Carla Curtis, DSW
Associate Professor
614-292-0496
curtis.60@osu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Education
DSW - Howard University
MSW -University of Michigan
BA - Spelman Colllege
Teaching Interests
Social welfare policy
Public policy research
Advocacy and policy formulations are primary teaching areas
Other areas of teaching interest include professional ethics and cutural competence
Research Interests
Examining the effects of policy and program services on children and families
Determining extent to which racial and ethnic differences result in disparate practice
Recent Publications
Curtis, C.M. and Alexander, R. (under review). Correlates of African American children in and out of their families. Submitted to Families in Society.
Curtis, C.M. and Alexander, R. (under review). A social disorganization explanation of African American children separated from their families. Submitted to Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare.
Curtis, C.M. (asked to resubmit w/revisions). Developing racial awareness among graduate students: A classroom experiment. For special issue, African Americans: Benefits and Challenges of Working at Predominately White Institutions: Strategies for Thriving of the Journal of African American Studies.