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CURRICULUM VITAE Sarah-Jane (SJ) Dodd 2180 Third Avenue New York, NY 10035 (212) 396-7529 sdodd@ hunter.cuny.edu EDUCATION: Ph.D. - School of Social Work, University of Southern California, 2000. MSW - School of Social Work, University of Southern California, 1995. MS.Ed. - State University of New York, Brockport, NY, 1993. BEd. (Honors) - Chelsea School of Human Movement, England, 1988. TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Associate Professor (1/05 – Present): Silberman School of Social Work, at Hunter College, CUNY. MSW courses: Social Welfare Policy; Human Sexuality; Professional Seminar; Social Welfare Policy in Health and Mental Health; Research Methods; and Foundations of Social Work Practice. Associate Professor (1/05 – Present): City University of New York, Graduate Center, Ph.D. Program in Social Welfare. Ph.D. Course Social Welfare Policy and Planning II Assistant Professor (9/00 – 1/05): Hunter College School of Social Work. Part-Time Lecturer (1/97 – 5/00): USC School of Social Work, MSW courses: Policy in the Health Care Sector; Research Methods; Research for Community Organization, Planning and Administration; Research for Industrial Social Work; and Human Sexuality. Graduate Teaching Assistant (9/96 - 5/97): USC School of Social Work. Doctoral Statistics Computer Lab. Computer Lab Instructor (1995 - 1997): USC School of Social Work. Basic statistics and SPSS for the MSW Community Organization Planning and Administration Research course. Graduate Teaching Assistant (1/94 - 5/94): USC Exercise Science Department: Healthful Living and First Aid; and Aerobics. Graduate Teaching Assistant (8/88 - 8/89): State University of New York College at Brockport: Swimming, Tennis, and Aerobics.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: Co- Principal Investigator (9/2009 – Present): Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health “Youth Empowerment Program, Bridges project”. Program Evaluator (9/2009-present): Children’s Bureau Grant “National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections”. Program Evaluation Consultant (12/2011 – present): Bailey House, Inc. The Rand Harlan Center for Housing, Wellness and Community. Program Evaluation Consultant (9/2005 – 2008): Children’s Bureau Grant “Training of Child Welfare Agency Supervisors in the Effective Delivery and Management of Federal Independent Living Service for Youth in Foster Care”. Principal Investigator (9/2005 – 2008): Shuster Grant “Understanding the Tension: Ethical Issues Encountered by Social Work Students During Field Placement”. Program Evaluation Consultant (7/2004 – 2010): New York State Office of Mental Health School Based Mental Health Initiative. Program Evaluation Consultant (1/2004 – 12/2004): Make the Path by Walking Program for foster care youth transitioning to independent living. Principal Investigator (6/2002 – 4/2004): PSC- CUNY Grant titled “Identifying the Discomfort: An Examination of Ethical Issues Encountered by MSW Students During Field Placement”. Principal investigator (6/2001 – 2004): Lang Grant “An examination of the impact of social work involvement on ethical decision making in a hospital setting”. In collaboration with NYU Medical Center. Statistics Consultant (12/00 – 2003): Mount Sinai Medical Center, Project on Death in America “The caregivers and professionals partnership: Assessing a structured support program for family caregivers of the chronically, seriously and terminally-ill. Project Coordinator (6/97 – 5/00): USC School of Social Work, “An empirical study of the role of social workers and nurses in ethical decision making in health care settings”. Research Consultant (6/97 – 5/00): USC Staff/Faculty Counseling and Consultation Center. Research Consultant (1/98 – 5/00): USC Office of Civic and Community Relations. Program evaluation for the Family of Five Schools After School Education Program. Research Consultant (1/99 – 5/00): USC Office of Civic and Community Relations. Program evaluation for the Kid Watch Program. Graduate Research Assistant (1/95 - 9/96): USC School of Social Work, “AIDS Special Care Program: A Capitated Baseline Demonstration Project”. Funded by the Visiting Nurses Association of Los Angeles. Graduate Research Assistant (9/95 - 1/96): USC School of Social Work and Office of Civic and Community Affairs, Family of Five Schools Neighborhood Safety Research Project.
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PROFESSIONAL & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE: Practice Lab Curriculum Area Chair (2007- 2010). Hunter College School of Social Work Advanced Standing Program Coordinator (5/01-5/03 & 5/04 – 5/07). Hunter College School of Social Work. Responsible for admissions, orientation, registration, curriculum development, and outreach. Social Work Counselor (5/98 – 5/00): USC Staff/Faculty Counseling and Consultation Center. Individual and group work. Education Program Coordinator (May-August, 1995 – 5/00): National Youth Sports Program, USC. Responsible for education program design and implementation, including drug and violence prevention, health, career development, and math-science. Admissions Committee Member (1/98 – 5/00): USC School of Social Work, M.S.W. Program. Support Group Facilitator (11/97): AIDS Project Los Angeles. Facilitated a 6-week support group for people with HIV/AIDS considering returning to work. Support Group Facilitator (8/95 - 5/97): AIDS Service Center, Pasadena. Bereavement Support Group. Social Work Intern (9/94 - 5/95): AIDS Service Center, Pasadena. Individual and group psychotherapy. Steering Committee Member (9/94 - 12/94): AIDS Service Center, Pasadena. Steering Committee Member and Registration Coordinator for the 1994 Posada (a fundraising AIDS walk). Social Work Intern (9/93 - 5/94): Orthopaedic Hospital, oncology and scoliosis units. Inpatient and outpatient psychosocial assessment and social services for all ages. Fitness Specialist (10/90 - 8/93): Midtown Tennis Club, Rochester, NY. Personal training, fitness testing, and seminar presentations. COMMITTEES: Presidential Library Task Force – Chair, Branches sub-committee (4/06 – 5/07) Elected member of the Dean’s executive Committee (9/2006 – Present) Elected member of Personnel and Budget Committee (9/2005 – 9/2006) Elected member of the Dean’s Search Committee (2002-2003) Practice Lab Chair (2007 – 2010) Admissions Committee Committee for Women’s Issues in the Curriculum Education Review Committee Accreditation self-study committee
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Doctoral Dissertation: Dodd, S.J. (2000). An empirical study of the role of social workers in ethical decision making in the hospital setting. PUBLICATIONS: Book: Dodd, S.J. & Epstein, I. (2012). Practice-Based Research in Social Work: A Guide for Reluctant Researchers. London: Routledge. Articles: Wheeler, D. & Dodd, S.J. (2011). LGBTQ Capacity Building in Health Care Systems: A Social Work Imperative. Health and Social Work, Dodd, S.J., Morse, J. & Mallon, G. (2010). Preparation for Adulthood – Supervising for Success. Training and Development in Human Services: The Journal of the National Staff Development and Training Association, 5, 1, 43-52. Dodd, S.J. (2007). Identifying the Discomfort: An Examination of Ethical Issues Encountered by MSW Students During Field Placement. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 27, 1/2, 1-19. Savage, A., Quiros, L., Dodd, S. J. & Bonavota, D. (2007). Building Trauma Informed Practice: Appreciating the impact of trauma in the lives of women with substance abuse and mental health problems. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 7, 1/2, 91-116. Dobrof, J., Ebenstein, H., Dodd, S.J. & Epstein, I. (2006). Caregivers and Professionals Partnership: Assessing a Hospital Support Program for Family Caregivers. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 9, 1, 196-205. Dodd, S.J. & Jansson, B.S. (2004) Expanding the boundaries of ethics education: Preparing social workers for ethical advocacy in hospital and other settings. Journal of Social Work Education, 40, 3, 455465. Dodd, S. J., Jansson, B. S., Brown-Saltzman, K., Shirk, M., Wunch, K. (2004). Expanding Nurses’ Participation in Ethics: An Empirical Examination of Ethical Assertiveness and Ethical Activism. Nursing Ethics, 11, 1, 15-27. Dodd, S.J. & Rivera, H. P. (2003). Addition and Subtraction: Cost-Benefit Analysis as a Tool For Teaching Diversity Content in Social Policy. Social Policy Journal, 2, 2/3, 107-121. Dodd, S.J. & Meezan, W. (2003). Matching AIDS Service Organizations’ Philosophy of Service Provision with a Compatible Style of Program Evaluation. An invited article for Research Methods with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Populations, a special issue of the Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 15, 1/2, 163-180. Also reprinted as a Chapter in Research with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations. Jansson, B.S. & Dodd, S.J. (2002) Ethical activism: Strategies for empowering medical social workers. Social Work in Healthcare, 36, 1, 11-28. Jansson, B.S., Dodd, S.J. & Smith, S. (2002). Empowering domestic discretionary spending in federal 4
budget deliberations. Social Policy Journal, 1, 1, 5-18 Poverny, L. & Dodd, S.J. (2000). Differential patterns of service utilization: A nine year follow-up study of faculty and staff. Employee Assistance Quarterly, 15(4): 29-42. Jansson, B.S. & Dodd, S.J. (1998). Developing a social work research agenda on ethics in health care. Health and Social Work, 23(1):17-23. Book Chapters: Dodd, S.J. (2009). LGBTQ: Protecting Vulnerable Subjects in All Studies. In D. Mertons & P. Ginsberg (Eds.) Handbook of Social Science Research Ethics. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Dodd, S.J. & Meezan, W. (2009). Matching AIDS Service Organizations’ Philosophy of Service Provision with a Compatible Style of Program Evaluation. Handbook of Research with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations. W. Meezan and J. Martin (Eds.). New York: Harrington Park Press. (Revision of original, 2003). Dodd, S.J. & Booker, L. (2008). Individual Practice with Lesbian Clients. In G. Mallon (Ed.) Social Work Practice with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Persons. New York: Haworth Press. Booker, L. & Dodd, S. (2008). Social work Practice with Lesbian Couples. In G. Mallon (Ed.) Social Work Practice with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Persons. New York: Haworth Press. Dodd, S.J. & Meezan, W. (2003). Matching AIDS Service Organizations’ Philosophy of Service Provision with a Compatible Style of Program Evaluation. Research Methods with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Populations. W. Meezan and J. Martin (Eds.). New York: Harrington Park Press. Pages 163-180. Also printed as an article in the Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services. Jansson, B.S. & Dodd, S.J. (2002). Troubleshooting Policy. Reprinted in B.S. Jansson, Becoming an Effective Policy Advocate: From Policy Practice to Social Justice, 4th edition. Pacific Grove, CA.: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co. Pages 408-439. Jansson, B.S. & Dodd, S.J. (2001). On the magnitude of failed priorities. In B.S. Jansson, The 16 Trillion Dollar Mistake: How the U.S. Bungled Its National Priorities from the New Deal to the Present. New York: Columbia University Press. Jansson, B.S. & Dodd, S.J. (1999). Implementing Policy. In B.S. Jansson, Becoming an Effective Policy Advocate: From Policy Practice to Social Justice, 3rd edition. Pacific Grove, CA.: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co. Pages 357-388 Monographs: Jansson, B.S. & Dodd, S.J. (2002). Teaching manual to accompany Becoming an Effective Policy Advocate: From Policy Practice to Social Justice, 4th edition. Pacific Grove, CA.: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co. Jansson, B.S. & Dodd, S.J. (1999). Teaching manual to accompany Becoming an Effective Policy Advocate: From Policy Practice to Social Justice, 3rd edition. Pacific Grove, CA.: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co. Book Reviews: 5
Dodd, S.J. (2004). Schneider, R. & Lester, L. (2001). Social Work Advocacy: A New Framework for Action. Brooks/Cole: Belmont, CA. Journal of Immigrants and Refugees, 2, 1, 105107. Presentations: November 2011 Dodd, S.J. Evaluation of Innovative and Dynamic Practice and Processes Through Collaboration. American Evaluation Association, Anaheim, CA. August 2011
Dodd, S.J & Morse, J. Integrating Evaluation, Policy and Practice: Utilizing Organizational Self-Study for Learning and Change. Poster presented at the Child Welfare Evaluation Summit, Washington, DC.
September 2009 Social Work Values (Panelist). Rise Conference: Social Work in an era of change, New York, NY. November 2008 Dodd, S.J. Protecting Vulnerable Subjects in Qualitative Evaluations: LGBTQ Issues.
American Evaluation Association, Denver, CO.
November 2008 Dodd. S.J. Exploring the Tension: Ethical Issues Encountered During Field Placement. 54th Annual Program Meeting. Council on Social Work Education, Philadelphia, PA. November 2008 Mizrahi, T. & Dodd. S. J. Commitment to Social Justice and Social Change Among Social Work Students. 54th Annual Program Meeting. Council on Social Work Education, Philadelphia, PA. February 2008 Dodd, S.J. Cleaning the Lens: Addressing heterocentrist bias in US social Policy – A social work call to action. Eleanor Roosevelt Initiative on Women and Public Policy, Roosevelt House Policy Institute, Hunter College. February 2006 Dodd, S.J. Examining the Interaction Effect: Using an Oppression Matrix to Teach Diversity Content in Social Policy. 52nd Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, Chicago, Il. January 2006
Dodd, S.J. & Savage, A. Trauma and Treatment in the Lives of Lesbian and Heterosexual Women with Dual Diagnoses. The 10th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Antonio, Texas.
January 2006
Dodd, S.J. & Epstein, I. Meeting the Challenge of Research-Practice Integration: Conducting Practice-Based Research in and with Diverse Communities. The 10th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Antonio, Texas.
October 2004
Dodd, S.J. Why Every Vote Counts: Health Care Policy in the Current Political Climate. Presented to the Council of Nephrology Social Workers. New York: New York.
March 2004
Dodd, S.J. Identifying the Discomfort: Ethical Issues Encountered by MSW Students During Field Placement. 50th Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, Anaheim.
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March 2004
Mizrahi, T., Rivera, H. & Dodd, S.J. Comparative Study of Social Work Students’ Career Paths, Social Activism, and Method Choice. 50th Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, Anaheim.
January 2004
Dodd, S.J., Savage, A., Rose, T. & Finkelstein, N. Self-Report of Trauma in Women with Co-Occurring Disorders and a History of Interpersonal Violence: Sexual Orientation as a Differentiating Factor. The 8th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA,
February 2003 Rivera, H.P., Dodd, S.J., & Mizrahi, T. Experiences and Expectations of Incoming M.S.W. Students: Understanding commitment to social change. 49th Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, Atlanta. January 2003
Dodd, S.J. & Jansson, B.S. A Comparison of social workers’ and nurses’ engagement in ethical activism and ethical assertiveness. The 7th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, D.C.
June 2002
Dodd, S.J. & Rivera, H.P. Addition and Subtraction: Cost-Benefit Analysis as a Tool For Teaching Diversity Content in Social Policy. The 3rd Annual Policy Conference Charleston.
February 2002 Dodd, S.J. & Jansson, B.S. Expanding the boundaries of ethics education. 48th Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, Nashville. January 2001
Dodd, S.J. & Jansson, B.S. Social Workers’ Involvement in Ethical Decision making in Hospital Settings. Fifth Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Atlanta, GA.
March 2000
Jansson, B.S. & Dodd, S.J. Overcoming federal bias against social investment programs: A challenge for the 21st century. 46th Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, New York.
November 1996 DeJong F., Cherin, D. & Dodd, S.J. Enhancing Patient Self-Determination in End-Stage Care. III World Congress of Bioethics. San Francisco, CA. July 1996
DeJong F., Cherin, D. & Dodd, S.J. Measuring Readiness for Increased Palliative Care Among End-Stage AIDS Patients. 18th Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making. Ontario, Canada.
July 1996
Cherin, D., DeJong F. & Dodd, S.J. The Allocation of Palliative Treatment in End-Stage Disease Among an AIDS Population. 18th Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making. Ontario, Canada.
July 1996
DeJong F., Cherin, D. & Dodd, S.J. Emotional Readiness for Palliative Care Among EndStage AIDS patients. Role of Families in Preventing and Adapting to HIV/AIDS: XI NIH International Conference on AIDS. Ontario, Canada.
Workshops October 2010
Let’s Talk About Sex: An Invisible Dimension in Social Work Practice, Continuing Education Workshop, NASW NYC.
December 2009 Ethical Decision Making in Changing Times: C U 4 R appt. @6? Continuing Education
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Workshop, NASWW NYC. September 2008LGBT Issues in the Field, Presentation to field Instructors, HCSSW June 2002
“Understanding SPSS and statistical analysis”. Training Seminar: Mount Sinai Medical Center, Adolescent Treatment Center.
April 2003 & Nov. 2001
“Program evaluation: Outcome measures are your friend”. Good Shepherd Services, Human Services Workshop.
Research Grant Awards and other Funding June 2011
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. Cooperative agreement to study mental health literacy and benefits awareness. Co – PI ($50,000 annually for 2 years)
Sept. 2009 2012
Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health “Youth Empowerment Program, Bridges project” Co-Principal Investigator ($300,000 annually for 3 years).
Sept. 2009 2014
Children’s Bureau Grant “National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections”. Program Evaluator ($29,000 annually for 5 years):
Sept. 2005 2007
Children’s Bureau Grant “Training of Child Welfare Agency Supervisors in the Effective Delivery and Management of Federal Independent Living Service for Youth in Foster Care”. Program Evaluation Consultant ($25,000 annually for 3 years).
June 2005
George N. Shuster Faculty Fellowship Award. “Understanding the Tension: Ethical Issues Encountered by Social Work Students During Field Placement”.
May 2005
Presidential Travel Award ($2191).
June 2002
PSC-CUNY 33 Research Award. “Identifying the discomfort: An examination of ethical issues encountered by MSW students during field placement” ($4200).
June 2001
Eugene Lang Junior Faculty Development Award. Proposal “An examination of the impact of social work involvement on ethical decision making in a hospital setting” ($2393).
Professional Activities: December 2011 – Present
Consulting Editor, Families in Society
August 2011 – Present
Editorial Board Member, Sexuality Research and Social Policy
September 2008 – Present
Faculty Steering Committee Member, Center for LGBT Social Science and Public Policy at Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute, Hunter College, CUNY.
September 2008 – Present
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services
April 2004 - Present
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Teaching in Social Work
March 2004 – Sept. 2007
Member of the Curriculum Development Institute, CSWE – Gero-Ed Center
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June 2003 – June 2009
Elected to the NASW Delegate Assembly to represent NASW New York City Chapter. (Re-elected June 2006.)
September 2000 - 2008
Planning Committee Member for the NASW New York City Chapter annual MSW student event
September 2000 – Present
Liaison for the Hunter College School of Social Work to the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) New York City Chapter.
Outside Recognition: 1995
American Psychological Association: Psychological, Social and Medical aspects of HIV/AIDS Certification.
Academic and Professional Honors: 2009
Fellowship leave (sabbatical), Hunter College School of Social Work
2000
Ph.D. with distinction, University of Southern California, Social Work.
1995
Academic Achievement Award, USC Office of International Students and Scholars.
1995
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Membership in Professional Societies: National Association of Social Workers Council on Social Work Education Society for Social Work and Research American Evaluation Association Services to Larger Community: 2011 – Present Evaluation Consultant, Bailey House, Inc. Rand Harlan Center for Housing, Wellness and Community. 2010 – Present Advisory Board Member, ASAP Initiative, Analyzing Sexuality for Action and Policy. 2008 – Present Planning Committee Member. Mount Sinai Medical Center Tenth Annual Doris Siegel Colloquia. 2008 – Present Advisory Group Member. Mount Sinai Medical Center Social Work Practice Research Program. 2008 – Present Research and Statistics Training Consultant. Administration for Children’s Services APA Program. 2007 – 2008
Research Consultant, Human Rights Campaign, All Children All Families Project.
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2006 – 2009
Evaluation Consultant, Good Shepherd Services Quality Improvement Department.
2005 – 2008
Evaluation Consultant, Children’s Bureau grant, Training of Child Welfare Agency Supervisors in the Effective Delivery and Management of Federal Independent Living Service for Youth in Foster Care.
2004 – 2009
Consultant, New York State Office of Mental Health School Based Mental Health Initiative.
2004
Consultant, Make the Path by Walking Program for foster care youth transitioning to independent living. Program Evaluation.
2003 – 2005
Volunteer Clinician at the Hunter College Employee Assistance Program
2001 – 2004
Consultant, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Project on Death in America The Caregivers and Professional Partnership Project, Judy Dobroff Coordinator.
2002
Consultant, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Adolescent Health Center Statistical analysis workshops, Mike Circo Coordinator
2002-2003
Research Consultant, Safe Horizons Domestic Violence Agency, Bea Hanson Coordinator
2001-2002
Consultant, John Heuss House, homeless drop in shelter Facilitated staff retreats, Wendy Stoddard Coordinator
1995-2001
Advisor, National Youth Sports Program, University of Southern California
1996
Volunteer, AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA), California Support Group Facilitator
1994-1997
Volunteer, AIDS Service Center, Pasadena, California Individual Counseling and Group Facilitation
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