CHERYL E. WAITES

5447 Woodward Ave School of Social Work, Wayne State University,

Detroit, MI 48202 ccwaites@wayne.edu

313 577-9928

EDUCATION

EdD North Carolina State University, Counselor Education, Concentration: Psychological

Theory & Research

MSW Fordham University, Graduate School of Social Services, Concentration: Children &

Family Services

BA Hunter College, City University of New York, Major: Sociology. Minors: Psychology &

Black Studies

Institutes

Institute on Aging and Social Work Research, St. Scholastica College and the National Institute

on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Fellow, 2004 - 2005

Awards and Honors

Selected and participated in Leadership Academy in Aging, Social Work Leadership Institute of

the New York Academy of Medicine, 2012 – 2013.

Received the Outstanding Dean in Aging Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education

Leadership Award, Social Work Leadership Institute of the New York Academy of Medicine,

October 2010

Received a NC State University Outstanding Teaching Award, 2005-2006 and

College of Humanities and Social Sciences Outstanding Teacher Award, 2005-2006

Nominated for the North Carolina State University Outstanding Service in Support of Teaching

and Learning Award, Fall 2003

Interdisciplinary and Interprofessional Leadership and Service

WSU Mayor’s Summit on Health Equity in Detroit – Conference Planning Committee, 2015-

2016

WSU Health Sciences Committee, 2015 – present

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WSU Strategic Planning Assessment Committee, 2016

WSU Strategic Planning Committee, 2014 - 2015

WSU Michigan Area Health Education Center Executive Advisory Board, 2011 –2015

WSU, Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute for Children and Family Development, Internal

Advisory Board member, 2011 - present

ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Administrative Appointments

Dean, School of Social Work, Wayne State University, June 2012 - present

Interim Dean, School of Social Work, Wayne State University, October 2011 – May 2012

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Social Work, Wayne State University, August

2007- September 2011

Acting Dean, School of Social Work, Wayne State University, 2010 (April – August)

Associate Head, Department of Social Work, North Carolina State University, 2005-2007

Director of Graduate Programs, (MSW Program Director) Department of Social Work, North

Carolina State University, 2004-2007

Assistant Head, Department of Social Work, North Carolina State University, 2003-2005

Assistant Director, Department of Social Work, North Carolina State University, 2001-2003

Academic Coordinator, Department of Social Work, North Carolina State University, 1999-2001

Coordinator of Academic Advising, Department of Social Work, North Carolina State

University, 1996-2001

Director of Field Education, Department of Sociology, Social Work and Criminal Justice, UNC

Pembroke, 1986-1993

Academic Appointments

Professor, School of Social Work, Wayne State University, 2011-present

Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Wayne State University, 2007-2011

Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, North Carolina State University, 1999-2007

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Visiting Professor, UNC Chapel Hill, School of Social Work, Chapel Hill NC, Fall 2003

Assistant Professor, Social Work Program, North Carolina State University, 1993-1999

Teaching Assistant, North Carolina State University, Counselor Education Department,

Master’s Counseling Practicum, 1991-1992

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Social Work and Criminal Justice, UNC

Pembroke, 1987-1993

Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Social Work and Criminal Justice, UNC Pembroke, 1985-1987

SCHOLARSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Research Focus

Healthy aging, health promotion, intergenerational relationships, culturally appropriate and

responsive social work practice and social work education

Publications

Book

Waites, C. (Ed) (2008). Social Work Practice with African American families: An

intergenerational perspective. New York: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group.

Chapters

Waites, C. (2008). African American families across generations. In C. Waites (Ed), Practice

with African American families: An intergenerational perspective (pp. 3-16). New York:

Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group.

Waites, C. (2008). Intergenerational perspective. In Waites, C. (Ed), Practice with African

American families: An intergenerational perspective (pp. 17-32). New York: Routledge,

Taylor and Francis Group.

Davis, M., & Waites, C. (2008). Intergenerational caregiving: Family and long term care. In

Waites, C. (Ed), Practice with African American families: An intergenerational

perspective (pp. 143-163). New York: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group.

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Refereed Journals

Vakalahi, H.F.O., Countee-Gilliam, C., McPhatter, A., Washington, E.M., & Waites, C. (in

press). Women of color pipeline to academic leadership. Advancing Women in

Leadership.

Waites, C. and Onolemhemhen, D. (2014). Perceptions of healthy aging among African-American

and Ethiopian elders. Ageing International. 39, 4, 369-384

Martin, F, Waites, C., Pratt Hopp, F., Agius., E & Sobeck, J., (2013). Enhancing aging services

through evidence-based health promotion: A training for service providers. Journal of

Evidence-Based Social Work. 10, 5, 482-93.

Afonso, N., Mendez, J., O'Connell, M., Bugdalski-Stutrud, C. ,Smith, G., Waites, C., Bowers, C.,

Bruer, S., (2013). Experiential Interprofessional Education using an Older Adult Home

Visit. Medical Science Educator. 23, 583-586.

Waites, C. (2013). Examining the Perceptions, Preferences, and Practices that Influence Healthy

Aging for African American Older Adults: An Ecological Perspective. Journal of Applied

Gerontology. 32, 7, 851-871

Hancock, T., Waites, C., & Kladaris, C. (2012). Facing the realities of structural inequality:

Students’ orientations to oppression and practice with oppressed groups. Journal of Social

Work Education. 48,1,5-25.

Casstevens, W. J., Waites, C. C., & Outlaw, N. (2012). Non-traditional student retention:

Exploring perceptions of support in a Social Work graduate program. Social Work

Education. 31 (3). 256-268. DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2011.556188

Waites, C. (2009). Building on Strengths: Intergenerational Practice with African American

Families. Social Work. 54,3, 278-287.

Waites, C., (2008). Health promotion activities in six African American churches in a southeastern

community. African American Research Perspectives,12, 1, 130-149.

Waites, C., & Bearon, L. (2007). Cross-professional partnerships: Innovation in continuing

education for social workers and extension educators. Educational Gerontology, 33, 10, 833-

853.

Waites, C. (2007). Grandparents communicating with grandchildren: Fostering intergenerational

understanding. Journal of Health and Social Policy,22, ¾, 149-165.

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Waites, C., & Lee, E. O. (2007). Strengthening aging content in the baccalaureate social work

curricula: What students have to say? Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 48, 1/2.

Lee, E., & Waites, C. (2006). Infusing aging content across the curriculum: Innovations in

Baccalaureate social work education. Journal of Social Work Education, 42, 1, 49-66.

Chavis-McCullough, A. M., & Waites, C. (2004). Using genograms with African American

families: Identifying culturally linked strengths for assessment and action. Journal of Family

Social Work, 8, 2, 1-19.

Waites, C., Macgowan, M., Pennell, J., Carlton- LaNey, I., & Weil, M. (2004). Increasing the

cultural responsiveness of family group conferencing: Advancing child welfare practice.

Social Work, 49, 2, 291-300.

Waites, C., Gold M., Green, M., Seagroves, M., & Walls, D. (2002). A case of program

assessment and renewal: Building partnerships with social work advisory councils. Arête,

26, 2, 72-83.

Brown, T., & Waites, C. (2002). Mentorship: what it can do for you, The New Social Worker, 9,

1, 30-35

Waites, C. (2001). Patchwork quilts: A tool for promoting cultural understanding, community, and

social advocacy. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work. 7, 1, 27-35.

Waites, C. (2000). Assessing generalist problem-solving skills: An outcome measure. Journal of

Baccalaureate Social Work, 6, 1, 67 –79.

Murray, J., & Waites, C. (1997). Social work practice in Barbados: Observations from two

American practitioners. The Black Caucus, 2, 3, 13-17.

Manuscripts in Preparation

Hopp, F., Waites, C,. Dajor-Norack, A., Perry, T., Martin, F., Bowers, C., Urban Aging

Waites, C. The voices of African American elders

Waites, et al Social Work 12 Grand Challenges Using an Aging Lens

Book Chapters

Waites, C., Kaiser, A., Martin, F., (2014). Health promotion for African American elders: Church

is the likely place. In Halaevalu F. Ofahengaue Vakalahi, Ph.D. & Gaynell M. Simpson,

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Ph.D. & Nancy Giunta, Ph.D (Eds), The Collective Spirit of Aging Across Cultures.

Springer Science and Business Media publisher

Waites, C., & Lee, E. O. (2007). Strengthening aging content in the baccalaureate social work

curricula: What students have to say? In C. J. Tompkins, A. L. Rosen (Eds), Fostering

social work gerontological competence (pp. 47-62). New York: Routledge, Taylor and

Francis Group. (Reprint)

Waites, C. (2001). Victoria Earle Matthews: Residence and reform. In I. Carlton-LaNey (Ed.),

African American leadership in social welfare history: An empowerment tradition.

Washington, DC: NASW Press.

Waites, C., & Carlton-LaNey, I. (1999). Returning to rural roots: African American return

migrant's use of senior centers. In I. Carlton-LaNey, R. Edwards & N. Reid (Eds.)

Preserving and strengthening small towns and rural communities. (pp.236-248).

Washington, DC: NASW Press.

Waites, C. (1998). It takes an entire village: Our children are our future. In Black family summit

1998, Columbia, South Carolina: University Press.

Waites, C. (1990). The tradition of group work and natural helping networks in the African

American community. In D. F. Fike & B. Ritter (Eds.), Working from strengths: The essence

of group work, selected proceedings from the twelfth annual symposium for the advancement

of social work with groups, (pp. 211-224). Miami Florida: Center for Group Work Studies.

Proceedings (Invited)

Sandal, K., & Waites, C. (2001). Ethical issues in family group conferencing research. In 2000 family

group decision making roundtable and international conference on evaluation of family group

decision making; Summary of the proceedings. Englewood, CO: American Humane Association.

Madison Wisconsin: American Humane Association. Seattle, WA.

Waites, C., Macgowan, M., Pennell, J., Carlton- LaNey, I. & Weil, M. (2000). Family group

conferencing: Building partnerships with African American, Latino/Latina, and American

Indian families and communities. In 1999 family group decision making roundtable and

international conference on evaluating family group decision making: Summary of the

proceedings (pp. 49-54). Englewood, CO: American Humane Association. Seattle, WA.

Pennell, J, Buford, G, Macgowan, M, Waites, C, & Weil, M (2000). Partnership-building

evaluation in Newfoundland/Labrador and North Carolina, In 1999 family group decision

making roundtable and international conference on evaluating family group decision

making: Summary of the proceedings (pp. 129-132). Englewood, CO: American Humane

Association.

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Other Professional Publications

Waites, C. (2008). My journey from child welfare to gerontology. Aging Times, 3, 6. CSWE Gero-

Ed Center, Alexandria, VA.

Evans, D., Hearn, M., Aleman, M., Ivey, A., and Waites, C. (2003 & 2007). Instructors’ manual

for essential interviewing: A programmed approach to effective communication. Sixth and

Seventh Editions, Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole.

Waites, C. (2003). The social work interview: interactive exercises and teaching tips. Online

interactive exercises for social workers. [on-line] http://www.wadsworth.com/cgi-

wadsworth/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M20b&discipline_number=7&product_isbnissn=05

34558488. (Companion site- final exam)Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole.

Waites, C. (2002). Ode to a practicum student. In L. Gorman, (Ed.) The field placement survival

guide: What you need to know to get the most from your social work practicum. Harrisburg,

PA: White Hat Communications. (Poem)

Waites, C. (1998). Ode to a practicum student. The New Social Worker, spring, 23. (Poem)

Published Abstracts - Refereed

Waites, C. (2004). Transforming views on aging: Innovations for BSW education. Second

National Gerontological Social Work Conference Presentation Abstracts, 93,137-138.

Waites, C. (2003). African American returns migrants. Gerontologist, 43, 128-128 Special Issue.

Waites, C., & Lee, O., (2003). Strengthening geriatric and intergenerational content in the

undergraduate social work curriculum: What students have to say. First National

Gerontological Social Work Conference Presentation Abstracts, 91.

Lee E., & Waites, C., (2002). Infusing aging content in undergraduate social work education:

What students have to say? Gerontologist,42, 267-267 Special Issues.

Waites, C. E. (1994). A developmental field-based practicum for undergraduate social work

students: A deliberate psychological education model. Dissertation Abstracts International,

A: The Humanities and Social Sciences, 55 (1)153-A.

Manuals and Technical Reports

Agius, E., Sobeck, J. & Waites, C. (2010). Detroit Area Agency on Aging service enhancement

project report. The Center for Social Work Practice and Policy Research, School of Social

Work, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.

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Waites, C. (2004). GeroRich year three interim report. Geriatric Social Work Initiative, John A.

Hartford Foundation, the Council on Social Work Education, and the Department of Social

Work.

Waites, C. (2003). GeroRich year two report. Geriatric Social Work Initiative, John A. Hartford

Foundation, the Council on Social Work Education, and the Department of Social Work.

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Waites, C., & Lee, E. O. (2003). GeroRich year two interim report. Geriatric Social Work

Initiative, John A. Hartford Foundation, Council on Social Work Education and the

Department of Social Work.

Waites, C., & Lee, E. O. (2002). GeroRich year one report. Geriatric Social Work Initiative, John

A. Hartford Foundation, the Council on Social Work Education and the Department of

Social Work.

Waites, C. (2000). Diversity institute for undergraduate students. Raleigh, North Carolina: North

Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse and the

Department of Social Work.

Pennell, J., Macgowan, M., Waites, C., & Weil, M. (1998). North Carolina family group

conferencing training project: building partnerships with and around families. Raleigh, North

Carolina: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social

Services and North Carolina State University, Department of Social Work.

Marson, S. M. & Waites, C.E. (1991). The field experience handbook Pembroke, North Carolina:

Pembroke State University [7th, 8th, 10th - 13th (1993) revised edition].

Marson, S. M., Waites, C.E. & Robinson, H. (1988). The field experience handbook. Pembroke,

North Carolina: Pembroke State University (9th revised edition).

Grants

Research, Grants and Contracts – External

Co-Principal Investigator, Detroit Area Agency on Aging contract, Research on Naturally

Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCS) For Older Adults. Award $6,712.04. Awarded

2015.

Co-Principal Investigator, Arthur Vining Davis Foundations grant. Project title: Older Adult

Home Visit Program. Award $124,000 for 2012 – 2013.

Co-Principal Investigator, Home Instead Senior Care Foundation grant. Project title: Older Adult

Home Visit Program: Fostering Interprofessionalism. Introduce medical, pharmacy and social

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work students to the concept of a multidisciplinary approach to patient care. Award $5,000 for

2011-2012.

Principal Investigator (with Sobeck, J., & Agius, E.) Detroit Area Agency on Aging grant. Project

title: Service Provider Enhancement Project. Provided training and consultation on evidenced –

based health promotion to service providers in the Detroit aging network. Award $60,000, for 2009-

2010.

Principal Investigator, John A. Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholars Program.

Administered by the Gerontological Society of America and is a component of the national Geriatric

Social Work Initiative. Project title: Promising Health Promotion Strategies and Interventions:

Social Work Practice with Racial and Ethnic Elders. Conducted research study in North Carolina

and Detroit Michigan. Award $100,000 for 2006-2008.

Principal Investigator and Project Director for a training grant funded by the Institute for Geriatric

Social Work at Boston University. Project title: Innovative and Sustainable Continuing

Gerontological Education for Social Work Practitioners: Fostering Community Partners for

Gerontological Education and Training. Brought together social workers and NC Cooperative

Extension agents to form a partnership to provide innovative programming for older adults and

families in their communities. Award $3,000 for 2004-2005.

Principal Investigator and Project Director (with E. Othelia Lee) for a Geriatric Social Work

Initiative sponsored by the John A. Hartford foundation and the Council on Social Work

Education. Project title: GeroRich or Geriatric Enrichment in Social Work Education. Infused

aging and intergenerational content across the social work curriculum. Award $60,000 for 2002-

2004.

Principal Investigator for a Title IV-E Child Welfare Grant received from the North Carolina

Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse. Project title:

Diversity Institute to Train North Carolina Undergraduate Social Work Students in Principles and

Practices of Effective, Cross Cultural Services that Nurture and Protect Children and Preserve

Families. Planned and carried out a one –day Diversity Institute, with a three month follow-up

contact. Conducted an evaluation and study to explore how BSW programs address diversity

across the state. Award $22,900, for 1999-2000.

Co-Principal Investigator of a Title IV –E Child Welfare Grant funded by the North Carolina

Division of Social Services. The project title: Family Group Conferencing. Provided training,

implementation and evaluation for the Family Group Conferencing model in North Carolina. Award

$1,066,566 for 1998-2001

Research, Grants and Awards – Internal

Wayne State University, Division of Research, Graduate Research Assistant, competitive award,

$35,000 for 2008-2009.

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Co-Investigator Faculty Research and Professional Development Grant, North Carolina State

University. The Project Title: Improving Graduate Student Retention In Social Work. Award $4,000

for 2007-2008.

International Travel Award, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, North Carolina State

University. Awarded $690 to participate in the Baccalaureate Program Directors’ 1st. International

Conference and Tour, Ghana West Africa, Summer 2001.

College of Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty Development Grant for Curriculum

Development, North Carolina State University. Awarded $1,000 to revise the social work course on

African American Families. Summer 2000.

Principal Investigator for a Professional Development Grant for Faculty Diversity, North Carolina

State University office of the Provost. The project title: Engaging African American Elders Who

Have Migrated To The Rural South. Conducted study on African American return migration. Award

$1,305 for 1998.

Principal Investigator (with Mark MacGowan and Joan Pennell) of The College of Humanities and

Social Sciences Faculty Initiative Grant, North Carolina State University. The project title: Building

Partnerships With African American, Latino/Hispano And American Indian Families And

Communities. Conducted a research study. Award $13,000 for 1999.

Principal Investigator for a College of Humanities and Social Science Organized Research Grant,

North Carolina State University. The project title: The Role Of The Social Worker In A Developing

Country: Social Service Delivery Systems For Women And Children In Barbados. Exploratory

Research to examine cultural issues and social service delivery systems in a developing nation.

Amount of award $3,900 for 1994-1995.

Principal Investigator for a UNC Pembroke Faculty Grant for Dissertation Research. The project

title: Enhancing the Cognitive Development of Social Work Students During Their Field Work

Experience: a Deliberate Psychological Education Approach. Awarded $1,000 for 1992-1993.

Unfunded Research

Healthy Aging and Retirement Literacy. A framework to enhance opportunities for more dynamic

and successful aging for African Americans who are disproportionately subject to systems, that

relegate them to disparities in health, education, economics and environmental conditions that can

impinge on the quality of life, is being designed. The framework draws on Freire’s emancipatory

literacy pedagogy for knowledge and successful living, an ecological systems perspective and with

the application of the SAMSHA’s wellness initiative.

Global Aging: Healthy Aging Among African-American and Ethiopian Elders in Rural and Urban

Settings. This cross cultural study identifies disparities and similarities in regard to healthy aging and

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health promotion activities among elders in the U.S. and Ethiopia and explores the implications to

health promotion policy and programming.

Presentations

Conference Papers - Refereed

Hopp, F., Perry, T., Waites, C., Kluz, C., Keys, F., Najor-Durack, A., Rorai, V. Meeting the Grand

Challenge of Health Equity By Promoting Urban Aging and Health: Development of an

Affinity Group Research Model . Presented to Society for Social Work and Research

(SSWR), January 2016.

Hopp, F., Perry, T., Najor-Durack, A., Waites, C., Keys, F. Urban Aging and Health: Creating a

Gerontology Affinity Group. Presented to Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)

Annual Meeting, October 2015.

Hopp, F., Perry, T., Waites, C., Kluz, C., Najor-Durack, A., Keys, F. Enhancing Urban Health and

Community Engagement in Geriatric Social Work: The Role of Aging Affinity Groups

Session Presented to Gerontological Society of America, November 2015.

Vakalahi, H., Waites, C., McPhatter, A., Washington, E. (2014, October). Cultivating a Pipeline

for Women of Color Leaders and Administrators in Academia. Council on Social Work

Education, Annual Program Meeting, Tamps Florida

Waites, C., Bowers, C. (2012, October). Preparing Students for Future Workforce Roles on

Interprofessional Team Work. Council on Social Work Education, Annual Program Meeting,

Washington, DC.

Hooyman, N., Volland, P., Fortune, R., Waites, C., & Waldrop, D. (2011, October). Integration of

gero field and classroom education: Reconsidering the possible. Council on Social Work

Education, Annual Program Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.

Waites, C., Najor-Durack, A., Emery, L., Nehan, N., & Kernsmith, P., (2011, October).

Implementing and assessing a competency-based curriculum in social work education.

Council on Social Work Education, Annual Program Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.

Waites, C., Najor-Durack, A., Emory, L, Nehan, N. (2010, October). Implementing a competency-

based curriculum in social work education. Council on Social Work Education, Annual

Program Meeting, Portland, Oregon.

Waites, C. & Martin, F. (2009, October). Health promotion for African American elders:

Determining strategies and intervention for an urban environment. Gerontological Society of

America’s, 62ndAnnual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.

Macy, W. & Waites, C. (2009, October). Developing a competency-based curriculum

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in social work education. Council on Social Work Education, Annual Program Meeting, San

Antonio, Texas.

Waites, C. (2008, November). African American elders: Determining strategies for healthy aging.

Gerontological Society of America, 61stAnnual Scientific Meeting, National Harbor,

Maryland.

Waites, C. (2007, October). Health promotion environments of African American elders:

Determining strategies for healthy aging. Council on Social Work Education, Annual

Program Meeting, San Francisco, California.

Waites, C. (2007, September). Determining health promotion strategies and interventions: Social

work practice with African American elders. 6th Annual North Carolina Conference on

Aging, Winston Salem, North Carolina.

Taliaferro, J., Leach, M., Waites. C. & Decuir, J. (2007, April). Making it on broken pieces: An

examination of the experiences of Hurricane Katrina evacuees in Slidell, Louisiana. Urban

Affairs Association 37th Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington.

Zuiches, J., Waites, C., Lloyd, C., & Aderhold, D. (2007, March). Extension engagement and

economic development in urban communities: Establishing a network that leads to

increased community engagement, interdisciplinary collaboration, research and

scholarship opportunities. Extension Conference 2007, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Leach, M. & Waites, C. (2007, February). Women as leaders: Demystifying the chilly climate.

Council on Social Work Education, Leadership Seminar, Charleston, South Carolina.

Waites, C. & Rosen, A, (2006, October). Work, retire or what? BPDer’s getting older. Annual

Baccalaureate Program Directors Conference, Los Angeles, California.

Bearon, L., Campbell, R., Berry, L., Calhoun, A., Cameron, S., Cooper, J. & Waites, C. (2006,

March). Grandparents raising grandchildren. National Smart Start Conference,

Greensboro, North Carolina.

Waites, C., & Bearon, L., (2005, October). Community-capacity building for family caregiving:

An innovative interdisciplinary approach. 4th Annual North Carolina Conference on Aging,

New Bern, North Carolina.

Waites, C., & Lee, O. (2004, November). Transforming views on aging: Innovations for BSW

curriculum. Gerontological Society of America’s, 57th Annual Scientific Meeting,

Washington, DC.

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Ernst, J. S. & Waites, C. (2004, November). An opportunity in aging research for BSW Faculty:

The Institute for Advancement of Social Work Research. Annual Baccalaureate Program

Directors Conference, Detroit, Michigan.

Waites, C., & Carlton-LaNey, I (2004, February). African American elders: Returning home.

Council on Social Work Education, 50th Annual Program Meeting, Anaheim, California.

Waites, C., &Lee, O. (2004, February). Transforming views on aging: Innovations for BSW

curriculum. Council on Social Work Education, 50th Annual Program Meeting, Anaheim,

California.

Waites, C. (2003, February). Faculty support and development: GeroRich Project. Council on

Social Work Education, 49th Annual Program Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.

Lee, O., & Waites, C. (2002, October). Social work practice with older adults: What students have

to say. Baccalaureate Program Directors’ Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Chavis-McCullough, A. M., & Waites, C. (2002, October). Using genograms with African

American families: Identifying culturally linked strengths for assessment and action.

Diversity Conference, University of South Carolina. Charleston, South Carolina.

Carlton-LaNey, I., & Waites, C. (2001, April). Family group conferencing: A practice model that

builds partnerships with African American families and communities. National Association of

Black Social Workers Annual Conference, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Waites, C., & Carlton-LaNey, I. (2001, March). Family group conferencing: A practice model that

builds partnerships with African American families and communities. The Black Administrators

in Child Welfare 2001 Annual Symposium, Arlington, Virginia.

Waites, C., & Messinger, L. (2001, March). Increasing cultural competence: A cultural diversity

institute for BSW students. Council on Social Work Education, 47th Annual Program Meeting,

Dallas, Texas.

Waites, C., & Carlton-LaNey, I. (2000, November). Family group conferencing: Building

partnerships with African American families and communities. Presented at the Diversity

Conference, College of Social Work, University of South Carolina, held in Atlanta, Georgia.

Messinger, L., & Waites, C. (2000, October). Increasing cultural competence in the 21st century:

Measuring the effectiveness of a cultural diversity institute for BSW students. Presented at the

18th Annual Baccalaureate Program Directors Conference, Destin, Florida.

Sandell, K., & Waites, C. (2000, June 3). Ethical issues in family group conferencing research.

Family Group Decision Making Roundtable: Advancing Innovations, Madison, Wisconsin.

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Carlton-LaNey, I., & Waites, C. (2000, April). Family group conferencing and the African

American family. National Association of Black Social Workers Annual Conference, Los

Angeles, California.

Waites, C. (2000, February). Victoria Earle Matthews: The White Rose Home for Working Girls.

Council on Social Work Education, 46th Annual Program Meeting, New York, New York.

Waites, C. (1999, November). A case of program assessment and renewal: Building partnerships

with social work advisory councils. 17th Annual Baccalaureate Program Directors’ Conference,

St. Louis, Missouri.

Waites, C. (1999, November). Integrating mental health into the BSW curriculum. 17th Annual

Baccalaureate Program Directors’ Conference, St. Louis, Missouri.

Waites, C., Macgowan, M., Pennell, J., Carlton-LaNey, I. & Weil, M. (1999, May). Family group

conferencing: Building partnerships with African American, Latino/Hispanos, and Native

American families and communities. Family Group Decision Making Roundtable and

International Conference on Evaluating Family Group Decision Making, American Humane

Association Conference, Seattle, Washington.

Pennell, J., Burford, G., Macgowan, M., Waites, C., & Weil, M., (1999, May).

Partnership-building evaluation in Newfoundland/Labrador and North Carolina. Family

Group Decision Making Roundtable and International Conference on Evaluating Family

Group Decision Making, American Humane Association Conference, Seattle, Washington.

Waites, C., & Carlton-LaNey, I. (1998, July). Engaging African American elders who have

migrated To the rural South. The Annual National Institute on Social Work and Human

Services in Rural Areas, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Waites, C. (1997, October). Assessing student’s generalist problem solving skills: An outcome

measure. Colloquium Series, sponsored by the North Carolina State University Department of

Social Work, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Waites, C. (1997, March). It takes an entire village to raise a child: Our children are our future.

National Black Family Summit, College of Social Work, University of South Carolina.

Waites, C. (1996, March). Social work practice: A student empowerment model. Winthrop

College's Field Work Symposium, Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Waites, C. (1994, March). A multi-cultural approach to social work practice: Looking inward,

reaching outward, connecting. Third Annual Field Work Symposium at Pembroke State

University, Pembroke, North Carolina.

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Waites, C. (1993, January). The collaboration between school counselors and school social

workers for optimal service delivery. The Southern Coastal Plain Chapter of North Carolina

Counselor Association and the Masters of Arts in School Counseling Program, UNC

Pembroke, Pembroke, North Carolina.

Waites, C. (1992, March). Cognitive developmental approach to field work. Winthrop College's

Field Work Symposium, Rock Hill, North Carolina.

Waites, C. (1990, October). The tradition of group work and natural helping networks in the African

American community. Paper presented at the 12th Annual Symposium of the Association for

The Advancement of Social Work with Groups, Miami, Florida.

Poster Presentations – Refereed

Hopp, F., Perry, T., & Waites, C., (2016, January). Meeting the grand challenge of health equity

by promoting urban aging and health: development of an affinity group. Society for Social

Work Research

Bester, M., & Waites, C., (2015, November). African American Grandparents Residing In A

Nursing Facility: Perceptions Of Influence With Their Grandchildren, Family, And Community. Gerontological Society of America, 62th Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando

Florida

Hopp, F., Perry, T., & Waites, C., (2015, November). Enhancing urban health and community

engagement geriatric social work: the role of aging affinity groups. Gerontological Society of

America, 62th Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando Florida

Waites, C., Marsack, C., (2013, November). Determining and informing healthy aging and health

promotion among African American Elders. Gerontological Society of America, 60th Annual

Scientific Meeting, New Orleans Louisiana.

Waites, C., Bowers, C., & Mendez, J. (2012, February). Older adult home visiting: Preparing

students for future workforce roles on multidisciplinary teams. Association for Gerontology in

Higher Education, 38th Annual Meeting and Educational Leadership Conference, Arlington,

Virginia.

Waites, C. & Kaiser, A. (2009, October). Congregation-based health promotion for elders in Detroit.

Council on Social Work Education, 55thAnnual Program Meeting, San Antonio, Texas.

Waites, C. (2007, November). Determining health promotion strategies and interventions: Social

work practice with African American elders. Gerontological Society of America, 60th Annual

Scientific Meeting. San Francisco, California.

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Waites, C. (2007, October). Determining health promotion strategies and interventions: Social

work practice with African American elders. Hartford Faculty Scholars Poster Presentation,

Washington, DC.

Waites, C., Taliaferro, J., D., Ames, N., Budnick, C., & Lee, O. (2006, February). Spirituality and

homeless men’s recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs. Council on Social Work

Education, 52nd Annual Program Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.

Waites, C. (2003, November). African American return migrants: Returning home. Gerontological

Society of America, 56th Annual Scientific Meeting. San Diego, California.

Waites, C. & Lee, E. O. (2003, March). Infusing aging content across the social work curriculum.

The First National Gerontological Social Work Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.

Lee, E. O. & Waites, C. (2002, November). Infusing aging content across the social work

curriculum: What students have to say. Gerontological Society of America, 55th Annual

Scientific Meeting. Boston, Massachusetts.

Round Tables – Refereed

Waites, C. (2009, March). Healthier aging: Implications for social work education and practice.

26th Annual Baccalaureate Program Directors’ Conference, Phoenix, Arizona.

Waites, C. (2007, April). Health promotion environments of African American elders: A look at

two communities in North Carolina. Annual Southern Gerontology Society. Greensboro, North

Carolina.

Waites, C. (2003, October). Creating an aging rich learning context. Baccalaureate Programs

Directors Conference, Reno, Nevada.

Waites, C., Chavis-McCullough, A., & Brown, T. (2002, October). African American families across

generations. Diversity Conference, University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.

Waites, C. & Murray, J (1996, February). Cultural competency in Barbados and the USA. Council on

Social Work Education, Annual Program Meeting. Washington, DC.

Keynote or Invited Speaker

Waites, C. (2015). Leadership Academy in Aging, National Association of Deans and Directors,

Denver Colorado. (Invited Speaker)

Waites, C. (2009, March). Healthy aging for African American elders: Strategies and

interventions. The Sixth Distinguished Social Work Black Family Lecture, Fayetteville State

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University Department of Social Work & The Office of Sponsored Research Programs,

Fayetteville, North Carolina. (Keynote Speaker)

Kropf, N., & Waites, C., (2005, November). Exploring the family unit: Strategies and resources

for infusing aging and intergenerational content across the curriculum. Gero-Ed Institute,

23rd Annual Baccalaureate Program Director’s Conference, Austin, Texas.

Waites, (2004, February). Infusing aging and intergenerational content and transforming the

social work learning context: My reflections. GeroRich Project Directors Meeting, Anaheim,

California.

Waites, (2003, May). Meeting the challenges of intergenerational practice. Mid-Atlantic

Consortium of Directors and Coordinators of Field Instruction. The Catholic University of

America, Washington, D.C. (Keynote Speaker)

Waites, C. (2002, March). What is culturally competent practice? How do we attain it? Presentation

at the 10th Annual Symposium and for the celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the UNC

Pembroke, Department of Social Work, Pembroke, North Carolina.

Waites, C. (1997, March). The effect of culture and history on social work practice in Barbados.

Fayetteville State University, Colloquium Series, Fayetteville, North Carolina. (Keynote

Speaker)

International Presentations and Field Research

Waites, C., with other participants (2001, July). Exploration of social work practice and social

welfare policy in Ghana, West Africa. Baccalaureate Program Directors First International

Conference and Field Research in Ghana, West Africa.

Macgowan, M. J., Waites, C., Carlton-LaNey, I., Brice, T., Koball, G., & Hardison, J. (2000, April).

Culturally responsive programming for family group conferences. Open Space Technology

Session at the Third International Forum on Family Group Conferencing, Winchester,

Hampshire, England.

Waites, C. & Murray, J. (1995, July). The role and responsibility of Black social workers in

developing countries. Presenter and Panelist, University of West Indies, Cave Hill Campus,

Department of Government, Sociology, and Social Work, Cave Hill Barbados West Indies.

(Conducted two weeks of exploratory research in Barbados West Indies to explore the role of

social workers and to identify culturally relevant, empowerment oriented social service delivery

systems).

Lectures, Seminars and Other Presentations

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Najor-Durack, A., Hopp, F., Waites, C., & Keys, F., (2015, October). Urban aging and health:

creating a gerontology affinity group. Council on Social Work Education, Annual Program

Meeting, Denver Colorado

Marsack, C. & Waites, C. (2013, October) Exploring the contexts and realities of aging for

African American Elders in an Urban Context. Wayne State University, Institute of

Gerontology.

Drisko, J., Waites, C., Mariscotti, J., Dungee-Anderson, D., & Chandler, B. (2011, October).

Exploring Standard 4 – Assessment. Council on Social Work Education, Annual Program

Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.

Waites, C. (2008, August). Designing our competency-based education model. Wayne State

University, School of Social Work, Field Instructors Orientation, Detroit, Michigan.

Waites, C. (2008, May). Intergenerational practice: Aging across fields of practice. Wayne State

University, School of Social Work, Field Instructors Luncheon. Detroit, Michigan.

Waites, C (2008, February). African American healthy aging: Project findings. North Carolina

Community Summit, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Waites, C. (2008, February). Healthy aging: The voices of African American elders. Institute on

Gerontology, Research Colloquia, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.

Waites, C., Ernst, J., Gammonley, D., & Brooks, A. (2006, June). Mid Atlantic Region Year two

CDI. Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Geron, S. M., St Peter, S., & Waites, C., (2005, November). Update on aging funding activities.

Sponsored by: BPD Gerontology Committee, 23rdth Annual Baccalaureate Program

Directors’ Conference, Austin, Texas.

Waites, C. (2003, February). Faculty Support and Development: GeroRich project. Presentation at

the GeroRich Regional Meeting, St Augustine, Florida.

Waites, C. (2002, October). What is culturally competent practice? How do we attain it? Workshop

and presentation at the North Carolina Family Based Services Conference. Wrightsville Beach,

North Carolina. (Refereed)

Waites, C. with other panelists, (2001, November). The BPD first international tour: A look at

Ghana. Presentation and panel discussion at the 19th Annual Baccalaureate Program Directors’

Conference, Denver, Colorado.

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Waites, C. (2001, March). Amplify your voice: Social work advocacy for human and civil rights. The

National Association of Social Workers, North Carolina Chapter, Regional Conference, panel

participant. Winston Salem, North Carolina.

Macgowan, Waites, Pennell, Carlton-LaNey& Weil (2000, April). Nurturing culturally competent

service: The case of family group conferencing in North Carolina. Presented at the North

Carolina Cultural Competence: Making It Happen, Conference Sponsored by the North

Carolina Division of Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Disability Services and UNC

Chapel Hill, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. (Refereed)

Waites, Carlton-LaNey, Macgowan, Pennell, & Weil, (1999, October). Family group conferencing:

Building partnerships with African American, Latino and American Indian families. Presented

at the North Carolina Family Based Services Conference in Wrightsville Beach, North

Carolina. (Refereed)

Waites, C. &Macgowan, M. (1999, March). Family group conferencing: Building partnerships

with and around families. Workshop presentation at the North Carolina Division of Social

Services Conference, Winston Salem, North Carolina. (Refereed)

Pennell, J., & Waites, C., (1998, November). Family Group Conferencing Training Project.

Presentation at families for kids and IV-E waiver monthly meeting. North Carolina,

Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, Burlington, North

Carolina.

Pennell, J. & Waites, C. (1998, October). An Orientation to Family Group Conferencing Training

Project. North Carolina, Department of Health and Human services, Division of Social

Services, Children’s Services Section, Greensboro North Carolina.

Waites, C. (1997, May). Multi-cultural social work practice. Two workshops at Dorothea Dix

Hospital, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Waites, C. (1990, October). Parenting groups. Workshop at the North Carolina School Social

Workers Association Conference, Fayetteville, North Carolina. (Refereed)

Waites, C. (1990, February). Case management. Workshop at the Cumberland County School

Social Workers Conference. Fayetteville, North Carolina. (Refereed)

EDITORIAL AND PEER REVIEW ACTIVITIES

Editorial Activities Journal of Urban Social Work, Editorial Board, 2016 - present

Journal of Social Work Education, Consulting Editor, 2012 - present

Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, Reviewer, 2014 - present Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, Editorial Board, 2007-present

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Affilia, Journal of Women and Social Work, Consulting Editor, 2010-2013

Journal of Applied Gerontology, Editorial Board, 2007-2009, Consulting Editor, 2007-present

Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, Consulting Editor, 2000-2006

Review Activities

IAGG, abstract reviewer, 2017

Health and Social Work, manuscript reviewer, 2011 –present

Families in Society: the Journal of Contemporary Services, manuscript reviewer, 2005-2010

Council on Social Work Education, Annual Program Meeting, paper reviewer, 2001-2010

Gerontological Society of America, Annual Scientific Meeting, paper reviewer, 2007-2011

CSWE Gero-Ed Center, Baccalaureate Experiential Learning Project, proposal reviewer, 2010

Dissertation Committees

Tonya Smith Brice, MSW, PhD, UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work, 2001

Jendayi Gardner, Wayne State University, College of Education, 2009 - 2012

Cassandra Barragan, MSW, Wayne State University, School of Social Work, 2012 – 2015

Von Glass P, Wayne State University, College of Education, 2015- present

Thesis Advisor

Tamika Davis, MSW Student, Wayne State University, School of Social Work, 2016- present

Monica Bester, MSW Student, Wayne State University, School of Social Work, 2014- 2015, winner of the

Ella Zwerdling Memorial Scholarship - Best Thesis External Reviewer for Tenure and Promotion

University of Kentucky, University of South Florida, University of Arkansas, University of Indiana, NC

State University, Hunter College, Rutgers, Lehman College.

ACADEMIC AND RELATED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

Wayne State University (WSU) Leadership and Service

Law School Dean Search, Chair – 2016 - present

College of Nursing Dean Search, Chair – 2013 - 2014

WSU Council of Deans, May-August 2010; July 2011-present

Coleman Young Endowed Chair Search Committee, 2011-2012

WSU Graduate Council, 2007-2011

WSU Assistant and Associate Dean’s Forum, 2007-2011

University Assessment Committee, 2010-2011

WSU Online Task Force, 2010-2011

WSU Review Advisory Panel – Infant Mental Health Program, 2009

University Service, North Carolina State University Leadership and Service (Selected)

University

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African American Cultural Center Council of Directors, 1996-2002, Chair of the Ethics and Facilities

Subcommittee

University Coordinators of Advising Committee, 2000-2007

University Scholarship and Student Aid Committee, 1999-2000

Faculty Mentor, Bridges, Academic Leadership for Women Students, 2002

College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS)

Dean Nomination Committee, 2006

Directors of Graduate Program Committee, 2005-2007

College Directors of Undergraduate Advising Committee, 1996-2004

College Faculty Council, 2001-2003

College Curriculum Committee, 1994-2000

College Distinguished Alumni Selection Committee, 2002

University of North Carolina at Pembroke (Selected)

University

University African American Studies Planning Committee, Chair, 1992-1993

Chancellor Search Committee, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, 1989

Accreditation and Self-Study Reports (Selected)

Waites, C., & Dungee-Anderson, E. D. (2014). Self-Study, for CSWE accreditation.

Pennell, J., & Waites, C. (2006). Self-Study, for CSWE accreditation.

Pennell, J., & Waites, C. (2005). Benchmark II, for CSWE accreditation.

Pennell, J., & Waites, C. (2004). Benchmark I, for CSWE accreditation.

Waites, C. (2003). Department of social work assessment report. For the Southern Association of

Colleges and University - accreditation.

Pennell, J., & Waites, C. (2003). Intent to plan a social work MSW program. For North Carolina

State University Graduate Studies and the University of North Carolina office of the President.

Waites, C., & Messinger, L. (2002). Proposal to plan an MSW program at North Carolina State

University. Prepared for the College Humanities and Social Sciences.

Marson, S., Waites, C., & Stephens, F. (1993). UNC-Pembroke Self-study: Volumes I & II.

Prepared for CSWE accreditation.

Marson, S., Waites, C., & Robinson, H. (1989). The social work program, UNC-Pembroke. Social

work report for the Southern Association of Colleges and Universities - accreditation.

Marson, S. Waites, C., & Robinson, H. (1988). UNC-Pembroke Self study: Volumes I & II. For

CSWE accreditation.

Marson, S., & Waites, C. (1986). UNC-Pembroke Application for Candidacy Status. For the

CSWE accreditation.

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

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Professional Memberships

Council on Social Work Education - CSWE

Association for Gerontological Education in Social Work - AGE SW

Gerontological Society of America - GSA

Society of Social Work Research - SSWR

Association for Gerontology in Higher Education - AGHE

National Association of Social Work – NASW

Professional and Community Service (Selected)

National Association of Social Work Deans and Directors, Co-chair of the Gerontology Task

Force, 2015- present

Gerontological Society of America, Mentoring Task Force 2013 - 2016

Society of Social Work Research – SSWR, Nominations Committee, 2013 – present

National Association of Deans and Directors Finance Committee, 2013 -2014

Council on Social Work Education Bylaws Committee, Chair 2014 -present

Council on Social Work Education Audit Committee, Chair 2013 -present

National Association of Deans and Directors Strategic Planning Committee, 2013

White House Briefing: Addressing the Social Determinants of Health, Participant, September 2013

Think Tank, Social Work Practice Doctorates, Participant, September 2013

Council on Social Work Education, Commission on Accreditation, Executive Committee,

2003-2009

Association of the Baccalaureate Program Director’s Gerontology Committee, 2007-2009

Certified Site Visitor for Program Accreditation, Council on Social Work Education, 2003-present

Geriatric Enrichment Advisory Council, North Carolina State University, Chair, 2001-2004

Advisory Council Member, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Geriatric Enrichment Project

2001-2004

North Carolina Child Welfare Education Collaborative, Evaluation Committee, 2001-2002

Conference Planning Committee, American Humane Association, Family Group Decision Making,

International Roundtable, 2000-2001

Association of the Baccalaureate Program Director’s Research Task Force, 2000-2007

CSWE Annual Program Meeting, Session Chair, 1999-2007

PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Consultant

Consultant – Social Work Accreditation, 2012 - 2013

Consultant and Expert Trainer, Gero-Ed Center, National Center for Gerontological Education, 2005-2007.

Consultant and Expert Panelist, National Association for Children of Alcoholics, 2005-2006.

Consultant, Interact of Wake County, Raleigh North Carolina, 2001.

Consultant, North Carolina Family Group Conferencing Project, 1999 -2001

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Social Work Consultant, Davis and Associates, Intensive Care Facility and Group Homes for Adults

with Cerebral Palsy - ICF/MR and CP, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 1993-1998.

Consultant and Trainer, North Carolina Department of Human Resources, Division of Social

Services, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1988.

Consultant, Cape Fear Nursing Center, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 1977-1978

Social Work Experience

Therapist, UNC Pembroke, University Counseling Center, Pembroke North Carolina, 1990-1993.

Program Director, (Interim), Cumberland County Department of Social Services, Fayetteville, North

Carolina, 1985.

Social Work Supervisor, Cumberland County Department of Social Services, Foster Care Unit,

Fayetteville, North Carolina, 1980-1985.

Clinical Social Worker. Cumberland County Department of Social Services. Fayetteville, North

Carolina, 1979-1980.

Social Worker II, Cumberland County Department of Social Services, Child Protective Services, 1978-

1979.

Clinical Social Worker, Cumberland Psychiatric Hospital, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 1977-1978.

Social Worker Harlem Dowling Children's Services, New York, New York, 1975-1977.

HONORS, AWARDS AND APPOINTMENTS

Elected to the Council on Social Work Education, Board of Directors and Executive Committee,

2013 –2016.

Appointed to the Michigan Department of Human Services, Child Welfare Certificate,

Endorsement Committee, Chair, 2012 - 2014

Appointed to the Council on Social Work Education Commission on Educational Policy, 2012-

2013

Received the Council on Social Work Education Summer Leadership Scholarship Award, 2011

Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD) President’s Medal of Honor,

March 2008

Appointed to the Michigan State Advisory Council on Aging, 2008-2010

Appointed to the Council on Social Work Education Commission on Accreditation, 2006-present;

Executive Committee, 2011- 2012

Invited and participated in the 2005 Social Work Congress

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Elected to the Council on Social Work Education Board of Directors, 2003-2006; Executive

Committee, 2005-2006

Selected and received a National Institute of Mental Health Award to participate in the BPD-

IASWR-NIMH Summer Intensive Faculty Development Program at Cornell University, 2001

Elected to the National Association of Social Workers, North Carolina Chapter, Board of

Directors, Member-At-Large, 2000-2002

Appointed to National Association of Social Work, North Carolina Chapter, Chair of the Diversity

Committee, 1999-2002

Elected President of the Board of Directors of South Eastern Domestic Family Violence Center,

1987-1989