Ph.D. Candidates - Columbia University School of Social Work

We are
Moving MOUNTAINS
Ph.D. Candidates
2015–16
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
October 9, 2015
Dear Colleagues:
I am delighted to introduce to you the upcoming Ph.D. graduates of the Columbia School
of Social Work.
Since its inception in 1950, our doctoral program has provided its graduates with a
timely, rigorous educational program of study and research in an unparalleled learning
environment. The program’s mission has consistently been to train scholars capable of
initiating and carrying out the most innovative research and scholarship. Our faculty are
among the most innovative and productive scholars in the country, with research projects
that present students with opportunities to immediately engage in cutting edge research.
The students graduating this year specialize in a broad range of important topics
including child and family wellbeing, immigration and international social welfare,
adolescents involved in the criminal justice system, and intimate partner- and genderbased violence. What they have in common is rigorous training in academic scholarship
and teaching.
You will find contact information for each graduate on their CV. If you would like to
discuss our program or the preparation of particular students, please do not hesitate to
contact us.
Sincerely,
Neeraj Kaushal, Ph.D.
Doctoral Program Chair
Doctoral Program Office
Mail Code 4600
1255 Amsterdam Avenue
Room 919
New York, NY 10027
Contents
KATHRYNE B. BREWER........................................................................4
TINA JIWATRAM-NEGRON................................................................. 11
IPSHITA PAL......................................................................................... 16
WILLIAM SCHNEIDER..........................................................................18
JULIA SHU-HUAH WANG...................................................................22
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Kathryne B. Brewer
227 Riverside Drive, Apt. 5W
New York, NY 10025
(917) 687-5537
[email protected]
RESEARCH PROGRAM
My research focuses on adolescent resilience. This program of research examines
methods of engaging future orientation and identity beliefs to strengthen selfregulation, increase engagement in social services, and promote positive outcomes
in adolescents involved in criminal justice systems.
EDUCATION
PhD Candidate Columbia School of Social Work New York, NY Expected: 05/2016
Dissertation Topic: The role of future-oriented identity beliefs in promoting successful outcomes for
adolescents on probation (Chair: Dr. Craig Schwalbe)
MSW Fordham University, New York, NY 05/2008
Graduate School of Social Service
Thesis: Victimization, Conflict Tactics, and Juvenile Delinquency among Substance using Adolescents
BFA New York University, New York, NY 01/2001
Tisch School of the Arts
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2014–presentCo-Investigator. Social Processes in Probation Follow-up Study. New York, NY
PI: Craig Schwalbe, PhD
Leading a team of graduate and undergraduate research assistants in a grounded theory study
exploring the process of how future-oriented self-concepts (possible selves) lead to behavioral
action for adolescents who are court ordered to probation.
Spring 2015 Research Consultant. Raising Voices. Kampala, Uganda Conducted literature review concerning
school-related violence against children.
2010–2014 Graduate Research Assistant. Community-Family Integration Teams (C-FIT) Project. Columbia
University, New York, NY
PIs: Robin Gearing, PhD, Michael MacKenzie, PhD, Craig Schwalbe, PhD
Community-Family Integration Teams (C-FIT) is a UNICEF-funded project aimed at improving
Ministry capacity to meet the needs of children in institutional care, and the development and
testing the region’s first formal therapeutic foster care and community-based diversion programs to
provide alternatives to institutional care.
2013–2014 Research and Programming Consultant. Inwood House. New York, NY
A project to develop and pilot test an intervention based on possible selves theory to promote
positive outcomes and engagement with services for pregnant and parenting girls in residential
foster care.
Spring 2014Research Consultant. Raising Voices. Kampala, Uganda
Conducted a baseline evaluation of knowledge, attitudes, skills, and behaviors concerning violence
again women among activist organizations in Africa.
2013–2014 Research Consultant. Trócaire Irish Aid. Kampala, Uganda
An evaluation of the knowledge, attitudes, skills, and behaviors concerning women, violence,
power, and activism of priests, catechists, and laypersons in Uganda.
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Summer 2012Graduate Research Assistant. Social Processes in Probation Study. Columbia University. New York, NY
PI: Craig Schwalbe, PhD
Managed a team of five research assistants in recruiting and interviewing youth and their families
as part of a longitudinal study to examine relationship processes between probation officers and
youths who are court ordered to probation to identify patterns associated with higher levels of
youth participation and cooperation.
Summer 2011 Graduate Research Assistant. C-FIT Project Stigma Study. Columbia University. Amman, Jordan
PI’s: Robin Gearing, PhD, Michael MacKenzie, PhD, Craig Schwalbe, PhD
Led a team of four Jordanian interns in conducting a community-based survey (n=320) using
experimental vignettes to examine public stigma toward alternatives to detention for juveniles,
foster care, and mental health treatment in Amman, Jordan.
2011–2012 Principal Investigator. The Homeschooling Project. New York, NY
An exploratory study on families choosing to homeschool their children using ethnographic
observation, qualitative interviews, and document review.
2008–2010 Research Associate.Vera Institute of Justice. New York, NY
Comprehensive Transition Planning Program, Program on Substance Use and Mental Health.
Evaluated enhanced reentry planning program at Rikers Island, conducted mixed method
interviews with incarcerated individuals on the topic of re-entry needs, emotional well-being,
substance use & attitudes toward an enhanced reentry planning program.
Women’s Life Course Pilot Study: Pathways of Incarcerated Women with Mental Illness, Program
on Substance Use and Mental Health.
Developed and conducted a mixed methods pilot study exploring detailed life histories (e.g.
substance use, criminal history, mental health history, and trauma experiences) of women at risk of
criminal justice involvement with a mental health diagnoses.
The Animation Project (TAP), Program on Child Welfare, Health, and Justice
Provided program development assistance to TAP, including an evaluability assessment, design
recommendations for formative and summative evaluations, developing a program logic model,
and a comprehensive best practice and technology with at-risk adolescents.
Child Protective Services Practice Core Evaluation, Program on Child Welfare, Health, and Justice
Facilitated focus groups and administered group surveys as part of an evaluation of the training
curriculum for new child protection specialists.
Program on Prosecution and Racial Justice
Conducted research examining the presence of patterns of racial disparity at county-level district
attorney offices; designed an early warning system for district attorneys to identify potential racial
disparity during the prosecutorial process.
Summer 2008 Research Assistant. International Justice Indictors Project,Vera Institute of Justice. New York, NY
A study developing international indicators for assessing the rule of law; conducted opinion
surveys about police and courts in New York City neighborhoods and observed police precincts;
aggregated and analyzed indicator data from four international cities.
2007–2008Research Social Work Intern. Program on Substance Use and Mental Health,Vera Institute of
Justice. New York, NY
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PUBLICATIONS
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Brewer, K. B., MacKenzie, M. J., Ibrahim, R. W., Schwalbe, C. S., Batayneh, J., & Gearing, R. E. (in press). Public
perceptions of adolescent unwed mothers in need of care and protection in Jordan: Can community-based
alternatives to institutional placement reduce stigma? International Social Work.
Gearing, R. E., Brewer, K. B., Elkins, J., Ibrahim, R. W., MacKenzie, M. J., & Schwalbe, C. S. (in press).
Prevalence and correlates of PTSD, depression, and suicidality in Jordanian youth in institutional care. Journal
of Nervous and Mental Disease. MacKenzie, M. J., Gearing, R. E., Schwalbe, C. S., Ibrahim, R. W., Brewer, K.
B., & Al-Sharaihah, R. (2014). Child mental health in Jordanian orphanages: Effect of placement change on
behavior and caregiving. BMC Pediatrics, 14, .
Gearing, R. E., Schwalbe, C. S., MacKenzie, M. J., Brewer, K. B., & Ibrahim, R. W. (2014). Assessment of
adolescent mental health and behavioral problems in institutional care: Discrepancies between staff-reported
CBCL scores and adolescent-reported YSR scores. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental
Health Services Research.
Gearing, R. E., MacKenzie, M. J., Ibrahim, R. W., Schwalbe, C. S., & Brewer, K. B. (2014). Stigma and mental
health treatment of adolescents with depression in Jordan. Community Mental Health Journal.
Brewer, K.B., Oh, H., & Sharma, S. (2013). ‘Crowding In’ or ‘Crowding Out’? An examination of the impact of
the welfare state on generalized social trust. International Journal of Social Welfare, 23(1), 61-68.
Schwalbe, C. S., Ibrahim, R. W., Brewer, K. B., MacKenzie, M. E., & Gearing, R. E. (2013). Is program structure
related to stigma and community acceptance of justice-involved adolescents? Children and Youth Services
Review, 35(5), 871-876.
Gearing, R. E., Brewer, K. B., Schwalbe, C. S., MacKenzie, M. J., & Ibrahim, R. W. (2013). Stigma and
adolescents with psychosis in the Middle East: Implications for engaging in mental health treatment. Journal of
Nervous and Mental Disease, 201(1), 68-71.
Schwalbe, C. S., Gearing, R. E., MacKenzie, M. J., Brewer, K. B., & Ibrahim, R. W. (2013). The impact of length
of placement on self-reported mental health problems in detained Jordanian youth. International Journal of
Law and Psychiatry, 36, 107-112.
Gearing, R. E., MacKenzie, M. J., Schwalbe, C. S., Brewer, K. B., & Ibrahim, R. W. (2013). Prevalence of mental
health and behavioral problems in adolescents in institutional care in Jordan. Psychiatric Services, 64(2), 196200.
Gearing, R. E., Schwalbe, C. S., MacKenzie, M .J., Brewer, K. B., Ibrahim, R. W., Olimat, H. S., Al-Makhamreh,
S. S., Mian, I., & Al-Krenawi, A. (2013). Adaptation and translation of mental health interventions in
Middle Eastern Arabic countries: A systematic review of barriers to and strategies for effective treatment
implementation. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 59(7), 671-681.
MacKenzie, M. J., Brewer, K. B., Schwalbe, C. S., Gearing, R. E., Ibrahim, R. W., Batayneh, J., Darwish, D., &
Al-Kharabsheh, J. (2012). Foster care as a viable alternative to institutional care in the Middle East: Community
acceptance and stigma across placement type in Jordan. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics,
33(6), 517-521.
Schwalbe, C. S., Gearing, R. E., MacKenzie, M. J., Brewer, K. B., & Ibrahim, R. W. (2012). A meta-analysis of
experimental studies of diversion programs for juvenile offenders. Clinical Psychology Review, 32, 26-33.
Book Reviews
Brewer, K. B. (2012). Deconstructing adolescent-parent conflict. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology,
33(3), 165-166.
Manuscripts Under Peer-Review
Brewer, K. B., MacKenzie, M. J., Gearing, R. E., Schwalbe, C. S., & Ibrahim, R. W. (revise & resubmit). Public
perceptions of adolescent unwed mothers in need of care and protection in Jordan: Can community-based
alternatives to institutional placement reduce stigma?
Gearing, R. E., Brewer, K. B., Elkins, J., Ibrahim, R. W., MacKenzie, M. J., & Schwalbe, C. S. (revise & resubmit).
Prevalence and correlates of PTSD, depression, and suicidality in Jordanian youth in institutional care.
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Brewer, K. B., MacKenzie, M. J., Gearing, R. E., Schwalbe, C. S., & Ibrahim, R. W. (submitted). Future
orientation among adolescents in detention in the Middle East: Examining associations between possible selves,
risk behaviors, and mental health problems.
MacKenzie, M. J., Schwalbe, C. S., Gearing, R. E., Ibrahim, R. W., Conway, A., Brewer, K. B., Shaker, Z. B.
(submitted). Dysregulated infant temperament and caregiver warmth in Jordanian orphanages: A mediating role
for relational goodness-of-fit.
MacKenzie, M. J., Gearing, R. E., Schwalbe, C. S., Ibrahim, R. W., Brewer, K. B., & Al-Sharaihah, R. (submitted).
Child mental health in Jordanian orphanages: Effect of placement change on behavior and caregiving.
Technical Reports
Carlson, C., Brewer, K. B., & O’Hara, K. (2014). Evaluation of African Activist Organizations’ Experiences with
Get Moving! New York. Prepared for Raising Voices.
Brewer, K. B. & Carlson, C. (2014). Violence against Women in Kampala and Butambala Districts, Uganda:
Results from the SASA! Baseline Study. New York. Prepared for Trócaire Irish Aid.
Brewer, K. B. & Carlson, C. (2013a). Violence against Women in Gulu Diocese, Uganda: Results from the
SASA! Baseline Study. New York. Prepared for Trócaire Irish Aid.
Brewer, K. B. & Carlson, C. (2013b). Violence against Women in Jinja Diocese, Uganda: Results from the
SASA! Baseline Study. New York. Prepared for Trócaire Irish Aid.
Brewer, K. B., Parsons, J. & Breslow, G. (2010). Comprehensive Transition Planning Project: Phase I Report.
New York:Vera Institute of Justice. Prepared for the New York City Department of Corrections.
Brewer, K. B., Wetts, R., & Yaroni, A. (2009). Evaluability Assessment of The Animation Project. New York:Vera
Institute of Justice. Prepared for The Animation Project.
Stemen, D., McKenzie, W., Brewer, K. B., Scott-Hayward, C., & Farid, E. (2009). Analysis of Issuing Decisions
in the San Diego District Attorney’s Office. New York:Vera Institute of Justice. Prepared for the San Diego
District Attorney’s Office.
Kutateladze, B., Kobrak, P., Brewer, K. B., & Latif, Z. (2008). World Justice Project: New York City Final
Country Report. New York:Vera Institute of Justice. Prepared for the American Bar Association’s World Justice
Project.
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
2015
Brewer, K. B. (May 2015) “Rethinking Teaching Evaluations and Effectiveness.”Presentation to the Columbia
University School of Social Work, New York, NY.
Brewer, K. B., Gearing, R. E., Elkins, J. E., Ibrahim, R. W. MacKenzie, M. J., & Schwalbe, C. S. (January 2015)
“Prevalence and Correlates of Depression, PTSD, and Suicidality among Adolescents in Institutional Care in
Jordan.” Paper to be presented at SSWR 19th Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Brewer, K. B., Gearing, R. E., Schwalbe, C. S., MacKenzie, M. J., & Ibrahim, R. W. (January 2015) “Assessment
of Adolescent Mental Health and Behavioral Problems in Residential Care: Discrepancies between StaffReported CBCL Scores and Adolescent-Reported YSR Scores.” Paper to be presented at SSWR 19th Annual
Conference, New Orleans, LA.
2014
Brewer, K. B., Gearing, R. E., Elkins, J. E., Ibrahim, R. W. MacKenzie, M. J., & Schwalbe, C. S. (September 2014)
“Prevalence and Correlates of PTSD, Depression, and Suicidality in Jordanian Youth in Institutional Care.”
Poster presented at XVI World Congress of Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain.
Brewer, K. B., Gearing, R. E., Schwalbe, C. S., MacKenzie, M. J., & Ibrahim, R. W. (September 2014)
“Assessment of Adolescent Mental Health and Behavioral Problems in Institutional Care: Discrepancies
between Staff-Reported CBCL Scores and Adolescent-Reported YSR Scores.” Poster presented at XVI World
Congress of Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain.
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2013
Brewer, K. B., MacKenzie, M. J., Gearing, R. E., Schwalbe, C. S., & Ibrahim, R. W. (January 2013) “Developing
Culturally-Congruent Interventions for Unwed Adolescent Mothers in Need of Care and Protection in Jordan:
Can Community-Based Alternatives to Institutional Placement Reduce Stigma?” Paper presented at SSWR
17th Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.
Brewer, K. B., MacKenzie, M. J., Gearing, R. E., Schwalbe, C. S., & Ibrahim, R. W. (January 2013) “Possible
Selves and Risk Behavior Among Adolescents in Conflict with the Law in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.”
Paper presented at SSWR 17th Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.
2012
Brewer, K. B., MacKenzie, M. J., Gearing, R. E., Schwalbe, C. S., Ibrahim, R. W., & Al-Amad, Z. (January
2012) “Future Orientation and Risk Behavior Among Adolescents in Conflict with the Law in the Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan.” Poster presented at SSWR 16th Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
Brewer, K. B., Gearing, R. E., MacKenzie, M. J., Schwalbe, C. S., Ibrahim, R. W., Higley, N., Olimat, H., &
Al-Makhamreh, S. (January 2012) “Core Components of Effective Cultural Translation and Adaptation of
Evidence-Based Interventions In the Middle East.” Paper presented at SSWR 16th Annual Conference,
Washington, DC.
Schwalbe, C. S., Gearing, R. E., MacKenzie, M. J., Ibrahim, R. W., Brewer, K. B. , Khasawneh, M., Shabaneh,
M., & Abu Talloul, M. (January 2012) “Diversion from Juvenile Justice Processing: A 30-Year Meta-Analysis of
Intervention Effects.” Paper presented at SSWR 16th Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
MacKenzie, M. J., Schwalbe, C. S., Gearing, R. E., Ibrahim, R. W., Brewer, K. B., Khasawneh, M., Shabaneh,
M., & Shareaha, R. (January 2012) “The Caregiving Context of Hopefulness and Wellbeing for Children In
Institutional Care In the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.” Paper presented at SSWR 2012, Washington, DC.
2010
Brewer, K. B., & Parsons, J. (November 2010). “Comprehensive Treatment Planning Project: An Exploration of
Risk-Needs-Responsivity and Reentry in New York City.” Paper presented at the ASC Annual Meeting, San
Francisco Marriot, San Francisco, California.
Sandwick, T., Brewer, K. B., & Parsons, J. (November 2010). “Identifying Tipping Points in the Life Histories of
Criminally-Involved, Mentally Ill Women.” Paper presented at the ASC Annual Meeting, San Francisco Marriot,
San Francisco, California.
2009
Brewer, K. B. (November 2009). Women’s Life Course Study: Life Histories of Incarcerated Women with
Mental Health Problems. Presentation to the Vera Institute of Justice, New York.
McKenzie, W., & Brewer, K. B. (April 2009). Report on Prosecutorial Decisions: Drug Felonies. Presentation to
the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office, Charlotte, NC.
Brewer, K. B. (March 2009). Measuring Human Trafficking in New York City. Guest panel, International Social
Development course, Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service, New York.
2008
Brewer, K. B., Farid, E., & McKenzie, W. (August 2008). Mecklenburg County: Analysis of Drug Offense Data.
Presentation to the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office, Charlotte, NC.
TEACHING
Fall 2015
djunct Lecturer. Social Work Research II (Practice Evaluation & Program Evaluation). New York
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University Silver School of Social Work.
Fall 2014Adjunct Lecturer. Social Work Research II (Practice Evaluation & Program Evaluation). New York
University Silver School of Social Work.
2014-2015 Teagle Teaching Fellow, Columbia University.
Summer 2014Guest Lecturer: Diagnosis and Treatment of Eating Disorders. Adult Psychopathology and Wellness.
Columbia University School of Social Work.
Fall 2013Adjunct Lecturer. Social Work Research II (Practice Evaluation & Program Evaluation). New York
University Silver School of Social Work.
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Fall 2013Guest Lecturer: Diagnosis and Treatment of Eating Disorders. Adult Psychopathology and Wellness.
Columbia University School of Social Work.
Summer 2013Guest Lecturer: Frameworks for Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment.
Advanced Integrative Seminar. Columbia University School of Social Work.
Summer 2013Guest Lecturer: Diagnosis and Treatment of Eating Disorders. Adult Psychopathology and Wellness.
Columbia University School of Social Work.
Spring 2013Guest Lecturer: Religion, Spirituality, and Social Work. Human Behavior and the Social
Environment. Columbia University School of Social Work.
Fall 2012Teaching Assistant. Adult Psychopathology and Wellness. Columbia University School of Social
Work.
Spring 2012Guest Lecturer: Cultural Competence and Mental Health Treatment in the Middle East. Normal
and Psychopathological Aspects of Childhood. Columbia University School of Social Work.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
June 2015
I nvited panelist, 2015 Innovative Teaching Summer Institute, Columbia University Graduate
School of Arts and Sciences.
April 2014Invited presenter, Student Collective for Global Social Work, New York University Silver School
of Social Work.
Spring 2014 MSW Field Task Supervisor, Columbia University School of Social Work.
March 2014 Interviewer, Podcast with Dr. Jack P. Shonkoff, Columbia University School of Social Work.
Sept 2013Faculty Facilitator, MSW Professional Development and Self Awareness Orientation Training,
Columbia University School of Social Work.
Summer 2012Capstone Capacities Reviewer for CSWE Assessment, Columbia University School of Social
Work.
Summer 2012Reviewed and catalogued content for Social Work Video Commons, Columbia University School
of Social Work.
Spring 2011Graduate Student Research Integrity Ambassador, Office of Research Integrity, US Health &
Human Services.
2011–2012 Writing Consultant, Columbia University School of Social Work.
2011–2012Student Representative, Committee on the Doctoral Program, Columbia University School of
Social Work.
2010-presentStudent Representative, Doctoral Program Recruitment Events, Columbia University School of
Social Work.
2010–2012 Reviewed MSW applications, Columbia School of Social Work Admissions.
PRACTICE
2013–2014
2008–2010
2007
2006–2007
2002–2006
& OTHER EXPERIENCE
Program development consultant, Inwood House. New York, NY
Program evaluation and development,Vera Institute of Justice. New York, NY
Part-time Group Worker. Phelps House, Goddard Riverside Community Center. New York, NY
Social Work Intern. Phelps House, Goddard Riverside Community Center. New York, NY
Assistant Corporate Paralegal Manager. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. New York, NY
GRANT WRITING
2014Identity on Probation: Examining the Role of Possible Selves in Promoting Successful Outcomes
among Adolescents on Probation. National Institute of Justice. Under review. (PI: Kathryne
Brewer, Advisor: Dr. Craig Schwalbe)
2014R01: Community-Family Integration Teams (C-FIT) Program: A Mental Health and Behavioral
Intervention to Divert Adolescents from Incarceration in Jordan. National Institutes of Health. In
preparation. (PIs: Dr. Craig Schwalbe, Dr. Robin Gearing, Dr. Michael MacKenzie,)
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2011Community-Family Integration Team Project: A Proposal to Examine Community Intervention
Strategies for Reducing Stigma. UNICEF. Awarded $12,685. (PIs: Dr. Craig Schwalbe, Dr. Robin
Gearing, Dr. Michael MacKenzie)
2010 Pathways to Incarceration: Mapping the Route to Jail for Women with Mental Illness. National
Institute of Justice – Bureau of Justice Assistance. (PIs: Jim Parsons, Dr. Angela Browne)
2009The Anatomy of Discretion: An Analysis of Prosecutorial Decision-Making in County Prosecutors’
Offices. National Institute of Justice. Awarded $393,564.00. (PIs: Dr. Neil Weiner, Dr. Donald
Stemen)
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
• 2013 Doctoral Travel Grant, Columbia University.
• 2011 Graduate Student Research Integrity Ambassador Award, Quest for Research Excellence.
• 2010 Eveline M. Burns Memorial Scholarship, Columbia University.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION AND ASSOCIATIONS
• Licensed Master of Social Work, New York State (#081185-1), 2010–present
• Teaching Certification, 2014 Teagle Summer Institute, Columbia University GSAS Teaching Center
• Teaching Certification in Collaborative Learning Methods, Columbia University GSAS Teaching Center
• Member, National Association of Social Workers, 2006–present
• Member, Society for Social Work & Research, 2008–present
• Member, Society for Research on Child Development, 2013–present
• Member, National Rural Social Work Caucus, 2008–present
• Ad Hoc Reviewer:
International Social Work, 2014–present
Violence Against Women, 2013–present
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TINA JIWATRAM-NEGRÓN
Columbia School of Social Work
1255 Amsterdam Avenue
9th Floor Doctoral Office
New York, NY 10027
Mobile: 323.842.1034
Email: [email protected]
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Intimate partner- and gender-based violence, HIV risk behaviors (sex trading,
substance use), trauma and mental health, and intervention research (domestic and
international settings).
EDUCATION
PhD Candidate
Columbia University School of Social Work Anticipated: May 2016
Concentration in Advanced Clinical Practice Research
Dissertation Topic: Intersections of Gender-Based Violence among High-Risk Women in New York City and Kazakhstan MSW
BA University of Pennsylvania, May 2006
Concentration in Macro Practice
University of Southern California, May 2003
Major: Psychology with Departmental and University Honors
EXPERIENCE
Research
2015-present
2013-2015
2013 2012-2013
2011-2012
2011-2012
NIDA T32 Predoctoral Fellow, Behavioral Science Training Program. National
Development and Research Institutes.
Co-Investigator & Project Director, Project WINGS of Hope: Women Initiating New
Goals for Safety, Kyrgyzstan (PI: Louisa Gilbert, funded by Open Society Foundations).
Global Health Research Center of Central Asia, Columbia University.
Co-Investigator & Project Director, Project START-UP: Understanding the Quality
of Life and Needs of HIV-Positive Women in Kazakhstan (PIs: Kazakhstan’s Network
of Women Living with HIV & Nabila El-Bassel, funded by UNAIDS). Global Health
Research Center of Central Asia, Columbia University.
Research Assistant, formative work for Project NOVA: Microfinance + HIV Risk
Reduction for High-Risk Women in Kazakhstan (PIs: Nabila El-Bassel & Susan Witte,
funded by NIDA); and Focus Group Project on Microfinance for Female Sex Workers in
Malaysia (funded by University of Malaya).
Project Director, Project WAVES: Understanding the Prevalence and Risks of HIV (Sexual
and Drug-risk) among Fishermen in Malaysia (PI: Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Co-I: Nabila
El-Bassel, funded by University of Malaya & World Bank). Social Intervention Group,
Columbia University.
Research Assistant, Project WINGS: Women Initiating New Goals for Safety, New
York City (PI: Louisa Gilbert, funded by NIDA). Social Intervention Group, Columbia
University.
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2005-2006Research Assistant (for Dr. Laura McCloskey). Evelyn Jacobs Ortner Center on Family
Violence, University of Pennsylvania.
2003Research/Law Intern. Family Violence Division, Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office.
2001-2002 Research Assistant (for Dr. Adrian Raine). Department of Psychology, University of
Southern California.
TEACHING
2014
Adjunct Instructor, Social Work Research Methods I. Fordham University.
2014
Adjunct Instructor, Social Work Research Methods. Columbia University. 2014 Curriculum Reviewer, Early Childhood Curricula for Tomorrow’s Youth Organization
(TYO) Palestine. (Partnership between Columbia School of Social Work, Jordan Social
Work Education for Excellence Program, & Columbia Global Centers Middle East, funded
by TYO.) Columbia University.
2014 Curriculum Co-Developer, Social Work Capacity Building Project of the Family
Development Foundation (FDF), Abu Dhabi. (Partnership between Columbia School of
Social Work, Columbia Global Centers, funded by FDF.) Columbia University.
2014
Teaching Assistant, Intervention Research Methods. Columbia University.
2013-2014
Field Instructor for MSW students (SIFI Certified). Columbia University.
2013
Guest Lecturer, Human Behavior and the Social Environment. Columbia University.
2012
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Statistics. Columbia University.
2012Curriculum Co-Developer, Project ISWOP: Informing Social Work Practice with MostAt-Risk Populations (MARPs) (funded by UNAIDS, ABT Associates). Global Health
Research Center of Central Asia, Columbia University.
2001Teaching Assistant. USC Joint Educational Project, University of Southern California.
2000Teacher, English as a Second Language. Professional Educational Services (Hong Kong).
1999
Teacher, English as a Second Language. Ready to Learn Center (Hong Kong).
SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
2015Technical Reviewer, United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women.
New York, NY.
2015Consultant, CUNY John Jay College Prisoner Reentry Institute. New York, NY.
2010-2011Interim Program Manager, Chicano/Latino Family Resource System Program, Instituto Familiar de la Raza. San Francisco, CA.
2006-2010Program Manager, Community-Based Therapeutic Mentoring Program, Instituto Familiar de la Raza. San Francisco, CA.
2006On-Call Clinical Consultant, Pennsylvania Women and Family Project, University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA.
2005-2006Program Coordinator (MSW Internship), Domestic Violence Task Force, Women’s Law Project. Philadelphia, PA.
2004-2005Counselor/Advocate (MSW Internship), Bilingual Domestic Violence Program, Lutheran Settlement House, Philadelphia, PA.
2003-2004Prevention Specialist/Counselor, Substance Abuse Prevention Division, DiDi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center. Los Angeles, CA.
2003-2004
Residential Care Manager (part-time), 1736 Family Crisis Center. Los Angeles, CA.
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SERVICE
2014-present Member, Board of Directors,Voces Latinas (non-profit), Queens, NY.
2013-presentAd Hoc Reviewer, AIDS and Behavior, Journal of Interpersonal Violence,
Journal of Urban Health, & Perspectives on Social Work.
2014-2015Co-Organizer & Panel Presider, Graduate Student Conference on Race, Ethnicity, and
Migration. Columbia University.
2011-2012Student Representative, Committee on the Doctoral Program. Columbia University.
2008-2011 Member, San Francisco GABHS for Gals (advocacy group for Gender Appropriate Behavioral Health Services for Women and Girls, identified as the California Women’s Mental Health Policy Council’s Local Champion Group).
2008-2010
Leadership Board Member (Co-Chair), San Francisco Mission (District) Community Council.
2005-2006Treasurer, Executive Board, School of Social Policy & Practice Student Council. University of Pennsylvania.
2005-2006Board Member, Graduate Student Center Advisory Council (GSAC). University of Pennsylvania.
2004-2005Representative, Graduate and Professional Schools Assembly (GAPSA). University of
Pennsylvania.
2004-2005Member, School of Social Policy & Practice Asian Social Work Council. University of Pennsylvania.
2002-2003Co-Founder & President, Forensic Psychology Club. University of Southern California.
HONORS & AWARDS
Grant Support & Fellowships
National Institute on Drug Abuse T32 Predoctoral Fellowship Recipient, Behavioral Sciences Training in Drug
Abuse Research Program, National Development and Research Institutes (PI: Gregory Falkin, T32 DA007233).
Awarded 2015-present.
Peter John Sawires Memorial Scholarship Recipient, Futures Without Violence (for the 7th biennial National
Conference on Health and Domestic Violence). Awarded 2015.
Travel Grant Recipient, Columbia School of Social Work. Awarded Spring 2014 & 2015.
Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship (SYLFF) Recipient, Tokyo Foundation, administered by the Columbia
University Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Awarded Summer 2014 & 2015.
Doctoral Program Scholarship Recipient, Columbia School of Social Work. Awarded 2011-2014.
Dean’s Award/Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice. Awarded 2004-2006.
OTHER HONORS, AWARDS, & RECOGNITIONS
Roster of Gender Experts, UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women, 2015
Rosa Wessel Award Nominee, University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Academic Achievement Award, University of Southern California, 2003
Leadership Award, University of Southern California, 2003
Psi Chi (National Honors Society in Psychology), 2002 & 2003
Blackstonians (Pre-Law Honor’s Society), University of Southern California, 2002 & 2003
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PUBLICATIONS
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Jiwatram-Negrón, T. & El-Bassel, N. (2015) Correlates of Sex Trading among Drug-Involved Women in
Committed Intimate Relationships: A Risk Profile. Women’s Health Issues, 25(4), 420-428.
Jiwatram-Negrón, T. & El-Bassel, N. (2014). Systematic Review of Couple-Based HIV Intervention and
Prevention Studies: Advantages, Gaps, and Future Directions. AIDS and Behavior, 18(10), 1864-1887. doi:
10.1007/s10461-014-0827-7.
Schiffman, J., Lam, C.W., Jiwatram, T., Ekstrom, M., Sorensen, H., & Mednick, S.A. (2004). Perspective-taking
Deficits in People with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: a Prospective Investigation. Psychological Medicine,
34:8:1581-1586.
Additional Publications & Works
Jiwatram-Negrón, T. (2015). Intimate Partner Violence: Prevalence, Effects, and Promising Interventions, an
Annotated Bibliography. Prepared for the John Jay College of Criminal Justice - Prisoner Reentry Institute.
Jiwatram-Negrón, T. (2014). Book Review of Rape is Rape: How Denial, Distortion, and Victim Blaming are
Fueling a Hidden Acquaintance Rape Crisis, by Jody Raphael. Gender & Society. Advance Online Publication.
doi:10.1177/0891243214523834.
Jiwatram-Negrón, T. (2014). Book Review of Prostitution, Harm and Gender Inequality: Theory, Research and
Policy, by Maddy Coy (ed.). Journal of Social Work, 14(1), 103-105.
Jiwatram-Negrón, T. (2014). Book Review of Good Practice in Promoting Recovery and Healing for Abused
Adults, edited by Jacki Pritchard. Journal of Social Work,14(4), 440-441.
Manuscripts Under Review
Gilbert, L., Jiwatram-Negrón, T., Nikitin, D., Rychkova, O., McCrimmon, T., Ermolaeva, I., Sharonova, N.,
Mukambetov, A., & Hunt, T. Feasibility and Preliminary Effects of a Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral
to Treatment (SBIRT) Intervention to address Gender-Based Violence among Women who Use Drugs in
Kyrgyzstan: Project WINGS of Hope.
Michalopoulos, L. M., Jiwatram-Negrón, T., Choo, M., Kamarulzaman, A., & El-Bassel, N. The Association
between Psychosocial and Structural-Level Stressors and HIV Injection Drug Risk Behavior among Malaysian
Fishermen: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Michalopoulos, L. M., Baca-Atlas, S., Simona, S. J., Jiwatram-Negrón, T., Ncube, A., & Chery, M. A. “Life at the
River is a Living Hell:” A Qualitative Study of Trauma, Mental Health, Substance Use and HIV Risk Behavior
among Female Fish Traders from the Kafue Flatlands in Zambia.
Manuscripts in Preparation
Jiwatram-Negrón, T., Gilbert, L., Nikitin, D., & Hunt, T. Economic Abuse among a sample of Substance-Involved
Women in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia: Findings from a Pilot Study.
El-Bassel, N., Jiwatram-Negrón, T., Primetova, S., & Terlikbayeva, A. Recent transactional sex among a sample of
HIV-positive women in Kazakhstan, Central Asia: Prevalence and Associated Risk Behaviors.
PRESENTATIONS
Jiwatram-Negrón, T., El-Bassel, N., Ma, X., Shaw, S., & Gilbert, L. (2015, December). Sex Trading among Women
Under Community Supervision: Implications for HIV Prevention. Poster to be presented at the Centers for
Disease Control (CDC) 2015 National HIV Prevention Conference: Accelerating Progress, Prevent Infections,
Strengthen Care, Reduce Disparities, Atlanta, GA.
Jiwatram-Negrón, T., El-Bassel, N., Primbetova, S., & Terlikbayeva, A. (2015, March). Intimate Partner and
Gender-Based Violence among HIV-Positive Women in Kazakhstan. Oral Scientific Paper presented at the 7th
Biennial National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence Washington, DC.
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Gilbert, L., Jiwatram-Negrón, T., Nikitin, D., Hunt, T., Ermolaeva, I., & Sharonova, N. (2015, January). The Effects
of a Brief Intervention to Identify and Address Gender-Based Violence Among Women Drug Users in Kyrgyzstan.
Oral Paper presented at the Society for Social Work and Research 19th Annual Conference: The Social and
Behavioral Importance of Increased Longevity, New Orleans, TX.
Jiwatram-Negrón, T. & El-Bassel, N. (2014, January). Correlates Of Sex Trading Among Women In Intimate
Relationships: a Risk Profile. Oral Paper presented at the Society for Social Work and Research 18th Annual
Conference: Research for Social Change: Addressing Local and Global Challenges, San Antonio, TX.
Jiwatram, T., Sharma, S., Wang, J.S., & Oh, H. (2013, January). Impacts of Maternal Employment On Gender
Attitudes and Work Behavior –- an Analysis From National Longitudinal Survey 1979, 1987 & 2004. Poster
presented at Society for Social Work and Research 17th Annual Conference: Social Work for a Just Society:
Making Visible the Stakes and Stakeholders, San Diego, CA.
El-Bassel, N. & Jiwatram, T. (2012, May). Definition and Identification of Couples in HIV Intervention
Research: Implications for Real World Settings. Presentation at the Center for Disease Control, DHAP
Biomedical HIV Serodiscordant Couples Meeting.
McCloskey, L. A., Jiwatram, T., Thomas, K. A., Barczyk, A., & Richman, E. (2005, June). Practice & Policy for
Children Exposed to Domestic Violence. Presentation at the University of Pennsylvania’s One Child Many Hands
Conference, Philadelphia, PA..
Jiwatram. T. (2003, April). Senior Honor’s Project: The Role Taking Ability of People with Pre-Schizoprehnia,”
Presentation at the University of Southern California 5th Annual Undergraduate Symposium for Scholarly and
Creative Work, Los Angeles, CA.
LICENSURE & PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Licensed Master of Social Work, New York State Office of Professions (#094139-1), Active/current.
Associate Clinical Social Worker, California Board of Behavioral Sciences (#24168), Inactive/expired.
Seminar in Field Instruction Certificate (SIFI). Received in 2014 from the Columbia School of Social Work
Teaching Certification. Received in 2013 from the Teagle Summer Institute, Columbia University GSAS Teaching
Center.
Pennsylvania State Certification in Domestic Violence Counseling. Received in 2004 from the Bilingual
Domestic Violence Program, Lutheran Settlement House.
California State Certification in Domestic Violence Counseling. Received in 2003 from the Domestic Violence
Program, Glendale YWCA.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member, Council of Social Work Education (CSWE)
Member, Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR)
Member, American Association of University Women (AAUW)
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IPSHITA PAL
Columbia University School of Social Work
1255 Amsterdam Avenue, 719-D
New York NY 10027
Mobile: 917 282 8611
Email: [email protected]
RESEARCH PROGRAM
Impact of public policies on child and family wellbeing, Comparative Social Policy,
Women in the labor market, Work-Family Policy, Policy evaluation using subjective
indicators of well being
EDUCATION
PhDSocial Work
Concentration: Social Policy and Policy Analysis
Columbia University Expected 2016
Dissertation Topic: Effect of Parental Leave Policies on Parents’ Subjective Well Being MSc
Comparative Social Policy, University of Oxford 2010
MSW
University of Delhi 2008
BA
Economics (Honors) University of Delhi 2005
EXPERIENCE
Research
“Implementation of Paid Family Leave Insurance - Estimation of the Impact on Residents, Employees, Employers
and the Government of New York City”; for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
(2015)
“Situation analysis of the elderly in Burari –a Basis for Need-Based Intervention”, for Centre for Community
Action and Development, Department of Social Work, Delhi University (2009)
Project Evaluation of Juang Development Agency, a Government Micro-Project, for Action Aid India, Orissa
(2007)
Practice and Advocacy
Project Coordinator, later Project Director Ahwaan Foundation, New Delhi for (a) Advocacy campaign against
child trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation and (b) Education project for urban deprived children. (20072009)
TEACHING
All appointments at the Columbia School of Social Work
Adjunct Faculty (Preceptor) Social Welfare Policy Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015
Integrative Seminar for Advanced Standing Students “Policy Practice Module”,
Summer 2015
Teaching Assistant Social Welfare Policy Fall 2010, Fall 2011
Seminar in Social Policy Practice, Spring 2011
Human Behavior and Social Environment Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013
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Certified in the use of new media technologies by Columbia GSAS Teaching Center and Columbia Center
for New Media Teaching and Learning as part of the Teagle Foundation “Preparing Doctoral Students for 21st
Century Teaching” program
Qualified the National Eligibility Test (NET) of the University Grants Commission, for Social Work lectureship
in India
WORKING PAPERS
Pal, I. and Waldfogel, J. (Forthcoming), “Recent Trends in the Family Gap in Pay: New Evidence for 1967 to
2013”, The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences special issue on “Changing Role and Status of
Women”
Pal, I. and Waldfogel, J. (Under Review) “Re-Visiting the Family Gap in Pay in the United States.” http://cupop.
columbia.edu/publications/2014
Pal, I. (Under Review) “Patterns in Women’s Subjective Wellbeing by Family Status–Evidence from Two New
Data Sources”
Pal, I. Effects of Paid Parental Leave Policy on Women’s Health and Wellbeing –Evidence from New Jersey
PRESENTATIONS
Pal, I. and Waldfogel, J. “Recent Trends in the Family Gap in Pay: New Evidence for 1993 to 2013” , Presented at
the conference on “The Changing Roles and Status of Women and Effects on Society and the Economy”, Russell
Sage Foundation, 2015
De la Cruz E.T., Gundanna, A. and Pal, I. “The Effect of Changes in Maternity Leave Legislation on Women’s
Employment and Earnings in the U.K.” Presented at the Population Association of America 2015 Annual Meeting
Pal, I. “Evaluation of state parental leave policies in the United States –evidence from data on subjective
wellbeing”. To be presented at the Fall Research Conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and
Management.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Department Representative to the Graduate Student Advisory Council, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences,
Columbia University (GSAC Social Committee Fall 2011-Spring 2012)
Co-Chair, Welfare and Wine Discussion Group, University of Oxford, Green Templeton College, Hilary and
Trinity Term 2010
Media Coordinator, First South Asian Economics Students Meet, University of Delhi Ramjas College. 2004
University of Delhi delegate to Lahore, Pakistan for Second South Asian Economics Students Meet, 2005,
presentation on “From Social Inequality to Economic Inequality –if development isn’t “engendered”, is it
endangered?”
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION AND SERVICE
Work and Family Researchers Network WFRN, Member and Co-Chair, Special Interest Group: Early Career
Network, (2015)
National Association of Social Workers NASW, Member
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management APPAM, Member
Population Association of America PAA, Member
International Association for Feminist Economics IAFFE, Member
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HONORS AND AWARDS
Fellow, Columbia Population Research Center, Columbia University
Junior Research Fellow, University Grants Commission, India (2008)
Gyan Pandit Award for 1st rank in MSW, University of Delhi
Durgabai Deshmukh merit scholarship for MSW, University of Delhi
Delhi University Women’s Association merit scholarship for MSW, University of Delhi
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Women’s City Club of New York, Task Forces on Civic Engagement and Fair Work
UN Women Metro New York Chapter, Member,Young Professionals Committee
New York Cares,Volunteer
City Meals on Wheels,Volunteer
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William J. Schneider
Columbia University School of Social Work
1255 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10027
646-942-8140
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.columbia.edu/~ws2305
RESEARCH PROGRAM
Fatherhood, parenting, child abuse & neglect, inequality, child development,
family demography, social policy
EDUCATION
2016 (exp.)
Ph.D Columbia University School of Social Work
Social Policy Analysis
Committee: Jane Waldfogel (sponsor), Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Irwin Garfinkel (chair),
Sara McLanahan (Princeton), & Ron Mincy
2014-2016
Visiting Student, Center for Human Potential and Public Policy
Fellow, Behavioral Innovations in Parenting Lab (Sponsor: Ariel Kalil)
University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy
2013 M.S.W. Columbia University School of Social Work
Social Policy Analysis
2007
B.A. University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
Political Science; Minor in Urban and Community Studies
PEER REVIEWED
2015
Schneider, William, Jane Waldfogel, & Jeanne Brooks-Gunn. “The Great Recession and 9-Year Old
Children’s Behavior Problems.” Accepted; Developmental Psychology.
2015
Schneider, William, Jane Waldfogel, & Jeanne Brooks-Gunn. “The Great Recession and Maternal
Parenting: Influences on the Risk for Abuse and Neglect.” Accepted; Children and Youth Services Review.
2015
Schneider, William, Mike MacKenzie, Jane Waldfogel, & Jeanne Brooks-Gunn. “Parent and Child
Reporting of Corporal Punishment: New Evidence from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study.”
Child Indicators Research, 8(2), 347-358.
2013Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne, William Schneider, & Jane Waldfogel. “The Great Recession and the Risk for
Child Maltreatment.” Child Abuse & Neglect, 37(10), 721-729. [Lead Article]
• Covered online by PBS Newshour and Business Insider
UNDER REVIEW
2015
Schneider, William, Jane Waldfogel, & Jeanne Brooks-Gunn. “Parenting in the Great Recession.” In
Children of the Great Recession (Eds. Irwin Garfinkel, Sara McLanahan, and Chris Wimer).
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2015Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne, William Schneider, & Jane Waldfogel. “Child Wellbeing in the Great Recession.”
In Children of the Great Recession (Eds. Irwin Garfinkel, Sara McLanahan, and Chris Wimer).
WORKS IN PROGRESS
2015Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne, William Schneider, & Jane Waldfogel. “Fragile Families in the Great Recession.”
In Positive Youth Development in the Context of the Great Recession (Ed. Anne C. Peterson). Taylor &
Francis.
2015 Schneider, William. “Intergenerational Socioeconomic Mobility: A Review of the Literature”
2015 Schneider, William. “Non-Resident Fathers’ Presence at Birth and Later Parenting Involvement.”
2015 Schneider, William. “Family Structure, Relationship Transitions, and the Risk of Child Abuse/Neglect.”
2015
Schneider, William. “Mothers’ Relationship Transitions and the Risk of Child Abuse/Neglect: The Role
of Father Involvement.”
2014
Schneider, William, Fuhua Zhai, & Jane Waldfogel. “Effects of Public Preschool Expenditures on the Test
Scores of 4th Graders: An Update and Extension of Evidence from TIMSS.”
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
2012Smith, Sheila, Taylor Robbins, William Schneider, & Christine Ong. “Coaching and Quality Assistance
in Quality Rating Improvement Systems.” National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University.
2010Smith, Sheila, William Schneider, & Lee Kreader. “Features of Professional Development and Onsite Assistance in Child Care Quality Rating Improvement Systems: A Survey of State-wide Systems.”
National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University.
2010Schneider, William, Sheila Smith, Dionna Walters, & Janice L. Cooper. “Promoting Young Children’s
Health and Development: Taking Stock of State Policies.” National Center for Children in Poverty,
Columbia University.
2010Kreader, Lee & William Schneider. “Putting the Pieces Together: New York Early Learning Program
Data System Report.” Report to the Early Childhood Advisory Council, NYS Council on Children and
Families.
2009Smith, Sheila, William Schneider, & Dionna Walters. “State Policy Choices and Young Children.”
National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University.
FELLOWSHIPS/AWARDS
2013
William Randolph Hearst Scholarship, Columbia University
2013 – 2015 Columbia Population Research Center, PAA Travel Grant
2013, 2015 Columbia School of Social Work, Travel Grant
2013 Columbia Population Research Center, Doctoral Student Fellow
2012 – 2014Doris Duke Foundation Graduate Fellowship for the Promotion of Child Well-Being and the
Prevention of Child Maltreatment
2009 Funded to attend ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods: Examining Quality in
Publicly Supported Early Childhood Programs
2008Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service (FELPS), New York University Wagner School
of Public Service
2006
University of Michigan Public Service Scholarship
2006
Sulzberger Fellow
TEACHING
2014
Teaching Assistant. Seminar on Policy Practice II T7144, Columbia University
2013
Teaching Assistant. Seminar on Policy Practice T7143, Columbia University
2013, 2014 Workshop Leader. Fragile Families Summer Data Workshop, Columbia University
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PRESENTATIONS
* Presenter
^ Invited
2015* Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne, William Schneider & Jane Waldfogel. “The Recession and Children’s School
Performance.” Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management, Annual Conference, November
2015.
2015* William Schneider, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, & Jane Waldfogel. “The Recession and Parenting.”
Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management, Annual Conference, November 2015.
2015*^Schneider, William, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, & Jane Waldfogel. “The Great Recession and Maternal
Parenting: Influences on the Risk for Abuse and Neglect.” Center of Human Potential and Public Policy,
University Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, March 2015.
2015*Schneider, William, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, & Jane Waldfogel. “The Great Recession and Children’s
Behavior.” Society for Research in Child Development Biannual Meeting, March 2015.
2015*Schneider, William, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, & Jane Waldfogel. “The Great Recession: Parenting, Child
Behavior, and School Performance.” Population Association of America, Annual Meeting, May 2015.
2015*Schneider, William, Fuhua Zhai, & Jane Waldfogel. “Effects of Public Preschool Expenditures on the
Test Scores of 4th Graders: An Update and Extension of Evidence from TIMSS.” Society for Social Work
Research, January 2015.
2014*Schneider, William, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, & Jane Waldfogel. “The Great Recession and Children’s
Behavior.” Society for Social Work Research, January 2015.
2014*Schneider, William, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, & Jane Waldfogel. “The Great Recession and Children’s
Behavior.” Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management, Annual Conference, November 2014.
2014*Schneider, William, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, & Jane Waldfogel. “The Great Recession and Children’s
Behavior.” Population Association of America, Annual Meeting, May 2014.
2014*Schneider, William. “This Magic Moment: Predictors of Non-Resident Father Involvement.”
Population Association of America, Annual Meeting, May 2014.
2014
Schneider, William, Kimberly Spencer Suarez, & Soyeon Kim. “Living Arrangements and Maternal
Parenting Stress: Doubling-up in Housing, Doubling Down on Stress.” Society for Social Work Research,
January 2013.
2013*Schneider, William. “This Magic Moment: Predictors of Non-Resident Father Involvement.”
Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management, Annual Conference, November 2013 (poster).
2013*Schneider, William, Jane Waldfogel, & Jeanne Brooks-Gunn. “Parenting in the Great Recession.”
Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management, Annual Conference, November 2013.
2013
Schneider, William, Jane Waldfogel, & Jeanne Brooks-Gunn. “Parenting in the Great Recession.”
Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, Annual Conference, September 2013.
2013*Schneider, William, Jane Waldfogel, & Jeanne Brooks-Gunn. “Maternal Spanking and the Great
Recession.” Population Association of America (PAA), Annual Meeting, April 2013.
2012*Schneider, William, Jane Waldfogel, & Jeanne Brooks-Gunn. “Maternal Spanking and the Great
Recession.” Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Working Group, Columbia University.
2010Smith, Sheila & *William Schneider. “Building a System of Strong Supports for Young Children’s
Mental Health.” National Smart Start Conference
2010*Schneider, William & Taylor Robbins. “Using Profiles of States’ Policies and Family Characteristics to
Improve Supports for Infants and Toddlers.” Zero to Three National Training Institute.
2010*Schneider, William & Taniesha Woods. “Policy Choices that Support the Well-Being of Infants and
Toddlers.” Presented at the Birth To Three Early Head Start National Resource Center.
2010 Smith, Sheila; Lee Kreader & William Schndier. “Quality Assistance Activities Aligned with Quality
Rating Improvement Systems: Results of an NCCP Survey.” Presented at the National Institute for Early
Childhood Professional Development; National Association for Education of Young Children.
2010*Schneider, William. “Fatherhood and the Paternal Role: Do Dad’s Follow Through?” Presented at the
National Center for Children in Poverty Research Meeting.
2010^Kreader, Lee & William Schneider. “Putting the Pieces Together: New York Early Learning Program
Data System Report.” Presented at the New York Early Childhood Data Forum.
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RESEARCH POSITIONS
Summer 2015
Research Intern, The Russell Sage Foundation
Authored white paper and research briefs on the current state of knowledge about
intergenerational socioeconomic mobility.
2012 – 2015
Research Assistant, Columbia University, Jane Waldfogel & Jeanne Brooks-Gunn
Analysis of changes in parenting and child development for the Fragile Families and the
Great Recession project.
2009 – 2011Project Coordinator, National Center for Children in Poverty, Mailman School of Public
Health, Columbia University
Program evaluation, study design and analysis relating to young children, early education,
mental health, and social policy.
2007 – 2009Research Specialist, Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Princeton University, Sara
McLanahan
Analysis and cleaning of Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study data. Coordinated
production of Future of Children Journal.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
2011 – 2012Social Work Intern, ACORN Community High School, Brooklyn, NY
Counseled individual and groups of students with Individual Education Plans.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Occasional Reviewer
JAMA Pediatrics; Child Abuse & Neglect; Children and Youth Services Review
Association Memberships
Society for Social Work Research (SSWR), Population Association of America (PAA), Association for
Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM), Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
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JULIA SHU-HUAH WANG
1255 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10027
Phone: 508-596-2960
[email protected]
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Poverty, immigration, international social welfare, child and family wellbeing,
policy analysis, intervention research, cost-effectiveness/benefit-cost analysis
EDUCATION
Ph.D.
2011-2016 (expected), Columbia School of Social Work, New York, NY
Social Policy and Policy Analysis
M.S.W.
May 2010, Columbia University School of Social Work, New York, NY
Social Policy Practice, Children and Families, and International Social Welfare
M.S. May 2008, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Human and Community Development, Urbana, IL
Marriage and Family Services
B.S. June 2007, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Major: Social Work; Minor: Business Administration - Division of Business Management
Exchange ProgramAugust 2005 – May 2006, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Social Work and Political Science
SCHOLARSHIPS AND HONORS
2015-2016 The Studying Abroad Scholarship from the Ministry of Education, Republic of China
(Taiwan) (Sponsored research: Long-term self-sufficiency impacts of workfare policies)
2015-2016 Horowitz Social Policy Grant from Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy (Sponsored research:
Local immigration enforcement policies and immigrant health)
2015 Visiting Graduate Student Scholar Program at Center for Poverty Research, University of
California, Davis (Sponsored research: Local immigration enforcement policies and immigrant
welfare use)
2015 Weatherhead East Asian Institute Fellow
2015Weatherhead East Asian Institute Ph.D. Training Grant (Sponsored research: Attitudes toward
immigrants in East Asia)
2015Selected for the Luxembourg Income Study Data training and the “Inequality by the Numbers”
workshop (funded by the Luxembourg Income Study Center and the Graduate Center of the City
University of New York (CUNY))
2015Selected for the cost-effective and benefit-cost analysis training seminar at the Center for BenefitCost Studies of Education of Teachers College, Columbia University (funded by US Department
of Education)
2014 Columbia Population Research Center Fellow
2014Selected for the Survey of Income and Program Participation training seminar and conference
presentation grant from the Triangle Census Research Network at Duke University (funded by
National Science Foundation and the US Census Bureau)
2011 – 2014 Research Assistantship Scholarship from Columbia School of Social Work
2013 – 2015 Conference travel grant from Columbia School of Social Work
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2014 – 2015 Conference travel grant from Columbia Population Research Center
2012 – 2013Women’s International Leadership Program Scholarship from International Student House in the
New York City
2008 – 2010 Scholarship award from Columbia University School of Social Work
2007 – 2008Teaching and research assistantships with full tuition waiver from Department of Human and
Community Development, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2005 – 2006Fellowship for Overseas Studies from Ministry of Education, Government of Republic of China
(Taiwan)
2003 – 2005Presidential Award (top 5% students in a department) from Department of Social Work, National
Taiwan University
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2008 – presentResearch Assistant to Professor Fred Ssewamala, International Center for Child Health & Asset
Development; Columbia University School of Social Work
2012 – presentResearch Assistant to Professor Neeraj Kaushal, Columbia University School of Social Work
2012 – presentResearch Assistant to Professor Yao Lu, Department of Sociology, Columbia University; Institute
for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP)
2012 – 2013Research Assistant to Professor Heidi L. Allen, Columbia University School of Social Work
2008Research Assistant to Professor Jennifer Hardesty, Department of Human and Community
Development, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2015 (Summer) Adjunct Faculty. Program Evaluation (Master level). Columbia University School of Social Work.
2014 (Fall)Teaching Assistant to Professor Richard Embry. Research Methods (Master level). Columbia
School of Social Work.
2011 (Fall)Guest Lecturer. Program Evaluation (Master level). School of International and Public Affairs,
Columbia University.
2007 (Fall)Teaching Assistant to Professor Brent McBride. Infancy and Early Childhood Development
(Undergraduate level). University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS (PEER-REVIEWED)
Ssewamala, F. M., Karimli, L., Han, C-K., Wang, J. S-H., Ilic,V., & Nabunya, P. (In Press). Applying a family-level
economic strengthening intervention to improve education and health-related outcomes of AIDS-orphaned
children and adolescents within a Universal Primary Education system: Lessons from a randomized experiment in
southern Uganda. Prevention Science.
Wang, J. S-H. (2015). TANF coverage, state TANF requirement stringencies, and child wellbeing. Children and
Youth Services Review, 53, 121-129.
Muchomba, F., Wang, J. S-H., & Agosta, L. (2014). Women’s land ownership and risk of HIV infection in Kenya.
Social Science & Medicine, 114, 97-102.
Wang, J. S-H., Ssewamala, F. M., & Han, C-K. (2014). Impacts of family economic strengthening interventions
on mental health functioning of caregivers for AIDS-affected children in rural Uganda.Vulnerable Children and
Youth Studies, 9(3), 258-269.
Han, C-K., Ssewamala, F. M., & Wang, J. S-H. (2013). Family economic empowerment and mental health
among AIDS-affected children living in AIDS-impacted communities: Evidence from a randomized evaluation in
Southwestern Uganda. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 67(3), 225-230.
DeVylder, J., Wang, J. S-H., Oh, H., & Lukens, E. (2013). Child loss and psychosis onset: evidence for traumatic
experience as an etiological factor in psychosis. Psychiatry Research, 205(1-2), 90-94.
Ssewamala, F. M., Wang, J. S-H., Karimli, L. & Nabunya, P. (2011). Strengthening Universal Primary Education
in Uganda: The potential role of a family asset-based development policy approach. International Journal of
Educational Development, 31(5), 466-471.
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ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS IN PROGRESS
Kaushal, N., Lu,Y., Denier, N., Wang, J. S-H., & Trejo, S. J. Immigrant employment and earnings growth in
Canada and the U.S.: Evidence from longitudinal data. (Revise and Resubmit)
Lu,Y., Kaushal, N., Denier, N., Wang, J. S-H.J. Immigrant health selection in Canada and the U.S. (Under
review)
Wang, J. S-H. TANF state policy stringencies and long-term self-sufficiency. (Manuscript in preparation)
Kaushal, N, & Wang, J. S-H. State Dream Acts and mental health of Mexican young adults. (Manuscript in
preparation)
Lu,Y., Wang, J. S-H., & Han, W-J.Variations and determinants of employment trajectories of new mothers in the
U.S. (Manuscript in preparation)
Wang, J. S-H., & Kaushal, N. Health effects of local immigration enforcement on Mexican immigrants in the
US. (Manuscript in preparation)
Wang, J. S-H. Local immigration enforcement and immigrant welfare use. (Manuscript in preparation)
Wang, J. S-H., Oh, H., Jiwatram, T., & Sharma, S. Maternal employment status and the child’s attitude towards
women in the workforce. (Manuscript in preparation)
TECHNICAL REPORT
Wang, J. S-H. (2010). Impact assessment of Emerging Humanity Early Childhood Development Program in
Kajulu, Kenya. Hawaii: Emerging Humanity.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS (*=Presenter, ^=Invited)
*Wang, J. S-H., & Kaushal, N. (2015, November). Health effects of local immigration enforcement on Mexican
immigrants in the US. Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management annual meeting, Miami, FL.
*Wang, J. S-H., & Ssewamala, F. (2015, November). Cost-effectiveness of an economic empowering intervention
for AIDS-affected children in Uganda. American Public Health Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL.
*Wang, J. S-H., & Ssewamala, F. (2015, October). Cost-effectiveness of an economic empowering intervention
for AIDS-affected children in Uganda. Council on Social work Education annual meeting, Denver, CO.
Kaushal, N., & Wang, J. S-H. (2015, September). State Dream Acts and mental health of Mexican young adults.
International Metropolis Conference, Mexico City, Mexico.
*Wang, J. S-H. (2015, August). State TANF stringencies and long-term self-sufficiency. The 55th workshop of
the National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics (NAWRS), Atlanta, GA. (Withdrawn)
Lu,Y., Wang, J. S-H., & Han, W-J. (2015, August).Variations and determinants of employment trajectories of new
mothers in the U.S. International Sociological Association (ISA) Research Committee 28 (Social Stratification
and Mobility) conference at the University of Pennsylvania, PA.
^Kaushal, N., & Wang, J. S-H. (2015, May). State Dream Acts and mental health of Mexican young adults.
Columbia University Population Research Center Mini-Conference “New Frontiers in Poverty Research”, New
York, NY.
Lu,Y., Kaushal, N., Denier, N., & Wang, J. S-H. (2015, May). Health selection and trajectories of immigrants in
Canada and the United States. Population Association of America annual meeting, San Diego, CA.
^*Ssewamala, F. M., Wang, J. S-H. (2015, March). The impact and cost of economic strengthening interventions
on AIDS-affected children and adolescents: Lessons from randomized experimental studies in Uganda. Columbia
Population Research Center Seminar, New York, NY.
*Kaushal, N., Lu,Y., Denier, N., Wang, J. S-H., & Trejo, S. J. (2015, March). Immigrant employment and earnings
growth in Canada and the U.S.: Evidence from longitudinal data. The 41st Annual Conference of Eastern
Economic Association in New York, NY.
*Wang, J. S-H. (2015, January). State TANF policy stringencies and an individual’s long-term self-sufficiency.
Society of Social Work and Research annual meeting, New Orleans, LA.
*Wang, J. S-H. (2014, November). How do TANF policy stringencies impact an individual’s long-term self25
sufficiency? Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management annual meeting, Albuquerque, NM.
*Wang, J. S-H., Ssewamala, F., Garfinkel, I., & Waldfogel, J. (2014, November). Cost-effectiveness of an economic
empowering intervention for AIDS-affected children in Uganda. Association for Public Policy Analysis &
Management annual meeting, Albuquerque, NM.
^*Wang, J. S-H. (2014, May). Cost effective analysis of Bridges to the Future Study. Global Perspectives on
Adolescent Health and Economic Strengthening Conference, Chicago, IL.
Kaushal, N., Lu,Y., Denier, N., Wang, J. S-H., & Trejo, S. J. (2014, May). Immigrant employment and earnings
growth in Canada and the U.S.: Evidence from longitudinal data. Population Association of America annual
meeting, Boston, MA.
*Wang, J. S-H. (2014, May). TANF coverage, state policies, and children’s well-being. Population Association of
America annual meeting, Boston, MA. (Poster)
*Wang, J. S-H. (2014, January). State TANF time limit and sanction policies and children’s wellbeing. Society of
Social Work and Research annual meeting, San Antonio, TX.
*Wang, J. S-H., Ssewamala, F. M., & Han, C-K. (2013, January). Economic empowerment and mental health
functioning of caregivers for AIDS affected children in Uganda: Lessons from the Suubi-Maka randomized
controlled trial. Society of Social Work and Research annual meeting, San Diego, CA.
*Muchomba, F., Wang, J. S-H., & Agosta, L. (2013, January). The impact of women’s land ownership on sexual
risk taking in Kenya. Society of Social Work and Research annual meeting, San Diego, CA. (Poster)
^*Wang, J. S-H. (2008, August). Legislative process and advocacy work in Taiwan. At Voices for America’s
Children, Washington, D.C.
^*Wang, J. S-H. (2007, January). My life in a welfare state - Sweden. At Department of Social Work, National
Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
LICENSURE
Licensed Master Social Worker in New York State (Since 2014)
Licensed Social Worker in Republic of China (Taiwan) (Since 2010)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2010 – 2011Licensed Social Worker, Child Welfare League Foundation – Hsin-Chu Office, Taiwan
Provided case management and family counseling through regular home and school visits to a caseload of 15
families at high risk of child maltreatment
Designed and implemented parent-child activities for disadvantaged families (with over 100 participants in each
event)
2009 – 2010Policy Intern for Deputy Commissioner of Family Support Services, New York City
Administration for Children’s Services, New York
Through statistical analysis and case review, evaluated challenges of foster care preventive agencies in adhering to a
new regulation on shortening the duration of service time
Through focus group, agency visits and survey, evaluated the effectiveness of a training on racial equity and
cultural competence to improve the practice of the Family Team Conference
Through survey and focus groups, assessed the needs of and explored future services for LGBTQ youths and
parents receiving foster care preventive services
Generated quarterly monitoring reports and designed and modified parent satisfaction surveys
2009 (Summer) Independent Program Evaluator, Emerging Humanity, Kisumu, Kenya
Designed and implemented an impact evaluation on early childhood development (ECD) interventions through
conducting qualitative interviews with 54 ECD headmasters, teachers, parents and district administrators
2009 (Summer) Project Grant Writer, Rotary Club of Kampala Central, Kampala, Uganda
• Developed and administered a holistic community needs assessment
• Provided a training on proposal writing for a group of community leaders
• Drafted an “Adopt a Village” comprehensive project proposal to address water, sanitation, health, income
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generation and education issues in an impoverished community
• Drafted a “Fruit Tree and Vegetable Planting” project proposal for a community experiencing hunger and in
need of generating income
2008 – 2009 Foster Care Prevention Social Work Intern, Lutheran Social Services of New York, New York, NY
Conducted bi-weekly home-visits and linked resources for 8 children at risk of foster care
Assisted with an independent living workshop, a parent support group, and a parenting skills workshop
2008 (Summer)Policy/Government Affairs Associate Intern,Voices for America’s Children, Washington, DC
• Conducted research on federal policies affecting the use of Adoption Incentive Funds by states
• Attended hearings, markups, and briefings on child welfare and child poverty issues
• Attended partnership meetings and hill visits with various child advocacy organizations on advocacy strategies
2008 (Spring) Sexual Abuse Therapist Intern, ABC Counseling and Family Services, Champaign, IL
• Conducted assessments of two sexually abused children and one juvenile sex offender through a 13-week
counseling process; drafted reports and treatment recommendations using various psychological testing tools
• Co-led a group for sexually abused children
2006 – 2007 Legislative Assistant at Legislator Jung-Chang Wang’s Office, Parliament of Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan
• Drafted a proposal on amendments to the Special Education Act through consultation or collaboration with
scholars, interest groups, and administration sectors
• Oversaw administration of policies assisting persons with disabilities and wrote interrogation scripts
• Conducted research on budget bills and wrote proposals on budget adjustment
• Held councils, public hearings, and press conferences on social welfare related issues
2006 (Spring) Social Work Intern, Svalnäs School and Therapy Forum, Stockholm, Sweden
• Assisted special education teachers through daily class participation and activities; provided companionship to
teens with behavioral and emotional issues; helped integrate parents into school activities
• Took part in various family therapy meetings and counseling sessions
2005 (Summer) Social Work Intern, Taiwan Fund for Children and Family, Miao-Li, Taiwan
• Provided weekly home visits for five families with abused children, foster children, and/or families in poverty
• Facilitated case seminars and presided discussion sessions
• Co-led weekend activities and a summer camp to foster ties among families, organizations, and communities
2003 (Summer) Assistant to Executive Producer, Children’s TV Program – Fruity Pie, Public Television Station,
Taipei, Taiwan
• Developed and wrote scripts for educational show for children 3 to 5
• Assisted executive producer in pre-shooting conferences, setting stage props, and handling on-stage
emergencies
PROFESSIONAL AFFLIATIONS
Society of Social Work and Research
Council on Social Work Education
Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management
Population Association of America
American Public Health Association
LANGUAGES
Chinese – Mandarin (native), English (fluent), Taiwanese (intermediate), German (basic)
LEADERSHIP/SERVICE EXPERIENCE
2014 – 2015Student representative of the Committee on the Doctoral Program at the Columbia School of
Social Work
2014
Panel Chair, Association for Public Policy and Management annual meeting.
2014
Reviewer: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
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2009 – 2010
2008 – 2010
2002 – 2007
2004
2003 – 2004
2003 – 2004
2002 – 2003
2000 – 2001
Co-president of Social Policy Caucus at Columbia University School of Social Work
Committee member of the Columbia University Partnership for International Development
Volunteered as a tutor for children in Da-Tong orphanage, Taipei, Taiwan
Director of Academic Section in Social Work Student Association at National Taiwan University
Elected Class Representative in Development of Social Work at National Taiwan University
Leader of Service Section; Treasurer at Association for Helping Children in Orphanage
Member of Alto Section and Treasurer of National Taiwan University Chorus
President of Wind Orchestra at National Experimental High School in Hsin-Chu, Taiwan
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