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FACULTYNEWSdid in that country from 1991 to 2005.Dr. Groza has been working with theUniversity of Bucharest and otherinstitutions to develop social workeducation in Romania as well as severalother projects there.Dr. Groza was interviewed by the RuddAdoption Research Program at theUniversity of Massachusetts-Amherst“The Voices Project” in November abouthis research on national and internationalpolicy and practice including hisparticipation in Partners for ForeverFamilies, a Public-Private-UniversityInitiative and a Neighborhood-BasedApproach to recruitment, initiated in 2008and funded by Adoption Opportunities:Diligent Recruitment of Families forChildren in the Foster Care System. “At thetime this grant was developed,” stated Dr.Groza, “the overall population of children infoster care had declined but the childrenwho remained in care were older and morecomplicated, requiring new methods topromote their need for permanency.”Ralph S. and DorothyP. Schmitt ProfessorMerl C. (“Terry”)Hokenstad, Jr. hasbeen chosen forappointment as aDistinguishedUniversity Professorby President BarbaraSnyder at Case Western ReserveUniversity. Terry is in the first cohort ofsix CWRU professors to receive thishonor. They were recognized at theUniversity Convocation in August.Dr. Hokenstad and MSASS doctoralstudent Amy Restorick Roberts recentlypublished “Global Greying and ActiveAging: Challenges for International SocialWork” in the Journal of Global SocialWork Practice, Vol. 3, No. 2 (November/December 2010) and “Social Work’s Rolein Ensuring, Enabling and SupportiveEnvironments for Older Persons: A GlobalPerspective” in the Journal of SocialIntervention: Theory and Practice, Vol. 19,Issue 2 (2010).4 MSASS ActionAt CSWE’s Annual Program Meeting inPortland, Dr. Hokenstad presented “SocialIntegration of Displaced Populations: TheCase of Human Trafficking.” He alsopresented “The United Nations and ItsMillennium Development Goals” atKenyon College in November.Assistant professorDeborah Jacobsonwill lead a panelpresentation onMicro-credit andSocial Development inBangladesh: StudyAbroad Program atthe InternationalConsortium for Social Development(ICSD) conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh,January, 2011. ICSD is an organization ofpractitioners, scholars and students inhuman services. Seventeen studentsfrom CWRU on the study abroad coursein Bangladesh this year will each have achance to participate in the conferenceas part of the program.The CSWE Council onthe Role and Status ofWomen in Social WorkEducation MentorshipRecognition Programhas honored associateprofessor Lenore A.Kola at the APMconference in Portlandin October. Dr. Kola was nominated byElizabeth M. Tracy, Ph.D. The honorrecognizes women “who have comebefore us” who provided crucial supportand guidance that leads to personal andprofessional achievement and effectivepractice.Gerald Mahoney,Verna Houck MottoProfessor of Familiesand Communities,gave the keynotepresentation for the9th Biannual NationalEarly ChildhoodIntervention AustraliaConference in Canberra, Australia in May.He and MSASS doctoral alumna FridaPerales, Ph.D. ‘09, alsopresented two, 2-dayworkshops on theResponsive TeachingEarly InterventionCurriculum for theWestern AustraliaDisability ServicesCommission in Perth,Australia. They also conducted an EarlyIntervention Institute at Chung YuanChristian University in Chung-Li, Taiwanin August and gave the keynotepresentation for the 4th InternationalConference on Special Education at ChungYuan Christian University in Chung-Li.Clinical instructorSoad Mansour visitedwith Japanese socialworkers in Tokyo,Japan on June 6th todiscuss MSASScurricula, admission,licensure requirements,and to promoterecruitment of students in the master’sprogram. Arrangement for the meetingwas made by MSASS alumna TomokoYamamura Thompson (MSSA ’96) whoworks at Tokyo Koseinenkin Hospital.Mansour met with five social workersrepresenting social work in hospitals, anNGO serving adults with disabilities, anda for profit recruitment firm. Dinnerfollowed with MSASS alumni: Tomokoand Steve (MSSA ’97) Thompson,associate professor at YokohamaWomen’s Junior College; Keiko Kuwahara(MSSA ’03), translator coordinator; andAyaka Yamamato (MSSA ’00), teacher’sassistant for special education and NGOagency social worker.Newly appointedLeona Bevis/Marguerite HaynamProfessor inCommunityDevelopment AnnaMaria Santiago waswelcomed byCleveland’s Hispaniccommunity in September at the MayDugan Center on Bridge Avenue. She
spoke briefly about her research in housing andmeasuring successful community change. Theevent was organized with the assistance ofLorraine Vega and Magda Gomez (MSSA ’04) ofthe Hispanic Roundtable and was attended byleaders in the for-profit and non-profit Latinocommunity.In 2010, Dr. Santiago published an article withGeorge C. Galster, Ana H. Santiago-San Roman,Cristina M. Tucker, Angela A. Kaiser, and RebeccaA. Grace an article entitled “Foreclosing on theAmerican dream? The financial consequences oflow-income homeownership.” Housing PolicyDebate, 20(4), 707–742.Emerita professor IlgaSvechs will receive the “Crossof Merit” from her nativecountry of Latvia in aceremony scheduled forNovember 18 at the Libraryof Congress in Washington,DC. The Latvian “Cross ofMerit” is the highest civilianaward given by Latvia. The award ceremonyincludes a dinner and concert attended by StateDepartment officials and representatives ofLatvia. In 1992, Dr. Svechs returned as aFulbright Scholar to Latvia, the country she fledas a child during World War II, to become thefirst social work educator to go to the BalticStates following the fall of communism. Afterthat initial visit her return trips were continual.She taught in her native language at theUniversity of Latvia and at Latvia’s Academy ofCulture. She also worked with the Latvianorphanages and lobbied relentlessly to establisha department of social work and psychology atthe Children’s Hospital of Latvia, the onlychildren’s hospital in the country. Her dreamwas realized in just three years. Exactly 75 yearsago, Dr. Svech’s father , John, received this sameaward for his loyalty and devotion to Latvia.In October, Elizabeth M.Tracy, Grace Longwell CoyleProfessor in Social Work,presented “Expanding theToolkit for Home BasedFamily Work: The Other 23Hours Then and Now” atthe Walker SchoolSymposium at BabsonCollege in Wellesley, MA.INTERNATIONALSTUDY TRAVELThe Mandel School is offering short-terminternational study opportunities for studentsand professionals. As an alumni orprofessional, you can join students as theytravel during spring break in March toGuatemala, Turkey, Kenya, or to Ecuador inMay. Travelers see cultural attractions as wellas meet with regional and neighborhoodleaders, policymakers, practitioners, scholarsand consumers. These internationalopportunities are designed to enableparticipants to experience a new culture, tosee comparative social service systems, and togain new insights into the needs of people inthe U.S. and abroad. Recent studies haveshown participants who are immersed inshort-term travel programs to be moreglobally engaged. For more information, youcan visit our web site at http://msass.case.edu/international/index.html or contactDr. Debby Jacobson at dxj@ase.eduFALL 2010 5
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