Professional presentations
Invited talks (9)
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2024Feb 16
Invited talks
Black contributions to social welfare & social work history: A legacy of Black self-help, resistance, and liberation (Invited speaker). National Association of Social Workers Arizona Chapter, Virtual.
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2024Feb 22
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Resilience and resistance: The evolving journey of Black social work in America (Invited speaker). Association for Community Organization & Social Action (ACOSA) Leadership, Equity, Accountability, and Diversity (LEAD) Committee, Virtual.
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2023Oct 23
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Shadows and silhouettes: Missing chapters of Black contributions, CSWE’s multicultural task forces, and divisive times in social work history (Invited speaker for the Just Community Social Justice Initiative). University of Connecticut School of Social Work, Virtual.
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2021Aug 28
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(Re)covering Black social work history: Confronting the historical roots of whiteness, racism, and colonialism in the profession of social work (Invited speaker for the Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Training). University of Wisconsin Madison Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work, Virtual.
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2021Feb 25
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Black contributions to social welfare & social work history: A legacy of Black self-help, resistance, and liberation (Invited speaker for the Equity & Inclusion Speaker Series). University at Buffalo School of Social Work and Boston University School of Social Work, Virtual.
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2021Mar 29
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Black contributions to social welfare & social work history: The role of history in social work and anti-racism efforts (Invited speaker for the Just Community Social Justice Initiative). University of Connecticut School of Social Work, Virtual.
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2021Feb 23
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Black contributions to social welfare & social work: Historical efforts to address anti-Blackness and racism in the profession of social work (Invited speaker). University of California Los Angeles Luskin School, Virtual.
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2021Feb 22
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Child welfare practice with Black fathers & Black social work history (Invited speaker). North Carolina State University School of Social Work, Virtual.
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2021Jul 27
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Fatherhood in foster care: Research and guidance on working with young fathers (Invited speaker). Healthy Teen Network & ReSHAPING Network, Virtual.
Invited panels (9)
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2023May 20
Invited panels
Child maltreatment doctoral student panel (Invited panelist). Washington University in St. Louis Brown School of Social Work; Center for Innovation in Child Maltreatment Policy, Research and Training; Leadership, Equity, and Diversity for Higher Education (LEAD) Pre-doctoral Institute, Virtual.
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2023Sep 21
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Imperiling action: The implications of the supreme court’s affirmative action ruling for social work education (Invited panelist). Association for Community Organization & Social Action (ACOSA) Leadership, Equity, Accountability, and Diversity (LEAD) Committee.
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2021Oct 7
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Child maltreatment doctoral student panel (Invited panelist). Washington University in St. Louis Brown School of Social Work; Center for Innovation in Child Maltreatment Policy, Research and Training; Leadership, Equity, and Diversity for Higher Education (LEAD) Pre-doctoral Institute, Virtual.
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2021Mar 5
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Child maltreatment doctoral student panel (Invited panelist). Washington University in St. Louis Brown School of Social Work; Center for Innovation in Child Maltreatment Policy, Research and Training; Leadership, Equity, and Diversity for Higher Education (LEAD) Pre-doctoral Institute, Virtual.
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2021May 13
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Consuming, creating, and collaborating: Social media as a tool for engaged scholarship (Invited panelist). University of Michigan School of Social Work Parenting in Context Research Lab, Virtual.
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2021Mar 10
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Recovering histories: Social work/welfare history through Black, Indigenous, and Latinx perspectives (Invited panelist). University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, Virtual.
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2020May 29
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Coping through the crisis: A virtual townhall for fathers (Invited panelist). Power of Fathers, Children's Home + Aid, Virtual.
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2019Apr 29
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Engaging fathers & paternal relatives in child welfare series collaborative (Invited expert panelist). The Fathers and Continuous Learning in Child Welfare (FCL) project, Mathematica, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Washington, D.C.
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2017Oct 21
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Scholarship with impact: SSA doctoral student research forum (Invited panelist). University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL.
Organized (8)
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2024Jan 18
Organized
Reckoning and resistance: Charting a path toward anti-racism in social work (Organizer and panel moderator). Arizona State University School of Social Work Book Panel Webinar, Virtual.
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2023Apr 19
Organized
Red scares, political repression, and social work: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow (Webinar co-organizer). Social Welfare History Group, Virtual.
The American red scares of the twentieth century point to an evolving political landscape rather than isolated bouts of hysteria that exploded onto—and then vanished—from the political scene. Under the guise of "protecting democracy," organized political forces stifled and repressed progressive social policy, political and social activity, and democratic and constitutional rights. Thousands of ordinary people were ostracized, facing material consequences including imprisonment, deportation, loss of employment, and organized violence. As we will discuss in this webinar, red scares did not exempt social workers—nor have we seen the last one. Panelists: Mimi Abramovitz, Silberman SSW, Hunter College CUNY; Laura Curran, Rutgers University School of Social Work; Jessica Toft, University of Minnesota School of Social Work; Kit Ginzky, joint-PhD candidate, University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work and Department of History; Jane McPherson, Associate Professor and Director of Global Engagement, University of Georgia School of Social Work.
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2022Oct 18
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Doctoral student interested in (“making”) history (Webinar co-organizer and panelist). Social Welfare History Group, Virtual.
On April 8, 2022, the Social Welfare History Group (SWHG) leadership team hosted “A Dialogue and Call to Action” event attended by 130 social work educators. The 272 registered participants represented 32 states, 3 countries, and several scholarly disciplines. The discussion highlighted the importance of preparing history-informed doctoral students to (1) conduct historical research that will advance and correct the existing historical record, (2) teach history to BSW and MSW students, and (3) advance social work practice that is historically informed. In response to strong requests from Social Welfare and Social Work doctoral students for the opportunity to discuss their interest in historical research with other students and faculty, the SWHG has planned the following first-ever meeting of Doctoral Students Interested In (“Making”) History. We welcome students interested in: Support for an existing historical dissertation research; Developing an initial historical dissertation research topic; Adding historical content to dissertation, class, assignment, publications; Teaching a social work history course; Pursuing historical knowledge foundational to the social work canon. Panelists: Justin S. Harty, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Arizona State University; Mimi Abramovitz, Bertha Capen Reynolds Professor of Social Policy Emerita, Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College, CUNY; Stephen M. Tomczak, Professor of Social Welfare Policy & Community Organization, Department of Social Work, Southern Connecticut State University
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2022Apr 8
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How social work (mis)managed history: A dialogue and a call for change (Webinar co-organizer and panelist). Social Welfare History Group, Virtual.
Join the Social Welfare History Group to consider how social work has and has not built history into our education, research and practice. Is it time for a change? Panelists: Mimi Abramovitz, Silberman SSW, Hunter College CUNY; Laura Curran, Rutgers University School of Social Work; Justin Harty, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, University of Chicago; Jessica Toft, University of Minnesota School of Social Work; Stephen Monroe Tomczak, Department of Social Work, Southern Connecticut State University
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2021Sep 22
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Dismantling racism in social work education – Part I: The whitewashing of Black social work history (Webinar co-organizer and co-moderator). Social Work Coalition for Anti-Racist Educators in partnership with Advances in Social Work, Virtual.
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2021Oct 6
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Dismantling racism in social work education – Part II: Black and Brown social work efforts to resist racism and dismantle white supremacy in social work through political action and organizing (Webinar co-organizer and co-moderator). Social Work Coalition for Anti-Racist Educators in partnership with Advances in Social Work, Virtual.
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2020Jun 17
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Perspectives on fatherhood: Differences, opportunities, and considerations for the future (Webinar co-organizer). Society for Social Work and Research Special Interest Group on Father-Related Research, Virtual.
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2018Oct 7
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Innovative approaches to fatherhood research: Challenges and opportunities (Webinar co-organizer). Society for Social Work and Research Special Interest Group on Father-Related Research, Virtual.