Social Work, MSW Department
Dr. Belinda Smith
Office: Health and Human Services Center, Room 511
belinda.smith@morgan.edu
Ph.D. Howard University, Washington, DC
M.S.S.W. University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Fellowship: National Institute of Mental Health
B.S. Social Work, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL
Professional/Research Interests
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Social Justice in Child Welfare Practice
- Utilizing a social justice framework to guide decision-making in child welfare practice.
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Implicit Bias and African American Families
- Challenging implicit bias in social work education and preparing students to practice with African American families.
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Child Welfare Leadership and Legacy
- The impact of leadership and opportunities in child welfare, particularly through the Mississippi Child Welfare Institute Conference.
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Service Learning at HBCUs
- Exploring partnerships between BSW students and service learning in urban communities, focusing on the role of HBCUs.
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Scholarly Productivity of Social Work Faculty at HBCUs
- Analyzing the scholarly output of social work faculty at HBCUs and the appropriateness of using h-index scores to measure productivity.
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Police-Involved Homicide and Black Male Victims
- Observations and analysis of police-involved homicides of unarmed Black males, with a focus on Black scholars' perspectives during the 2014 Baltimore Uprising.
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Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
- Resiliency, motivation, and persistence of older youth aging out of foster care and attending HBCUs.
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Organizational Environment and Child Welfare Decisions
- Examining how the organizational environment influences child welfare workers' permanency decisions.
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Contextual Factors in Permanency Decisions
- Investigating the contextual factors that impact permanency decisions within the public child welfare system.
Contact Information
School of Social Work
1700 E. Cold Spring Lane
Health and Human Services Center, Room 504
Baltimore, MD 21251
P: 443-885-3922
F: 443-885-8241
Contact Information
School of Social Work
1700 E. Cold Spring Lane
Health and Human Services Center, Room 504
Baltimore, MD 21251
P: 443-885-3922
F: 443-885-8241