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Murali D. Nair, MSW, DSW, MS, PhD
Clinical Professor
Department of Social Change & Innovation
Secondary appointment: Department of Adult, Mental Health & Wellness
DSW Faculty – Capstone Advisor
Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Affiliate, The Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging
University of Southern California
E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: 213-821-7054Cell: 440-781-1113
Websites:
Profile:
https://sowkweb.usc.edu/faculty/murali-nair
Mini-Documentaries:
https://tinyurl.com/DrMuraliNair
www.muralinair.com
HIGHER EDUCATION:
DSW & PhD: Columbia University
MSW: Loyola College of Social Sciences
MS (Compute Science): New York Institute of Technology
Additional Training:
Quality Matters Certificate “National Peer Evaluation in Online Learning”
Cleveland State University Certificate “Academic Leadership” International Red Cross Certificate in Disaster Management Columbia School of Social Work Advanced Certificate in Social Welfare
Areas of expertise
Social Work Academy Grand Challenges:
Advance long and productive lives
Create social responses to a changing environment
Harness technology for social good
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HONORS AND AWARDS:
o Senior Fulbright Scholar
o President’s (White House) Volunteer Action Award
o Hall of Fame Award, Columbia university School of Social Work
o The Frances Lomas Feldman Excellence in Education Award, The California Social Welfare
Archives
o Civic Engagement Award – University of Southern California
o Distinguished Faculty Award for excellence in teaching; service to the university, the school,
and the community – University of Southern California School of Social Work
o U.S. Professors of the Year - (nominee) The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of
Education – Finalist
o Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching – Cleveland State University
o Distinguished Faculty Award for Service – Cleveland State University
o Multicultural Leadership Award – Cleveland State University
o Certificate of Special United States Congressional Recognition for Outstanding Services to
Community.
o Distinguished Professor (honorary), Amrita University School of Social Work
o The Power of Partnership Award from the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority
o Bharat Joyti Award – India International Friendship Society
o Out Standing Social Scientist Award – Kerala Association of North America
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ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE: (40 years of full time teaching)
University of Southern California Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work,
Los Angeles, CA (2012 – Present)
Clinical Professor, Department of Social Change & Innovation
Affiliate, The Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging
Co Chair: COPA (Community Organization, Planning, Administration) Concentration
Course Lead: Social Policy TrackSOWK 534 (Social Policy) – 2013-2015,
Course Lead: SOWK 611 (Leadership), SOWK 665 (Grant Writing & Program Development)
(2013- 2017).
Course Lead: SOWK 670 (Global Social Work) – Present.
Member: Task force on new Doctoral Program development in Management and
Leadership;Social Work & Art Incubator Committee; Social Work and USC wide committee on
Wellness; School of Social Work Senate subcommittee on Faculty Recruitment; USC Senate
Committee on Sustainability;Clinical Professor Promotion Committee ; USC Institute for
Integrative Health
Faculty Advisor: Social Work Leadership & Organization Social Work Student Caucus; South
Asian Rural Student Aid (SARSD); Mind Body Student Caucus; International social work
Student Caucus.
Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio (1992 – 2012)
Director & Professor, School of Social WorkDirector, Joint MSW Program, Cleveland State
University & University of Akron Co-Director, Center for Healing Across Cultures
Prior to that taught at:
University of North Alabama,Rutgers State University School of Social Work Marywood
University School of Social Work, Columbia University School of Social Work
PRACTICE EXPERIENCE:
Social Worker, Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Metropolitan Toronto, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada.
Social Worker, International Institute of Metropolitan Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Doctoral Dissertation Board of Examiners Member
University of Toronto
Madura Kamaraj University
Bharathiar University
Pondicherry University
Bharathidasan University
Cleveland State University
CONSULTATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Grant Reviewer - Commission on National and Community Services Learn and Serve;
AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, Summer Corps, VISTA
Los Angeles City Mayor’s Office
Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Fulbright Commission – South Asia division Orientation to new Fulbright scholars
World Bank – Sri Lanka, University of ParadeniaEstablishing the first university based social
work degree program in the country
Learning Communities – Title III grant, Cleveland State UniversityDesign and implement
“engaged learning” curriculum to freshman students
Editorial Board Member:
Loyola Journal of Social Science
Journal on Global Social Work
International Medical Science Research Journal
Peer Reviewer:
Journal of Social Work
Quality & Quantity - Springer Journal
Journal of Social Work
Journal of Workplace Behavior
Council on Social Work Education Annual Conference
National Association of Social Workers Annual Conference
International Conference on Healing Across Cultures
World Association for Case Method Research and Application Chairperson of Human Service
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DisciplinesReceived a Special Award at the International Conference in Montreal
One of the founding members of the Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work -Editorial Board
member; Book Review Editor; Peer Reviewer:
Social Work Text book Manuscript Reviewer, Prentice Hall Publishers & SAGE
Los Angeles Gerontology Research Group member
International Consortium of Centenarian Studies American Society on Aging
American Academy on ManagementCouncil on Social Work Education
United Nations Association of America - Scranton ChapterReceived a citation for Outstanding
Services from the National Board.
Literary Executor: Charles Hendry Memorial Foundation, Toronto, CanadaProfessor Hendry
was the first President of the International Association of Schools of Social Work, former Dean
of the University of Toronto Faculty Of Social Work, and a leading authority on Community
Development. Before his untimely death, Dr. Hendry appointed me as his literary executor and
to honor him, I edited a Book on Issues in Canadian Human Services, which was published by
the University of Toronto OISE Press.
Board Member - Social Planning Council of Metropolitan Toronto
CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCHOLARSHIP Books
Brody, R & Nair, M. (2014) Managing and Leading Human Service Organization 4th
edition. Thousand Oaks, CA. : Sage Publications ISBN: 9781412976459
Nair, M & Guerrero, E. (2014) Evidence Based Macro Practice in Social Work.Wheaton, IL:
Gregory Publishing Company ISBN 978-0-911541-94-6 0-911541-94-2
Nair, M. & Nair, U. (2013) Engaged Learning: Preparing for Professional Practice.
Foreward by David L. Cooperrider. Los Angeles, CA: University of Southern California
Figueroa Press. ISBN-13: 9780182155903
Nair, M. & Brody, R. (2011) Macro Practice: A Generalist Approach (Ninth Edition)
Wheaton, IL: Gregory Publishing Company.
Pesek, T., Reminick, R., L., Nair, M. (2010) Healing Across Cultures and the Good Life An
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Approach to Holistic Health. Florence, KY: Cengage Learning Company.
Pesek, T., Reminick, R., Helton, L., Nair, M. (ed) (2007). Healing Traditions of India.
Thiruvanthapuram, India: Live Publications.
Nair, M., Brody, R. and Palackal, A. (2008). Grassroot Development: Establishing Successful
Microenterprises. Cleveland, OH.: Human Networks, Inc.
This book translated in Malayalam language and published by Thiruvanthapuram, India: Live
Publications.
Nair, M. (ed) (2005) Tsunami Victims: An Anthology of Writings of Children Cleveland,
OH: Cleveland State University.
Nair, M. (2005) God's Own Children: An Anthology of Writings of Residents of an
Orphanage An Introduction: Cleveland, OH: Human Networks, Inc.
Nair, M. & Brody, R. (2005) Community Service: The Art of Volunteerismand Service
Learning (Third Edition) Wheaton, IL: Gregory Publishing Company.
Nair, M. (ed) (2001) Genius in Public Housing, with foreword poemby Maya Angelou and
Jimmy Carter (Second Edition) Wheaton, IL: Gregory Publishing Company.
Hull, G., Nair, M., and others (1996). Research and Undergraduate Social Work Education.
Washington, D.C.: National Institute of Mental Health.
Nair, M., Brody, R. (1994) Social Work in Community Development. Wheaton, IL: Gregory
Publishing Company.
Nair, M., Hain, R and Draper, J. (eds) (1984) Issues in Canadian Human Services with an
introduction by Murray G. Ross. Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto OISE Press.
Nair, M. and Reap, M. (eds) (1982) A Cross-Cultural Perspective of Poverty. Scranton: PA.
Marywood Press.
Documentaries
Media Website to review all my mini documentaries: https://tinyurl.com/DrMuraliNair
Nair, M. (2015) Healing Power of the Environment.
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Nair, M. (2015) Centenarians of Costa Rica: Secrets of Long Life.
Nair, M. (2014) Traditional Healers of Los Angeles Ethnic Enclaves.
Nair, M. (2014) Super Centenarians: The Spice Mountains of Southwestern India.
Nair, M. (2010) Centenarians in Hawaii
Nair, M. (2009) Secrets of long life of Centenarians in Gods own country: Kerala, India.
Nair, M. (2008) Sri Lanka – Experience of a Fulbright Scholar.
Nair, M. and Williams, Michael (2007) Katrina Aftermath
Nair, M., Pesek, T., Reminick, R.,Helton, L (2007) Healing Traditions of India
Nair, M. (2006). Social Vulnerability of Tsunami Victims
Nair, M. (2006). Study Abroad Experience of American Students in India
Nair, M. (ed) (2001) Genius in Public Housing.
Book Chapters, Articles, Refereed Papers Presented at Professional Conferences, and
Invited Presentations:
de Mol van Otterloo, Nils; Singh, Melissa; Yabe, Manako; Arora, Anil; Hollander, Ann; Nair,
Murali. “Utilization of Arts in Social Work Practice: A Review of the Literature”. Canadian
International Journal of Science and Technology, Volume 8, January 2018.
de Mol van Otterloo, Nils; Sudan, Nimit; Lyons, Matthew; Nair, Murali. “Healing Power of
Sound”, International Journal of Innovative Research in Medical Sciences (IJIRMS), Vol.
01, Issue 06, August 2016.
Nair, M: 21st Annual Sarnat Symposium on Healthy Aging. Los Angeles, CA. “Life Style factors of Healthy Centenarians: Cross National Field studies”. October 16, 2018.
de Mol van Otterloo, Nils. & Nair, Murali: “Music, Mindfulness, and Compassion:
Neuroscience of Sound as Healing”. International Conference on Mindfulness. Amsterdam, the
Netherlands. July 11-13, 2018
de Mol van Otterloo, Nils & Nair, M. “Effectively Managing and Leading Innovative
Education: Practice Wisdom of the Far East”. Joint Social Work Education and Development
Conference. Dublin, Ireland, July 4-7, 2018
Nair, M. “Engaged Learning for Professional Practice”. World Positive Teaching
Accelerator. Fort Worth, TX, June 25-28, 2018
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Nair, M. & Nils de Mol van Otterloo “Corporate Social Responsibility: Innovative ideas as
marketing tools for human service management” Network for Social Work Management
National Conference. San Diego, CA: June 13-15, 2018.
Lytton, Jay & Nair, M.: “Data Ditruption: Changing the status-quo of social service
management using analytics” Network for Social Work Management National Conference.
San Diego, CA: June 13-15, 2018.
Garlick, Emily; Garlick, Saul & Nair, M. “Managing for impact and for profit: Options in
human services” Network for Social Work Management National Conference. San Diego, CA:
June 13-15, 2018.
Marquart, Matthea & Nair, M.: “Promoting Wellness to online employees and clients by
innovative technology-enhanced activities” Network for Social Work Management National
Conference. San Diego, CA: June 13-15, 2018.
de Mol van Otterloo, Nils. & Nair, M. “Lost and Found: Musical Reminiscence
Therapy for Dementia Care”. International Congress on Integrative Medicine and
Health, Baltimore, MD. May 8-11, 2018
de Mol van Otterloo, Nils. & Nair, M. “Triggered: Progressives, Reactionaries, and Society
in Flux” The Gathering: Global Partnership for Transformative Social Work. Marshall, CA.
April 11-13, 2018.
Nair, M. “Life Style Factors of Centenarians: Secret of Long Life”. 3rd Annual
Integrative Medicine and Mental Health: The Healing Power of Sound, UCLA
School of Medicine. April 8, 2018.
de Mol van Otterloo, Nils; and Nair, M. Creative Arts in Human Service Management-
Leadership Paradigm. NSWM 26th Annual Conference, Washington DC, June 4-5, 2015
de Mol van Otterloo, Nils; & Nair, M. "Limited Resources and Unlimited Needs: Innovative
Learning Ideas for Human Service Managers in the United States from Dementia Care in India".
Network for Social Work Management Annual Conference, New York. . June 13-15, 2017
de Mol van Otterloo, Nils; & Nair, M. "Universal Social Care: Expanding Packets of Service to
Benefit Clients, Workers, and Agencies". Network for Social Work Management Annual
Conference, New York. June 13-15, 2017.
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Nair, M.; Hsiao, S.C. and Hsiao, H.Y. “Indigenous Leadership: Transfer of Social Technology to
modern management in human service -Two women’s experience”. The 19th International
Symposium of the International Consortium for Social Development. Singapore. July 7-9,
2015.
Sillerud, E; O’Neil, K. and Nair, M. “Traditions and Transformations in a rapidly changing
Global Village: Implications for Social Development Paradigm”. 19th International
Symposium of the International Consortium for Social Development. Singapore. July 7-9,
2015.
Nair, M. Future Shock: Trends in Human Service Management. NSWM 26th Annual
Conference, Washington DC, June 4-5, 2015
Cox, T. and Nair, M. Managers as change leaders: effective models of human service
organizational transformation. NSWM 26th Annual Conference, Washington DC, June 4-5,
2015
van Otterloo, N and Nair, M. Creative Arts in Human Service Management-Leadership
Paradigm. NSWM 26th Annual Conference, Washington DC, June 4-5, 2015
Sela-Amit, M and Nair, M. “Utilization of the Arts in Social Work Practice: A Review of the
Literature”. The International Conference on Arts, Social Work and Education, Bangkok,
Thailand. April 26, 2015.
Burga, J. ; Rivera, J. and Nair, M. “Utilization of Creative Arts as a tool to Study the Perception
of Environmental Sustainability Among the poor Latinos in the Inner City of Los Angeles”. The
International Conference on Arts, Social Work and Education, Bangkok, Thailand. April 26,
2015.
Nair, M. and Gopinath, Deepak (Summer 2015) “Placing poverty-in-context A case Study"
Journal of International Social Development Issues.
Nair, M. and Sudan, N. (2014) “Traditional Medicine” in Encyclopedia of Human Services
and Diversity (ed) Linwood H. Cousins and J. Geoffrey Golson. Thousand Oaks: Sage
Publications.
Nair, M. (2015) “Global Social Work” in Social Work Practice in Health, Mental Health and
Communities: A Meta-framework for Micro, Mezzo, Macro and Global Action. Erik Schott
and Eugenia Weiss (eds). Thousand Oaks: Sage publications.
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Nair, M. (July 25, 2014). “Leadership: Multi disciplinary perspectives”. Paper presented at the
National Association of Social Workers National Conference. Washington D.C.
Nair, M and Lilly, F. (June 26, 2014) “Neelambari Music and its effect on anxiety reduction
among Breast cancer patients receiving Chemo and radiation treatment”. Paper presented at the
International Association of Music and Medicine Conference on Music and Health
Research Collaborator, University of Toronto, Canada.
Nair, M. & Guerrero, E. (June 5, 2014). “Teaching Evidence-Based Macro Practice for Human
Services”. Paper presented at The Network for Social Work Management's 25th Annual
Conference. Boston.
Nair, M. and Sun, C. (June 5, 2014). “Data Mining and Story Telling”. Paper presented at The
Network for Social Work Management's 25th Annual Conference. Boston.
Magnabosco, J and Nair, M. (June 6, 2014). “Multi-disciplinary Theoretical Perspectives on
Leadership on Its Utilization in the Human Services”. Paper presented at The Network for
Social Work Management's 25th Annual Conference. Boston.
Nair, U and Nair, M. (May 20, 2014). “Multi-disciplinary perspective in Sustainability: Case
study approach to enhance better living” paper presented at the 4th
International Conference
on Social Welfare and Sociology. Los Angeles.
Nair, M. and Gopinath, D. (May 20, 2014). “Microenterprises as a tool to alleviate poverty
among women headed household: Successful Community Based Initiative”. paper presented at
the 4th
International Conference on Social Welfare and Sociology. Los Angeles.
Nair, M. (March 12, 2014). Centenarians: Secrets of Long Life and Cross-Cultural
Understandings of Lifestyles. Aging in America Conference - San Diego, CA - American
Society on Aging. San Diego.
Nair, M. “Field Studies on Centenarian Experiences in South Asia”, Asian Journal of
Gerontology and Geriatrics (Fall 2012) 7:64
Nair, M. “Centenarians and Spirituality with Special Reference to Hinduism and Buddhism”
Invitational paper presented at the World Consortium on Centenarian Research Studies,
Hano Island, Sweden. June 6, 2012.
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Nair, M. “Poverty and Natural Disasters: Insights from the Rehabilitation of Vulnerable
Communities Affected by the Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina.” Paper presented at the British
Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Dundee, Scotland. (September 7,
2011).
Gopinath, D & Nair, M. “Poverty Alleviation in India and Kerala: An Overview”.Paper
presented at the University of Dundee as part of British Academy of Humanities and Social
Sciences Small Research Grant project, Ref. SG10153. Dundee, Scotland. (September 7, 2011).
Pesek, T., Reminick, R., L., Nair, M. “Secrets of Long Life:Cross-Cultural Explorations in
Sustainably Enhancing andPromoting Longevity via Elders’ Practice Wisdom.” EXPLORE:
The Journal of Science and Healing Volume 6, Issue 6, Pages 352-358 (November 2010).
"Documentary Film making: Social Work Spotlight" Ritter,Jessica, Vakalahi, Halaevalu and
Kiernan-Stern, Mary (eds) 101 Careers in Social Work. New York: Springer Publishing
Company (2009).
Pesek T, Helton, L, Reminick, R, D. Kannan, Nair, M., "Healing Traditions ofSouthern India
and the Conservation of Culture and Biodiversity:A Preliminary Study" Ethnobotany
Research and Applications, 6: 471-479, (2008).
“Developing Global Leaders Using Community Service and Activism” 14th
Annual National
Learning Communities Conference, Marietta, GA. With Pratt, C. (November 12-14, 2009).
“Globalizing the Social Work Profession: New Role explorations” National Association of
Social Workers State Conference, Columbus, Ohio. (October 29-30, 2009).
“E-Learning Trends in American Higher Education”: Faculty Colloquium, University of
Peradenia, Sri Lanka (July 2009).
Proposal Writing – One week Seminar: Invitational presentation, Amrita University,
Coimbatore, India (June 2008)
“Healing Traditions of Southern India and the Conservation of Culture and Biodiversity: A
Preliminary Study" Ethnobotany Research and Applications, 6: 471-479. (With Pesek
T, Helton, L, Reminick, R, D. Kannan“Interacting with Centenarians” in Healing Across the
Cultures: Traditional Approaches,
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Journal of Eco-Health. With Pesek, T.,Helton, L (2007). “Centenarians: Secrets to Long Life”
in Days in the Lives of Gerontological Social Workers by Linda Grobman & Dara Bergel
Bourassa (eds) Harrisburgh, PA: White Hats Publications. (2007).
“A Cross Cultural Look at Centenarians and our Elderly: Secrets of Long Life and Wellness
beyond Modern Medicine” Joint Conference of the American Society on Aging and the
National Council on Aging, Chicago, IL: With Pasek, T. and Helton, L. (March 7- 9, 2007).
“Healing Across Traditions: Implications for Social Work Practice” National Association of
Social Workers State Conference. Columbus, Ohio. (November 2-3, 2006).
“Hundred Years of Practice Wisdom in Social Work” Baccalaureate Social Work Program
Directors National Conference, Los Angeles, CA: With Seigler, S.,Sellers, J. (October 27-30,
2006).
“Service Learning Across the Curriculum”. Faculty Seminar Amrita University and Loyola
College, Kerala, India. (July 2006).
“Self to Society: Impact of Environment in the paradigm of body, mind and spirit” International
Conference on Integrated Value Education sponsored by UNESCO and others, Banglore,
India. With Pasek, T. and Helton, L. (June 26-28, 2006).
“India Experience: Reflections of study abroad” Annual Baccalaureate Social Work
Education Conference,. Austin, Texas with Solomon, Dana, Adams, Patricia, Guilde, C, and
Stoicoiu, A (four CSU students) (November 2-6, 2005).
“Tsunami Aftermath -Reflections of a Community Revitalization Project”,Baccalaureate
Social Work Program Directors National Conference, Austin, Texas. With Guile,Cassandra
and Stoicoiu, Amy. (October 27-30, 2005).
“Marketing Baccalaureate Social Work Education Through Student Empowerment” Annual
Baccalaureate Social Work Education Conference, Detroit, Michigan with Sellers, J.
(November 4-6, 2004).
“Social Work Honors Program: Successful Way of Marketing Academic Excellence” Annual
Baccalaureate Social Work Education Conference, Detroit, Michigan with Strand, Allen &
Barry, J. (two CSU students) (November 4-6, 2004).
“Social Work Honors Program: Marketing Strategies” Invitational Paper presented at the Ohio
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Association of Social Work Educators Conference. Columbus, Ohio. With Strand, Allen &
Barry, J. (two CSU students) (April 2, 2004).
“Students mentoring students: Phi Alpha Honor Society – Delta Zeta Chapter’s Model Program”,
Baccalaureates Program Directors (Social Work) Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. with
four social work students (October 24-25, 2002).
“Social Work Licensure Examination: Preparation Strategies” Board Sponsored Session
National Association of Social Workers – Ohio Chapter Annual Conference, Cincinnati,
Ohio. (March 15-16, 2001).
“The Three Rs – Teaching, Scholarship and Service in Higher Education” Board Sponsored
session, Baccalaureates Program Directors (Social Work) Annual Conference, Destin,
Florida with Sellers, J. (November 12 –13, 2000).
“Self Realization as a tool to meet student needs in Social Work program” Ohio College
Association of Social Work Educators Annual Conference, Defiance, Ohio with Four CSU
students. (April 7, 2000).
“The Process of Rank and Tenure in the Social Work Higher Education”, Board Sponsored
Session, Baccalaureates Program Directors (Social Work) Annual Conference, St.Louis,
Missouri (November 3-7, 1999) .
“The Art of Searching for Extra Funding” Board Sponsored session, BaccalaureatesProgram
Directors (Social Work) Annual Conference, St.Louis (November 3-7, 1999).
“The Art of Teaching Undergraduate Social Work Students: Creative Pedagogical Approaches”
15h Annual BPD Conference, New Mexico (October 29-30, 1998).
“Tenure and Promotion: The Art of Marketing Your Skills” 15h Annual BPD Conference,
Philadelphia, PA., (October 29-November 2, 1998).
“Community Service and Public Housing: Experience in setting up Sober Clubs” Ohio Campus
Compact Annual Conference, Denison University, Granville, OH. With fourCSU students.
(October 2- 5, 1997).
“Recipients of Service as Care-Givers: VISTA Volunteer Training in a Public Housing”,
National Association of Social Workers Annual Conference, Cleveland, OH. With Robinson,
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E. And Harrison, B. (November 13-16, 1996).
“Community Service in Higher Education: New Opportunities for Social Workers” National
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"Distance Learning in Social Work Education", the Baccalaureate Program Directors
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“Needs Assessment Survey for Drug Elimination Program: Truth or Consequences Housing
Authority Housing Authority”. Washington, D.C., Department of Housing and Urban
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Preparing Graduate Students for Social Work Licensure Examination, Master Teacher,
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“Resident Empowerment and Management in Public Housing,” the National Social Science
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Social Work Curriculum for the 21st
Century, Faculty/Student Conference, PSG Institute of
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“Underclass in Rural and Urban Settings: Implications for Social Work Practice.” Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Social Science Association, Orlando, Florida.
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“Technological Advancement in Social Work Education”, Faculty/Student Colloquium,
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“Scientific Mind of the West” Faculty/Student Colloquium, PSG Institute of Medical
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Family Self Sufficiency Program in Public Housing: A Case Study. Ozark, AL: Housing
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Human Service Professionals’ Perception of Computer Utilization. Florence, AL: University
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“Drug Elimination Program in a Rural Public Housing: A Case Study with Broad Application,”
the Annual Meeting of the National Social Science Association, Memphis, TN. With Madden,
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“Creativity in Social Work Education”, Alabama/Mississippi Social Work Educators
Conference, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (October 1991).
Community Revitalization of Downtown Florence: Perception of Consumers and
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Human Service Needs Assessment of the Shoals Community. Florence, AL: United Way of
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“Case Method Applications in the Human Services” in Klein, Hans (ed) Problem Solving with
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(1990).
“Impact of Social Science on the Employee Well-being: Case Study of an Electronic Industry,”
Annual Meeting of the National Social Science Association, Washington D.C. with Cobbs, S.
(November 5-8, 1990).
“Utilization of Cross-National Single Subject Case Studies on Poverty in the Teaching of Social
Work Practice and Social Policy Courses: Experience in a North American University,” 25th
InternationalCongressofSchoolsofSocialWork,Lima,PeruwithDelea,J.(August 18-22, 1990).
“Innovative Social Work Trends,” the Annual Meeting of the National Social Science
Association, Atlanta, GA. (October 6, 1988).
“Social Worker Burnout – Strategies to Avoid it,” The Annual Meeting of the
Alabama/Mississippi Social Work Education Conference, Jackson, MS (October 6- 7, 1988).
“Analysis of Selected Bibliography on Overseas Indians” in Brown, R and Coelho (eds)
Migration and Modernization: The Indian Diaspora in Comparative Perspective. Studies in
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“Transfer of Social Technology: Lessons to be learned from the United States”Faculty
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“International Social Welfare 1n 1980’s”. Faculty Colloquium, School of Social Work,
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“Social Work Education: An International Perspective” Faculty Colloquium, Helwan
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“Human Services in the United States: A World View,” the 30th
Anniversary Conference of
The Council for International Programs, Cleveland, OH (August 15, 1985).
“Computer Technology in the Human Services: A Universal Phenomenon,” the Rochester
Conference on Computers and Society, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York with
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“Computer Literacy for Human Services Professionals”, Faculty Colloquium, Rutgers
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“Stress Management for Social Workers” National Association of Social Workers – New
Jersey Chapter Conference, North Brunswick, NJ. (March 9, 1984).
“Managing Stress: Theory and Research”, Faculty Colloquium, Rutgers University School of
Social Work, New Brunswick, New Jersey. (February 12, 1984).
“The Impact of Faculty Development on Global Awareness: An Ongoing Process at a Small
Town College,” in Education in Year 2001 by the European Association for Higher
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“Coping with Stress: Research, Strategies and Techniques”, Faculty Colloquium, Rutgers
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“Comparative Social Psychology of the Development of the Person Through the Stages of Life:
India Experience Abroad” Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. New
York, NY: (May 18, 1983).
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“Free Enterprise Without Poverty” by Leonard Greene: New York, NY: W.W. Norton &
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“Social Service Delivery Systems in South Asia: An Organizational Approach in Health Care
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Town College in the United States”, the International Conference of the Inter- University
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“Accreditation Process in the American Schools of Social Work” Faculty/Student
Colloquium”, Institute of Advanced Social Work Education, University of Trondheim,
Norway. (June 28, 1982).
“Social Work Curriculum Development in the United States Schools, Faculty/Student
Colloquium”, Hochschule for Sozialpadagogik and Sozialokonomie Bremen (Bremen
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“Social Policy of the American Welfare State: An Introduction to Policy Analysis by Robert
Morris: Book Review,” in Journal of Applied Social Sciences, Vol. 6, No. 2. (Spring 1982).
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“Social Work Education in United States” Faculty/Student Colloquium”, Evangelische
Fachhochschule, Darmstadt, West Germany. (June 23, 1982).
“Community Organization: A Macro Social Work Practice in the United States”,
Faculty/Student Colloquium, Conference, Fachhochschule fur Sozialwesen Freiburg
(Freiburg School of Social Work), Freiburg, West Germany. (June 21, 1982).
“International Understanding of Poverty”, Faculty/Student Colloquium, Evangelische
Sozialwesen Fachhochschule (Evangelical School of Social Work), Bochum, West Germany.
(June 18, 1982).
“Preventing Stress through Relaxation and Concentration,” the First National Conference on
Burnout. Philadelphia, PA. (November 3, 1981).
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“Robert Morris’s Book on Social Policy of the American Welfare State: A Book Review”, in the
Journal of Canadian Social Work, Vol. 49, No. 4. (Winter 1981).
Stress Reduction Techniques from the Far East – Sixty minutes Audio Tape, Chinchilla,
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“Coping with Burnout Syndrome”, 108th
Annual Meeting of the American Public Health
Association, Detroit, MI: (October 19, 1980).
“Social Work Curriculum Development in the United States”, Faculty/Student Colloquium,
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“Cross-National Experience in Social Work Education: A Curriculum Design for Social
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Social Development, Chinese University, Hong Kong (July 26, 1980).
“Migrants and social-support systems: Information seeking patterns in a Metropolis” In Coelho,
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“Mental Health Services in Rural Settings: Recognition of Cultural Differences as an Effective
Way of Working with the Population,” the Annual Forum of the National Conference on
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“A Cross Cultural Perspective in Teaching Social Policy Courses Related to Family”, Authors’
Forum Session, Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Los
Angeles, CA. (March 11, 1980).
“Social Services to new Migrants: Limited Resources and Unlimited Needs” in Bryce-Laporte, R
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“Transfer of Social Technology: Learning from American Experience”, Faculty/Student
Colloquium, University of Madras School of Social Work, Madras, India. (August 22, 1979).
“Social Services to Rural Elderly,” in Resource Book on Aging in America by Babu Suseelan
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“Ethnic Factors in Rural Mental Health Services” the National Conference on Social Work in
Rural Area, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia (August 9, 1977).
“Social Work Skills: Humanizing the Human Services” the Fifth Biennial Professional
Symposium of National Association of Social Workers, San Diego, CA. (November 19,
1977).
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Professional Symposium of National Association of Social Workers, San Diego, CA.
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Conference On Immigration, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. (November 17,
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“Learning Problems of the Migrants in Canada.” The Ontario Conference for Teaching
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“Problems Faced by the Migrant Community in Canada – the Observation of a Social Worker.”
The National Conference on Human Relations for Labor and Management, Toronto,
Canada (January 21, 1973).
“Asians in Toronto: Ethnic Group Pattern” Philippine Tribune, Vol. 1, No. 7 (December,
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“New Immigrants’ Settlement Pattern in Canada,”- Keynote address The Kiwanis Club’s
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