing aspects of the universal design for learning (UDL) model. The second workshop introduced the use of different forms of technology to improve student engagement, particularly outside of the physical boundaries of the classroom. The final session was an interactive workshop on how to engage in social justice issues within the classroom through the use of strategies to confront privilege and foster to social justice and equity.
Winter 2019 Developing Inclusive Pedagogy in Social work University of Chicago
Four-part series on developing diverse and inclusive classrooms in the field of social work education. Sessions explored developing inclusive pedagogical activities through the general classroom environment, learning activities, curricula, and assessments designed to engage students in a meaningful and accessible way.
Autumn 2018 Fundamentals of Teaching in Social work University of Chicago
Four-part series introducing key topics and concerns of social work educators. Each session focused on a different fundamental of learning and teaching, including the creation of learning objectives, the process of active teaching, understanding how students learn, and how to create effective assessments.
Winter 2018 Fundamentals of Teaching University of Chicago
Four-part series designed to introduce students to key concepts of teaching and provide opportunity to practice teaching and receive feedback. Topics included how to activate students’ prior knowledge, deploying effective in-class learning exercises, and the development of a “micro-teaching” presentation with an appropriate assessment of student knowledge.
Summer 2017 Seminar on Course Design University of Chicago
Seminar introduced principles of student-centered course design. Session explored how to align learning objectives, teaching methods, and assessments to facilitate active learning of students.
ACADEMIC SERVICE
2018 – Present Doctoral Student Qualitative Committee Co-Chair University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
Organized workshops and discussions related to qualitative research methodologies and discussion groups to provide feedback on current research.
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7 2016 – 2018 Doctoral Students’ Association Co-Chair University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
Served as a liaison between doctoral students and faculty and administration at the School. Collaborated with administration and faculty on the design of the programs for prospective doctoral student campus visits and accepted doctoral student orientation. Organized quarterly doctoral student social events to foster a positive collegiate environment.
2016 – 2018 Doctoral Committee Student Representative University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
Served as a student liaison between doctoral students and faculty. Gathered student ideas and concerns and shared with the committee.
PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
2014 - 2015 Program Manager Center for Economic Progress, Chicago, IL
Collaborated with a research team from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on an 18-month experimental research study involving over 500 participants, which investigated administrative feasibility and user utility of a periodic payment of the Earned Income Tax Credit. Primary responsibilities included: Managed a budget of over $690,000; authored and distributed policy brief on periodic payment of the EITC; directed the recruitment of over 500 program participants and managed communication and account information for all participants; informed and communicated to partner and allied organizations of the pilot and preliminary findings - including presenting at the Illinois Asset Building Group conference in 2014.
2013 Social Service Case Worker Department of Human Services of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Responsible for determining client eligibility for County Care (Medicaid Expansion for Single Adults) based on residential and income status. Regularly contacted clients to acquire necessary documentation and maintained excellent customer service.
2012 Organizer Service Employees International Union, Multiple Locations
Built support for union organizing efforts amongst hospital workers in rural West Virginia. Engaged with voters in Pennsylvania to understand challenges to obtaining state required Voter ID and assisted in identifying potential plaintiffs to challenge the Voter ID Law in state court. Managed the recruitment of over 425 volunteers in the Milwaukee area for the 2012 presidential election and facilitated individual and small group “Get Out the Vote” GOTV trainings to volunteers.
2011 – 2012 Education and Administration Specialist Office for Immigrant Affairs of the Archdiocese of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Created, marketed, and distributed written educational resources to various Archdiocesan networks on topics of immigration, immigrant rights, and Catholic Social Teachings on the moral treatment of immigrants and refugees. Managed Immigration Parish Contact Network of over 100 contacts in churches throughout the Archdiocese of Chicago. Recruited and managed regular volunteer base.
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8 2010 – 2011 Policy and Organizing Graduate Intern Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Chicago, IL
Collaborated with research staff on the analysis of policies affecting immigrants and assisted in the crafting of policy recommendations. Conducted research and outreach to organizations and coalition members to facilitate the creation of a resource on higher education for undocumented youth in Illinois. Coordinated constituent logistics for Lobby Day actions in Springfield, IL.
2009 – 2010 Community Worker Graduate Intern Family Focus Lawndale, Chicago, IL
Conducted focus groups to collect information on effectiveness and gaps in services. Organized and facilitated support groups for foster parents on timely topics of parenting and child development.
SELECTED OTHER EXPERIENCE
2006 – 2008 Community Development Officer Peace Corps, St. Catherine Parish, Jamaica
Developed and taught basic and intermediate level computer classes for adults and children. Founded and edited organizational newsletter. Collaborated with local school teachers to create youth focused environmental clubs. Organized youth field trips to local sites of environmental and historical importance. Produced and edited a student music video featuring a local reggae artist that promoted environmental practices, which received national TV coverage and is used in environmental curriculum in schools. Collaborated with community groups and individuals to organize a local heritage festival.
2009 – 2013 Academic Tutor Studypoint Tutor Services, Chicago, IL
Provided one-on-one tutoring to prepare high school students for the ACT or SAT. Students consistently improved their ACT test scores by at least 3 points and SAT test scores by 300 points. Provided one-on-one instruction to prepare high school and middle school students for exams in math and social sciences.
2011 Test Prep Instructor Academic Tutoring Center, Highland Park, IL
Delivered classroom-based instruction on ACT test topics to high school students at two high school in the Chicagoland area. Tasks included deploying effective classroom management techniques to create a positive and active learning environment. Responsibilities included identifying unique challenges that individual students faced and providing additional one-on-one instruction and mentorship.
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9 DATA ANALYSIS TRAINING AND SKILLS
Qualitative Qualitative Research Summer Intensive (2018), “Sort and Sift, Think and Shift” with Ray Maietta, Ph.D. and Paul Mihas, MA. (Odum Institute for Research in Social Science & Research Talk Inc.)
Qualitative Research Summer Intensive (2019), “Coding and Analyzing Qualitative Data” with Johnny Saldaña (Odum Institute for Research in Social Science & Research Talk Inc.)
Qualitative Research Summer Intensive (2020), “Synthesizing Qualitative Data” with Johnny Saldaña and Matt Omasta (Odum Institute for Research in Social Science & Research Talk Inc.)
Software: MAXQDA, Dedoose
Quantitative Software: STATA, Excel
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Society for Social Work and Research National Association of Social Workers Council on Social Work Education National Council on Family Relations American Sociological Association
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10 Bridgette Davis, LCSW My scholarship focuses on how youth with multiple marginalized identities navigate the transition to adulthood. My research specifically highlights the role of youth-serving organizations in mediating this transition to reproduce or counter social inequalities. Concretely, I ask how programs define criteria for successful transitions that shape participant aspirations. success programs that utilize In addition, my work details coaching interventions. My how organizational service current project speaks to the technologies, resources, and unique challenges of transitions influence are mobilized to to adulthood within the context expand the extant range of of racial reckoning, economic possible and probable crises, and global pandemic. outcomes among program I am eager for opportunities to participants. To this end, combine my research interests I study student experiences with the passion for teaching of alternative schools, teacher and mentoring I developed as stressors and supports in under- an educator and school leader. resourced schools, and college
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Bridgette Davis, LCSW 969 E 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 312-533-9700 [email protected]
EDUCATION
Ph.D. June 2021 (expected), University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Dissertation Chair: Jennifer E. Mosley, Ph.D. Committee: Gina M. Samuels, Ph.D. Susan Stone, Ph.D. Dissertation Title: Figuring futures: A mixed methods study of college transitions among average-achieving, low-income youth in Chicago.
A.M. June 2016, University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
B.A. May 2003, Simpson College Majors: English, Journalism & Mass Communications
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Transitions to Adulthood Social and Educational Policy Social Inequality Post-Secondary Education and Vocational Training Organizations and Management
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2019 – present Principal Investigator (Dissertation chair: Jennifer E. Mosley, Ph.D.) University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Figuring futures: A mixed methods study of college transitions among average-achieving, low-income youth in Chicago. Funded by: Hyman Milgrom Support Organization and University of Chicago, Committee on Education Successful Pathways from School to Work Grant ($15,350)
Conceptualized study and methods. Conducting in-depth, longitudinal interviews with 31 average- achieving, low-income youth from Chicago’s far south side and 200+ hours of field work and informal interviews with college support program staff with whom they are engaged. Conducting quantitative analysis on college choice and financial aid using organizational administrative data at student and school level.
Study and researcher cited in media: • UChicago News. March 20, 2020. How coronavirus could impact futures of students entering high school, college. • Chicago Sun Times. March 26, 2020. 1st-generation college students struggled to get to school— now they are struggling at home: ‘I miss going to classes’. • Chicago Sun Times. March 30, 2020. Coronavirus upends college decision process for Chicago high school students. • WBEZ. April 2, 2020. Six tips for students and colleges on admissions decisions during the coronavirus. • Politico. April 12, 2020.‘We’re on the edge of a precipice’: How the pandemic could shatter college dreams.
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2018 – present Graduate Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Eve L. Ewing, Ph.D. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Alternative School Attendance Project
Conducted and coded qualitative interviews with alternative school students to understand attendance prior to and during alternative school enrollment.
2018 – present Qualitative Researcher and IES Collaborator Principal Investigator: Helen Lee, IES Fellow and Ph.D. Student University of Chicago, Comparative Human Development Teacher Stresses and Supports Study Funded by: Hyman Milgrom Support Organization
Conducted, coded, and analyzed qualitative interviews with 45 early-career teachers from high-needs public schools in Chicago and Detroit.
Winter 2017 Pre-Submission, Practitioner Reader and Editor Principal Investigator: Melissa Roderick, Ph.D. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration The Preventable Failure: Improvements in Long-term Outcomes when High Schools Focus on the Ninth Grade Year
Provided revisions for report on long-term effects of 9th Grade On-Track rates.
2017 – 2018 IES Quantitative Research and Practice Apprentice Principal Investigator: Jenny Nagaoka, Deputy Director University of Chicago Consortium on School Research
Conducted exploratory quantitative analysis of high school and post-secondary outcomes for alternative school students in Chicago Public Schools.
2016 – 2019 Graduate Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Jennifer Mosley, Ph.D. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Homeless Continua of Care: Governance and Advocacy
Collaborated with research team to conduct, code, and analyze qualitative interviews with leaders and service providers from 18 HUD Continua of Care across the country.
Study and researcher cited in media: • Separate and Unequal: Shining a light on education in America. “No place like home” [Audio podcast episode 1]
2015 – 2019 Graduate Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Marci Ybarra, Ph.D. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Padua Pilot and Stay the Course: Measuring Impact of Intensive Case Management Funded by: Morgridge Family Foundation & University of Notre Dame LEO
Collaborated in qualitative evaluation and observation of RCT implementation. Conducted, transcribed, coded, and analyzed interviews from two new programs. Bridgette Davis | THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION | Ph.D. PROGRAM 2020 – 2021
13 2014 – 2016 Graduate Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Melissa Roderick Ph.D. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Nowhere to Go: CPS Graduates Without Transition to School or Work Funded by: Kaplan Family Foundation
Collaborated to conduct interviews with key informants on problems and solutions of disconnected youth. Conducted analysis to create typology of “nowhere to go” youth.
GRANTS, AWARDS, AND FELLOWSHIPS
2018 – 2020 Hyman Milgrom Support Organization (HMSO) and University of Chicago Committee On Education Pathways from School to Work Grant Principal Investigator: Davis, B. $15,350 to support dissertation research
2016 – 2021 Institute for Education Sciences (IES) Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Awarded to doctoral students committed to rigorous research on schooling $35,000 annual stipend plus $2,000 in research, conference, and training funds
2014 – 2019 Institute Point Foundation National LGBTQ Leadership Scholarship Awarded to top national LGBTQ leaders and scholars $25,000 awarded over 5 years
2015 – 2016 Elinor Nims Brink Fellowship, University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Tuition Support
2015 Elton John AIDS Foundation: Summer Internship Awarded for student-initiated HIV/AIDS internship reaching underserved populations $3,500
2015 Wilma Walker Award, University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Awarded to most promising first-year AM student in field of social work $1,000 Honorarium
PUBLICATIONS
Clark, K., Davis, B., & Holsapple, M.A. (2020). College matchmakers: Using external partners to close the college attainment gap. In Aquino, K.C. & Hudes, R.P. (Eds.), Improving Postsecondary Choice and Pathways: Student Access and College Match, Routledge.
Davis, B. & Mosley, J. (2018). Inclusivity and Innovation in Homeless Services: Findings from a National Study of Continuums of Care. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration.
Davis, B. (2018). Review of book Where Academia and Policy Meet: A Cross-national Perspective on the Involvement of Social Work Academics in Social Policy, edited by John Gal and Idit Weiss-Gal. Social Service Review, 92(1), 134-138.
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14 Lee, H. & Davis, B. (Provisionally accepted.) ‘My support system is what I’ve built’: What the state of early-career teacher resilience and self-care within high-needs schools pre-pandemic may mean for meeting emergent SEL needs of multilingual and marginalized students during COVID-19. Thresholds in Education.
MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW
Ewing, E., Davis, B., & Guz, S. ‘I hope I make it’: Alternative students’ attendance and the need for expanded accountability.
WORKING PAPERS AND MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
Davis, B. & Ybarra, M.A. Can case management teams solve dilemmas of the street-level bureaucrat? Evidence from the south.
Mosley, J.E. & Davis, B. Strategic, authoritative, or ceremonial: A framework for understanding the implementation of federal policy mandates by regional authorities.
Ybarra, M.A. & Davis, B. Expanding administrative burden: Complicating notions of ‘citizen’ and ‘state’ in the case of large non-profit poverty program.
Davis, B. The empirical case for a theory of precariously attached youth.
PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
April 2020 Clark, K. & Davis, B. Research and coordination: Utilizing external partners to achieve equitable college completion rates in Chicago. Paper accepted to Counseling and Human Development Panel at the American Educational Research Association (AERA). San Francisco, CA. [cancelled due to COVID-19]
April 2020 Davis, B. What do coaches mean for representative bureaucracy? Evidence from a college-success coaching program in Chicago. Paper accepted to the Sixth Representative Bureaucracy Workshop at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference (MPSA), Chicago, IL. [cancelled due to COVID-19]
January 2020 Davis, B. ‘I need somebody. (Help) not just anybody’: Unpacking the student-counselor relationship in college-transition supports for low-income young adults. Paper accepted to Service User-Provider Relationships in Human Service Organization symposium at Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference (SSWR), Washington, D.C.
January 2020 Davis, B. Reconceptualizing heterogeneity and precarity in youth disconnection: Novel analysis from the NLSY97. Poster accepted to Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference (SSWR), Washington, D.C.
January 2020 Mosley, J.E. & Davis, B. Strategic, authoritative, or ceremonial: A framework for understanding the implementation of federal policy mandates by regional authorities. Paper accepted to Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference (SSWR), Washington, D.C.
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15 January 2020 Ybarra, M.A. & Davis, B. The implications of randomized trials as a means to organizational legitimacy. Paper accepted to Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference (SSWR), Washington, D.C.
June 2019 Mosley, J.E. & Davis, B. Strategic, authoritative, or ceremonial: A framework for understanding the implementation of federal policy mandates by regional authorities. Paper accepted to the Public Management Research Conference (PMRC), University of North Carolina.
January 2019 Ybarra, M.A. & Davis, B. Can case management teams solve dilemmas of the street-level bureaucrat? Evidence from Texas. Paper presented at Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference (SSWR), San Francisco, CA.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
January 2020 Davis, B. ‘I need somebody. (Help) not just anybody’: Unpacking the transition to college among first-generation college students who have access to college persistence coaches. Paper presented at the Committee on Education Workshop, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
November 2018 Ybarra, M.A. & Davis, B. Research as administrative burden in agency settings: Evidence from Texas. Paper presented at Institute for Research on Poverty Seminar, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
TEACHING INTERESTS
Human Service Organizations Social Welfare Policy Queer Theory and Social Work Practice Urban Education Policy and Reform Human Behavior and The Social Environment History and Philosophy of the Social Work Profession
UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Spring 2020 Adjunct Instructor University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Course: Queer Theory in Social Work Practice. Advanced course on the foundations of queer theory and its application to social work practice and its subfields.
Redesigned syllabus, course structure, and assignments to be engaged solely online and to respond to student need during COVID-19 and national unrest regarding police violence. Facilitated and assessed student proficiency with queer theory’s core texts and application to demonstrate relevance in social work research, policy, and practice.
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16 Fall 2020 Adjunct Instructor University of Chicago College, Social Sciences Collegiate Division Course: Power, Identity, Resistance I: Theoretical Foundations of the Liberal State. Required sociology discussion-based course unique to the Core at UChicago.
Planned and led discussion-based sessions of autumn quarter seminar reading of Hobbs, Locke, Rousseau, CLR James, Burke, and Wollstonecraft. Designed midterm and final-paper prompts, completed all grading, and conducted weekly office hours.
Spring 2019 Graduate Teaching Intern University of Chicago College, Social Sciences Collegiate Division Instructor: Gary Herrigel, Ph.D. Course: Power, Identity, Resistance III: Liberalism and its critics. Required sociology discussion-based course unique to the Core at UChicago.
Planned and facilitated one course session, designed midterm and final papers, completed grading, conducted weekly office hours, attended weekly staff meetings.
Winter 2019 Graduate Teaching Intern University of Chicago College, Social Sciences Collegiate Division Instructor: Michael C. Dawson, Ph.D. Course: Power, Identity, Resistance II: Political Economy, Labor Value, and Class. Required sociology discussion-based course unique to the Core at UChicago.
Planned and facilitated four course sessions, designed paper prompts, completed grading, conducted weekly office hours, attended weekly staff meetings.
Winter 2019 Co-Instructor Graduate Teaching Apprentice University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Instructor: Alida Bouris, Ph.D. Course: Queer Theory in Social Work Practice. Advanced course on the foundations of queer theory and its application to social work practice and its subfields.
Contributed syllabus revisions and assignment design, co-facilitated sessions, provided half of on- going feedback and grades, and conducted weekly office hours.
Winter 2019 Graduate Teaching Assistant and Guest Lecturer University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Instructor: Melissa Roderick, Ph.D. Course: Urban Adolescents in their Families, Communities, and Schools: Issues for Research and Policy. Advanced course on urban adolescents and schools.
Contributed syllabus revisions, preparation for sessions and session facilitation, provided on-going feedback and grades to students, and conducted office hours.
Winter 2019 Guest Lecturer, AM Courses University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Instructor: Marci A. Ybarra, Ph.D Course: Social Intervention: Programs and Policies II, “Social Mobilization” Course Sessions: Full-Time Day and EEP
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Spring 2018 Graduate Teaching Assistant and Guest Lecturer University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Instructor: Jennifer E. Mosley, Ph.D. Course: Organizational Theory and Analysis for Human Services. Required course for students concentrating in Social Administration that provides theoretical foundations to understanding the management of human service organizations.
Planned and facilitated one course session on institutional theory. Completed grading, supported lectures and small groups. Conducted office hours.
Winter 2018 Guest Lecturer, AM Courses University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Instructor: Marci A. Ybarra, Ph.D. Course: Social Intervention: Programs and Policies II, “Social Mobilization” Course Sessions: Full-Time Day
Instructor: Melissa Roderick, Ph.D. Course: Urban Adolescents in their Families, Communities, and Schools: Issues for Research and Policy, “Preventable Failure” Course Session: Full-Time Day
INVITED WORKSHOPS
June 2019 Public Management Research Association Doctoral Workshop.
May 2019 Network for Social Work Management Doctoral Scholars’ Institute.
November 2018 Creating Connections Consortium (C3) Summit.
PROFESSIONAL TEACHING AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
2012 – 2014 Dean of College Preparation and Persistence Rowe-Clark Math & Science Academy, Noble Network of Charter Schools
Managed a team of 5 counselors to lead the classes of 2017 and 2018 to 100% college acceptance; 80% of costs financed. Designed college seminar to for college transition.
2012 – 2014 Dean of Instruction Rowe-Clark Math & Science Academy, Noble Network of Charter Schools
Coached teachers, led functional teams, and designed instructional programming and professional development to exceed network-wide goals for student academic growth.
2008 – 2010 Teacher, Multicultural Literature Rowe-Clark Math & Science Academy, Noble Network of Charter Schools
Planned, taught, and assessed students to mastery of college readiness standards. Designed culturally responsive course curriculum and reading list.
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18 2006 – 2008 Program Director and Manager of Corps Professional Development Teach For America-Atlanta, Regional and Institute Teams
Coached 52 Secondary Humanities Corps Members in using data-based problem solving. Designed and managed professional development for corps of 250 teachers.
2003 – 2006 Teacher, Middle Grades Humanities Sammye E. Coan Middle School, Atlanta Public Schools
INVITED PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
December 2017 “Leading Adult Learners” Chicago House, Professional Development Session, Chicago, IL
October 2017 “Who is that dyke and why don’t I know her?” Alumnus keynote address for 2017 Point Honors Gala, Los Angeles, CA
October 2017 “Engagement, Voice, and Collaborative Process: A Research Overview and Panel Discussion on RA Experience”, Presentation and Panel. Doctoral Theory Workshop, University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL
September 2017 “CHAP Supervisor Training: Framing the Why and How” Chicago House, Professional Development Session, Chicago, IL
May 2017 “Careers in Education and Social Justice”, Panel of Educators and Social Workers SSA Trek, University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL
February 2017 “Whose Line is it Anyway? Poetry for leaders and organizational change agents.” Co-presenter for Point Chicago Regional Leadership Forum, Chicago, IL
October 2016 “Unfailing Pathways to Opportunity: Access to higher education as a right.” Point Foundation Cornerstone Society, Chicago, IL
July 2016 “Ethical Ambition: Bringing our humanity to the fore” Scholar address, Point Foundation National Leadership Conference, Washington, D.C.
May 2016 “Answering the Questions that Haunt You: Finding your purpose at school.” Von Steuben Scholars - University of Chicago Visit Day, Chicago, IL
March 2016 “To reach the limits of ourselves, to reach beyond ourselves: The humanities as a pathway to a purposeful career.” Simpson College Colloquium, Indianola, IA
February 2015 “Culturally Competent Care”, Elton John AIDS Foundation Community Panel Point Foundation Health and Medicine LEAD Conference, San Francisco, CA
January 2014 “To & Through: A guide to college transitions for LGBTQ students” Noble Network College Counselor Training, Chicago, IL
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19 October 2014 “The Power of First-Gen Point Scholars” Point Foundation Cornerstone Society, Chicago, IL
May 2014 “Transitioning to High School: Preparing for 9th Grade Success” KIPP Through College High School Prep Summit, Chicago, IL
April 2010 “Teaching in Charter Schools: How autonomy and talent generate results” Co-presenter at Charleston Rotary Policy Talk, Charleston, WV
PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING
Winter 2020 University of Chicago, Chicago Center for Teaching Course Design and College Teaching (3 credit course)
Spring 2019 University of Chicago College, Social Sciences Collegiate Division The Core: Power, Identity, Resistance Internship Training (12 hours)
Winter 2019 University of Chicago College, Social Sciences Collegiate Division The Core: Power, Identity, Resistance Internship Training (12 hours)
Fall 2018 University of Chicago, Chicago Center for Teaching Fundamentals in Teaching Social Work Series (5 hours)
Fall 2018 University of Chicago, Chicago Center for Teaching Inclusive Pedagogy Training (3 hours)
Fall 2018 University of Chicago, Chicago Center for Teaching Teaching at UChicago (7 hours)
SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
2015 – 2016 Employment and Education Resource Navigator/Program Evaluation Intern Care 2 Prevent, BSD/PEDS Comer Children’s Hospital
Provided direct case management and resource navigation to clients ages 15-29. Evaluated programming for HIV+ women’s group and implemented updates.
2012 – 2015 Program Director One Goal, Chicago
Case-managed 2 cohorts of 25 students in preparation for college persistence; taught class junior/ senior year and individually during students’ first year away at college.
2014 – 2015 Clinical School Social Work Intern Beacon Therapeutic Day School, K-8
Designed and facilitated weekly group sessions for 6 classrooms ages 5-14. Provided one-on-one sessions to children with severe emotional and behavioral challenges.
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20 2014 Sisters Reaching Out Program Evaluation and Design Intern Chicago Women’s AIDS Project, South Side Office
Evaluated Sisters Reaching Out HIV/STI prevention and harm reduction curriculum.
EDITORIAL AND REFEREE EXPERIENCE
Editorial Assistant Social Service Review Referee The Indian Journal of Social Work Perspectives on Social Work
SERVICE TO THE ACADEMY
Fall 2020 Graduate Intern: K-12 Curriculum Smart Museum of Art & UChicago Arts
Designed and implemented publicly available K-12 Curriculum for community school access to Jenny Holzer public art and AR project *You Be My Ally*.”
Spring 2018 Discussant University of Chicago, Workshop for Latin America & The Caribbean
Discussed and facilitated “Rights Brokers: Youth development organizations in 21st Century Mexico City” by Jessica Villaseñor, a Ph.D. candidate in sociology.
2018 – 2019 Planning Committee Member University of Chicago, Committee on Education Workshop Served annual term coordinating and hosting speakers collaboratively.
2017 – 2020 Advisory Council Member University of Chicago, Center for Inclusion + Identity, Student Support Services
Serving biannual term working with SSS staff to broaden and shape inclusion on campus for all first- generation, undocumented, and/or low-income students.
2015 – 2018 Advisory Board Member University of Chicago, University Community Service Center
Served three-year term as graduate student representative. Co-organized 2017 On the Table Conversations at School of Social Service Administration.
2015 – 2017 Elected Member of Committee for Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
Twice elected by peers to serve as student representative on committee. Implemented 2014 Task Force for Radical Transformation.
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21 SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
2019 – 2020 Palmer Park Advisory Council Member City of Chicago Park District
2018 – 2019 Team Advisor, Smartphone App Connecting College to Therapeutic Services Social New Venture Challenge, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
2017 – 2018 Community Health Apprenticeship Program Consultant and Research Partner Chicago House Social Services, Pilot education and employment program
2017 – 2019 Block Captain Pullman Civic Organization
2015 – 2016 Practitioner Contributor: Post-Secondary Connection Human Design Project Pro Path Fund and Chicago Workforce Funders Alliance
2014 – 2017 Fresh Food Fridays Co-Founder and Volunteer Sweetwater Foundation, Perry Ave. Farm & Think-Do House
2014 – 2016 National Alumni Advisory Board Member PRISM Teach For America, the LGBTQ Initiative
2013 – 2019 Community and Family Advocate, Regional Equity Council KIPP Chicago College Prep Public Schools
2011 – 2012 Advisor and High School Volunteer Coordinator University of Chicago, Oriental Institute, Marj Rabba Excavation, Israel
2008 – 2010 Hedgehog Curriculum and Professional Development Leader Noble Network of Charter Schools
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22 Kristen L. Ethier
As a feminist social work scholar, my research seeks to answer questions about how systems involvement influences family life for parents who are marginalized at the intersections of race, class, and gender. Specifically, my dissertation engages reproductive justice and life course development frameworks to explore how the will allow me to continue to child welfare system shapes explore how the child welfare the transition to parenthood for system shapes family life, pregnant and parenting youth including developing systems- in foster care. My commitment level practice innovations to anti-oppressive practice that support family thriving, extends to my teaching where and to continue teaching and I use feminist and anti-racist mentoring emerging social pedagogies to build classrooms workers. that are sites for intellectual transformation. I seek an academic appointment that
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Kristen L. Ethier 969 E 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 [email protected]
EDUCATION
Ph.D. June 2021 (expected), University of Chicago, Chicago, IL School of Social Service Administration Dissertation Chair: Sydney Hans, Ph.D. Committee: Gina Fedock, Ph.D. Jon Korfmacher, Ph.D. Amy Dworsky, Ph.D. Dissertation Title: Parenting with Precarity: A narrative analysis of the developmental and systemic contexts that shape the transition to parenthood for parenting foster youth
A.M. June 2016, University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Chicago, IL Concentration: Social Administration
M.A. June 2013, DePaul University, Chicago, IL Sociology
B.A. December 2011, Clark University, Worcester, MA Major: Women’s and Gender Studies
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Child welfare Adolescent parents and their children Reproductive justice Systems involved youth Critical feminist research and practice Parenting support intervention
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2020-present Senior Research Associate Principal Investigators: Alida Bouris, PhD and Judith Mozkowitz, PhD University of Chicago and Northwestern University ORCHID Randomized Control Trial Funded by: National Institutes of Health R01 Grant
Working with interdisciplinary team of researchers on all aspects of the implementation including data collection with case managers working across 17 clinics and people living with HIV in the Chicago area, designing and conducting qualitative interviews, data analysis, manuscript preparation, and project management activities for all five years of the evaluation.
24 2016 – present Principal Investigator (Dissertation chair: Sydney Hans, Ph.D. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Transition to Parenthood for Parenting Youth in Foster Care Funded by: Illinois Department of Children and Families
Conceptualized study and methods. In-depth interview (N=40) with 29 parenting youth in foster care in Illinois. Narrative study that explores the developmental and systemic contexts that shape the transition to parenthood for parenting youth in care.
2016 – 2019 Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Amy Dworsky, Ph.D. Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago Illinois Pregnant and Parenting Youth in Care Home Visiting Pilot Study Funded by: Illinois Department of Children and Families
Worked with a research team and interdisciplinary policy and practice team to execute a statewide mixed methods pilot study implementing home visiting services with pregnant and parenting foster youth in Illinois. Conducted all qualitative data collection, contributed to survey and interview design, conducted qualitative data analysis, report development, and manuscript development.
2016 – 2019 Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Julie Spielberger, Ph.D. Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago Fussy Baby Training Evaluation Funded by: Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant (MIECHV)
Worked with a research team to evaluate multiple waves of Fussy Baby Network trainings with early childhood home visitors in Illinois; conducted qualitative interviews with home visitors and supervisors; contributed to reflective practice survey instrument development.
2016 – 2018 Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Julie Spielberger, Ph.D. Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago Mental Health Consultation Evaluation Funded by: Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant (MIECHV)
Worked with a research team to evaluate infant mental health consultation services and reflective practice with home visitors and pre-school teachers in Illinois; conducted qualitative interviews; contributed to reflective practice survey instrument development.
2014 – 2015 Graduate Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Sydney Hans, Ph.D. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Birth Stories Study Funded in part by: The Irving B. Harris Foundation
Developed coding manual for data analysis; trained team of 3 coders to analyze 249 interviews; coded interviews; conducted data analysis; first author manuscript writer.
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25 2013 – 2014 Graduate Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Alida Bouris, Ph.D. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration South Side Stories Digital Storytelling Evaluation Study Funded by: Ford Foundation
Collaborated with a team of three coders on qualitative data analysis of focus group data from a sexual health digital storytelling intervention with youth of color on the South Side of Chicago; first author manuscript writer.
2013 – 2014 Graduate Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Alida Bouris, Ph.D. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Scenarios USA Evaluation Study Funded by: Scenarios USA
Conducted qualitative data analysis of film scripts written by youth who completed the Scenarios USA health relationships and sexuality curriculum in school; co-authored white paper for Scenarios USA.
PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS
Ethier, K., Cox, S., Hans, S. (under review) Young Black Mother’s Narratives of Agency and Passivity during Childbirth.
Dworsky, A., Gitlow, E., Ethier, K. (invited revision, Social Services Review) Implementation of Home Visiting Pilot for Pregnant and Parenting Youth in Care: Implications for the Family First Prevention Services Act.
Bouris, A., Bansal, S., Rhyne, M., Lynn, S., Hereth, J., Ethier, K., Anderson, R., Jagoda, P., Wisdom-Dawson, E., & Gilliam, M. (book chapter under review) Culture and context: Methodological foundations, ethical considerations, and analytic insights from story circles and digital storytelling with young people in Chicago, IL and Uttar Pradesh, India.
Dworsky, A., Gitlow, E. Ethier, K. (2019). Home Visiting for pregnant and parenting youth in care: Final report. Chicago: Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago.
Dworsky, A., Gitlow, E. Ethier, K. (2018). Home Visiting for pregnant and parenting youth in care: FY 2018 Preliminary Report. Chicago: Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago.
Sandlos, K., Bouris, A., Ethier, K., & Hereth, J. (2017). Scenarios Real Deal Cycle: The meaning of place and power in the lives of high school students. Unpublished white paper for Scenarios USA, New York, NY.
PUBLICATIONS IN PREPARATION
Ethier, K. Residential instability and the transition to parenthood for pregnant and parenting foster youth.
Ethier, K., Hereth, J., Bouris, A. “By Telling Your Story You Become Human”: South Side Youth Cultivating Individual Transformation and Social Empathy via Digital Storytelling.
Mendenhall, R., Ethier, K., Lee, M. Black mothers, chronic trauma, and intersecting violence exposure in Chicago.
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26 PEER REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
January 2020 Ethier, K., Dworsky, A., Gitlow, E. Parenting with Precarity: Parenting Youth in Foster Care Navigate Placement Instability during the Transition to Parenthood. Paper presentation at the Society for Social Work Research, Washington, D.C.
August 2019 Ethier, K., Dworsky, A., Russell, J. Providing Home Visiting Services to Pregnant and Parenting Youth in Care: Lessons From the Illinois Pilot. Poster presentation at the Child Welfare Evaluation Summit, Washington, D.C.
January 2019 Ethier, K. A Narrative Study of Institutionalization and Parenting Identity Among Parenting Youth in Foster Care. Paper presentation at the Society for Social Work Research Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
November 2018 Ethier, K., Dworsky, A., Gitlow, E. Providing home visiting services to pregnant and parenting youth in foster care: A pilot program in Illinois. Paper presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
August 2018 Ethier, K. Parenting with Precarity: Residential Instability and the Transition to Parenthood for Pregnant and Parenting Foster Youth. Paper presentation at Society for the Study of Social Problems Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
August 2018 Lee, MJ., Ethier, K. Trapped: Inescapable Sustained Trauma Exposure and Health among Black Mothers in Chicago. Paper presentation at Society for the Study of Social Problems Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
November 2017 Ethier, K., Hereth, J., Bouris, A. “By Telling Your Story You Become Human”: South Side Youth Cultivating Individual Transformation and Social Empathy via Digital Storytelling. National Women’s Studies Association Conference, Baltimore, MD.
August 2017 Lee, MJ., Morrow, R., Ethier, K. The Cycle of Violence Reified by the Criminal Legal System: Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence in Correctional Facilities. Society for the Study of Social Problems, Montreal, Quebec.
November 2015 Ethier, K. Birthing Beyond Marginalization: Teenage Mother’s Narratives of the Transition to Motherhood. National Women’s Studies Association Conference, Milwaukee, WI.
April 2015 Garrett, B., Ethier, K., Minsky, M. Youth Speak: Stories for Transformative Change. Youth, Technology + Health Conference, San Francisco, CA.
INVITED SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS
October 2018 Harty, J., Ethier, K., Lee, J. Daddy Doula: A Father-Focused Enhancement to Doula Services. Clinton Global Initiative-University, Chicago, IL
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27 TEACHING INTERESTS
Life Course Development Human Behavior and the Social Environment Child Welfare Policy and Practice Family Support Practice and Program Development Introductory and Advanced Qualitative Research Methods Maternal and Child Health Feminist Theory in Social Work Policy and Practice Sociological and Social Welfare Theory History of the Social Work Profession Social Welfare Policy
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Winter 2021 Instructor University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Course: Human Behavior and the Social Environment (SSA327).
This synchronous remote course is a core requirement for the completion of the master’s degree in Social Service Administration. Course preparation includes refining course readings and curated teaching materials including for remote discussion, student assignments, conducting remote office hours, and mentoring students on the relationship between social work practice experience and course learning objectives.
Fall 2020 Instructor Sociology Department, DePaul University Course: Classical and Modern Theory (SOC404).
This synchronous remote course will orient sociology master’s students to the foundations of both classical and modern sociological theories. Curated and prepared original course syllabus including remote content, course readings, written assignments, will provide extensive feedback and grading; regular remote office hours; mentoring students on the application of theory in their research.
Winter 2017- Adjunct Instructor Winter 2019 Sociology Department, DePaul University Course: Research Methods II: Qualitative Methods (SOC381)
This is an advanced undergraduate course introducing sociology majors to qualitative research methods. Instructor for six sections from 2017-2019. Curated and prepared original course syllabus including course readings, in-class workshops, and written assignments; provided feedback and grading on all student assignments; held bi-weekly office hours; mentored students to present at undergraduate student research conference.
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28 Winter 2016 Graduate Teaching Assistant University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Instructor: Sydney Hans, Ph.D. Course: Family Support Practices and Program Development (SSA427). This course is an overview of contemporary social welfare programs and policies affecting low-income families in the U.S.
Collaborated with Dr. Hans on refining course syllabus and planning course lectures and activities. Conducted lectures and facilitated small group discussions. Challenged students to consider the diverse factors shaping the experiences of marginalized families, particularly for parents of young children. Provided extensive support and feedback on weekly assignments and student midterms.
Fall 2013 Guest Lecturer 2014 Sociology Department, DePaul University Instructor: Suzanne Carlberg-Racich, Ph.D. Course: Introduction to Maternal and Child Health. This is an advanced undergraduate course that explores the foundations of maternal and child health in the United States and internationally.
Lectured on the role of doulas as a practice innovation to improve maternal and child health in the United States.
Fall 2014 Guest Lecturer Sociology Department, DePaul University Instructor: Traci Schlesinger, Ph.D. Course: White Racism This is an advanced undergraduate course that explores the contours of white racism and white supremacy in the United States.
Lectured on the reproductive justice framework as a lens through which to interrogate racialized reproductive oppression.
Summer 2013 Guest Lecturer Community Health Department, Northeastern Illinois University Instructor: Robin Heggum, M.P.H. Course: Introduction to Community Health This is an undergraduate course that explores the foundational community health concepts and practices.
Lectured on the foundations of maternal and child health, as well as the role of community doulas in advancing equity for mothers and babies.
Winter 2012 Invited Panelist DePaul University Panel: If Not Now, When? Showing Up as Allies for Social Justice Lead Facilitator: Paul Kivel, Ph.D.
Served as a panelist on advancing anti-racist politics as a white accomplice in social justice movements and in universities.
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2013-2014 Co-Chair Doctoral Students Association University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
Collaborated with faculty and doctoral students on securing new doctoral student offices and work space; attended doctoral committee meetings; co-facilitated monthly DSA meetings.
2015 Group Facilitator University of Chicago Office of Multicultural Student Affairs
Facilitated discussion on diversity and inclusion to 30 first year undergraduates during orientation. These meetings are a required component of their orientation to the University. The discussion issues focus on inequality and oppression, implicit bias, and building a multicultural student community.
2011 Graduate Assistant DePaul University, Department of Sociology
Provided research support to Master’s students in sociology regarding IRB navigation, research proposal development, and strategizing program completion.
PROFESSIONAL AND PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
2019- Board Member and Volunteer Coordinator Present Jane Fund of Central Massachusetts, Worcester, MA
Service on the board of local abortion fund, including strategic planning, fundraising, volunteer recruitment and management, and community outreach activities.
2013- Yoga and Meditation Instructor Present Chi-town Shakti Yoga and Meditation, Chicago, IL
Developed a weekly trauma-informed Queer and Trans yoga and meditation program offered at a sliding scale fee to accommodate all income levels; taught weekly yoga basics and all levels yoga classes focused on equity, inclusion, and accessibility for all bodies and abilities. Currently offering remote introduction to meditation courses for people new to meditation.
2013– Field Intern 2014 Infant Welfare Society of Evanston, Evanston, IL
First year MSW field intern in a home visiting program; primary role was parenting group planning and facilitation.
2009 – Full Spectrum Doula Present Self-Employed, Chicago, IL
Attended 100+ births in Western Massachusetts and Chicago; provided support for pregnancy loss and abortion; mentored new doulas.
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30 2010 – Co-Founder and Co-Director 2012 Chicago Doula Circle, Chicago, IL
Co-founded abortion doula support program at a county hospital in Chicago; developed and implemented training for two cohorts of volunteer doulas.
2011 – Case Manager 2012 Housing Opportunities for Women, Chicago, IL
Provided case management to 20 women living in a permanent supportive housing program in Chicago; Co-organized tenant’s rights group with women living in the HOW program; taught weekly yoga class for residents and their children.
2011 – Volunteer Doula 2015 Chicago Volunteer Doulas, Chicago, IL
Attended approximately 40 births with low income families at 4 hospitals in Chicago; developed and implemented training for doulas supporting sexual assault survivors during birth.
2009 – Director of Youth and Young Parent Support Services 2010 YWCA of Western Massachusetts, Springfield, MA
Directed a home visiting and community outreach program serving 250 pregnant and parenting teens; Supervised 5 staff; Managed and obtained program funding; implemented a STEM school break camp for 9-12 year old girls in foster care; organized annual Teen Parent Lobby Day at the Massachusetts State House; served as regional YWCA Advocacy Director.
2008 – Statewide Grassroots Organizer 2009 Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, Springfield, MA
Implemented reproductive rights campaigns on campuses and at the state level throughout Massachusetts including the emergency contraception over-the-counter campaign; Supported campus groups in planning pro-choice events and actions; Provided comprehensive sex education workshops to incarcerated youth in community GED programs.
2006-2008 Clinic Operations Supervisor Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA
Supervised 13 health care assistants; provided counseling for high needs abortion and testing patients; hired and trained all new health care and medical assistants on sexual health and abortion counseling.
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31 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Society for Social Work and Research Society for the Study of Social Problems National Women’s Studies Association
DATA ANALYSIS TRAINING
Qualitative Intersectional Qualitative Research Institute University of Texas at Austin Software: Atlas.ti, MAXQDA
Qualitative Research Seminar, Associate Professor Gina Samuels University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Software: nVivo
Researching Gender and Sexuality: Qualitative Methods Seminar University of Chicago Department of Sociology Quantitative Survey and Questionnaire Design Creating, Developing, and Testing Practice Innovations University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Software: SPSS, Stata
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32 Katherine Ariel Gibson
I study the cultural, political that heal and liberate? My and economic contexts that aim as a scholar is to develop human service providers in the knowledge that can inform child welfare system inhabit. policies and social movements My research asks: what kinds aimed at building our capacity of care and control do these to fulfill the social rights of all settings enable and foreclose? youth. And how can youth-serving institutions be designed to support professional practices
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Katherine Ariel Gibson 969 E 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 [email protected] (607) 372-3455
EDUCATION
2021 Ph.D., The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Dissertation Chair: E. Summerson Carr, Ph.D. Committee: Mark Courtney, Ph.D. Eugene Raikhel, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “Disappearing Acts: An Ethnographic Study of Psychotropic Drugs and Professional Practices in Illinois’s Child Welfare System”
2016 AM, The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Concentration: Social Administration
2012 BS, The State University of New York at Binghamton College of Community and Public Affairs Concentration: Human Development (Summa cum laude)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Child welfare Social medicine Science and technology studies Organizations and management Anthropology of bureaucracy Governance
PUBLICATIONS
Gibson, K. A., Samuels, G. M., & Pryce, J. (2018). “Authors of Accountability: Paperwork and Social Work in Contemporary Child Welfare Practice.” Children and Youth Services Review. DOI. org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.12.010
Mosley, J. E. & Gibson, K. A. (2017). “Strategic Use of Evidence in State-Level Policymaking: Matching Evidence Type to Legislative Stage.” Policy Sciences. DOI 10.1007/s11077-017-9289-x
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MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
Gibson, K. A. “Choreographing Care: Delegating Agency and Authority in Residential Treatment for Traumatized Youth
Gibson, K. A. “Professional Vision and the Division of Therapeutic Labor in Illinois Rule 325”
BOOK REVIEWS
Gibson, K. A. (2020). Book Review: Roi Livne, Values at the End of Life: The Logic of Palliative Care, Harvard University Press: Cambridge (2019) Pp. 360. Social Service Review.
HONORS & AWARDS
2018 Wenner-Gren Dissertation Fieldwork Grant, $18,540 Fellowship supports research that demonstrates a clear link to anthropological theory and debates and promises to make a solid contribution to advancing these ideas.
2012 Binghamton Univ. Dept. of Human Development Achievement Award, $1,000 Ruthanne Koffman Award for Academic Excellence,$300
PEER-REVIEWED PRESENTATIONS
Jan 2020 Gibson, K. A. (Paper Presentation) “Splitting the Child: Marginalizing Medicine in Residential Treatment for Traumatized Youth” Society for Social Work Research, Washington, D.C.
Jan 2020 Gibson, K. A. (Symposium Organizer) “Enacting Expertise: Ethnographic Accounts of Contested Professional Authority and Legitimacy in Practice” Society for Social Work Research. Washington, D.C.
May 2019 Gibson, K. A. (Paper Presentation) “Trials without Error: Assembling Public Pills in Illinois’s Child Welfare System” Michicagoan Graduate Student Conference in Linguistic Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Jan 2018 Gibson, K. A. (Paper Presentation) “Authors of Accountability: Paperwork and Social Work in Contemporary Child Welfare Practice” Society for Social Work Research, Washington, D.C.
May 2017 Marwell, N.M. & Gibson, K. A. (Paper Presentation) “Social Enterprise as a Discourse of Legitimation” Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society – From the New Liberalism to Neoliberalism, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
May 2016 Gibson, K. A. (Paper Presentation) “Paperwork and Social Work: Two Sides of the Casework Coin?” International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, Champaign, IL.
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35 INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Fall 2020 Gibson, K. A. (Paper Presentation) “Psychotropic Circuitries: Interpreting Cause and Effect in Drug Treatments for Traumatized Youth” U.S. Locations Workshop, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
May 2020 Gibson, K. A. (Paper Presentation) “Choreographing Care: Psychotropic Drugs and the Politics of Time in a Contemporary Therapeutic Milieu” Scholars across Anthropology and Social Work Workshop. (Online workshop with scholars from universities across the U.S.)
Nov 2019 Gibson, K. A. (Paper Presentation) “Professional Vision and the Division of Therapeutic Labor in Illinois Rule 325” School of Social Service Administration Doctoral Theory Workshop, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
May 2019 Gibson, K. A. (Discussant) Invited discussant for Jessica Cooper, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University) for her paper titled: “At Wit’s End: Unexpectations of Personhood in California’s Public Mental Health Clinics” Medicine & Its Objects Workshop, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Mar 2019 Gibson, K. A. (Flash Presentation) “Psychotropic Interventions in a State Child Welfare System” Science and Technology Studies at OSU Conference, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Feb 2019 Gibson, K. A. (Paper Presentation) “Disappearing Structure: Residential Care in an Era of De- institutionalization and Psychotropic Oversight” Medicine & Its Objects Workshop, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Nov 2016 Gibson, K. A. (Paper presentation) “Defining Use and Abuse in the Debate about Psychotropic Drugs in the U.S. Child Welfare System” Medicine & Its Objects Workshop, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
May 2017 – Principal Investigator, Ph.D. Dissertation Jan 2019 The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration “Disappearing Acts: An Ethnographic Study of Psychotropic Drugs and Professional Practices in Illinois’s Child Welfare System”
Conducted an 18-month ethnographic study of how psychotropic drugs are overseen and monitored in Illinois’s child welfare system.
Jan 2020 – Research Assistant June 2021 Principal Investigator: Eugene Raikhel, Ph.D. The University of Chicago Department of Comparative Human Development “Knowing and Managing Mental Illness among U.S. Undergraduates”
Conducting research on how contemporary politics of mental health intersect with class distinctions and aspirations for upward mobility among undergraduates.
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36 2016 – Co-Principal Investigator 2018 Co-Principal Investigator: Nicole Marwell, Ph.D. The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration “A Discourse Analysis of Social Enterprise”
Co-wrote manuscript on the ascendance of social enterprise in public policy and its implications for social rights; developed conceptual model of how rights and goods are bureaucratically coupled in contemporary public-private partnerships.
2014 – 2015 Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Gina Samuels, Ph.D. The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
Co-wrote manuscript after coding interviews with 28 child welfare professionals regarding their interpretation of the federal mandate to ensure child “well-being.”
Summer Research Assistant 2014 Principal Investigator: Jennifer Mosley, Ph.D. The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
Co-wrote manuscript after coding and analyzing interviews with 38 policy advocates; worked closely with first author to link relevant theoretical frameworks to our findings and prepare and edit manuscript based on our analysis.
2011 – 2012 Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Michael Nunno, DSW Cornell University, Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research
Conducted literature reviews on organizational culture and leadership, intake practices, and treatment planning for foster youth in residential facilities for a manuscript on the relationship between organizational culture and restraint use.
TEACHING INTERESTS
Social policy Child welfare policy Introduction to social medicine Organizations and management Qualitative methods Human behavior in the social environment
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Winter Lecturer 2021 The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Course Title: Social Intervention: Policies and Programs
This graduate course provides an analytic framework that enables students to understand how social problems are socially constructed, with special attention to the consequences and possibilities of collectively making things problematic and therefore actionable. Katherine Ariel Gibson | THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION | Ph.D. PROGRAM 2020 – 2021
37 Fall 2020 Teaching Assistant The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Instructor: Julia Henly Course Title: Anti-racist Pedagogy in Doctoral Education
This 2-quarter, bi-weekly course for doctoral social work students is designed to prepare social work scholars to explore what it means to design and implement anti-racist research projects and curricula.
Duties: Assist in planning and facilitating a series of discussions and lectures regarding anti-racism in social work research and teaching.
Fall 2020 Teaching Assistant Summer 2020 The University of Chicago Department of Comparative Human Development Instructor: Eugene Raikhel Course Title: Introduction to Health and Society
This undergraduate course introduces students to the social, political, and economic processes that shape individual and population health, as well as to a range of concepts and methods which social scientists use to study these processes.
Duties: Lead discussion sessions, grade assignments, respond to students’ online discussion posts.
Winter 2020 Teaching Apprentice Winter 2018 The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Winter 2017 Instructor: E. Summerson Carr Course Title: Social Intervention: Policies and Programs
Duties: Delivered lectures on agenda-setting and on the analytic and pragmatic alignments between ethnography and social work, held weekly office hours, graded student policy memos, midterms and finals, co-facilitated class discussions.
Summer Teaching Assistant 2019 The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Instructor: Susan Lambert Course Title: Organizational Theory and Analysis for Human Services
This graduate course is designed to help students cultivate an enhanced understanding of how organizational structures and processes affect the capacity of human service organizations to affect social change.
Duties: Graded reading responses, mid-terms and finals; co-facilitated class discussion.
Fall 2017 Teaching Assistant The University of Chicago Department of Comparative Human Development Instructor: Eugene Raikhel Course Title: Culture, Mental Health and Psychiatry
This undergraduate course draws upon readings from cultural psychiatry and medical and psychological anthropology to examine mental health and illness as a set of subjective experiences, social processes and objects of knowledge and intervention.
Duties: Delivered one lecture, led weekly discussion sections, held office hours, and graded assignments.
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38 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & VOLUNTEER SERVICE
Fall 2020 Guest speaker, “The Foster Care System” St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI
Invited lecture for an introductory undergraduate course on the American foster care system.
Fall 2019 Guest Speaker, Transitions to Success Brown County Human Services & St. Norbert College – De Pere, WI
Invited lecture for high school juniors and seniors in foster care through a program designed to introduce transition-age youth to various academic majors.
2013 – 2014 Social Work Graduate Intern Bronzeville Lighthouse Charter School – Chicago, IL
Provided one-on-one and group therapy for K-8 students; provided case management and assessed achievement of IEP benchmarks with teachers.
Summer White House Intern 2012 Executive Office of the President, Office of Management & Administration – Washington, D.C.
Facilitated scheduling and correspondence for senior officials; scheduled and prepared events and meetings.
Summer Volunteer Team Leader 2012 Homeless Children’s Playtime Project – Washington, D.C.
Created “Dear Mr. President” letter-writing project to connect homeless youth to the Executive Office of the President.
Summer International Public Health Intern 2011 Operation Groundswell – East Africa
Fundraised $2,000 for infrastructural projects in Kenya; coordinated with local constituents and government officials to identify infrastructural needs; conducted needs assessment with parents and teachers at a school for youth with disabilities.
Sept 2008 – Local News Intern June 2009 WICZ Television 10 o’clock News – Vestal, NY
Wrote and edited script for the lead news anchor by turning reporters’ rough notes from the field into a news-ready product; researched details on breaking news stories, and shadowed reporters during field and in-house work.
Sept 2008- America Reads Tutor June 2009 Chenango Forks Elementary School – Chenango Forks, NY
Structured individual and small-group lessons for children (grades K – 2) with special needs or English as a second language in math and reading.
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39 ACADEMIC SERVICE
July 2019 – Workshop Coordinator June 2020 The University of Chicago Department of Comparative Human Development Workshop: Medicine & Its Objects
This workshop examines the relationship between medicine and the material and social worlds in which it is practiced and studied, drawing participants from comparative human development, social work, anthropology, and medicine.
Duties: Invite speakers and schedule their presentations for an inter-disciplinary bi-weekly workshop; circulate announcements, design and maintain the workshop website, manage budget, and orchestrate external presenters’ visits.
2016 – Peer Mentor 2019 The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
Advised two doctoral students through key phases of the dissertation process, such as proposal writing and planning for fieldwork.
2015 – 2016 Co-Chair, Doctoral Student Association The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
Developed theory and methods workshops for doctoral students; partnered with faculty to secure access to a new doctoral student lounge and four additional offices.
2014 – 2015 Graduate Liaison to the Board of Trustees The University of Chicago
Distributed and reviewed university-wide calls for applications to attend quarterly luncheons with a University of Chicago trustee; facilitated Q&As between attendees and trustees; presented student concerns at meetings with university administrators.
2014 – 2015 Executive Committee Member, Graduate Council The University of Chicago
Interviewed administrative staff on the role of donor discretion in debt inequality on campus and hosted an information session for social work master’s students; worked with graduate students to double the budget for the Graduate Council Travel Fund.
2014 – 2015 Doctoral Student Representative The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
Discussed topics of interest or concern among doctoral students during quarterly meetings with the doctoral committee.
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40 2013 – 2015 Organizing Committee Member, Graduate Students United The University of Chicago
Planned and facilitated quarterly members’ meetings, orientation events and protests to promote awareness about divisional pay disparities; secured funding to attend a conference on graduate labor at McGill University.
JOURNAL REVIEWS
2020 Qualitative Social Work 2019 Child Welfare
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Scholars across Anthropology and Social Work Society for Social Work and Research
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41 Darnell Leatherwood
The goal of my research is to eliminate inequities and inequalities in the educational experience of youth. Leveraging quantitative an academic appointment to methods, a sensitivity to further this work, supplement interdisciplinary approaches, what we know via extant and an unequivocal belief literature, and impact that context matters, I believe policy and practice. I have research can be used to both dedicated my life to service inform theory and change and my intention is to use my lives. In my dissertation, I am capacities to further improve researching heterogeneity in the lived experience of others the academic achievement through rigorous quantitative of students nationally. I seek social science research.
42 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION | Ph.D. PROGRAM 2020 – 2021
Darnell Leatherwood 969 E 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 [email protected] (618)535.1575
EDUCATION
2020 University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration (Expected) Ph.D. in Social Service Administration Certificate in Education Sciences
Dissertation Chair: Julia Henly, Ph.D. Committee: Charles Payne, Ph.D. Stephen Raudenbush, Ed.D. Mentor: Margaret Beale Spencer, Ph.D. Dissertation Title: A National Assessment of School District Variation in Black Students Academic Achievement
2013 University of Chicago Division of the Social Sciences M.A. in the Social Sciences
Advisor(s): Deborah Gorman-Smith, Ph.D. Muh-Chung Lin, Ph.D. Concentration(s): Sociology and Social Policy Thesis Title: Parenting Practices and Education Outcomes among Inner City Minority Male Youths
2012 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Business B.S. in Management and Business Process Management
Advisor: William Trent, Ph.D. Major(s): Management and Business Process Management Concentration: Entrepreneurship (via Management Major) Independent Thesis: Children from Low-Income Households: A Success Story
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Urban Education Social Inequality and Policy Identity Formation
43 PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Research
Leatherwood, D. (2017). Parenting influences and school engagement among African American male youth: a personal narrative. International Journal of Higher Education, 6(2), 225-233.
Review
Leatherwood, D. & Payne, C. (2016). Putting No Child Left Behind behind us: rethinking education and inequality. Social Service Review, 90(3), 562-570.
PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Leatherwood, D. (2020). Black Boys Shine: Discoursing Identity Formation via Spencer’s PVEST. Presentation. 2020 Black Male of Excellence Leadership Conference. Washington University at St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.
Cabrera, T., Leatherwood, D., & Parada-Villatoro, A. (2018). Unmasking Racism in college admissions. Presentation. Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling Annual Conference. Itasca, IL.
Leatherwood, D. & Clark, K. (2017). Supplementary school funding and concentration of poverty: Academic performance in Chicago’s community schools. Paper Presentation. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX.
INVITED SCHOLARLY LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS, AND PANELS
Leatherwood, D. (June, 2020). Redefining Manhood: Showing up as a Man during COVID-19 & the New Civil Rights Movement. Panelist. The Gent Conversation Series. Chicago, IL and New York City, NY
Leatherwood, D. (June, 2020). Being a Black Man in America: A Town Hall Meeting Examining How Structural Racism and Brutality Have Impeded Black Male Progress. Panelist. The Real Chat Daddy Show with Art “Chat Daddy” Sims. Chicago, IL
Leatherwood, D. (May, 2020). Solutions for Boys and Young Men of Color. Panelist. C.H.A.M.P.S. Virtual Town Hall II. Chicago, IL
Leatherwood, D. (December, 2019). Defining Masculinity: A Community Discussion on Manhood. Guest Speaker and Panelist. The Gent Conversation Series. Woodson Regional Library. Chicago, IL
Leatherwood, D. (March, 2019). Education Policy and School Reform. Guest Speaker. Seminar in Urban Education. College of Education. Chicago State University. Chicago, IL
Leatherwood, D. (February, 2019). Dear Black Child. Guest Speaker. Black History Month Program. University of Chicago Charter School Woodlawn Campus. Chicago, IL
Leatherwood, D. (December, 2018). The Achievement Gap Fallacy? Is There a Case for Improved Content Distribution? Presenter. Dissertation Writing Course. College of Education. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Champaign, IL
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44 Leatherwood, D. (December, 2018). A National Assessment of Variation in Academic Achievement among Black Students. Presenter. Workshop on Education. Committee on Education. University of Chicago. Chicago, IL
Leatherwood, D. (June, 2018). Black Males and Identity Formation: Discoursing Spencer’s PVEST. Presenter. 3rd Annual C.H.A.M.P.S. Born 2 Win Conference. Gary Comer College Prep. Chicago, IL
Leatherwood, D. (April, 2018). Social Work’s Grand Challenge: Can Public Education Lift Children Out of Poverty and Reduce Extreme Inequality. Guest Speaker. SSA 416: Public Schools Systems and Service Populations. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
Leatherwood, D. (February, 2018). A Wider Lens: I Am Not Your Negro. Presenter. Arlington Heights Memorial Library. Arlington Heights, IL
Leatherwood, D. (February, 2018). Social Narrative Exploration and Development. Presenter. (MIP) Male Initiative Project Conference. DePaul University. Chicago, IL
Leatherwood, D. (September, 2017). Introduction to Teaching. Guest Speaker. Chicago State University Programs in Education. Chicago State University. Chicago, IL
Leatherwood, D. and Karger, E. (August, 2016). The Workshop. Presenter. Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Program Orientation and Dinner. Committee on Education. University of Chicago. Chicago, IL
Leatherwood, D. (June, 2016). Youth Violence in the 21st Century. Presenter. Aspire Program and Health Equity and Advocacy Leaders Initiative. Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine. Maywood, IL
Leatherwood, D. (March, 2015). Philosophy of American Education. Guest Speaker. Chicago State University Graduate Programs in Education. Chicago State University. Chicago, IL
Leatherwood, D. (March 2014). Your Identity @ Work. Panelist. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Career Center. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Champaign, IL
Leatherwood, D. (June, 2013). 6 th Annual Lou Dantzler Legacy Program African American Male Teen Summit. Panelist. Society of African American Professional. Champaign, IL
FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS, AND GRANTS
2020 Allison Davis Research Award University of Chicago Division of the Social Sciences $10,000
2020 35 Under 35 Chicago Scholars Chicago, IL
2017-2021 Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois (DFI) Fellowship Illinois Board of Higher Education $15,000 Stipend
2015-2020 Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Fellowship United States Department of Education Full Tuition, Health Insurance, and $30,000 Stipend Darnell Leatherwood | THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION | Ph.D. PROGRAM 2020 – 2021
45 2016-2019 Graduate Aid Initiative Summer Stipend University of Chicago UChicagoGRAD $4,000
June 2014 The Earl S. and Esther Johnson Excellent Thesis Prize-Nominated University of Chicago Division of the Social Sciences
2012-2013 Tuition Academic Merit Award University of Chicago Division of the Social Sciences $30,000
May 2012 Academic Excellence Award University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
June 2010 Original Research Award: SAEOPP National Research Symposium Atlanta, Georgia, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign McNair Program
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2020-Present Doctoral Research Assistant National Science Foundation (NSF) Methods Training Institute for STEM Education Research Principal Investigators: Guanglei Hong, Ph.D. University of Chicago Ken Frank, Ph.D. Michigan State University Co-Principal Investigators: Stephen Raudenbush, Ed.D. Yanyan Sheng, Ph.D. University of Chicago Kaitlin Torphy, Ph.D. Jiliang Tang, Ph.D. Michigan State University Assist with screening and selecting a diverse cohort of 22 NSF Fellows of STEM Education Research among early-and mid-career scholars (with an emphasis on selecting scholars from underrepresented backgrounds), maintain communications with fellows and serve as the contact person for fellows who seek ongoing methodological support, and prepare materials for recruitment and online dissemination.
2018-Present Charter Member and Researcher Black Education Research Group (BERG: Inter-University Research Group)
Young scholars from multiple universities collaborate and conduct rigorous research pertinent to issues in Black education. We are chiefly concerned with producing scholarship that leads to the elimination of the “achievement gap” and the eradication of educational inequalities for Black students at all levels of education. In addition to research, we mentor undergraduate students— interested in pursuing a doctorate—in the research process. We also advocate for educational reforms that may improve the Black educational experience nationally.
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46 2016-2019 Doctoral Research Assistant and Local Administrative Contact University of Chicago Urban Resiliency Initiative Principal Investigator: Margaret Beale Spencer, Ph.D.
Conducted literature reviews, constructed and submitted grant proposals,evaluated community institutions (i.e. YMCA), carried out interviews and focus groups, and coordinated/assisted in the development of the initiative’s local community outreach agenda and educational core components. Member of initiative’s founding team.
2016-2019 Doctoral Research Assistant University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Principal Investigator: Charles Payne, Ph.D.
Responsibilities included collaborating, researching, and contributing to potential and ongoing urban education research projects. Organized and provided data management and analysis for said projects. Worked to evaluate Engineering for Everyone project for the Woodlawn Children’s Promise Community (Complete: University of Chicago). Analyzed district level educational outcomes using data from the Stanford Educational Data Archive (SEDA) (Complete: Rutgers University).
2012-2013 Principal Investigator University of Chicago Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences Parenting Practices and Education Outcomes among Inner-City Minority Male Youths Advisor: Deborah Gorman-Smith, Ph.D.
Conceptualized study design and methods. A regression analysis (utilizing OLS) was performed on data from the Chicago Youth Development Study (CYDS) in order to assess the relationship between parenting practices and youth academic outcomes. Constructed models, vetted and factor analyzed all variables, and ran/checked/interpreted all linear regressions.
TEACHING INTERESTS
Urban Education Social Inequality and Policy Adolescent Development and Identity Formation Quantitative Research Methods
TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING
Winter 2018 Doctoral Teaching Assistant Spring 2020 University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Fall 2020 Urban Adolescents in their Families, Communities & Schools: Issues for Research and Policy Instructor: Melissa Roderick, Ph.D.
Facilitated class discussions, graded student assignments for 25 graduate students, provided one- on-one assistance to students if necessary, provided technical support to instructor, constructed and distributed electronic correspondences with weekly recap to the class, and assisted with guest lecturers.
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47 2014-2015 Algebra Teacher Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men, Englewood Campus, Chicago, IL
2013-2014 Civic Engagement Coordinator and Assistant Teacher The Montessori School of Englewood, Chicago, IL
2012 Volunteer Teacher and Mentor Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club, Champaign, IL
2009-2012 Assistant Teacher and Tutor Champaign Juvenile Detention Center, Champaign, IL
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2020 Moderator 2020 AAAC Symposium: The Black Vote Panel University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration African American Alumni Committee (AAAC)
Moderated a panel that examined how the history of the Black vote has influenced community organizations and Black social workers to empower communities, families, and individuals most impacted by structural racism through civic engagement and action. This panel also discussed how Black Americans will be affected by the 2020 presidential election outcome, and what communities and Black social workers can do to combat injustice.
2019-Present Founding Member Thrive Chicago and President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Alliance Action Team
Under the direction of Thrive Chicago’s Chief Equity Officer, the Action Team will work with President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Alliance to maintain the momentum of Chicago’s MBK Action Plan for Boys and Young Men of Color (BYMOC).
2019-Present Advisory Board Member Chicago State University College of Education Advisory Board
The Advisory Board consists of thoughtful community leaders and educators who will meet three times a year to advise the Chicago State University College of Education leadership team. The responsibilities of the Advisory Board are to: (a) contribute your expertise and thinking to current and future work of the College of Education, (b) be available for accreditation visitations, (c) attend triannual meetings and allow the College of Education to publish your name as a member of the Advisory Board.
2019-2021 Young Scholars Editorial Board Member The Journal of Negro Education (JNE)Editorial/Advisory Board
The Young Scholars consist of outstanding doctoral students and recent doctoral graduates who serve on the Editorial/Advisory Board of JNE under the supervision of experienced Board members and designated JNE staff. As a new member of the Board, The Journal of Negro Education needs support in three areas: (a) the review of manuscripts for publication, (b) the identification of potential topics for future journal special issues, and (c) the promotion of The Journal and its mission.
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48 2018 Facilitator LifeCourse Simulation University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Assistant Professor Shanta Robinson and the Office of the Dean of Students
The simulation consists of students going through various exercises that ‘mimic’ basic life tasks- for example, filling out a job application. The facilitators’ jobs are to treat students according to assigned social locations. While parts of the simulation can be fun, the students find that finishing even the most basic of tasks can be made difficult depending on their race, class, gender, etc.
2017 Moderator Black Mental Health Matters Panel University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Office of the Dean of Students
Moderated a conversation about Black mental health, mental health policy, and social work and welfare practice. Several practitioners spoke to their concerns, experiences, and history dealing with mental health within the system, the myths and stigmas of mental health concerning Black people, how to be engaged within the community, and various barriers to appropriate services (i.e. lack of access to affordable health care and closings of mental health institutions).
2016-2018 Coordinator and Committee Chair University of Chicago Workshop on Education
Organized and facilitated weekly academic research talks in which scholars from across the country presented their work and speak to the intersection of research and urban education. Coordinated with committee to select speakers and evaluate workshop. Coordinated with administrative staff to arrange travel and accommodations for speakers.
2016-2017 Coordinator and Facilitator Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity Discussion University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Office of the Dean of Students
Constructed, implemented, and facilitated community discussions on personal perceptions of identity and experience within the 21st Century context. This discussion was targeted at graduate students within the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration (SSA) with the express mission to allow students a safe space to express who they are and build community across multiple identities and experiences.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
November 2016 Participant Policing in the 21st Century Mini-Course Instructors: Sheri Mecklenburg, Assistant U.S. Attorney; Philip Cline, Former Superintendent of Chicago Police Department University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Chicago, IL
Completed two days of a three-day mini-course on crime, policing, and civil rights issues faced by police in a 21st Century context.
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49 October 2016 Participant Stata Workshop Instructor: Rose Medeiros, Senior Statistician, StataCorp University of Chicago Biostatistics Laboratory in the Department of Public Health Sciences Chicago, IL
Completed a day-long workshop on interpreting model results, multilevel/mixed-effects models, and structural equation modeling.
May 2016 Participant Education and Inequality in 21st Century America Conference and Stanford Education Data Archive (SEDA) Training Stanford University Stanford, CA
Completed a multi-day workshop where I attended multiple talks on issues related to education, inequality, and quantitative methodology. I also received training related to navigating and utilizing the Stanford Education Data Archive (SEDA)
ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
2019-Present IVenture Expert and Mentor Illinois IVenture Accelerator, Champaign-Urbana, IL
Summer 2018 Professional Mentor University of Chicago’s Seidel Scholars PRISM Grant Program for Undergraduate Students, Chicago, IL
2016-2020 Mentor John Fiske Elementary School, Chicago, IL
2014-2017 Mentor Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men, Englewood Campus, Chicago, IL
2013-2017 Mentor The Montessori School of Englewood, Chicago, IL
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Educational Research Association Black Doctoral Network Black Male Educators Alliance of Illinois Campaign for Black Male Achievement National Black Child Development Institute (Chicago Affiliate) Society for Social Work and Research
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50 Mina Lee I study the mental health and socioeconomic mobility of immigrants in the racialized context of the United States. I aim to advance knowledge about sociocultural and interpersonal contributions to mental distress and economic wellbeing especially among Asian immigrants/Americans. My long-term goal is to design and evaluate interventions that help immigrant adolescents and young adults nourish their professor, I will prepare social social networks to facilitate work students for real-life economic mobility while practice, imparting knowledge protecting and enriching on immigrant populations their mental health. In my while also teaching the critical dissertation work, I examine role of evidence in social work the differential effectiveness decision-making and practice. of mentors (across white, I seek to empower future social 1.5 and 2nd generation workers to better serve their Asian American subgroups) communities with the passion as sources of educational of an advocate and the rigor and economic mobility. As a of a scientist.
51 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION | Ph.D. PROGRAM 2020 – 2021
Mina Lee 969 E 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 (734) 355-7113 [email protected]
EDUCATION
Ph.D. June 2021 (expected), University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL Dissertation Chair: Julia Henly, Ph.D. Committee: Susan Lambert, Ph.D. Changhwan Kim, Ph.D. Dissertation: The Role of Social Networks in Accounting for Racial Inequality in Labor Market as Experienced by Asian Americans
M.S.W. May 2016 University of Michigan School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, MI Concentration: Interpersonal Practice and Social Policy & Evaluation Child, Youth, and Family
B.A. August 2014 Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea Major: Social Welfare Graduated with honors
RESEARCH INTERSTS
Racism, Race Inequality Social Capital, Social Network, Social Ties Labor Market Inequality, Wage Gap, Glass Ceiling, Bamboo Ceiling Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Asian Americans Emerging Adulthood, Young Adulthood
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-reviewed Journal
Choi, Y., Lee, M., Lee, J. P., Park, M., Lee, S. Y., & Hahm, H. C. (2020). Disempowering parenting and mental health among Asian American youth: Immigration and ethnicity. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 66, 101077.
Choi, Y., Park, M., Lee, J. P., & Lee, M. (2020). Explaining the Asian American Youth Paradox: Universal Factors versus Asian American Family Process Among Filipino and Korean American Youth. Family Process.
Book Chapter
Choi, Y., Park, M., Pekelnicky, D. D., Lee, M., & KIM, T. Y. (2017). Substance use among Asian American adolescents and family-based preventive interventions. In Historical Context, Impacts, and Interventions for Substance Use Disorders among Racial and Ethnic Groups APA Division 45 Book Series Cultural, Racial, and Ethnic Psychology (Series Editor: FTL Leong). American Psychological Association.
52 MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
Yasui, M., Lee, M., Choi, Y. Examining differential predictive effects of racial socialization on Asian American mental health.
Lee, M. & Henly, J. Are all mentoring relationships equally helpful? Gender differences in the economic benefits of adolescent mentors.
Lee, M. & Yeo, H. Needs for social work intervention among low-income Asian American young adults: A scoping review.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2016 – 2019 Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Yoonsun Choi, Ph.D. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL Midwest Longitudinal Study of Asian American Families (ML-SAAF)
Collaborated with PI and other researcher to construct this longitudinal survey study of Filipino American and Korean American youth and their families (N = 1,574 at Wave 1) in the Chicago metropolitan area. Contribution included developing new items, constructing surveys in both paper- pencil and online formats, managing longitudinal data, leading data analyses on on-going projects, and providing input on the funding renewal application.
2015 – 2016 Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Edith Kieffer, Ph.D. University of Michigan, School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, MI Promoting Community Health Worker in Diabetes Prevention and Control
Conducted literature review on the impact of community health workers and peer leader intervention among Latinx patients with diabetes and performed statistical analyses comparing pre- and post-test of an intervention with community health workers. Processed an IRB.
2015 - 2016 Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Jung-hwa Ha, Institute of Social Welfare, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea A Study of Older Couples Affected by Dementia and the Development of an Effective Intervention Program
Involved in the very early stage of the stage and contributed to the settlement of the study by creating sample book for “The Life Story Intervention” project, translating manuals for frontline social workers, and constructing survey questionnaires and forms.
PRESENTATIONS
Miwa Yasui, Mina Lee, and Yoonsun Choi. Youth or parent report? Examining differential predictive effects of racial socialization on Asian American mental health • (Jan 2020) Paper presented at Annual Meeting of Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Washington D.C. • (March 2020) Paper accepted at the Biennial Meeting of Society for Adolescence (SRA), San Diego, CA (Meeting cancelled)
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53 Lee, Mina, Park, Michael, Choi, Yoonsun. The Effect Racial Discrimination, Parenting, and Cultural Orientation on Career Identity among Asian American Adolescents and Emerging Adults • (Jan 2020) Poster presented at Annual Meeting of Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Washington D.C. • (March 2020) Paper accepted at the Biennial Meeting of Society for Adolescence (SRA), San Diego, CA (Meeting cancelled)
Choi, Yoonsun, Lee, Mina, Park, Michael, Lee, Soo Young, and Hahm, Hyeouk Chris. Impact of negative parenting on mental health among Asian American Youth (Presenting Author) • (Jan 2019) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), San Francisco, CA • (March 2019) Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of Society for Child Development (SRCD), Baltimore, MD
Choi, Yoonsun, Park, Michael, Lee, Jeannette, and Lee, Mina. Behaving Well but Unhappy? Differential Determinants of Filipino and Korean American Youth Outcomes • (Jan 2019) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), San Francisco, CA • (March 2019) Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of Society for Child Development (SRCD), Baltimore, MD
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2016-2020 Pre-doctoral Fellowship University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Annually received stipend and cost of tuition, fees, and health insurance for five years.
Summer 2020 & Dissertation Research Grant Summer 2019 University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration $8,000 total
Winter 2020 Travel Grant University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration $500 total
Winter 2019 Travel Grant University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration $1,000 total
Fall 2018 Advanced Travel Funding Graduate Council Travel Fund, The University of Chicago $600
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54 TEACHING INTERESTS
Race and Ethnicity Immigration Workplace Inequality Research Methods and Quantitative Methods Human Behavior in the Social Environment
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Spring 2021 Teaching Assistant (expected) Course: Inequality at Work | Instructor: Susan Lambert, Ph.D. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
This course provides students chances to consider sources of inequality in the labor market and in workplaces. Empirical evidence and theory on labor market and job market is reviewed to provide insight into opportunities to improve the quality of low-wage jobs.
Fall 2019 Teaching Assistant Course: Data for Policy Analysis and Management (SSAD 485) Instructor: Dana Weiner, Ph.D. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
This course covers introductory quantitative methods commonly used in needs assessment, policy planning, and program evaluation including descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate statistical analysis.
Responsibilities: Lectured on data management and statistical analytic strategies using SPSS at weekly TA session; held weekly office hours to advise students with their final project preparations; graded midterm and final exams.
Spring 2019 Teaching Assistant Social Intervention: Research and Evaluation (SSAD 302) Instructor: Shipra S. Parikh, Ph.D. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
This course prepares students to consume research products and plan a research project by introducing quantitative and qualitative research methods.
Responsibility: Facilitated weekly TA sessions to review contents covered in class; voice-recorded final exam for a student with disabilities; held weekly office hours for mid-term and final exam preparations; graded final exam.
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55 Fall 2015 Dialogue Facilitator / Graduate Student Instructor Intergroup Dialogues in Race, Socio-Economic Status, and Health Equity (PH 510) School of Public Health, The University of Michigan Instructor: Susan King, D. Min.
This course offers weekly semi-structured face-to-face meetings across racial and socio-economic status to better understand their personal and professional roles in reducing health inequity
Responsibility: Facilitated weekly 2-hour long dialogue with a student co-facilitator; designed the activities for weekly meetings based on participants characteristics and responses; graded and provided comments on weekly reflection papers; provided the instructor weekly observations and reflections from dialogue sessions.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
2018 – 2019 Ph.D. student representative Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity Committee University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
HONORS AND AWARDS
Cum Laude from SNU, 2014 Kwanak Corporation Scholarship, 2012-2013 (3 semesters; full tuition and stipend) Superior Academic Performance Scholarship, Spring of 2011
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
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56 Hannah MacDougall, MSW, LICSW
I am a social work and health researcher, teacher, and prac- titioner, with a particular focus on understanding the role of health systems in addressing the social needs of marginal- to invest more than others. My ized populations. In my dis- goal is to use the findings and sertation research, I document evidence from this research the extent to which nonprofit to promote policies that hold hospitals use their community nonprofit hospitals accountable benefit requirement to invest in for the tax benefits they receive social needs and examine what through the provision of mean- drives some nonprofit hospitals ingful community benefits.
57 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION | Ph.D. PROGRAM 2020 – 2021
Hannah MacDougall 969 E 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637 715.308.5800 [email protected]
EDUCATION
Ph.D. June 2021 (expected) The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
Dissertation Chair: Jeanne Marsh, Ph.D.. Committee: Colleen Grogan, Ph.D. Jennifer Mosley, Ph.D. Heidi Allen, Ph.D. Dissertation Title: Understanding Nonprofit Hospital Community Benefits: A Mixed Methods Approach
M.S.W. May 2014 Columbia University School of Social Work Concentration: Clinical/Health, Mental Health & Disabilities
B.A. May 2011 Saint Olaf College Major: Social Work Concentration: Latin American Studies Graduated with Distinction in Social Work
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Social Work Practice and Health Care Nonprofit Hospital Community Benefits Health Equity The Integration of Health and Social Services Medicaid Policy
PUBLICATIONS
MacDougall, H. (2020). Social Work Leadership in the Provision of Nonprofit Hospital Community Benefits.Health and Social Work [forthcoming August 2020]
Foster, J., Moore, H., Preussler, J. M., Burns, L. J., Umar, J. H., Glotzbecker, B., Johnson, S., MacDougall, H., Mau, L.W., Murphy, E. A. & Ustun, C. (2019). Information Needs for Treatment Decision-making of Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Patients 65 Years or Older and Caregivers. Journal of Cancer Education, 1-10.
MacDougall, H. (2016). Dental disparities among low-income American adults: A social work perspective. Health & Social Work, 41(3), 208-210.
58 PUBLICATIONS UNDER REVIEW/IN PREPARATION
Extraordinary Collections Actions among Nonprofit Hospitals in the United States (under review).
JOURNAL EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law (ad-hoc reviewer)
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
November 2020 MacDougall, H. Poster Presentation: Promoting Health Equity Through the Provision of Charity Care. Forthcoming presentation at the Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Denver, CO.
January 2020 MacDougall, H. Poster Presentation: Integrating Health and Social Services for Specific Populations: Results from a Systematic Review. Society for Social Work Research, Washington D.C.
June 2019 MacDougall, H. Poster Presentation: Nonprofit Hospital Community Benefit Decision Making: An Organizational Approach in an Era of Reform. The Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality NRSA Trainees Research Conference, Washington D.C.
January 2019 MacDougall, H., Malcome, M., Ellis, E., Marsh, J. C. Presentation. The Effects of Integrated Health and Social Care Interventions with Adults in the United States: A Systematic Review. Symposium Presentation at the Society for Social Work Research, San Francisco, CA.
May 2016 MacDougall, H., Elison, K. Presentation: Medical Legal Partnerships in a Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinic. Presentation at the Association of Oncological Social Workers (AOSW), Tampa, FL.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2016-present Graduate Research Assistant The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Principal Investigator: Jeanne Marsh, Ph.D.
The Provision of Housing Services in United States Hospitals: A Systematic Review
Currently conducting a systematic review examining the interplay of health and housing in the U.S. context while adhering to PRISMA guidelines. Providing supervision to two master’s level research assistants.
2018-2019 Graduate Research Assistant The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Principal Investigator: Jeanne Marsh, Ph.D.
The Effects of Integrated Health and Social Care Interventions with Adults in the United States: A Systematic Review.
Conducted a systematic review examining the interplay of health and social care in the U.S. context while adhering to PRISMA guidelines.
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59 Spring 2018 Graduate Research Assistant The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Principal Investigator: Gina Fedock, Ph.D., LCSW Facilitating Collaborative Care for Perinatal Depression: An Examination of Factors Promoting Mental Health Referrals Among Obstetricians
Co-created conceptual framework, conducted statistical analysis of interview data using Stata software, literature review and writing.
Summer 2017 Graduate Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Peter D. Friedmann, M.D. Co-Investigators: Colleen M. Grogan, Ph.D. & Harold A. Pollack, Ph.D. National Drug Abuse Treatment System Survey
Conducted qualitative coding of interviews pertaining to substance use disorder services and Affordable Care Act policies using Dedoose software.
Summer 2017 Graduate Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Colleen M. Grogan, Ph.D. Public Health in the United States
Assisted with research pertaining to book chapters on public health and hospital finance in the United States.
2015-2016 Co-Investigator Principal Investigators: Jackie Foster & Heather Moore National Marrow Donor Program/Be the Match (Minneapolis, MN) Information Needs for Treatment Decision-making of Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Patients 65 Years or Older and Caregivers
Enrolled transplant patients and provided clinical social work services during focus groups for study participants.
2014-2016 Co-Investigator Principal Investigators: Dr. Erica Warlick & Leslie Parran University of Minnesota Medical Center (Minneapolis, MN) Medical Legal Partnerships in a Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinic
Enrolled 60+ transplant patients, managed data collection, coded pre and post-transplant data.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2018-present Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Health Services Research Training Program, T32
Co-Principal Investigators: Kathleen Cagney, Ph.D. and David Meltzer, M.D., Ph.D. $26,000 yearly stipend plus tuition, insurance, and conference travel
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60 2017-present Center for Health Administration Studies Predoctoral Research Stipend $3,000 yearly stipend
TEACHING INTERESTS
Social Work and Social Welfare Human Behavior in the Social Environment The U.S. Health Care System Social Policy Social Work and Health Care Research Methods
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Spring 2020 Teaching Assistant & Lecturer Course: Introduction to U.S. Health Policy and Politics Instructor: Dr. Loren Saulsberry University of Chicago School of Public Health Sciences
Adapted course to online format (due to COVID-19 Pandemic); lectured on health care financing/ hospital tax exemption; developed curriculum; facilitated small discussion groups on Zoom platform; graded papers and exams; responded to student questions via email and using Zoom.
Winter 2020 Teaching Assistant & Lecturer Course: Medicaid: Understanding the Public Policy of a Federal-State Partnership Instructor: Dr. Catina Latham University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy
Prepared lesson plans and lectured on long term care services; developed case studies and guided class discussions; graded policy brief papers, responded to student questions.
Winter 2020 Teaching Assistant Course: Social Intervention: Policies and Programs Instructor: Dr. Alan Zarychta University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
Facilitated weekly office hours; responded to student questions and concerns; graded all assignments.
Spring 2019 Teaching Assistant & Lecturer Course: Medicaid: Understanding the Public Policy of a Federal-State Partnership Instructor: Dr. Catina Latham University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy
Prepared lesson plans; lectured on long term care services; developed case studies and guided class discussions; provided grading assistance; answered student questions.
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61 Summer 2017 Guest Lecturer Course: Multicultural Social Work Practice in Medical Settings: An Integrative Approach Instructor: Dr. Michael Schock Augsburg College Department of Social Work
Designed a lesson on social work practice and death and dying with particular focus on health care settings. Lectured and engaged students in conversations about quality of life, hospice and palliative care and grief and bereavement.
PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING
Fall 2021 Certificate in College Teaching (expected) University of Chicago Center for Teaching
Certificate program designed to help graduate students develop and critically reflect on teaching practices. Requirements include significant pedagogical training, teaching practice and feedback, and documentation of teaching.
Winter 2019- Course Design and College Teaching 2020 University of Chicago Center for Teaching
Ten-week course designed to help future faculty prepare to teach in the college classroom. Studied literature on teaching and learning, discussed elements of effective course design and considered how the structure and organization of a course can promote or hinder student learning.
Winter 2019- Individual Teaching Consultation 2020 University of Chicago Center for Teaching
Created a lesson plan, was video recorded teaching a class, reviewed the recording and received feedback from a Chicago Center for Teaching Fellow with the goal of improving upon my current teaching.
Autumn 2017 Fundamentals of Teaching in Social Work University of Chicago Center for Teaching
Four-part series introducing key topics and concerns of social work educators. Each Session focused on a different fundamental of learning and teaching, including the creation of learning objectives, the process of active teaching, understanding how students learn, and how to create effective assessments.
ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2017-2018 Doctoral Committee Student Representative University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
Served as student liaison between doctoral students and faculty. Gathered student ideas and concerns and shared with the committee.
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62 2017-2018 Doctoral Students’ Association Social Committee Co-Chair University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
Organized doctoral student social events to promote support and social connection.
2015-2016 Education Committee Member University of Minnesota Medical Center
Organized educational events for hospital social workers to promote ongoing learning related to clinical practice and fulfill CEU requirements.
2013-2014 Advanced Clinical Practice Caucus Co-Chair Columbia University School of Social Work
Co-founded a caucus focused on the promotion of clinical practice, organized events related for social work students.
SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
2014-2016 Clinical Social Worker University of MN Medical Center Blood and Marrow Transplant Center
Conducted pre-transplant psychosocial assessments, provided counseling and care coordination to adult blood and marrow transplant patients in hospital and clinic settings, and facilitated post- transplant support groups.
2014 Medical Social Worker Mayo Clinic
Conducted psychosocial assessments for adults in the cardiology and neurology inpatient units, and provided short term counseling, care coordination, and discharge planning.
2013-2014 Clinical Social Work Intern New York Presbyterian Hospital Outpatient Mental Health Clinic Received Specialized Training in Women’s Perinatal Mental Health
Conducted psychosocial assessments for individuals enrolled in Medicaid and provided individual psychotherapy for persons with severe and persistent mental illness.
2012-2013 Medicaid Managed Care Case Manager Meridian Services (Hopkins, MN)
Coordinated care and services for adults diagnosed with mental illness and/or physical disabilities enrolled in Medicaid Managed Care (Metropolitan Health Plan); allocated resources, provided short term counseling, made referrals to appropriate community providers; and conducted a minimum of quarterly home visits for all enrollees (approximately 50 people).
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63 2011-2012 Medicaid Waiver and Managed Care Case Manager Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance
Managed Brain Injury (BI) and Community Alternatives for Disabled Individuals (CADI) Medicaid Waivers in Ramsey County; provided care coordination, referrals, and resource allocation for Medicaid Managed Care enrollees (UCare); and provided a minimum of quarterly home visits/ assessments with both waiver enrollees and managed care enrollees.
CURRENT LICENSURE
Issued August Minnesota Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) 2020
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64 Marion Malcome
As a mental health scholar, long-term mental health impact social work clinician and of exposure to racism, violence, educator, my work focuses and other stressors within high- on reducing health and mental burden urban neighborhoods. I health disparities within intend to use findings from this marginalized communities of and related research to inform color. My planned program the development and testing of of research builds from my anti-oppressive culturally relevant dissertation study, which mental health practices and centers the lived experiences of policies to improve quality of Black mothers to examine the care and lead to health equity.
65 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION | Ph.D. PROGRAM 2020 – 2021
Marion Malcome 969 E 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 (773) 931-8986 [email protected]
EDUCATION Ph.D. June 2021 (expected) University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL Dissertation Chair: Deborah Gorman-Smith, Ph.D. Committee: Waldo Johnson, Ph.D., Sharon Hicks-Bartlett Ph.D., Michael Schoeny, Ph.D. Dissertation Title: African American Mothers’ Experiences of Racism, Depression and Neighborhoods: A Mixed Methods Investigation
M.S.W. 2006, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Social Work, Urbana, IL Concentration: Community Mental Health
B.S. 2005, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Liberal Arts & Sciences, Urbana, IL Major: Psychology, Minor: Afro-American Studies
LICENSURE
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, State of Illinois (Since 2008)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Mental Health, Race and Place Black Mothers Mental Health & Wellbeing Racism and Racial Health Disparities Concentrated Neighborhood Disadvantage Community Violence Exposure & Prevention Community-based Mental Health Interventions Antiracist Social Work Practice
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2016- Pres. Graduate Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Deborah Gorman- Smith, Ph.D. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago IL Chicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention Funded by: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Collaborate with CCYVP research faculty and staff to implement a community-wide violence prevention intervention utilizing the Communities that Care (CTC) evidence-based model. I work directly with research faculty, staff and community stakeholders to strategically plan, implement and facilitate trauma- informed programs focused on community engagement, violence prevention, mental health awareness, and education as part of five-year violence prevention research effort. I conducted interviews with youth-serving organizations as part of neighborhood specific resource assessment. Participate in CCYVP research meetings and perform evolving task of research assistantship as necessary.
66 Spring 2018 Graduate Research Assistant Study: Alternative School Attendance Project Principal Investigator: Eve L. Ewing, Ed.D. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
As a part of a research team, I conducted qualitative semi-structured interviews to understand the experiences and perspectives of youth attending an alternative high school.
2017-2020 Graduate Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Gina Fedock, Ph.D. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago IL Funded by: Chapin Hall Center for Children
I assisted Dr. Fedock with collecting and analyzing quantitative survey data and conducting qualitative semi-structured interviews with imprisoned mothers at an Illinois state prison. The goal of the study was to use the data to improve women’s mental health, and parenting programming and policies in the prison. I supported women in completing the surveys which assessed a number of measures related to mental health and victimization. I participated in monthly research meetings to plan for data collection, analysis and perform evolving research task as necessary.
2007-2010 Clinical Interviewer/Psychiatric Social Worker Principal Investigator: John Sweeney, Ph.D. Study: Bipolar-Schizophrenia Network on Intermediate Phenotypes (B-SNIP); Cognition and Brain Functions in Psychiatric Disorders Center for Cognitive Medicine Department of Psychiatry University of Illinois at Chicago
Conducted clinical assessments for individuals and families affected by Schizophrenia and Bipolar spectrum disorders for a multisite National Institute of Health (NIH) funded research protocol. Conducted clinical assessments and completed symptom rating scales for individuals experiencing their first psychiatric episode. Provided ongoing family systems support and education. Provided referrals and linkages to obtain necessary community supports. Provided clinicians and psychiatry residents with feedback and consultations on cases from a psychosocial perspective. Provided group therapy to patients in the Community Reentry Program, and CBT oriented individual therapy. Provided clinical field supervision to MSW students.
Spr. 2006 Graduate Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Christopher Larrison, Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, School of Social Work,
Conducted interviews with adult participants for a study examining organizational climate and treatment outcomes for African-American clients receiving services from community mental health agencies.
PUBLICATIONS
2020 Malcome, M., Fedock, G. & Garthe, R., “Weathering probation and parole: the protective role of social support on Black women’s stressful events and depressive symptoms”. Journal of Black Psychology.
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67 RESEARCH REPORTS
2020 Dworsky, A., Fedock, G., Schlecht, C., Malcome, M., Murray, C., & Hazel, C. (2020). Addressing the needs of incarcerated mothers and their children in Illinois. Chicago,IL: Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago and the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration.
PUBLICATIONS IN PREPARATION
Garthe, R. C., Kim, S., Gorman-Smith, D., Malcome, M., & Hong, J. S. (under review). Peer and community risk correlates of dating violence among racial and ethnic minority adolescents living in urban communities of concentrated disadvantage. Submitted to: Psychology of Violence
Small, L., Malcome, M., Walton, Q. L., (under review) “Teaching during a pandemic: Managing the impact of COVID-19 on the social work classroom” Submitted to: Journal of Social Work Education
Malcome, M., Garthe, R, Gorman-Smith, D., & Schoeny, M., (in preparation) “Depression and the neighborhood experience of Black and LatinX parents and caregivers: the mediating role of fear of crime and perceptions of social cohesion”
Walton, Q. L., Small, L., Malcome, M., (in preparation) “A call for change: Employing the tenets of cultural humility when working with African American women with depression”
Fedock, G., Garthe, R. C., & Malcome, M. (in preparation). Interpersonal violence and mental health symptoms among women involved in the criminal justice system: The role of anger expression.
PEER REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
November 2020 Walton, Q.L., Small, Small, L. & Malcome, M. “Cultural Humility: An inclusive framework for working with Black women with depression” (Abstract Accepted for Oral Presentation) Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting Denver, CO
January 2019 Malcome, M., Fedock, G. & Garthe, R., “Weathering Probation and Parole: An Examination of Protective Factors on Black Women’s Mental Health” (Poster) Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference San Francisco, CA
January 2019 MacDougall, H., Malcome, M., Marsh, J., Ellis, E. “The Effects of Integrated Health and Social Care Interventions with Adults in the United States: A Systematic Review” (Oral Presentation) Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference San Francisco, CA
November 2018 Malcome, M., & Walton, Q.L. “Employing an ecological framework with African-American women with depression: skills workshop” (Oral Presentation) Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting Orlando, FL
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68 May 2018 Malcome, M., Garthe, R, Gorman-Smith, D., & Schoeny, M., “Neighborhood Disadvantage: Examining the Role of Social Cohesion” (Poster) Society of Prevention Research Annual Conference Washington, D.C.
FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS
2020 Fellow, Council of Social Work Education, Minority Fellowship Program
2020 Award, W. Allison Davis Dissertation Research Award, University of Chicago Division of Social Sciences & Social Service Administration $4,246
2020 Fellow, Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois, Illinois Board of Higher Education $15,000
2019 Award, Travel/Research Grant, Center for the Study of Race, Culture & Politics, University of Chicago $2,425
2019 Fellow, Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois, Illinois Board of Higher Education $15,000
2019 Selected Awardee, Program for Research on Black Americans Mentorship Workshop, University of Michigan Funding covered airfare, lodging and meals during workshop.
2019 Selected Awardee, Minority Travel Award, Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology for Advanced Statistical Training $1295
2018 Fellow, Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois, Illinois Board of Higher Education $15,000
2018 Award, Community Engagement RFP, University of Chicago, Office of the Provost $4000
2018 Selected Awardee, Dissertation Proposal Workshop, Howard University & University of Wisconsin-Madison Institute of Poverty Research Funding covered airfare, lodging and meals during workshop.
2018 Award, Society for Prevention Research, Minority Student Travel Award $500
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69 2017 Fellow, Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois, Illinois Board of Higher Education $1200
2014 Nominee, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
TEACHING INTEREST
Direct Social Work Practice Human Behavior in the Social Environment Clinical Assessment Hospital-Based Social Work Practice Difference & Inclusion Feminist Approaches to Clinical Social Work Practice Black Mental Health & Racism: Theory, Practice, & Policy Mixed Methods Research
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Fall 2020 Graduate Teaching Apprentice Course: Direct Social Work Practice Instructor: Gina M. Samuels, Ph.D. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL.
Spring 2020 Adjunct Faculty Course: Difference and Inclusion University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL.
Adapted and independently taught this course online. I lectured, facilitated small group discussions, created and graded assignments, and held office hours.
Spring 2019 Graduate Teaching Assistant Course: Difference and Inclusion Instructor: Reuben Miller, Ph.D. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL.
Assisted Dr. Miller in updating syllabus, facilitating class activities, and grading papers.
Fall 2017 Adjunct Faculty Course: Feminist Approach to Clinical Practice with Individuals and Families Dominican University School of Social Work, River Forest, IL.
Adapted and independently taught this course. I lectured, facilitated small group discussions, graded assignments, and held office hours.
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70 2017 Guest Lecturer, “Becoming an Antiracist Social Worker” Course: Social Intervention, Direct Practice University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL 2017
INVITED PRESENTATIONS AND TRAININGS
October 2019 Malcome M. & Holmberg B. “Ethics and Racial Equity” Oakton Community College, Continuing Education for Health Professionals Desplaines, IL
July 2019 Malcome, M. & Holmberg, B. “Becoming an Antiracist Social Worker” University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Professional Development Program Chicago, IL. July 2019, July 2017, July 2016, November 2015, June 2015, July 2014
October 2017 Malcome M. & Holmberg, B. “The Impact of Microagressions on Clinical Encounters & Collegial Relationships” National Association of Social Workers Illinois State Conference Wheeling, IL
March 2017 Malcome M. “Supporting Communities of Color in Clinical Settings” University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Dean of Students Office Program Chicago, IL.
Winter 2017 Malcome M. & Holmberg, B. “Increasing Cultural Sensitivity in Health Care Settings” Northwestern Medicine Nursing Grand Rounds Northwestern Medicine Social Work Grand Rounds (3 Part Series) Chicago, IL
December 2015 Malcome, M. & Holmberg, B. “Becoming an Antiracist Social Worker” Care2Prevent, Pediatric and Adolescent HIV Prevention Program, University of Chicago Medicine Chicago, IL
December 2015 Malcome, M. & Holmberg, B. “Becoming an Antiracist Social Worker” Field Instructor Program School of Social Service Administration University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
December 2015 Malcome, M. & Holmberg, B. “Race, Privilege and Organizational Change: An Introduction” The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School Chicago, IL
July 2015 Malcome, M. & Holmberg, B. “Race, Privilege and Organizational Change: An Introduction” Inspiration Corporation Annual Diversity Training; National Association of Social Workers Illinois Chicago District; Live Oak Counseling Practice, Chicago, IL
August 2014 Malcome, M. & Holmberg, B. “Becoming an Antiracist Social Worker” Illinois Association of School Social Workers Statewide Conference, Chicago, IL
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71 2014 – 2015 Malcome, M. “Cultural Sensitivity: Working with African-Americans in Outpatient Mental Health” Stone Institute of Psychiatry Northwestern Memorial Hospital MSW Student Training Chicago, IL
February 2014 Malcome, M. “Cultural Sensitivity: Supporting African-American Students and Families” Professional Development Program, Vernon Hills High School, Vernon Hills, IL February 2014
October 2013 Malcome, M. & Holmberg, B. “Intensive Case Management: A Novel Approach to Recovery” National Association of Social Workers Illinois Statewide Conference October 2013
SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
2011-2018 Psychotherapist Urban Balance Counseling LLC, Chicago IL.
Conducted clinical assessments and established diagnosis using DSM-IV criteria. Based on clinical diagnosis and client preferences, collaboratively developed treatment plans. Provided individual Psychotherapy, Coaching, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Critical Incident Stress Management, and Goal-Oriented Therapy to adults in a group private practice setting. Provided therapeutic support to individuals dealing with depression, bipolar disorder, low self-esteem, life transitions, crisis, women issues, and cross-cultural issues. Provided clinical supervision to masters level clinicians.
2010-2016 Clinical Social Work Leader Intensive Case Management Team Leader Stone Institute of Psychiatry, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago IL
Provided leadership and coordination to ensure that the Intensive Case Management (ICM) team functioned to meet goals of program. Provided advanced clinical consultation to social work staff, other disciplines and trainees. Assisted with administrative functions to ensure compliance with regulatory and payer requirements, and fidelity to the program model. Participated in transition to practice through managing new hire assignments and mentorship. Analyzed patterns and workflow processes and recommended operations/program changes as needed. Established relationships across departments to optimize patient care. Used data to drive decisions and plan/implement performance improvement strategies. Provided individual and group clinical supervision to ICM team (masters level clinicians and students in field placement). Conducted community outreach to a small caseload of at-risk clients with chronic mental illnesses and assessed immediate needs.
2007 Emergency Services Staff Therapist Community Counseling Centers of Chicago, Chicago IL.
Provided emergency assessment, stabilization and linkage services to adults in psychiatric crisis. Provided consultation, support and linkage for clients in the community and clinicians throughout the agency. Provided case management, outreach, and aftercare services to clients and families. Provided individual therapy and intervened psycho-therapeutically to improve individual and family functioning. Developed treatment plans collaboratively with clients and documented all services provided.
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72 2006 MSW Field Placement Internship Psychiatric Inpatient Unit University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL.
Functioned in many capacities under the direct supervision of LCSW/Social Work Team Leader. Conducted psychosocial assessments, participated in multi-disciplinary treatment team meetings, and provided linkage and referral services to patients and their families. Provided documentation of services provided. Facilitated psycho-educational groups with patients focused on Community Reentry. Coordinated quality improvement project to improve patients understanding of the importance of continued care after discharge from hospital.
PROFESSIONAL AND VOLUNTEER SERVICE
2016-2018 Inclusion, Equity and Diversity Committee Doctoral Student Representative University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL
2008-2015 MSW Field Instructor Loyola University School of Social Work, Chicago IL University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago IL University of Illinois at Chicago Jane Addams College of Social Work, Chicago IL
2012-2015 Co-Chair Education Committee Junior Board of Directors, Mental Health America of Illinois, Chicago IL
SPECIALIZED TRAINING
2019 Latent Class/Cluster Analysis and Mixture Modeling Using MPlus Curran-Bauer Analytics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2018 Mixed Methods Research Methods University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2016 Introduction to DMAIC for Process Improvement Northwestern Medicine Career Development Programs, Chicago, IL.
2015 Leveraging Managed Care Approaches to Promote Children’s Behavioral Health The Institute of Innovation & Implementation, Baltimore, MD
2013 SOAR (SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery) Train-the-Trainer SAMHSA Funded National Program, Austin TX
2012 Quality Improvement and Management in the Social Services Professional Development Program University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Chicago IL
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2019 Author, Statewide Family Network Program Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Grantee: Youth and Family Peer Support Alliance Urbana, IL. Awarded $284,233
2016 Author, Statewide Family Network Program Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Grantee: Youth and Family Peer Support Alliance Urbana, IL. Awarded $275,587
2009-2010 Author & Project Coordinator, Say it Out Loud Public Awareness Campaign Illinois Violence Prevention Authority Grantee: University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center Awarded $10,000
CONSULTATION
2011- Pres. Owner & Chief Consultant SydneyMalcome LLC, Chicago, IL SydneyMalcome provides consultation services for small companies and organizations with a mission of social change. SydneyMalcome provides an array of services including, business development, strategic planning, nonprofit board development, program evaluation, program data and metric development, grant writing, and antiracist social work training/consultation.
2009 Focus Group Moderator & Research Analysis Motivational Education Entertainment (MEE) Productions Inc. 2009 “Moving Beyond Survival Mode: Promoting Mental Wellness and Resiliency as a Way to Deal with Urban Trauma”
MEMBERSHIPS
Society for Social Work and Research, Student Member Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Public Service Organization
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74 Tonie Sadler
I am a health, disability, and aging social work scholar. Using multiple research methods, I have three primary research goals. First, I want to impact programs and policies to improve equitable access to and experiences with services and benefits for vulnerable populations. Second, I want my work to contribute and For my dissertation I speci- enhance the scholarly field of fically examined how families social work. Finally, I want my and disability service stakeholders research to be impactful at the navigate the complex service street-level as I work with local and benefit terrain as young communities to better understand adults with intellectual disabilities and address health and service age out of high school. For the disparities. next steps in my research career, In addition to my research I seek an academic appointment goals, I am committed to training in order to continue my research future generations of social with the intention of impacting workers in the topics of politics and and improving health and social social welfare policy, health and welfare policies that effect aging disability policy, mixed methods, and disabled populations at the and social welfare organizations, organization, state, and federal among other topics. levels.
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Tonie Sadler 969 E 60th Street,Chicago, IL 60637 217-552-5239 [email protected] Linkedin: tonie-sadler-051aa07a/
EDUCATION
Ph.D. June 2021 (expected), The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, Il. Dissertation Chair: Harold Pollack, Ph.D. Committee Members: Julie Henly, Ph.D. and Michele Friedner, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: From High School to the Cliff: How disability policies shape the experience of transition to early adulthood for low income adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities
A.M./M.S.W. June 2015, The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, Il. Certificate in Health Administration and Policy received from the University of Chicago’s Graduate Program in Health Administration and Policy (GPHAP)
B.L.A. December 2007, The University of Illinois in Champaign, Urbana, Il. Major: Anthropology, Magna Cum Laude Honors Thesis: The Role of Ageism in the Age Identities of Senior Citizens in Champaign, Illinois
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Disability and health policy Disability and health service organizations Long term supports and services Poverty and inequality Mixed methods Intellectual and developmental disabilities
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2018 - present Doctoral Research Assistant University of Chicago Department of Public Health Sciences Principal Investigators: Tamara Konetzka, Ph.D., Harold Pollack, Ph.D., Daniel Bruner, M.D. Project: The Effects of Care Setting on Person’s with Alzheimer’s Disease or other Cognitive Impairments Funding: National Institute on Health (NIH) Forthcoming products: Co-author of two peer reviewed publications
Coordinate all aspects of the qualitative component of the study which include conducting interviews with caregivers across multiple states that vary by Long-Term Supports and Services (LTSS) policy. Develop, review and submit IRB documents including interview protocols, advertisement material, and consent forms. Manage research assistants who aid in the process of conducting, coding, and analyzing interviews using NVIVO software.
76 2015 - 2017 Doctoral Research Assistant University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Urban Labs Principal Investigator: Harold Pollack, Ph.D. Project: The Chicago Department of Public Health’s Crisis Intervention Pilot Program: A Stakeholder Evaluation Funding: Michael Reese Health Trust Products: Book chapter, peer-reviewed published paper, and a policy report for the Chicago Department of Public Health
Researcher on the Crisis Intervention Pilot Program Evaluation and 911 analytics project. Conducted interviews and analysis with stakeholder groups who are involved in emergency response to people experiencing a behavioral crisis in Chicago. Involved stakeholders include the Chicago Department of Public Health, Chicago Police Department, and The University of Chicago Health and Crime Labs.
2014 - 2015 Graduate Research Assistant The University of Chicago Hospital Department of Medicine Principal Investigator: David Meltzer, M.D., Ph.D. Project: Comprehensive Care Program
Performed high-quality research in health care quality (including the structure, process, and outcomes of care), costs, and patient and provider satisfaction. Assisted with grant administration such as grant preparation and writing. Trained research coordinators and assistants to conduct data collection and analysis.
2013 - 2015 Graduate Research Assistant The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Primary Investigator: Julie Henly, Ph.D. Project: Determinants of Subsidy Stability and Child Care continuity in Illinois and New York Funding: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Child Care Partnership Research Grant
Assisted in research examining determinants of subsidy stability and continuity of child care in New York and Illinois. Coded and analyzed qualitative interviews using NVIVO software. Attended conference calls and meetings with other states involved in research to determine continuity in research approaches.
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Sadler, Tonie & Pollack, Harold (2020) Engaging People in Behavioral Crisis In Siegler, Mark & Rogers, Selwyn O. Violence, Trauma, and Trauma Surgery. Chicago, Il. University of Chicago Press
Tetner, R., Spellman, A., Stinson, A., Day, C., Sadler, T., Coffman, R., & Pollack, H. (2019). Identifying Chicago’s High Users of Police-Involved Emergency Services. The American Journal of Public Health, 109(4), 607-613. doi: 10.2105/ajph.2018.304923
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Clark, Kallie & Sadler, Tonie. Overlooked and Underserved: High school and college outcomes for students with disabilities
Sadler, Tonie. From High School to Precarity: Perceived disparities in access to disability services by income and service needs
Sadler, Tonie. Navigating Disability Services During a Pandemic: A Chicago case study
PUBLISHED POLICY REPORTS
Sadler, Tonie (2020). From High School to the Cliff: Disability policies experienced by transition work stakeholders in Chicago. Policy Research Inc.: Analyzing Relationships between Disability, Rehabilitation, and Work (ARDRAW), Delmar, NY.
Sadler, Tonie, & Pollack, Harold (2017). The Chicago Department of Public Health’s Crisis Intervention Pilot Program: A Stakeholder Evaluation. University of Chicago Urban Labs and the Chicago Department of Public Health. Chicago, Il.
PEER REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Kallie Clark & Sadler, Tonie (2019). Overlooked and Underserved: High school and college outcomes for students with disabilities. Oral paper presented at Society for Social Work and Research Conference. Washington, D.C.
Sadler, Tonie (2019). From High School to the Cliff: How disability policies shape the experience of transition to early adulthood for low income young adults with disabilities. Poster presented at The Academy Health Annual Conference. Washington, D.C.
Sadler, Tonie & Pollack, Harold (2018). Police Responses to Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities Who Experience Behavioral Crisis. Oral paper presented at Chicago Disability Studies Conference. Chicago, Il.
Sadler, Tonie & Pollack, Harold (2018). Street-Level Discretion in Interorganizational Implementation: Chicago police and emergency response to individuals living with mental illness. Oral paper presented at Society for Social Work and Research Conference. Washington, D.C.
Day, Cameron; Cadwallader, Amy; Pollack, Harold; Coffman, Ruth; Sadler, Tonie; Tetner, Andrea (2017) (INVITED). Identifying Chicago’s Mental Health-Related Emergency Service Hotspots. Oral paper presented at APPAM fall research conference. Chicago, Il.
Sadler, Tonie; Pollack, Harold; Cadwallader, Amy; Coffman, Ruth; Day, Cameron; & Tetner, Andrea (2017) (INVITED). Qualitative Analysis of Chicago’s Emergency Response to Individuals in Behavioral Crises. Oral paper presented at APPAM fall research conference. Chicago, Il.
Pollack, Harold & Sadler, Tonie (2017) (INVITED). Police Responses to Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities Who Experience Behavioral Crisis. Oral paper presented at APPAM fall research conference. Chicago, Il.
Sadler, Tonie, & Pollack, Harold (2017). The impact of household income on employment and education outcomes for youth with disabilities in early adulthood. Poster session presented at Society for Social Work and Research Conference. New Orleans, LA.
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78 TEACHING INTERESTS
Research Methods Social welfare policy Social welfare organizations Politics and social policy Social work and disability History of Social Work
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Winter 2019 Instructor - Lecturer Winter 2020 University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, Il. Course: Political Processes in Policy Formation and Implementation *Required social policy and politics course for 2nd year Master’s social work students.
Planned and taught an intensive ten-week course based on current political events and social policies in the U.S. Used instructional media and technology to enhance pedagogical technique. Practiced inclusive and critical teaching strategies to support meaningful and accessible learning for all students.
Winter 2018 Teaching Assistant – Co-Instructor University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, Il. Lead Instructor: Evelyn Brodkin, Ph.D. Course: Political Processes in Policy Formation and Implementation (Sections 1 and 2) *Required social policy and politics course for 2nd year Master’s social work students
Assisted in preparing course materials and media. Lectured three out of the ten sessions and facilitated discussion during each class. Assigned and graded assignments. Provided one-on-one mentorship and regular office hours to students.
Autumn 2017 Teaching Assistant The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, Il. Lead Instructor: Elaine Waxman, Ph.D. Course: Social Intervention: Policies and Programs (Sections 1 and 2) *Required social policy and organizations course for 1st year master’s social work students
Provided one-on-one mentorship to students. Graded assignments and provided detailed content feedback.
2008 - 2009 Assistant Language Teacher Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program, Hokuto, Japan, Yamanashi Prefecture
Instructed English classes to elementary and junior high school students as a lead instructor and as an assistant in three different schools in Hokuto, Japan. Prepared and executed daily lesson plans and activities. Organized and promoted international learning events in the schools and surrounding community.
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Spring 2021 Certificate in College Teaching (Expected) University of Chicago Center for Teaching
Completing the college teaching certificate program which includes training in critical reflections of pedagogical principles and frameworks, course design, constructive teaching feedback, and the development of a comprehensive teaching portfolio.
Winter 2021 Course Design and College Teaching (CCTE 500)
College teaching perpetration course designed to train educators in the planning, executing, and reflection processes in college teaching.
Autumn 2019 Critical Pedagogy in the University Classroom (CCTE 502)
Critical pedagogy is designed to challenge oppressive structures in the classroom setting in order to build a stronger, flourishing democracy in which all people can freely participate and have influence.
RELEVANT CLINICAL AND PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
2013 - 2014 Social Work Practicum Ingalls Memorial Hospital – Behavioral Healthcare Outpatient Center, Harvey, Il.
Planned and lead outpatient process and education group therapy for adults and adolescents with severe mental illness. Developed and executed group therapy curriculum for the afterschool outpatient program. Lead individual and family therapy sessions. Organized patient files and completed patient administrative processes including intake and outtake procedures.
2010 - 2013 Residential and Training Program Administrator Developmental Services Center (DSC), Champaign, Il.
Responsible for coordinating the day-to-day operation of the residential program for individuals with developmental disabilities. Served as a residential program resource in program development, determining appropriate treatment alternatives, behavioral interventions, and advocacy for our clients. Publicly presented information about DSC to Universities and various business committees, Board of Directors, and local City Officials/Politicians. In charge of interviewing/hiring, payroll, as well as training new residential employees.
2008 - 2010 Community Integrated Living Arrangement (CILA) Manager Developmental Services Center, Champaign, Il.
Managed a group home of eight individuals with developmental disabilities and supervised up to ten Direct Support Professionals. Organized and oversaw the overall daily functions of the group home/ CILA including individual programming. Provided monthly reports and documentation analysis of individual and house programs.
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2019 - present Disability Trainer - Educator Comprehensive Care Program - University of Chicago School Medical Center, Chicago, Il.
Provide introductory disabilty training and consulting to AmeriCorps employees who are providing service to the Comprehensive Care, Community, and Culture Program (C4P) at the University of Chicago Medical Center and Ingalls Memorial Hospital
2016 - 2018 Co-Chair: Doctoral Student Association University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, Il.
Coordinated, planned, and executed meetings, social events, professional development workshops, and provided doctoral student advocacy for doctoral students in the School of Social Service Administration.
2015 - 2016 Disability Studies Workshop Coordinator The University of Chicago, Chicago, Il.
Assisted in planning and executing a weekly workshop focused on disability studies attended by graduate students researching in field of disability. Workshops included critical analysis of disability readings and peer presentations on works in progress.
2016 Symposium Director – Keep Calm and Evaluate: The Crisis Intervention Pilot Program (CIPP) as a Case Study on Program Evaluation The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, Il.
Coordinated and executed the “Keep Calm and Evaluate” symposium as a deliverable of Urban Labs and Chicago Department of Public Health’s Crisis Intervention Pilot Program. Interdisciplinary groups including the Chicago Police Department, the Chicago Fire Department, and Chicago mental health providers from various organization attended a one-day symposium introducing the Crisis Intervention Pilot Program. The symposium focused on practical application of program evaluation methods.
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2019 - 2021 Hyman Milgrom Supporting Organization (HMSO) “Successful Pathways from School to Work” Pre-doctoral grant; $25,000 University of Chicago, Chicago, Il.
2019 - 2021 Analyzing Relationships between Disability, Rehabilitation, and Work (ARDRAW) Pre-doctoral grant; $20,000 United States Social Security Administration, Washington, D.C.
2016 - 2021 T32 Pre-doctoral training and stipend award; $18,000 - $23,000 plus tuition, fees, and health insurance Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) The Center for Health and Social Sciences (CHESS) The University of Chicago, Chicago, Il.
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81 2016 Scholarship for Public Administration, Public Policy, and Public Affairs; Scholarship to attend Statistical training at The University of Michigan ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2015 - 2021 Center for Health Administration Studies (CHAS) Predoctoral Stipend; $3,000/yr University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, Il.
2015 - 2020 University of Chicago School of Social Services Administration Doctoral Student Scholarship; $18,000 - $25,000 plus tuition, fees, and health insurance
2015 - 2016 Interprofessional Student Hotspotting learning Initiative Grant; Conference and research expenses paid The Association of American Medical Colleges, Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers, and Primary Care Progress, Camden, N.J.
2014 - 2015 Olive K. Sloan Scholarship; Tuition support University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, Il.
2014 Arthur Quern Fellowship; $5,000 University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Graduate Program in Health Administration and Policy, Chicago, Il.
2014 Continuing Education Award; $3,000 Philanthropic Education Organization (PEO), Des Moines, IA
2013 - 2014 Ray E. Brown Fellowship; $3,000 University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Graduate Program in Health Administration and Policy, Chicago, Il.
2013 - 2014 International House Graduate Fellowship; $10,000 toward living in International House The University of Chicago, Chicago, Il.
2007 Patricia O’Brian Grant Award; $3,000 Best undergraduate paper at the University of Illinois Champaign/Urbana
2006 Ainsworth Memorial scholarship The University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana
2006 Wright, H.G. & H.S. Scholarship The University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana
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Multivariate Modeling (STATA, R) – ICPSR and University of Chicago
Multilevel Modeling (STATA, R) - ICPSR and University of Chicago
Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis (STATA, R) – University of Chicago
Causal Inference (STATA, R) – University of Chicago
Survey Research Overview - University of Chicago
Survey Practicum - University of Chicago
Involved Interviewing - University of Chicago
Qualitative Research Methods Seminar (2018-present) - University of Chicago
ORGANIZATION AFFILIATIONS
Society for Social Work Research (SSWR)
Counsel on Social Work Education (CSWE)
Society for Disability Studies (SDS)
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83 Angelica Velazquillo
Being formerly undocumented motivated me to become an immigration scholar. My research examines the intersection of federal immigration policy with local-level policy and practices toward immigrant residents with the aim of advancing understanding of the immigrant experience and improving the themselves. Other research quality of life for all community interests include health care members. To this end, my access, and studying the dissertation investigates the intersection between social work lived experiences of immigrants education and the teaching who reside in communities of immigration policy. As a with local protections designed scholar, teacher and mentor to support them in the face of I am committed to building a strict federal laws and orders. collaborative environment that I strive to understand how builds bridges across disciplines these protections are practiced and methodologies, advances and experienced from the inclusivity and works towards point of view of immigrants meaningful social change.
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Angelica Velazquillo University of Chicago 969 East 60th St. Chicago, IL 60637 [email protected]
EDUCATION
Ph.D. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, June 2021 (expected) Dissertation Title: Exploring the Experiences of Undocumented Immigrants Living in a Sanctuary City: A Case Study of Chicago
Committee: Colleen Grogan (Chair), Gina Samuels, Xóchitl Bada, Michael Gusmano
A.M. (M.S.W.) University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, June 2008 Certificate: Graduate Program in Health Administration and Policy (GPHAP)
B.A. (Honors) Belmont Abbey College, May 2008 Major: Psychology, Minors: Minors in Philosophy & Mathematics
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Social Work Education & Immigration Policy Mental Health Within Immigrant Communities Health Care Access Among Undocumented Immigrants
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2018 Principle Investigator (Dissertation Chair: Colleen Grogan, Ph.D.) University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Experiences of Living in a Sanctuary City
In-depth case study that examines how undocumented immigrants perceive and experience local sanctuary policies in the current anti-immigrant era. Conceptualized study and methods. Recruited and conducted 40 semi-structure interviews.
2018 Co-Principal Investigator Research collaboration with Principle Investigator: Ben Roth, Ph.D. University of South Carolina College of Social Work Social work research on immigrants and refugees: An analysis of content in leading journals from 2007- 2016
Collaborated with research team to systematically examine social work scholarship from 2007-2016. Co-developed themes and codes for analysis. Contributed to the editing and writing of the research article.
85 2016 Graduate Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Angela García, Ph.D. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration The Uncertain Future of DAPA and the Mental Health Impact of Immigrant Parents
DAPA Project: Examined the mental health impact on undocumented parents regarding the future of “Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents.” This immigration policy would provide temporary immigration relief to qualified immigrant parents. Contributed to the editing of interview guides and protocols including the translation of instruments. Recruited participants and conducted interviews.
2014-2016 Graduate Research Assistant Principal Investigator: Collen Grogan, Ph.D. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Medicaid Expansion and Media Frames
Systematically reviewed state based Medicaid websites to better understand the information provided to people visiting these sites. Contributed to the design of the study and methods. Collected and analyzed data.
GRANTS, AWARDS, & FELLOWSHIPS
2020-2021 The Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture, University of Chicago Dissertation Fellowship. $27,000
2019-2020 Urban Doctoral Research Fellowship Fellowship provides intensive peer-centered writing experience and conference travel stipend for doctoral students conducting urban research. $1,000
2013-2014 Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund Academic scholarship supports student activists. $4,000
2012-2014 The Colver-Rosenberger Scholarship University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Academic scholarship. $55,000
2013 The Human Rights Internship Program Pozen Family Center for Human Rights, University of Chicago $5,000
2012-2013 Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc. Academic scholarship. $850
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May 2020 “The Experiences of Living in a Sanctuary City.” [Conference session] 16th Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL. (Conference cancelled)
January 2017 “Strategizing Social Work Practice with Immigrant. Populations in the Current Political Climate.” Panel presentation at the Society for Social Work Research Conference at the 21st Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA.
October 2017 “New Politics, New Policies: What happens to Health Seeking Behavior for Immigrants without Lawful Status?” Invited paper presentation at the Migration & Incorporation Workshop, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
April 2015 “Human, Not Illegal.” Lecture and panel discussion at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration in Chicago, IL.
May 2012 “From Civil Rights to Dreamers: The Fight for Justice Across Generations.” Invited speaker at the Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP) Spring Convening in Charlotte, NC.
October 2011 “Latino Education in North Carolina: Challenges & Solutions.” Invited panel presentation for Hispanic in Philanthropy (HIP) North Carolina Funders’ Collaborative for Strong Latino Communities in Charlotte, NC.
PUBLICATIONS
Diaz-Strong, D., Velazquillo, A., Roth, B., & Zuch, M. (In-press). Social work research on immigrants and refugees: An analysis of content in leading journals from 2007-2016. Social Work.
Muñoz, S.M., & Velazquillo, A. (2019). Activism, immigration, and graduate school: Letters of hope and solidarity. In Dache-Gerbino, A., Quaye, S.J., Linder, C., & McGuire, K.M (Eds.). Rise up! Activism as Education, East Lansing, Michigan: Michigan State University.
Velazquillo, A. (2011). Undocumented young person speaks out. [Op-Ed] The Progressive.
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
Velazquillo, A. Exploring the Limits of a Sanctuary City.
Velazquillo, A. Navigating boundaries and belonging: The case of Chicago as a Sanctuary City.
TEACHING INTERESTS
Immigration Policy & Health Care Services History of the Social Work Profession Qualitative Methods Race & Ethnicity
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University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
2018 Teaching Assistant Instructor: Angela García, Ph.D. Undergraduate Course: Immigration, Law & Society This course theoretically and practically explores how law and society impacts Latin American immigrants in the US.
Held weekly office hours to mentor students, maintained record of attendance and class assignments, graded finals, and guest lectured.
2016-2017 Teaching Assistant Instructors: Jessica Darrow, Ph.D.; Julie Henly, Ph.D.; Clifford Bersamira, Ph.D. Candidate Graduate Course: Social Intervention: Research Evaluation Introductory course to research methods that explores study design including how to formulate research questions, data collection, assessing reliability and validity, and the ethics of protecting research participants.
Selected research articles for a class assignment, developed answer keys for class assignments and review sheets. Prepared supplementary material for weekly review sessions, conducted final review sessions for the end of quarter exam, graded class assignment, and guest lectured.
2016 Guest Lecturer Instructor: Yoonsun Choi, Ph.D. Graduate course: Life Course Development: Immigrant Adolescents & Their families This is a master’s level course that explores immigrant adaptation from various different perspectives including theory, law, and academic research.
Lectured on the intersection between the US health care system and immigrant communities living in the US.
2016 Guest Lecturer Instructor: Jane Ramsey Graduate course: Contemporary Immigration Policy and Practice This is an advanced-level policy course that examines US immigration policies through a historical and comparative lens.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2019-2020 Internship Coordinator for the Pozen Center for Human Rights
The Internship Coordinator oversees the Human Rights Internship Program and supervises four student Peer Leaders selected from the prior cohort of interns. Responsibilities include overseeing the outreach campaign, participating in the application review and interview process, of new interns. Coordinator also implements five intern trainings and assist with annual symposium, and works with executive director to sort new cohort into Peer Leader groups, based on interests and expertise.
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88 2014-2016 Office of International Affairs Graduate Fellow University of Chicago
Developed and managed content for newly created website for undocumented students. Included academic, legal, and scholarly content for current and prospective students.
2013-2014 The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights Intern The University of Chicago
Updated and managed immigration court registry of clients. Developed and translated informational material for clients. Conducted data analysis for policy memo. Assisted with case management, connecting clients with resources and information.
2013 Human Rights Intern The Interfaith Committee for Detained Immigrants Pozen Family Center for Human rights, University of Chicago
Created resource guide for health care services available to clients. Attended weekly immigration court hearings to document and report the treatment of immigrant detainees. Served as a liaison and an interpreter for families and immigration officials at the processing center. Assisted immigrant clients in navigating local services such as obtaining identifying documents.
2012-2013 The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights Intern
Developed surveys for program assessment. Conducted political research for a political campaign. Organized and lead a presentation on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) for school counselors in Chicago. Updated the Illinois Dram Act Guide for Students and Counselors. Translated DACA materials into Spanish.
ACADEMIC SERVICE
2018 Writing Group Facilitator University of Chicago Write Away Winter, 10-week structured writing groups program
Led weekly writing and discussion sessions.
2017-2018 Co-Coordinator University of Chicago Migration & Incorporation Workshop
Maintained budget and social media. Implemented logistics for food and meeting space.
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2017-2018 Spanish Interpreter Community Health: The largest free community clinic in the country in Chicago, IL.
Interpret for Spanish-speaking patients who were meeting with health care professionals (e.g. doctors, nurses, specialists) for medical check-ups and other medical appointments.
2013-2016 Advocate & Interpreter for Broadview Ministry Interfaith Committee for Detained Immigrants Chicago, IL.
Local nonprofit that advocates for immigrants being held in detention. Served as a liaison and an interpreter for immigrant families and immigration officials at the immigration processing center. Families came to say farewell to loved ones being deported.
2011-2012 Community Organizer NC Carolina Dream Team Local Grassroot Organization Charlotte, NC.
Organized immigration-not-deportation campaigns. Collaborated with immigration attorneys in compiling supporting documents for immigrant clients. Advocated for immigrant clients.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Council of Social Work Education National Association of Social Workers Society for Social Work & Research
DATA ANALYSIS TRAINING
Intersectional Qualitative Research Institute University of Texas at Austin Software: MAXQDA
LANGUAGES
Proficient in written and spoken Spanish
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