Charge From the Board of Directors
The Commission for Diversity and Social & Economic Justice shall promote in social work education inclusion, equity, social and economic justice, and the integration of knowledge of how the multiple aspects of human diversity intersect. The Commission shall perform this function through establishing and advancing collaborative partnerships with all Council on Social Work Education diversity and social justice-related commissions and affiliated groups, including external intra-professional and multidisciplinary partnerships. The Commission shall work directly with all organizational units of the Council on endeavors related to diversity and social and economic justice, and serve in an advisory capacity to the Center for Diversity and Social and Economic Justice. Concerning itself with the impacts of oppression, power, and privilege, the Commission shall also initiate and support efforts to expand the presence of historically oppressed and under-represented populations among students, faculty, and staff in social work education programs.
Councils
- Council on Disability and Persons With Disabilities
- Council on Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Diversity
- Council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education
- Council on Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression
2023 Report to the Board of Directors
Chair
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Lissa Schwander
Associate Professor
Central Michigan University
Co-Chair
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Melissa Singh
Associate Professor
University of Southern California
Member
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Pamela L. Begay, PhD, LCSW
Associate Professor of Practice
Washington University in St. Louis
Affiliate Group: Indigenous and Tribal Social Work Education Association
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Darren Whitfield, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor
University of Maryland
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Bronwyn Cross-Denny, PhD, LCSW
Associate Professor
Sacred Heart University
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Yarneccia Dyson, PhD, MSW
Professor
North Carolina State University
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Karina Gil, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor / Director
Our Lady of the Lake University
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Johnnie Hamilton-Mason, PhD, MSW
Professor and Interim Director, School of Social Work
Simmons University
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Sister Angela Kim, PhD, LCSW-C
Professor
Marywood University
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Melissa Littlefield, PhD, MSW
Professor
Morgan State University
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Ebony Perez, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
Saint Leo University
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Stephen Rassi, PhD, MA, LMSW
Lecturer
Eastern Michigan University
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Jerry Watson, PhD, MSW, MBA
Associate Professor
University of Memphis
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Laura Wernick
Associate Professor
Fordham University
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Shiyou Wu
Assistant Professor
Arizona State University
Affiliate Group: Asian and Pacific Islander Social Work Educators Association
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Sukyung Yoon, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of North Texas