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
Co-Chair
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Bronwyn Cross-Denny
Chair
Sacred Heart University
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Lissa Schwander
Central Michigan University
Member
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Melissa Littlefield
Professor
Morgan State University
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Pamela Begay
Associate Professor
Washington University in St. Louis
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Darren Whitfield
Associate Professor
University of Maryland
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Yarneccia Dyson
Professor
North Carolina State University
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Karina Gil
Associate Professor
Our Lady of the Lake University
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Johnnie Hamilton-Mason
Professor
Simmons University
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Youseung Kim
Associate Professor
Clark Atlanta University
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Ebony Perez
Assistant Professor
Saint Leo University
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Leah Prussia
Assistant Professor
College of Saint Scholatica
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Abha Rai
Assistant Professor
Loyola University Chicago
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Melissa Singh
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Southern California
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Jerry Watson
Assistant 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