History and Philosophy of Social Welfare; Theory and Practice of Social Work III- Macro Practice; Contemporary Social Policy; Ideology and Film; African-Americans in Film
Teaching Interest:
Social Welfare History, Community Organizing, Social Policy, Film Studies
Research Interest:
Housing Policy, Community Organization, Social Welfare Policy, Local History
Recent Publications:
Articles & Monographs
The NJTO: Still Fighting After All These Years. Global Tenant. April 2006
Doing Political Social Work: My Sojourn. Book chapter in Linda Grobman, More Days in the Lives of Social Workers. Harrisburg, PA.: White Hat Publications, 2004.
New Jersey Tenant Organizing Handbook (Hackensack, N.J.: NJTO, 3rd edition: 2004).
Book Reviews
Michael J. Brown. Building Powerful Community Organizations. Arlington,MA : Long Haul Press, 2006. Journal of Community Practice, 16 (1), 2008.
J.S.Fuerst. When Public Housing Was Paradise: Building Community in Chicago. (Champaign-Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2004). Shelterforce, Nov.-Dec. 2004, (Whole # 138). Reprinted in the Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law. Spring 2005 (14:3).