Doctoral Symposium: An Intellectual Discourse for Students Conducting Advanced Research
The School of Social Work is excited to announce a doctoral symposium featuring Dr. Deborah Padgett, Professor of Social Work and Global Public Health at New York University. Dr. Padgett, an internationally recognized qualitative researcher will talk about her unique ethnographic research, moving from quantitative to qualitative methodology conducting a large scale research study with vulnerable populations in her study “Making the Connection: The Value of Qualitative Methods in Community Research using the Housing First Model”. Doctoral students studying social work, nursing, health sciences, education, mental health, social sciences and allied professions are invited to attend. We are excited about the social networking among South Florida doctoral students from various disciplines of study, and the intellectual discussions related to the challenges and rewards associated with conducting advanced research.
Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Location: Barry University, Andreas 111
Refreshments will be served.
For more information and to register, please contact Dr. Mitchell Rosenwald at the School of Social Work at mrosenwald@barry.edu
- Networking Opportunity with students enrolled in doctoral programs in South Florida studying social work, nursing, health sciences, education, mental health, social sciences and allied disciplines.
- Keynote by Dr. Deborah Padgett, Professor of Social Work and Global Public Health, New York University, on “Making the Connection: The Value of Qualitative Methods in Community Research using the Housing First Model”. Dr. Padgett will provide an overview of her qualitative research findings on Housing First services for families who have been housing-compromised and lessons learned in the reverse-trajectory of quantitative-qualitative methodology in a large-scale study.
- Recognition Ceremony Honoring Barry University School of Social Work recent PhD graduates
- Complementary Lunch
- Roundtable Discussions
- Recent Barry University School of Social Work PhD graduates will:
- Share their experiences and findings based on their dissertation research
- Facilitate small-group discussions on the challenges and rewards of conducting advanced research
The roundtable discussions will feature a broad range of research topics including:
- Community Practice
- Parental Attachment and Technology
- Values and Ethics
- Mass Incarceration and Recidivism
- Access to End-of-Life Services
- Complementary and Integrated Therapies
- Intimate Partner Violence’s Impact on Children Following Divorce
- Homelessness Chronicity among Vulnerable Populations
Two Hours of Administrative CEU’s for LCSW, LMFT, LMHC (no charge)
RSVP to Dr. Mitch Rosenwald at mrosenwald@barry.edu