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1 Ram A. Cnaan October 2010 Curriculum Vitae Senior Associate Dean Director of the Program for Religion and Social Policy Research President, ARNOVA (Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action) University of Pennsylvania School of Policy & Practice 3815 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Work phone: 215.898.5523/fax 215.573.2099 E-mail: [email protected] Social Work license: #SW-005964-E EDUCATION 1978-1981 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Social Work, Ph.D. Title of dissertation: Forecasting an organization’s environmental reactions to policy initiation by another organization. 1975-1977 The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, Social Work, M.S.W. (Cum Laude). Title of thesis: Life conditions of octogenarians in Israel. 1972-1975 The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, Social Work, B.S.W. (Cum Laude). MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS Voluntary activity and community organization with special interest in the role of religious organizations in society, the employment of volunteers in human services, the role of voluntary organizations in the community, grassroots organizations, and local religious congregations’ social and community service provision.

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Ram A. Cnaan

October 2010

Curriculum Vitae

Senior Associate Dean Director of the Program for Religion and Social Policy Research

President, ARNOVA (Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action)

University of Pennsylvania School of Policy & Practice

3815 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Work phone: 215.898.5523/fax 215.573.2099 E-mail: [email protected]

Social Work license: #SW-005964-E

EDUCATION 1978-1981 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Social Work, Ph.D.

Title of dissertation: Forecasting an organization’s environmental reactions to policy initiation by another organization.

1975-1977 The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel,

Social Work, M.S.W. (Cum Laude). Title of thesis: Life conditions of octogenarians in Israel.

1972-1975 The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel,

Social Work, B.S.W. (Cum Laude).

MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS

Voluntary activity and community organization with special interest in the role of religious organizations in society, the employment of volunteers in human services, the role of voluntary organizations in the community, grassroots organizations, and local religious congregations’ social and community service provision.

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Faith-based social welfare. Studying the role that congregations and other religious organizations play in serving the needs of poor and vulnerable residents. Reentry of ex-prisoners into society and prevention of recidivism. Social policy with special interest on international comparative analysis

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS 2010-present School of Social Policy & Practice Senior Associate Dean 2005-2010 School of Social Policy & Practice Associate Dean

for Research

2008-2009 Yonsei University (Korea) Visiting Professor 2006-present Kyung Hee University (Korea) Visiting Professor 2004-present Doctoral Program in Social Welfare Chair 2004-2007 Bar Ilan University Adjunct Professor 2000-present Programs for the Study of Religion

and Social Policy Research (PRSPR) Director 2004-present Urban Research Institute at Penn Faculty Fellow 1996-1998 York University, Toronto, Canada Senior Fellow

Faculty of Environmental Studies 1989-present University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Professor

School of Social Policy & Practice 1986-1989 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Assistant Professor

School of Social Work (Visiting) 1983-1986 Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel Lecturer

Bob Shapell School of Social Work 1981 (Summer) Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Assistant Professor

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1980-1981 Edinboro State College, Edinboro, PA Assistant Professor

Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1992-1995 Yale University, New Haven, CT Research Associate

PONPO (Program of Non Profit Organizations) 1987-1991 Horizon House, Inc., Philadelphia, PA Research Consultant 1984-1986 State of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel Special Consultant on

National Adult Probation Services Computerization 1984-1986 Urban Renewal Project: Central Special Consultant on

Region of Israel Evaluation 1981-1983 State of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel Acting Director

Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Planning Department

1978-1980 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Teaching assistant School of Social Work

1975-1978 State of Israel Instructor

Institute of Training for Social Workers 1974-1978 State of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel Senior Planner

Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs 1972-1974 Beit-Hanoar, Community Center, Caseworker and

Jerusalem, Israel Group Worker

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 2008-2010 President -- ARNOVA (Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations

and Voluntary Action). 2009 Chair and local host organizer of GADE (Group of the Advancement of

Doctoral education). 2008-2009 Reviewer of grant proposals for GAPSA-Provost’s Award for

Interdisciplinary Innovation. 2008-2009 Reviewer of grant proposals for the Social Sciences and Humanities

Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). 2008 Chair, local organizing committee for ARNOVA Annual Conference. 2007-2008 Member of the CSWE Regional Planning Committee. 2006-2009 Reviewed proposals for the following annual conferences: CSWE, APM,

SSWR, and ARNOVA. 2005-2010 Board member, ACOSA (Association for Community Organization and

Social Administration). 2003-2009 Reviewer of proposals for the Society for Social Work Research annual

meetings. 2002-2003 Co-convener, University Interdisciplinary Seminar series on Spirituality and

Health: Connecting Spirit, Society, and Science. 2002-2006 Reviewer and evaluator for the annual meeting of ARNOVA. 2001 Invited reviewer and evaluator for research papers for Portland State

University, Nonprofit program. 2000-2004 Member of the Executive Committee of ARNOVA (Association for Research in Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action) Section on Community and Grassroots Associations. 2002-2004: Section chair. 2000-2001 Associate Director of CRRUCS (Center for the Research on Religion and

Urban Civil Society), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

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2000 External reviewer for dissertation: New York University. 2000-2002 Convener for University of Pennsylvania Seminar Series on Nonprofit

Organizations and Voluntary Action. 1999-2001 Treasurer of Social Development Issues (Academic journal). 1999 External reviewer for dissertation: Bharathidasan University, India. 1998-2000 Member of the committee to elect the editors of the ARNOVA-Abstract. 1997-present Founder and Director of the Program for the Study of Organized Religion

and Social Work, University of Pennsylvania. 1997 Participant in special expert meeting on “Researching religion in urban

America.” Organized by the Louisville Institute. Louisville, KY, May 28-29. 1997 Participant in special expert meeting on “The civic roles of local religious

organizations.” Organized by Indiana University Center on Philanthropy, FAME Renaissance, and the Johnson Foundation, Wingspread, WI, April 11-13.

1995-1999 Member of ARNOVA’s Board of Directors. 1994-1995 Elected member of the University of Pennsylvania Faculty Senate. 1993-1995 Chair of Meetings Committee and Annual Conferences for ARNOVA:

October 1994, Berkeley, CA and November 1995, Cleveland, OH. 1993-1995 Vice President for meetings, ARNOVA. 1993-1995 Member of ACOSA (Association for Community Organization and Social

Administration) Nominations and Awards Committees. 1992-1993 Special consultant for the National Task Force on Promoting and Setting

Standards and Expertise in Community Organization, State of Israel. 1991-1996 Member of Publications Committee of ARNOVA. 1991-1998 Member of National Committee for Quality Assurance and Accreditation—

Hillel, B’nai Brith Foundations. 1991-1995 Co-convener of the university PARSS seminar series on Nonprofit

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Organizations and Voluntary Activity. 1991-1992 Chair of local organizing committee Inter-University Consortium on Social

Development, International Conference, Washington, DC. 1990-1991 Chair of program committee, HUSITA-2 (Human Services Information

Technology Applications), New Brunswick, NJ. 1990 Member of special foreign experts advising team to the Hungarian

government on establishment of national social work curriculum. 1990-2001 Member of program committee, Inter-University Consortium on Social

Development (IUCISD), bi-annual conferences: 1990, San Jose, Costa Rica; 1992, Washington, DC; 1994, Kandy, Sri-Lanka; 1996, Oporto, Portugal; 1988, Cairo, Egypt; 1999, Cape Town, South Africa; and 2001, Istanbul, Turkey.

1990 Member of APM (Annual program meeting) Corresponding Committee,

Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), Reno, Nevada. 1988 Co-chair special session on information technology and social work

education. CSWE, Atlanta, Georgia. 1988 Chair of pre-conference colloquium on information technology and social

work. International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), Vienna, Austria.

1987-1993 Co-Chair of the IASSW Interest Group on Information Technology. 1986 Country representative in international experts meeting on: Decentralization

of social services, Brighton, England. 1985 Country representative in expert meeting on: The welfare state in transition,

Haifa, Israel. 1985 Country representative in expert meeting on New technologies: New social

responsibilities and modes of intervention, West Berlin, West Germany. 1983-1986 Chairman of the Program Committee of the Annual National Conferences of

the Israeli Association of Social Workers, (for three annual conferences). 1982-1986 Co-Chairperson of the Israeli National Association of Social Workers, Social

Policy Committee.

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1982 Member of Program Committee, National Conference of Israeli Social

Workers, Jerusalem, Israel. 1978 Member of the local organizing committee for the International Federation of

Social Workers, Tel Aviv, Israel.

GRANTS AND PROFESSIONAL AWARDS 2010 Support for Delaware Valley nonprofit seminar (Vice Provost for Research,

University of Pennsylvania). ($9,000). 2010 Halo effect of congregations: Valuing their contribution to the local social

economy (Partners for Sacred Places & William Penn Foundation) ($23,000). 2009-2010 Evaluating “Mind Your Mind Foundation’s Empowered Minds Public

Education Initiate.” (Supporting a doctoral student) Philadelphia, PA ($50,307).

2008 Grant from the TRIO Center to study financial gerontology (supporting a

doctoral student) ($20,000). 2006-2008 Grant from Jessie Ball duPont for assessing faith resources for effective

community planning in Wilmington, DE ($273,105). 2006 Grant from the City of Philadelphia to study re-entry services ($110,000). 2005 Grant from the Kellogg Foundation to host an expert meeting on “community

movements and local organizations” ($39,000). 2003 Grant from Notre Dame University center for Latino Studies for “Hispanic

church research activities” ($10,600). 2002-2003 Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services grant No.

90EW0002/01 to study: “Exploring the impact of a faith-based program for at-risk youth” ($193,456).

2002 Grant from the Building on Bridges/Kellogg Foundation to Universities and

Communities of Faith Collaborating for Community Change ($10,000). 2001 Grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation to write a report on the inclusion

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of former-prisoners in the community through faith-based groups and organizations ($26,000).

2001 Distinguished Visiting Fellow at The Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the

Study of Religion in Public Life, Trinity College (CT). 2000 Visiting Professor at Catholic University Leuven, Belgium. 1999-2001 Grant from Pew Charitable Trusts and Public/Private Venture to survey the

social and community involvement of all of Philadelphia religious congregations and to produce the “Philadelphia Comprehensive Directory of Congregations.” (Budget for year 1: $250,000; budget for year 2: $300,000 supported by Pew Charitable Trusts and The Buford Foundation; and budget for year 3: $180,000 (Pew Charitable Trusts).

1999-2002 Co-principle investigator on the University-Wide Program in Nonprofits,

Universities, Communities, and Schools (PNUCS), University of Pennsylvania ($600,000).

1999 The 60th Anniversary Celebration Distinguished Alumnus award of the University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work. 1998-2002 Grant to carry out a new course on managing and practicing social work

within religious-based social service organizations, from the Lilly Endowment ($281,200).

1998-1999 Grants from the Kellogg Foundation and The Manhattan Institute to support

data collection for the study of social and community services provided by American religious congregations ($50,000).

1998 Grant to conduct a social asset mapping of religious congregations in West

Philadelphia from the Center for Community Partnerships ($3,000). 1997-2000 Grant to study social and community services provided by American

religious congregations, from the Lilly Endowment ($422,000). 1996 Benjamin Meaker Term Visiting Professor, University of Bristol, Bristol,

U.K. 1995 Grant to study social service delivery by historic congregations from Partners

for Sacred Places. Supplemented by the Philadelphia Historic Preservation Corporation and the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work ($79,000).

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1995 Grant from the Philadelphia Jewish Federation on behalf of the Wexner

Foundation to evaluate a training program for local mid and senior level managers in Jewish communal services ($12,000).

1994 Grant from the Research Fund of the University of Pennsylvania, School of

Social Work to study The Philadelphia Jewish Family and Children Services ($7,500).

1993 Grant from the Program on Nonprofit Organizations at Yale University to

study the Boards of Trustees of Denominational Social Services ($12,000). 1991-1992 Grant from the State of PA, Department of Public Welfare, to study case

management for severely mentally ill in Philadelphia (with Roberta Sands) ($7,000).

1990 Grant from Indiana University Center on Philanthropy to study volunteers in

human services ($5,000). 1990 Grant from JCAB-Hillel to study the needs of Jewish graduate students in the

Philadelphia area ($6,000). 1988-1991 National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Grant, SRCA

(70) 1 R18 AA07906-01, for demonstrating and evaluating comprehensive services for dual-diagnosed homeless (through Horizon House, Inc.) ($370,000).

1985 Bursary from the British Council for a four month study tour in the social

services of the U.K. to write a report on the impact of the British services on the Israeli model of social service delivery ($14,000).

1984 Grant from P. Sapir Memorial Fund for Municipal and Urban Research to

study neighborhood representing organizations. (With Yossef Katan) ($4000).

1978 The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, A Grant for excellent performance

in M.S.W. program. 1977 The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, The M.S.W. Program’s Award and

Scholarship. 1975 The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, grant for excellent performance in

B.S.W. program.

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EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE AND BOARDS 2009-present Social Service Review 2007-present Consulting editor of Families in Societies. 2006-present Editorial board member of Journal for Social Work Education. 2001-present Editorial board member of Social Thought. 2000-present Editorial board member of Administration in Social Work. 1999-present Managing board and editorial board of Social Development Issues. 1996-2000 Editorial board member of Journal of Jewish Communal Services. 1994-1999 Board member of International Journal of Rehabilitation and Health. 1993-1997 Member board of advisors of Voluntarism Review and Reporter. 1992-1998 Deputy editor of Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 2009-present Editorial board member of Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly 1992-present Editorial board of Journal of Community Practice: Organizing, Planning,

Development, and Change.

1990-1994 Editorial board member of Research on Social Work Practice. 1988-1989 Mental Health Editor of the Social Work Newsletter. 1986-present Editorial board member of Computers in Human Services. Reviewed manuscripts for (in past five years and in addition to the above journals):

Asia Pacific Education Review International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing International journal of Social Welfare Journal for the Scientific Study of religion Journal of Civic Society Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved Journal of Policy Analysis and Management Journal of Social Policy (UK)

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Nonprofit Management & Leadership Nonprofit Policy Forum Public Administration Public Administration Review Public Management Review Voluntas.

COURSES TAUGHT IN LAST SEVEN YEARS MSSP629 Program Evaluation. SW758 Practicing and Managing Social Work in Religious Contexts (A new course

developed and implemented by myself). SW615 Introduction to Social Work Research. SW768 Social Policy Issues as Portrayed in Literature (a new course developed and

implemented by myself). SW803 Social Welfare Policy, History and Analysis. SW899 Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action Theory. SW903/904 Doctoral Integrative Seminar (A yearly course preparing doctoral students

to become independent scholars).

Dissertations Chair and advisor for doctoral students (see last page for list of students and topics).

TEACHING AWARDS 1987-1988 Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Pennsylvania, School of Social

Work.

COMMUNITY SERVICE School Chair of Centennial Committee (2005-2009). Chair of the new Clinical DSW oversight committee (2006-2008). Director of Doctoral Program in Social Welfare (2005-2010). Chair Graduate group in Social Welfare Steering Committee (2005-2010). Chair of the committee for planning a Clinical Doctor in Social Work

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program (2005-2006). Member of the school’s Management Team (2005-present). Member of the school’s Executive Committee (2006-present). Member of the school’s International Oversight Committee (2005-present). University Member of the Council of Graduate Deans Member of the University Research Council. Member of the Graduate Group in City Planning. Community Reviewer for the Israel Science Foundation.

An evaluator of proposals and consultant to the Abraham Fund for Jewish-Arab Coexistence in Israel. Board member of Porter-Cason Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES 2004-present American Sociological Association (ASA). 1999-present Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR). 1997-present Association for the Sociology of Religion (ASR). 1994-present The Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR). 1991-present Association for Community Organization and Social Administration

(ACOSA). 1987-present National Association of Social Workers (NASW). 1986-present Association of Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Activity

(ARNOVA), previously Association of Voluntary Action Scholars (AVAS). 1986-1993 Society for International Development (SID). 1985-1987 The Israeli National Association of Social Workers. 1985-1987 European Institute on Social Security. 1985-present Inter-University Consortium for International Social Development (IUCISD). 1981-present Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).

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HOBBIES Cultural Antique hunting (old tools), fictional literature, and Inuit art collecting. Sports Jogging.

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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS Cnaan, R. A., Draine, J., & Dichter, M. E. (2008). A century of social work and social welfare at

Penn. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. Boddie, S. C., & Cnaan, R. A. (2007). Faith-based social services: Measures, assessments, and

effectiveness. Bloomington, NY: Howarth Press. Cnaan, R. A., with Boddie, S. C., McGrew, C. C., & Kang, J. (2006). The other Philadelphia story:

How local congregations support quality of life in urban America. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.

Cnaan, R. A., & Milofsky, C. (2006). Handbook of community movements and local organizations.

New York: Springer. Winner of the 2009 the Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Prize, given in recognition of a

book that informs nonprofit policy and practice Cnaan, R. A., with Boddie, S. C., Handy, F., Yancey, G., & Schneider, R. (2002). The invisible

caring hand: American congregations and the provision of welfare. New York: New York University Press.

Cnaan, R. A. with Boddie, S. C., & Wineburg, R. J. (1999). The newer deal: Social work and

religion in partnership. New York: Columbia University Press. Cnaan. R. A., & Parsloe, P. (Eds.). (1989). The impact of information technology on social work

practice. New York: Haworth Press.

ARTICLES Cnaan, R. A., & Kang, C. (in press). Toward valuation in social work and social services. Research

in Social Work Practice. Cnaan, R. A., Jones, K., Dickin, A., & Salomon, M. (in press). Nonprofit watchdogs: Do they serve

the average donor? Nonprofit Management & Leadership. Hustinx, L., Meijs, L. C. P. M., Handy, F., & Cnaan, R. A. (2011). Nachtwakers of omnivoren? Het

participatieprofiel van universiteitsstudenten in Nederland en Vlaanderen. MOA-Jaarboek 2011. [In Dutch]

Boehm, A., & Cnaan, R. A. (in press). Towards a practice-based model for community practice:

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Linking theory and practice. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare. Smith, K. A., Holmes, K., Haski-Leventhal, D., Cnaan, R. A., Handy, F., & Brudney, J. L. (2010).

Motivations and benefits of student volunteering: Comparing regular, occasional and non-volunteers in five countries. The Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research, 1(1), 65-81.

Hustinx, L., Meijs, L. C. P. M., Cnaan, R. A., & Handy, F. (in press). Monitorial citizens or civic

omnivores? Repertoires of civic participation among university students. Youth and Society. Hustinx, L., Cnaan, R. A., & Handy, F. (2010). Navigating theories of volunteering: A hybrid map

for a complex phenomenon. The Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, 40(4), 410-434.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-5914.2010.00439.x/pdf Cnaan, R. A., Jones, K., Dickin, A., & Salomon, M. (in press). Estimating giving & volunteering:

New ways to measure the phenomena. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. Handy, F., Cnaan, R. A., Bhat, G., & Meijs, L. (2011). Jasmine Growers of Coastal Karnataka:

Grassroots Sustainable Community-Based Enterprise in India. International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 23(2-3).

Handy, F., Hustinx, L., Kang, C., Cnaan, R. A., Brudney, J. L., Haski-Leventhal, D., Holmes, K.,

Meijs, L. C. P. M., Pessi, A., Ranade, B., Yamauchi, N., & Zrubscak, S. (2010). A Cross-cultural Examination of Student Volunteering: Is it all about Resume building? Nonprofit Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 29 (3), 498-523.

http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/0899764009344353v2 Cnaan, R. A., & Newman, E. (2010). The safety net and faith-based services. Journal of Religion &

Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 29(40, 321-336. Dichter, M., & Cnaan, R. A. (2010). The benefits of learning social welfare: Lessons from student

perspectives. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 29(4), 210-224. Haski-Leventhal, D., Grönlund, H., Holmes. K., Meijs, L. C. P. M., Cnaan, R. A., Handy, F.,

Hustinx, L., Kang, C., Kassam, M., Pessi, A. B., Ranade, S., Smith, K. A., Yamauchi, N., Zrinscak, S. (2010). Service learning: Findings from a 14 nations study. Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing, 22(3), 161-179.

Hustinx, L., Handy, F., Cnaan, R. A., Brudney, L., Pessi, A. B., & Yamauchi, N. (2010). Social and

cultural origins of motivation to volunteer: A comparison of university students in six countries. International Sociology, 25(3), 349-382.

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Ives, N. G., Sinha, J. W., & Cnaan, R. A. (2010). Who is welcoming the stranger? The Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work, 29(1), 71-89.

Haski-Leventhal, D., Gelles, R. J., & Cnaan, R. A. (2010). Admitting convicted felons to social

work programs: Conceptual dilemmas and practices. International Social Work, 53(1), 87-100.

http://isw.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/53/1/87 Handy, F., Moodithaya, M. S., & Cnaan, R. A. (2009). Understanding volunteer leaders of

microcredit self-help groups in Karnataka, India. Social Development Issues, 32(2), 15-29. Cnaan, R. A. (2009). Valuing the contribution of urban religious congregations. Public Management

Review, 11(5), 641-662. Haski-Leventhal, D., Handy, F., & Cnaan, R. A. (2009). Volunteering among Israeli students in an

international perspective: Related factors, motivations, benefits and the educational institutes. Social Security, 79, 141-163 (In Hebrew).

Haski-Leventhal, D., & Cnaan, R. A. (2009). Group processes and volunteering: Enhancing

recruitment and retention. Administration in Social Work, 33(1), 61-80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03643100802508635

Haski-Leventhal, D., Cnaan, R. A., Handy, F., Holmes, K., Hustinx, L., Kang, C., Kassam,M.,

Meijs, L. C., Ranade, B., Yamauchi, N., Yeung, A. B., Zrinscak, S., & Brudney, J. (2008). Students' vocational choices and voluntary action: A 12-nation study. Voluntas, 19(1), 1-21.

http://www.springerlink.com/content/c31m110357310288/ Cnaan, R. A., Draine, J., Frazier, B., & Sinha, J. W. (2008). Ex-prisoners reentry: An emerging

frontier and a social work challenge. Journal of Policy Practice, 7(2-3), 178-198.

Wineburg, R. J., Coleman, B. L., Boddie, S. C., & Cnaan, R. A. (2008). Leveling the playing field: Epitomizing devolution through faith-based organizations. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, XXXV(1), 17-42.

Cnaan, R. A., & Dichter, M. (2008). Thoughts on the use of knowledge in social work practice.

Research in Social Work Practice, 18(4), 278-284. http://rsw.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/18/4/278 Handy, F., & Cnaan, R. A. (2007). The role of social anxiety in volunteering. Nonprofit

Management and Leadership, 18(1), 41-58. http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/92/ Sinha, J. W., Hillier, A., Cnaan, R. A., & McGrew, C. C. (2007). Proximity matters: Understanding

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resident and commuter congregations through an ecological framework. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 46(2), 245-260.

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/117996746/abstract Sinha, J. W., Cnaan, R. A., & Gelles, R. J. (2006). Adolescent risk behaviors and religion: Findings

from a national study. Journal of Adolescence, 30(2), 231-249. http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/54/ Cnaan, R. A. (2006). Faith in the closet: Reflections of a secular academic. Arete, 30(1), 19-29. Boddie, S. C., & Cnaan, R. A. (2006). Setting the context: Assessing the effectiveness of faith-

based social services. Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 25(3-4), 5-18.

McGrew, C. C., & Cnaan, R. A. (2006). Historical and methodological lack of studying religion in

social services. Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 25(3-4), 19-37.

Zanis, D., & Cnaan, R. A. (2006). Social service research and religion: Thoughts about how to

measure intervention-based impact. Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 25(3-4), 83-104.

Handy, F., Brudeur, N., & Cnaan, R. A. (2006). Summer in the island: Episodic volunteering.

Voluntary Action, 7(3), 31-46. Boddie, S. C., & Cnaan, R. A. (2005). The role of faith-based social service providers in expanding

privatization in the United States. Social Security, No. 70, 110-137. (In Hebrew). Cnaan, R. A., Boddie, S. C., & Kang, J. J. (2005) Religious congregations as social services

providers for older adults. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 45(1/2), 105-130. Also in: H. R. Moodey (Ed.). Religion, spirituality and aging (pp. 105-130). Binghamton, NY: Haworth. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J083v45n01_07

Cnaan, R. A., & Handy, F. (2005). Towards understanding episodic volunteering. Vrijwillige Inzet

Onderzocht, 2(1), 29-35. (Dutch journal-in English). Weiss, I., Gal, J., & Cnaan, R. A. (2005). Does social work education have an impact on social

policy preferences? A three-cohort study. Journal of Social Work Education, 41(1), 29-47. http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/5/ Cnaan, R. A., Boddie, S. C., & Danzig, R. A. (2005). Teaching about organized religion in social

work: Lessons and challenges. Social Thought, 24(1-2), 93-110.

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Also in: Daniel Lee and Robert O’Gorman (Eds.). Social work and divinity (PP. 93-110). Binghamton, NY: Haworth.

Cnaan, R. A., & Helzer, A. L. (2004). Women in congregations and social service provision:

Findings from the Philadelphia census. Social Thought, 23(3), 25-43. Weiss, I., Gal, J., & Cnaan, R. A. (2004). Social work education as professional socialization: A

study of the impact of social work education upon students’ professional preferences. Journal of Social Service Research, 31(1), 13-31.

http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/8/ Cnaan, R. A., Sinha, J. W., & McGrew, C. C. (2004). Congregations as social service providers:

Services, capacity, culture, and organizational behavior. Administration in Social Work, 28(3/4), 47-67. Also in: H. Schmid (Ed.). Organizational and institutional dilemmas of nonprofit human services. Binghamton, NY: Haworth.

http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/9/ Cnaan, R. A., Gelles, R. J., & Sinha, J. W. (2004). Youth and religion: The “Gameboy” generation

goes to church. Social Indicators Research, 68(2), 175-200. http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/3/ Cnaan, R. A., Kang, J. J., McGrew, C. C., & Sinha, J. W. (2003). Identiteit meetbaar maken:

Gedachten van de andere kant van de Atlantische Oceaan (Incorporating religious identity into organizational identity: Thoughts from the other side of the Atlantic ocean). Bulletib Onderwijs & Inspiratie, 32(5), 23-25.

Weiss, I., Gal, J., Cnaan, R. A., & Maglajlic, R. (2002). Where does it begin? A comparative

perspective on the professional preferences of first-year social work students. British Journal of Social Work, 32(4), 589-608.

Cnaan, R. A., & Boddie, S. C. (2002). Charitable choice and faith-based welfare: A call for social

work. Social Work, 47(3), 247-235. http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/6/

Weiss, I., Gal, J., Maglajlic, R., & Cnaan, R. A. (2002). What kind of social policy do social work

students prefer? A comparison of students in three countries. International Social Work, 45(1), 59-81.

http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/14/ Cnaan, R. A., & Boddie, S. C. (2001). Philadelphia census of congregations and their involvement

in social service delivery. Social Service Review, 75(4), 559-589. http://repository.upenn.edu/penniur_papers/6/

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Cnaan, R. A., & Handy, F. (2000). Comparing neighbors: Social service provision by religious congregations in Ontario and the U.S.A. The American Review of Canadian Studies, 30(4), 521-543. http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/13/

Handy, F., Cnaan, R. A., Brudney, J. L., Ascoli, U., Meijs, L. C. M. P., & Ranade, S. (2000). Public

perception of “Who is a Volunteer”: An examination of the net-cost approach from a cross-cultural perspective. Voluntas, 11(1), 45-65.

http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/2/ Perlmutter, F. D., & Cnaan, R. A. (1999). Community development as a public sector agenda.

Journal of Community Practice, 6(4), 57-77. http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/7/ Cnaan, R. A. (1999). Social and community work by urban American religious congregations.

Brookings Review, 17(2), 50-53. Klein, A. R., Cnaan, R. A., & Whitecraft, J. (1998). Significance of peer social support with dually-

diagnosed clients: Findings from a pilot study. Research in Social Work Practice, 8(5), 529-551.

Cnaan, R. A., & Cascio, T. (1998). Performance and commitment: Issues in management of

volunteers in human service organizations. Journal of Social Service Research, 24(3/4), 1-37.

http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/1/ Cnaan, R. A., & Milofsky, C. (1997). Small religious nonprofits - a neglected topic. Nonprofit and

Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 25, S3-S13. http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/26/4_suppl/S3 Jeavons, T., & Cnaan, R. A. (1997). The formation, transformation, and evolution of small religious

organizations. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 25, S62-S84. http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/26/4_suppl/S62 Zanis, D. A., Cohen, E., Meyers, K., & Cnaan, R. A. (1997). HIV risks among homeless men

differentiated by Cocaine use and psychiatric distress. Addictive Behaviors, 22(2), 287-292. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VC9-3SWVJBN-H/2/aafb0775e87bcf143d2c015f576287b0

Cnaan, R. A., & Ascoli, U. (1996). Il volontariato nella fornitura di servizi alla persona:

L’insegnamento dei casi italiano e americano. Imprariamo a Imparare, 2(1), 9-33. Also in: (1997). Volunteering from cross-national perspective: Italy and the United States. Social Indicators Research, 40(3), 299-327.

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http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/10/ Cnaan, R. A., Cascio, T., & Newman, E. (1996). Helping Jewish communal managers meet the

challenge: An evaluation of a training program. Journal of Jewish Communal Service, 73 (1), 63-75.

Cnaan, R. A., Handy, F., & Wadsworth, M. (1996). Defining who is a volunteer: Conceptual and

empirical considerations. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 25(3), 364-383. http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/25/3/364 Zanis, D. A., McLellan, A. T., Alterman, A. L., & Cnaan, R. A. (1996). Efficacy of assertive

counseling to re-enroll out-of-treatment, high-risk drug users. American Journal of Psychiatry, 153(8), 1095-1096. http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/153/8/1095

Cnaan, R. A., Goodfriend, T., & Newman, E. (1996). Jewish ethnic needs in multicultural social

work education. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 13(1-2), 157-174. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J067v13n01_11 Cnaan, R. A. (1995). Purchasing of services contracting: A symbiosis of voluntary organizations,

government, and clients. Journal of Health and Human Resources Administration, 18(1), 104-128.

Cnaan, R. A. (1995). NVSQ and ARNOVA in a time of transition. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector

Quarterly, 24(4), 277-280. http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/24/4/277 Cnaan, R. A. (1995). La coesistenza stretta e reciprocamente vantaggiosa tra organizzazioni

volontarie e pubblica amministrazione: Il caso della fornitora di servizi di welfare. Imprariamo a Imparare, 1(1), 9-28.

Kang, C. H., & Cnaan, R. A. (1995). New findings on boards of trustees: Implications for macro

practice. Administration in Social Work, 19(3), 17-44. Johnson, A. K., & Cnaan, R. A. (1995). Social work practice with the homeless: State of the art.

Research in Social Work Practice, 5(3), 340-382. Klein, A. R., & Cnaan, R. A. (1995). Intensive case management with high-risk clients: Strategies

that work. Families in Society, 76(4), 203-212. Perlmutter, F. D., & Cnaan, R. A. (1995). Entrepreneurship in the public sector: The horns of a

dilemma. Public Administration Review, 55(1), 29-36. http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/11/

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Blankertz, L. E., & Cnaan, R. A. (1994). Assessing the impact of two residential programs for

dually-diagnosed homeless individuals. Social Service Review, 68(4), 536-560. http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/4/ Cnaan, R. A., & Amrofell, L. M. (1995). Mapping volunteer activity. Nonprofit and Voluntary

Sector Quarterly, 23(4), 335-351. http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/23/4/335 Cnaan, R. A., & Metzendorf, D. (1994). Student volunteering: Should it be required in

undergraduate introduction to social work courses? The Journal of Volunteer Administration, XIII(1), 1-11.

Zanis, D. A., McLellan, A. T., Cnaan, R. A., & Randall, M. (1994). Reliability and validity of the

Addiction Severity Index with a homeless sample. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 11(6), 541-548.

Cnaan, R. A. (1994). The new American social work gospel: Case management of the seriously

mentally-ill. British Journal of Social Work, 24(5), 533-557. Sands, R., & Cnaan, R. A. (1994). Two modes of case management: Assessing their impact.

Community Mental Health Journal, 30(5), 441-458. http://www.springerlink.com/content/3n41tj4162x47x24/?p=cb6f231e279549d6b5b13cd73f

194097&pi=4 Cnaan, R. A., Caputo, R. J., & Shmuely, Y. (1994). Senior faculty perceptions of social work

journals. Journal of Social Work Education, 30(2), 185-199. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=tfh&AN=9502012023&site=ehost-live

Cnaan, R. A., & Perlmutter, F. D. (1993). Challenging human service organizations to redefine

volunteer roles. Administration in Social Work, 17(4), 77-95. Cnaan, R. A. (1993). Personal characteristics, Jewish identity, and needs of Jewish graduate

students in the Philadelphia area. Journal of Jewish Communal Service, 69(4), 55-60. Blankertz, L. E., Cnaan, R. A., & Freedman, E. (1993). Risk factors in childhood among dually-

diagnosed homeless adults. Social Work, 38(5), 587-596. http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/12/ Blankertz, L. E., & Cnaan, R. A. (1993). Serving the dually-diagnosed homeless: Program

development and interventions. Journal of Mental Health Administration, 20(2), 100-112. Also in: LeRoy Spaniol et al. (Eds.). (1994). An introduction to psychiatric rehabilitation

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(pp. 187-201). Columbia, VA: International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services.

http://www.springerlink.com/content/261n593432671303/?p=cb6f231e279549d6b5b13cd73f194097&pi=8

Cnaan, R. A., Kasternakis, A., & Wineburg, R. J. (1993). Religious people, religious congregations,

and volunteerism in human services: Is there a link? Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 22(1), 33-51.

http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/22/1/33 Cnaan, R. A., Hasenfeld, Y., Cnaan, A., & Rafferty, J. (1993). Cross-cultural comparison of

attitudes toward welfare state programs: Path analysis with log-linear models. Social Indicators Research, 28, 21-50.

http://www.jstor.org/stable/27522686 Cnaan, R. A., & Cwikel, J. (1992). Elderly volunteers: Assessing their potential as an untapped

resource. Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 4(1-2), 125-147. Blankertz, L E., Cnaan, R. A., & Saunders, M. (1992). Assessing the impact of serving the long-

term mentally-disabled homeless. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 19 (4), 199-220. Also in: LeRoy Spaniol et al. (Eds.). (1994). An introduction to psychiatric rehabilitation (pp. 434-447). Columbia, VA: International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services.

Blankertz, L. E., & Cnaan, R. A. (1992). Principles of care for dually-diagnosed homeless: Findings

from a demonstration project. Research on Social Work Practice, 2(4), 448-464. Cnaan, R. A., Blankertz, L. E., & Saunders, M. (1992). Perceptions of consumers, practitioners, and

experts regarding psychosocial rehabilitation principles. Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal, 16(1), 95-119. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=keh&AN=9609241333&site=ehost-live

Cnaan, R. A., Korazim, J., Meller, Y., & Rosenfeld, J. (1992). The reform of the local social service

in Israel: 1984 compared to 1977. Social Policy & Administration, 26(2), 159-172. Metzendorf, D., & Cnaan, R. A. (1992). Volunteers in feminist organizations. Nonprofit

Management & Leadership, 2(3), 255-269. Cnaan, R. A., & Goldberg-Glen, R. S. (1991). Measuring motivation to volunteer in human

services. Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences, 27(3), 269-284. http://jab.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/27/3/269

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Cnaan, R. A. (1991). Neighborhood representing organizations: How democratic are they? Social Service Review, 65(4), 614-634.

http://www.jstor.org/stable/30012431 Nurius, P., & Cnaan, R. A. (1991). Classifying software to better support social work practice.

Social Work, 36(6), 536-541. Raphael, D. I., & Cnaan, R. A. (1991). Jewish needs of students: A case study of one university.

Journal of Jewish Communal Service, 67(4), 315-325. Cnaan, R. A. (1991). Neighborhood organizations and social development in Israel. Social

Development Issues, 13(2), 44-54. Cnaan, R. A. (1991). Applying controlled clinical trials in social work practice. Research in Social

Work Practice, 1(3), 139-161. Cwikel, J., & Cnaan, R. A. (1991). Ethical dilemmas in applying second wave information

technology to social work practice. Social Work, 36(2), 114-120. Also in 1995 in: J. E. Tropman, J. L. Erlich, & J. Rothman (Eds.). Tactics and techniques of community intervention (3rd ed) (PP. 103-113). Itasca, IL: Peacock.

Cnaan, R. A., & Goldberg-Glen, R. S. (1990). Comparison of volunteers in public and nonprofit

human service agencies. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 19(4), 345-358. http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/19/4/345 Cnaan, R. A. (1990). The use of volunteers by governmental social services in Israel. Welfare and

Society, 10(4), 301-318 (Hebrew). Also in: Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 17(3), 150-173. http://www.heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/jrlsasw17&div=37&collection=journals&set_as_cursor=0&men_tab=srchresults#494

Cnaan, R. A., & Bergman, S. (1990). Construction of social problems by social work students.

International Social Work, 33(2), 157-174. Cnaan, R. A., Blankertz, L. E., Messinger, K., & Gardner, J. R. (1990). Experts’ assessment of

psychosocial rehabilitation principles. Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal, 13(3), 59-73. Also in: LeRoy Spaniol et al. (Eds.). (1994). Readings in psychiatric rehabilitation (pp. 129-148). Boston: Boston University, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation.

Cnaan, R. A., Olsson, S., & Wetle, T. (1990). Cross-national comparison of planning for the needs

of the very old: Israel, Sweden, and the United States. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 2 (1), 83-107.

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Blankertz, L. E., Cnaan, R. A., Fox, J., White, K., & Messinger, K. (1990). Outreach efforts with dually-diagnosed homeless persons. Families in Society, 71(7), 387-397.

Cnaan, R. A., & Perlmutter, F. D. (1990). Intent vs. reality in long term care policy: A case study.

Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 2(2), 107-123. Monnickendam, M., & Cnaan, R. A. (1990). Teaching information technology to human service

students: Meeting the needs of the future. Computers in Human Services, 7(1-2), 149-163. Caputo, R. K., & Cnaan, R. A. (1990). Information technology availability in schools of social

work. Journal of Social Work Education, 26(2), 187-198. Cnaan, R. A. (1989). Introduction: Social work practice and information technology - An

unestablished link. Computers in Human Services, 5(1-2), 1-15. Cnaan, R. A. (1989). Public opinion and the dimensions of the welfare state. Social Indicators

Research, 21(2), 297-314. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27520769 Cnaan, R. A., & Seltzer, V. C. (1989). Etiology of truancy: An eco-systems perspective. Social

Work in Education, 11(3), 171-183. Korazim, Y., Cnaan, R. A., Meller, Y., & Rosenfeld, J. (1989). The reform of the local social

services in Israel. Society and Welfare, 9(2), 143-161 (Hebrew). Cnaan, R. A., Blankertz, L. E., Messinger, K., & Gardner, J. R. (1989). Psychosocial rehabilitation:

Towards a theoretical base. Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal, 13(1), 33-56. Cnaan, R. A., Bashan, I., & Cohen, D. (1989). Neighborhood renewal: The development of a new

instrument. Society and Welfare, 9(4), 382-399 (Hebrew). Cnaan, R. A. (1989). Social work education and direct practice in the computer age. Journal of

Social Work Education, 25(3), 235-243. Cnaan, R. A. (1989). Teaching literature to highlight social policy issues. Journal of Social Work

Education, 25(3), 181-191. Cnaan, R. A. (1988). Social services for the enemy? Education for social work in the Arab sector in

Israel. International Social Work, 30(1), 33-43. Cnaan, R. A. (1988). Decentralizing social services in Israel. Social Policy & Administration, 22

(1), 68-78.

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Cnaan, R. A., Blankertz, L. E., Messinger, K., & Gardner, J. R. (1988). Psychosocial rehabilitation: Toward a definition. Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal, 11(4), 61-77.

Cnaan, R. A. (1988). Life conditions and social needs of the very old: Findings and implications for

policy. Journal of Jewish Communal Service, 64(4), 342-351. Cnaan, R. A. (1988). Computer illiteracy and the human services. New Technology in the Human

Services, 4(1), 3-7. Cnaan, R. A. (1988). The role of conflict in community organization practice. Welfare and Society,

8(4), 351-369 (Hebrew). Cnaan, R. A., & Cnaan, A. (1987). Allocation of resources for social services: Israel as a case study.

Social Indicators Research, 19(4), 429-449. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27520713 Cnaan, R. A. (1987). Teaching research to social work students: An action approach. Issues in

Social Work Education, 17(1), 20-28. Cnaan, R. A., & Hocherman, Y. (1987). Stability and fluctuation in juvenile delinquency in Israel.

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 14(3), 41-63. Cnaan, R. A. (1987). Value bases and attitudes toward welfare to the enemy. Social Development

Issues, 11(2), 46-63. Burback, H. J., Cnaan, R. A., & Babbitt, C. E. (1986). Organizational predictors of college

satisfaction and academic achievement among females. Sociological Viewpoint, 2(1), 31-38. Katan, J., & Cnaan, R. A. (1986). Neighborhood committees in Israel and their local and external

orientations. Journal of Community Development, 21(1), 23-32. Cnaan, R. A., & Katan, Y. (1986). Local neighborhood committees in Israel: Potential for self-help

group activity. Journal of Voluntary Action Research, 15(2), 33-46. http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/15/2/33 Cnaan, R. A., & Rothman, J. (1986). Conceptualizing community intervention: An empirical test of

‘three models’ of community organization. Administration in Social Work, 10(3), 41-55. Cnaan, R. A., Adler, I., & Ramot, A. (1986). Public reactions to community residential facilities in

Israel: Projected reaction and its origin. American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 90(6), 677-685.

Cnaan, R. A. (1986). Advantages and problems with merging databases. Computers in Human

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Services, 1(4), 63-74. Cnaan, R. A., & Adar, H. (1985). Practice model for organizers of community groups. Welfare and

Society, 6(2-3), 248-259 (Hebrew). Also in: (1987). Social Work with Groups, 10(3), 5-24.

Mutschler, E., & Cnaan, R. A. (1985). Success and failure in computerized information systems:

Two case studies in human service agencies. Administration in Social Work, 9(1), 67-79. Shapira, Z., Cnaan, R. A., & Cnaan, A. (1985). Mentally retarded workers’ reactions to their jobs.

American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 90(2), 160-166. Cnaan, R. A., & Berman, Y. A. (1985). Policy analysis framework of cost and feasibility of social

problem intervention. Social Indicators Research, 17(2), 147-171. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27521321 Cnaan, R. A. Racial differences in local social service delivery: Jews and non-Jews in Israel. Social

Development Issues, 1985, 9(2), 56-74. Cnaan, R. A. (1985). Post-industrial technologies, their impact on society and the role of the welfare

state. Eurosocial, No. 40, 11-12. Cnaan, R. A. (1983). Building community networks in Israel: Theory, planning and

implementation. Journal of Jewish Communal Service, 59(4), 297-305. Cnaan, R. A., Kuchli, E., & Harel, Y. (1983). Proposed model for coordinated welfare services

center in new urban areas in Israel. Welfare and Society, 5(3), 204-220 (Hebrew). Cnaan, R. A. (1983). Funding and pay-as-you-go methods: Notes on their meaning and usages.

Social Security, 25, 88-99 (Hebrew). Cnaan, R. A. (1982). A model for forecasting environment reaction to policy initiation. Journal of

Sociology and Social Welfare, 10(2), 18-35. Cnaan, R. A. (1982). Notes on prostitution in Israel. Sociological Inquiry, 52(2), 114-121.

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Amanda Ball & Stephen P. Osborne (Eds.), Social accounting and public management: Accountability for the common good (pp. 258-271). New York: Routeledge, Francis & Taylor.

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Hustinx, L., Handy, F., & Cnaan, R. A. (2010). Volunteering. In Ruprt Taylor (Ed.), Third sector

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Cnaan, R. A. (2006). Voluntarism. In Dwight Burlingame (Ed.), Philanthropy in the U.S.: An

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Cnaan, R. A., & Mcgrew, C. C., (2005). Religion and social welfare. In Helen Rose Ebaugh (Ed.),

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Weber, S., & Weiss, I. (2003). All in the eyes of the beholder? Perceptions of volunteering across eight countries. In: Paul Dekker and Loek Halman (Eds.), The values of volunteering: Cross cultural perspectives (19-34). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Books.

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Capital, and Democratic Life. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press. Cnaan, R. A., & Enosh, G. (2001). Controlled clinical trials. In Bruce A. Thyer (Ed.), Handbook of

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(Eds.), What’s God got to do with the American experiment? (153-159). Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press.

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Cnaan, R. A. (1996). New Frontiers Inc.: When should the board step in? In M. M. Wood (Ed.),

Cases in nonprofit governance (149-164). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Cnaan, R. A., & Rothman, J. (1995). Community development and the building of community. In

Rothman, J., Erlich, J. L., & J. E. Tropman (Eds.), Strategies of community intervention (5th ed.) (241-257). Itasca, IL: Peacock.

Cnaan, R. A., & Wineburg, R. J. (1994). Should doctoral graduates in social work be as well or

better trained in research as those in allied professions? Yes. Are they? No. In W. W. Hudson and P. S. Nurius (Eds.), Controversial issues in social work research (203-215). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

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Cnaan, R. A. (1989). Post-industrial technologies and society. In W. R. Spence (Ed.), New

technologies and social intervention (93-104). Ulster, North Ireland: University of Ulster. Cnaan, R. A. (1988). Applications of computers in clinical supervision. In B. Glastonbury, W.

LaMendola and S. Toole (Eds.), Information technology and the human services (128-136). West Sussex: John Wiley.

Cnaan, R. A. (1987). The evolution of Israel’s welfare state. In R. Friedman, N. Gilbert, & M.

Sherer (Eds.), Modern welfare states: A comparative view of trends and prospects (174-207). Brighton: Wheatsheaf Books.

Babbitt, C. E., Cnaan, R. A., & Burbach, H. J. (1983). College satisfaction and performance among

female students: A three dimensional approach. In M. Larkin, J. H. Honnold and J. S Williams (Eds.), Sociological research symposium: XIII(19-23). Richmond, VA: Alpha Kappa Delta.

Babbitt, C. E., Burbach, H. J., & Cnaan, R. A. (1983). Discontinuity in social networks of

undergraduate social work students: A part of professional re-socialization. In C. E. Babbitt (Ed.). The sociological galaxy: Sociology toward the year 2000 (187-197). Harrisburg, PA: Beacon Publishing.

CITED MEASUREMENTS Blankertz, L. E., & Cnaan, R. A. (1993). Level of social functioning for dually-diagnosed clients in a residential care facility. (HaPI record). Pittsburgh, PA: Behavioral Measurement Database Services (Producer). McLean, VA: BRS Search Service (Vendor).

BOOK REVIEWS Striving to save: Creating policies for financial security of low income families, by: Margaret Sherrard Sherraden and Amanda Moore McBride (with Sondra G. Beverly). Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan Press. The Limits of voluntarism: Charity and welfare from the New Deal through the Great Society, by Andrew J. F. Morris. In: American Historical Review 2010, 115(5), 857-858. Out of reach: Place, poverty, and the new American welfare State, by Scott W. Allard. In: Social Service Review, 2009, 83(4), 656-659. Volunteers: A social profile, by Marc Musick and John Wilson. In: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector

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Quarterly, 2009, 38(3), 540-543. http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/38/3/540 Religious organizations in community services: A social work perspective, by Terry Tirrito and Toni Cascio. In: The International Journal of Volunteer Administration, 2008. Strategic giving: The art and science of philanthropy, by Peter Frumkin. In: Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 2007. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0CYZ/is_/ai_n25466124 Religion and spirituality, by Bernard Moss. In: Ethics and Social Welfare, 2007, 1(2), 235-237. Managing God’s business: Religious and faith-based organizations and their management, by Malcolm Torry. In: Nonprofit Management & Leadership, 2006, 17(3), 373-374. Pillars of faith: American congregations and their partners, by Nancy T. Ammerman. In: Sociology of Religion, 2007, 68(1), 120-121. A public charity: Religion and social welfare in Indianapolis, 1929-2002, by Mary L. Mapes. In: American Historical Review, 2006, lll(1), 215-216. Covenant House: Journey of a faith-based charity, by Peter J. Wosh. In: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 2005, 34(3), 407-409. http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/16/ Voluntarism, community life, and the American ethic, by Robert S. Ogilvie. In: Journal of Planning Education and Research. Raising expectations: Urban congregations, welfare reform, and civic life, by Arthur Farnsley, II. In: The Social Policy Journal, 2004, 3(3), 93-96. Sociology of religion: Contemporary developments, by Kevin J. Christiano, William H. Swatos Jr. and Peter Kivisto. In: Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 2003, 30(3), 163-165. Neighborhood self-management: Experiments in civil society, by Hillel Schmid. In: Journal of Community Practice: Organizing, Planning, Development, and Change, 2003, 11(1), 121-123. http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/15/ Artisans of democracy: How ordinary people, families in extreme poverty, and social institutions become allies to overcome social exclusion, by Jona M. Rosenfeld and Bruno Tardieu. In: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 2002, 31(1), 149-152. http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/17/

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Individual and social responsibility: Child care, education, medical care, and long-term care in America, edited by Victor R. Fuchs. In: Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 1997, 24(1), 155-158. Intervention research: Design and development for human services, edited by Jack Rothman and Edwin J. Thomas. In: Journal of Teaching Social Work, 1996, 13(1/2), 175-178. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J067v13n01_12 The Politics of Care: Human Services at the Local Level, by Alan J. Hahn. In: Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 1996, 23(2), 192-195. Reflection & controversy: Essays on social work, by Ann Hartman. In: Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 1995, 22(2), 136-139. The changing agenda of Israeli sociology: Theory, ideology, and identity, by Uri Ram. In: Jewish Book World, 1995, 13(2), 31. Volunteers: The organizational behavior of unpaid workers, by June L. Pearce. In: Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1995, 193(3), 191-192. Government and the Third Sector: Emerging relationships in welfare states, edited by Benjamin Gidron, Ralph M. Kramer, and Lester M. Salamon, and The Nonprofit Sector in the Global Community: Voices from Many Nations, edited by Kathleen D. McCarthy, Virginia A. Hodgkinson, and Russy D. Sumariwalla. In: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 1994, 23(1), 79-85. http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/23/1/79 The welfare state in Israel: The evolution of Social Security policy and practice, by Abraham Doron and Ralph M. Kramer. In: Contemporary Sociology, 1993, 22(6), 791-792. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2075948 Government and voluntary organizations, edited by Stein Kuhnle & Per Selle. In: Acta Sociologica, 1993, 36(4), 397-400. http://asj.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/36/4/397 Who benefits from the Nonprofit Sector?, edited by Charles T. Clotfelter. In: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 1993, 22(2), 184-188. http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/22/2/184 Controversial Issues in Social Work, edited by Eileen Gambrill and Robert Pruger. In: Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 1993, 20(2), 142-145. Labour and political economy in Israel, by Michael Shalev. In: Acta Sociologica, 1992, 35(4), 335-338.

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Acts of compassion: Caring for others and helping ourselves, by Robert Wuthnow. In: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 1992, 21(4), 418-422. http://nvs.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/21/4/418 The three worlds of welfare capitalism, by Gosta Esping-Andersen. In: Acta Sociologica, 1991, 35(1), 69-71. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4194754 Down and out in America, by Peter H. Rossi, and Homelessness amid affluence, by Michael H. Lang. In: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1991, 10(1), 109-112. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3325525 New homeless and old, by Charles Hoch and Robert A. Slayton, and Down and out in America, by Peter A. Rossi. In: Administration in Social Work, 1990, 14(4), 140-144. Rethinking welfare, by Bill Jordan. In: Administration in Social Work, 1989, 14(1), 158-161. Long term care administration, by Ben Abramovice. In: Administration in Social Work, 1988, 13(2), 149-151. Social Security: Visions and revisions, by W. Andrew Achenbaum. In: Administration in Social Work, 1987, 12(2), 127-130.

COMMENTARIES Cnaan, R. A. Using congregational space: Findings from the Philadelphia Census of Congregations. In: The Forbes Funds: Building the Faith, 2004, 38. Cnaan, R. A. Charitable choice. In: Outlook, 2002, IV(VI). Cnaan, R. A. Notes on accountability in nonprofit organizations. In: Nonprofit Management & Leadership, 1996, 7(2). Perlmutter, F. D., & Cnaan, R. A. Private money for public needs: A mixed blessing. In: Governing, 1995, 7(10), 9-10. Perlmutter, F. D., & Cnaan, R. A. Government-by-charity: A bad idea. In: The Philadelphia Inquirer (op-ed), 1995, April 3rd, 1994, D1. Commentary on: David Grossman (1992). Paying nonprofits: Streamlining the New York State system. Nonprofit Management & Leadership, 3, 81-91. In: Nonprofit Management & Leadership,

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1993, 4(2), 257-261. Commentary on: Elizabeth Borris, Daniel M. Fox, & Peter Dobkin Hall, (1993). Usable research on nonprofit organizations. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 22(3), 237-238.

RESEARCH REPORTS Cnaan, R. A. . & Frazier, B. D. (2007). Assessing Philadelphia's Social Service Capacity for Ex-Prisoner Reentry: Final Research Report. Submitted to the City of Philadelphia, Mayor Office of reentry. Cnaan, R. A. with Sinha, J. W. A preliminary investigation of a most urgent social issue: The faith based community and ex-prisoners re-entry. Submitted to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2002. Cnaan, R. A., & Boddie, S. C. Black church outreach: Comparing how black and other congregations serve their needy neighbors. Center for Research on Religion and Urban Civic Society, University of Pennsylvania, Report 2001-1. Cnaan, R. A. Keeping faith in the city: Survey results on 887 congregations. Center for Research on Religion and Urban Civic Society, University of Pennsylvania, Report 2000-3. Cnaan, R. A. Keeping faith in the city: Report on how 401 congregations in Philadelphia serve their needy neighbors. Center for Research on Religion and Urban Civic Society, University of Pennsylvania, Report 2000-1. Cnaan, R. A. Social and community involvement. University of Pennsylvania, the Program for the Study of Organized Religion & Social Work, 1998. Cnaan, R. A. Social and community involvement of Philadelphia religious congregations housed in historic religious properties: Data analyses of mailed questionnaires. Report submitted to Historic Religious Properties Program of the Philadelphia Historic Preservation Corporation, 1996. Cnaan, R. A. Preliminary report of social and community service provision: Analysis of the Philadelphia data. Submitted to Partners for Sacred Places, 1996. Cnaan, R.A. & Cascio, T. A. Final Evaluation Report Tri-State Jewish Professional Leadership Program. Submitted to the Executive Committee of the Tri-State Jewish Professional Leadership Program, 1995. Cnaan, R. A. Evaluation of Hillel at Drexel, submitted to Hillel of Greater Philadelphia, 1993.

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Cnaan, R. A., & Sands, R. G. Assessing the impact of two intensive case management programs, submitted to the City of Philadelphia and the State of Pennsylvania through the Department of Public Psychiatry, 1992. Blankertz, L. E., & Cnaan, R. A. Comprehensive rehabilitation services for dually diagnosed homeless individuals, submitted to the National Institute of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA)1991. Cnaan, R. A., & Shmuely, Y. The needs of graduate Jewish students in the Philadelphia area, submitted to JCAB-Hillel, 1990. Cnaan, R. A. The social impact of urban renewal project in two communities and a model for its future evaluation, submitted to the Jewish Agency, Urban Renewal Project: Central Region of Israel, 1987. Cnaan, R. A., & Katan, J. Neighborhood representing organizations in Israel: Final report, submitted to the P. Sapir Memorial Fund for Municipal and Urban Research, 1986. PAPERS PRESENTED AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS (Last 5 years) Cnaan, R. A., Pessi, A. B., & Zrinscak, S. Students values & religiosity and their impact on pro-social behavior: A cross national perspective. The 3rd annual ANSER-ARES conference. Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada: June 2-4, 2010. Cnaan, R. A. “Nonprofit watchdogs: How useful are they to the average donor?” The 3rd annual ANSER-ARES conference. Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada: June 2-4, 2010. Hustinx, L., Handy, F., & Cnaan, R. A. Student volunteering in China and Canada: Comparative perspectives. Cnaan, R. A. “Nonprofit watchdogs: How useful are they to the average donor?” The 3rd annual ANSER-ARES conference. Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada: June 2-4, 2010. Cnaan, R. A. How do we care and do we care for ex-prisoners? Back to the Community: Making Systems Work for Reentry. Rutgers University, Camden, NJ. April 8, 2010. Cnaan, R. A. Expert seminar on “Social Work Research.” K. U. Lueven, Belgium. February 23, 2010. Cnaan, R. A. The history of philanthropy and religion. Special invitational seminar, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. February 19, 2010.

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Cnaan, R. A., Pessi, A., & Zrinscak, S. Students’ values & religiosity and their impact on pro-social behavior: A cross- national perspective. The 38th Annual Conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action. Cleveland, OH: November 19-21, 2009. Cnaan, R. A. Valuing the contribution of urban religious congregations. The 38th Annual Conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action. Cleveland, OH: November 19-21, 2009. Cnaan, R. A., Jones, K., & Salomon, M., & Dickin, A. Estimating of giving & volunteering: New and inexpensive solutions. The 38th Annual Conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action. Cleveland, OH: November 19-21, 2009. Handy, F., Cnaan, R. A., & Hustinx, L. Social origins of motivation to volunteer: A cross-national analysis. The 38th Annual Conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action. Cleveland, OH: November 19-21, 2009. Cnaan, R. A. Volunteering and its role in modern societies. Social change and the transformation of social structure. Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China, August 22-23, 2009. Hustinx, L. Meijs, L. Handy, F., & Cnaan, R. A. and colleagues. Context, not genes: Gender differences in student volunteering in 15 countries. Paper presented at the Giving & Volunteering Research Conference 2009. VU University Amsterdam, July 9, 2009. Cnaan, R. A. Social work and religion in partnership. The International Workshop on Religion, Gender and Social Policy. Jerusalem, Israel. June 14-15, 2009. Hustinx, L., Handy, F., Cnaan, R. A., Brudney, J. L., Pessi, A. B., & Yamauchi, N. (2009). Social and cultural origins of motivation to volunteer: A comparison of university students in six countries. Paper presented at the "Dag van de Sociologie 2009" (The Day of Sociology 2009), Amsterdam, June 11, 2009. Wineburg, R. J., & Cnaan, R. A. Wilmington Delaware's faith based social services and service partnerships: Toward a data driven discourse on religion and social service. The 37th Annual Conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action. Philadelphia, PA: November 20-22, 2008. Cnaan, R. A. Does religion help protect youth from engaging in risky behaviors? Finding from a national study. Keynote lecture in the 3rd Annual Social Work Conference of Brigham Young University. Provo, UT: November 6-7, 2008. Hratocollis, L., & Cnaan, R. A. The time has come for a professional practice doctorate in social work. Council on Social Work Education annual meeting. Philadelphia: October 30-November 2,

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2008. Handy, F., Hustinx, L., Cnaan, R. A., Brudney, J. L, Yamauchi, N., & Yeung, A. B. Social and cultural origins of motivation to volunteer: A comparison of university students in six countries. Global Collaborative Faculty Seminar at Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea: August 29, 2008. Cnaan, R. A. The Limits of Citizenship: Rights of Prisoners and ex-Prisoners in USA. Global Collaborative Faculty Seminar at Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea: August 29, 2008. http://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/136/ Holmes, K., Haski-Leventhal, D., Cnaan, R. A., Zrinscak, S., & Kassam, M. Voluntary action among students: A cross-national study. ISTR Eighth bi-annual conference on “The Third Sector and Sustainable Social Change: New Frontiers for Research.” Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain: July 9-12, 2008. Hustinx, L., Meijs, L. C. P. M., Handy, F., & Cnaan, R. A. The emergence of the civic omnivore? Repertoires of participation among university students in Belgium and the Netherlands. Paper presented at the International Conference ‘Youth and Politics: Strange Bedfellows? Comparative Perspectives on Political Socialization.’ Bruges, Belgium: July 3-4, 2008. Cnaan, R. A. Valuation of urban congregation’s social and economic benefits. The First Annual ANSER-ARES conference. University of British Columbia, Canada: June 4-6, 2008. Handy, F, Hustinx, L., Cnaan, R. A., Yamauchi, N., Yeung, B, & Brudney, J. Why university students volunteer? Comparison across five counties. The First Annual ANSER-ARES conference. University of British Columbia, Canada: June 4-6, 2008. Cnaan, R. A. The contribution of urban religious congregations to the local social economy in the USA. International Workshop on Social Audit, Social Accounting and Accountability. Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic: May 15-16, 2008. Cnaan, R. A. Action research: Services for reentry in Philadelphia. Bar Ilan University, Israel. January 14, 2008. Cnaan, R. A., Zrinscak, S., & Kassam, M. The Benevolent Behavior of Future Leaders: A 12 Country Comparison of Students Volunteering and Giving Behavior. The 36th Annual Conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action. Atlanta, GA: November 15-17, 2007. Cnaan, R., & Kang, J. Interfaith Coalitions—the story of the Northwest Interfaith Movement (NIM). The 36th Annual Conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action. Atlanta, GA: November 15-17, 2007. Hustinx, L., Meijs, L.C.P.M., Handy, F., & Cnaan, R.A. Conventional and unconventional forms of

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civic engagement among university students: The case of Belgium and the Netherlands. The 36th Annual Conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action. Atlanta, GA: November 15-17, 2007. Haski-Leventhal, D., Gelles, R. J., & Cnaan, R. A. Social work gate-keeping: The dilemma of admitting convicted felons to MSW programs. Council on Social Work Education annual meeting. San Francisco: October 27-30, 2007. Cnaan, R. A. Who help ex-prisoners? Comparing secular and faith-based providers in Philadelphia. American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. New York: August 13, 2007. Cnaan, R. A. Faith-based social services. Meeting on: “Trans-disciplinary integration as a global academic enterprise.” Seoul, Korea. July 26, 2007. Cnaan, R. A. What congregations do? Loyola University Department of Sociology and the McNamara Center for the Social Study of Religion special seminar on congregations. Chicago: March 15, 2007. Cnaan, R. A. Ten steps to academic success. Council on Social Work Education meeting on Building Knowledge in Social Work Education: Pathways to Success. Phoenix, AZ: February 11, 2007. Cnaan, R. A. Reentry as a major American social problem. Invited paper Bar Ilan University, Ramat Aviv, Israel. January 11, 2007. Cnaan, R. A. Civic engagement and marginalized groups in Philadelphia: The case of the local congregations. The 35th Annual Conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action. Chicago: November 16-18, 2006. Cnaan, R. A. The rich diversity of community. The 35th Annual Conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action. Chicago: November 16-18, 2006. Frazier, B. D., & Cnaan, R. A. Philadelphia reentry capacity: Appraisal and development strategy project. American Society of Criminology. Los Angeles, CA, November 1-4, 2006. Cnaan, R. A. Quiet help: Informal care by congregations. Seventh International Conference of the International Society for Third-Sector Research, Bangkok, Thailand, July 9-12, 2006. Cnaan, R. A. Congregations and faith-based organizations as community hubs and as service providers. Nonprofit Scholars Research Forum, Ben Gurion University, Israel, February 1st, 2006.

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LIST OF CHAIRED DISSERTATIONS Caroline Jeanne Tice (1988). Organizational culture: An ethnography of a human service

organization.

Hea Kyong Oh (1989). Study of Korean immigrants’ process of socio-cultural adaptation and economic performance in Philadelphia area.

Tovia Gilpin Freedman (1991). Women’s stories: The symbolic meaning of breast cancer. Santo Daniel Marabella (1991). Using exchange theory to enhance not-for-profit board

participation (Boards of directors). Johnelle Luciani (1992). Motivational determinants of volunteer behavior: A logistic

regression analysis using between-group and within-group triangulation techniques.

Anthony Gene Butto (1994). Urban-rural migration: Race, drugs, and community change. Chul Hee Kang (1994). Board composition and structure in human service

organizations. Elana Yaron (1995). The quality of working life measures and child welfare

services. Jeffrey Noel Draine (1996). Case management for homeless mentally-ill adult offenders: A

re-examination of random field trial data. Amelia Klein (1996). The significance of peer social support in dually-diagnosed

clients: Findings from a pilot study. Toni Cascio (1996). Continuity and change: The organizational culture of Jewish

Family and Children’s Services in Philadelphia, 1822-1995. Lani Nelson-Zlupko (1996). Comparing client characteristics, services, and outcomes of

women in specialized and conventional drug treatment (Specialized drug treatment).

Patricia Jean Harding (1996). “Remember that?” Reminiscences of work: A case study of

the world of work of full-fashion hosiery industry workers in Burks County, Pennsylvania, 1925-1965.

David Anthony Zanis (1996). A harm reduction: Enhanced outreach counseling.

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Gretchen P. Kenagy (1998). Exploring an oppressed group: A study of transgendered

people in Philadelphia. William J. Ryan, Jr. (2000). Perceives social support and the effects of living in the

community for individuals with a serious and persistent mental illness.

Stephanie C. Boddie (2002). One more river to cross: African-American congregations at

the dawn of a new millennium. Vanmala S. Hiranandani (2002). Experiences of middle-aged adults with physical disabilities

in Medicaid managed care. Jill W. Sinha (2004). African American youth and communities of faith:

Capitalizing on compassion, at risk for greatness. Janis Goodman (2005). Identity formation within a multicultural context: A field

study of early adolescent African-American girls set inn an inner-city community in North Philadelphia.

Nushia Siddiqui (2005). Psychosocial and cultural factors affecting HIV risk and

resilience among African American women. Margaret Shope Koppel (2005). Accessible housing for low-income tenants with Physical

disabilities following the 1988 Fair Housing Act amendments: Outcomes and processes in four cities.

Beverley D. Frazier (2007). Assessing Philadelphia’s community institutional capacity for

prisoner reentry. Karen A. Zurlo (2009). The mediating effects of the sense of control on the financial

well-being of older adults. Brian L. Coleman (2009). Post-conversion experiences of African-American male Sunni

Muslims: Community integration and masculinity in twenty-first century Philadelphia.

Kielty Turner (2009). The promotion of successful aging through mindfulness skills

training. Cynthia Closs (2010). The effects of oppression on queer intimate adolescent

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attachment. Mary Ann A. Groncki (2010). A comparative study of adopted and nonadopted women’s

attachment within romantic relationships. Nicole M. Saint Louis (2010). Job stress, compassion fatigue and burnout and a narrative

intervention with oncology professionals. Laura Kotler-Klein (2010). Family Process through the Prism of living Organ Donation:

courage, Coercion, Calculus and Coalescence.