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Iris Carlton-LaNey School of Social Work 1018 Red Oak Avenue The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Durham, NC 27707 325 Pittsboro Street, CB# 3550 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3550 Telephone: (919) 962-6536 FAX: (919) 834-8562 EMAIL: ibc9717@email.unc.edu EDUCATION 1982-Ph.D. (Social Work) The University of Maryland at Baltimore School of Social Work and Community Planning Baltimore, MD Dissertation Title: George Edmund Haynes: A Pioneer Social Work Educator 1977-Post Master's Program in Social Work Education Tulane University New Orleans, LA 1974-AM (Social Work) School of Social Service Administration The University of Chicago Chicago, IL 1972-BA (Social Work) North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University Department of Sociology and Social Work Greensboro, NC PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
A. School of Social Work The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Berg-Beach Distinguished Professor of Community Social Work 2016 - Present
B. School of Social Work
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Professor: July 2000-Present Associate Professor: January 1994 - June 2000
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C. School of Social Work Jackson State University Visiting Professor: Fall Semester September – December 2002
D. Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Associate Professor: 1990-1993 Assistant Professor: 1981-1990 Director of Field Placement: 1991-1993
E. School of Social Work
Charlotte Field-Based MSW Program The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Visiting Assistant Professor: 1988-1991 Adjunct Assistant Professor: 1991-1993
F. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Professional Development Program in Gerontology Institute Instructor: 1992-1993
G. Coordinator: Ronald McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program
1993-1994 University of NC at Charlotte
H. Livingstone College
Gerontology Certificate Program 1982, 1983
I. North Carolina A&T State University
Department of Sociology and Social Work Instructor: 1975-1978
J. Social Work Consultant: 1990-1993 Concord/Cabarrus Nursing Centers Concord, NC
K. Public Health Social Worker
Chicago Board of Health: 1974-1975 Chicago, IL
HONORS
2019 – Most Inspirational Professor presented by the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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2019 – Significant Lifetime Achievement Award presented by North Carolina Central
University Department of Social Work
2018 – Most Inspirational Professor presented by the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2018—NASW North Carolina Social Workers of the Year 2018—North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University Alumni
Achievement Award (College of Health & Human Services 2017 – Most Inspirational Professor presented by the School of Social Work at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2016 – Most Outstanding Professor presented by the School of Social Work at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2015 – Hortense K. McClinton Outstanding Faculty Staff Award presented by the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Black Alumni Association
2015 – Teaching Excellence Award -- School of Social Work 2015 – Social Work Pioneer – Selected by the National Association of Social Workers
2014 – Dean’s Teaching Award 2012 – Awarded Kenan Research Leave – University of NC at Chapel Hill
2012 - Heroes for Justice, One of 50 selected-University of Maryland School of Social Work, Baltimore, MD
2011 Feminist Scholar Honoree for the CSWE Women’s Council –Council on Social Work Education 2011 Legacy Award from the Sisters of the Academy (SOTA)-Tallahassee, FL.
2010 Distinguished Achievement in Social Work Education Award - National Association of Black Social Workers
2006 Distinguished Teaching Award for Post-Baccalaureate Instruction
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2003 University of Maryland School of Social Work Americans Most Influential Social Workers
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2003 Teacher Appreciation Award - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work
2003 Distinguished Recent Contributions in Social Work Education
Awarded by the Council on Social Work Education-CSWE
2002 National Research Mentor – Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholars Program
2001 Belle Ringer Image Award (awarded by Bennett College) Greensboro, NC
1999 Teacher Appreciation Award - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work
1999 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Black Faculty/Staff Caucus Special Recognition 1998 Hall of Fame - North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University Inducted into the Department of Social Work and Sociology
1996 Teacher Appreciation Award - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work
1993 Teacher Appreciation Award - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School of Social Work
1993 Finalist NationsBank Teaching Excellence Award University of North Carolina at Charlotte
1993 Honorary Member-Golden Key National Honor Society
1992 Finalist NationsBank Teaching Excellence Award University of North Carolina at Charlotte
1992 Teacher Appreciation Award - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School of Social Work 1991 Bell-Carter Award - North Carolina State Association of Black Social Workers
1988 Human Services Award - North Carolina State Association of Black Social
Workers BIBLIOGRAPHY Books:
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Carlton-LaNey, I. (2005). African Americans aging in the rural south: Stories of faith, family
and community. Sourwood Press, Inc. Carlton-LaNey, I. (Ed.). (2001). African American leadership in social work history: An
Empowerment tradition. Washington, DC: National Association of Social Workers Press.
Carlton-LaNey, I. B., Edwards, R. L., & Reid, P. N. (Eds.). (1999). Preserving and strengthening small towns and rural communities. Washington, DC: National Association of Social Workers Press.
Carlton-LaNey, I. B., & Burwell, N. Y. (Eds.). (1996). African American community practice models: Historical and contemporary responses. New York: Haworth Press, Inc. Chapters: Carlton-LaNey, I., (in press). African Americana club women’s resistance to oppressive
public policy in the early 20th century. In J. Schiele (Ed.). Social Welfare Policy: Regulation and Resistance among people of color. Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publishers.
Carlton-LaNey, I., Alexander, S., & Hamilton, J. (in press). Race and Ethnicity. In E. Fullmer
and N. Newfield (Eds.). Connecting the Dots: Intersectionality and the Understanding of Diverse Groups.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2016). African American Pioneers of Urban Social Work. In R. Wells- Wilbon and H. Vakalahi (Eds.), Social Work Practice with African Americans in Urban
Environments. NY: Springer Publishing, Co. Carlton-LaNey, I. (2014). African American Social Welfare History. In Encyclopedia of
Social Work. Oxford Press. Carlton-LaNey, I., & Crayton, B. (2014). Black marriages and caregiving through the lifespan.
In T. Bent-Goodley (Ed.), By grace: The challenges, strengths and promises of Black Marriages (pp. 81-97). Washington, DC: NASW Press.
Carlton-LaNey, I., Burwell, Y., & White, C. (2013). Rural community practice: Organizing, planning, and development. In M. Weil (Ed.). The Handbook of Community Practice (2nd
ed., pp.461-478). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Carlton-LaNey, I., & Cook, S. (2012). Diversity. In C Dulmus & K. M. Sowers (Eds.)
Social Work Fields of Practice: Historical Trends, Professional Issues, and Future Opportunities (pp. 359-384). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Carlton-LaNey, I., & Burwell, Y. (2011). Historical treasures of rural communities:
Special Characteristics of Rural Places. In L. Ginsberg (Ed.), Social work in Rural
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Communities (5th ed) (pp. 21-37). Alexandra, VA: CSWE Press. Carlton-LaNey, I. (2011). African American Club Women’s Resistance to Oppressive Public
Policy in the Early 20th Century. In J. Schiele (Ed.), Social Welfare Policy: Regulation and Resistance among people of color (pp. 43-62). Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publishers.
Carlton-LaNey, I., & Brice, T. (2010). African Americans – Oxford Bibliographies Online
Research Guide. http://ebookstore.sony.com/ebook/iris-carlton-laney/african-americans- oxford-bibliographies-online-research-guide/_/R-400000000000000235873
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2008). African American social welfare history 1900 to 1950. In T. Mizrahi
& L. Davis (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Social Work (20th ed.). Washington, DC & New York: NASW Press & Oxford University Press.
Ruiz, D., & Carlton-LaNey, I. (2008). The increase in intergenerational African American
families headed by grandmothers. In. C. Waites (Ed.), Social work practice with African American families: An intergenerational perspective (pp. 89-104). New York: Routledge. (Reprint from Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare)
Carlton-LaNey, I. 2008). Diversity. In K. M. Sowers & C. N. Dulmus (Series Editors) & B.
W. White (Vol. 1 Ed.), Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social welfare: Vol. 1. The Profession of Social Work (pp. 47-50). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2006). Elizabeth Ross Haynes: An African American reformer of womanist
consciousness, 1908-1940. In. L. Phillips (Ed.), The Womanist Reader. (pp. 297-311). New York: Routledge. (reprint from Social Work 1997)
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2006). Rural African American Caregiving. In B. Berkman (Ed.), Handbook
Of Social Work in Health and Aging. (pp. 381-389). New York: Oxford University Press. Inc.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2005). Mutual Benefit Societies. In Darlene Clark Hine (Ed.), Black women
In America, Second Edition (pp. 421-426). New York: Oxford University Press, Inc.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2005). African Americans in social welfare (United States). In J. Herrick & P. Stuart (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America (pp.15-19). Thousand Oaks: Sate Publications.
Carlton-LaNey, I, Murty, S., & Morris, L. (2004). Rural community practice: Organizing,
planning and developing. In M. Weil, (Ed.), The Handbook of Community Practice (pp. 402-417). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
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Armfield, F., & Carlton-LaNey, I. (2001). Eugene Kinckle Jones: A statesman for the times. In. I. Carlton-LaNey, (Ed.), African American Leadership: An empowerment tradition in Social welfare history (pp. 75-83). Washington, DC: NASW Press.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2001). George Edmund Haynes and Elizabeth Ross Haynes: Empowerment
practice among African American social welfare pioneers. In. I. Carlton-LaNey (Ed.), African American leadership: An empowerment tradition in social welfare history (pp. 111-122). Washington, DC: NASW Press.
Harvey, A., & Carlton-LaNey, I. (2001). Marcus Garvey and community development via the UNIA. In I. Carlton-LaNey (Ed.), African American leadership: An empowerment
tradition in social welfare history (pp. 75-83). Washington, DC: NASW Press. Carlton-LaNey, I., Edwards, R., & Reid, N. (1999). Small towns and rural communities: From
romantic notions to harsh realities. In I. Carlton-LaNey, R. Edwards & N. Reid (Eds.), Preserving and strengthening small towns and rural communities (pp. 5-12). Washington, DC: National Association of Social Workers Press.
Waites, C., & Carlton-LaNey, I. (1999). Returning to rural roots: African American return
migrants’ use of senior centers. In I. Carlton-LaNey, R. Edwards & N. Reid (Eds.), Preserving and strengthening small towns and rural communities (pp.236-248). Washington, DC: National Association of Social Workers Press.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1999). Elizabeth Ross Haynes. American National Biography (Vol. 10, pp.
411-413). New York: Oxford University Press. Carlton-LaNey, I. (1998). Elizabeth Ross Haynes: An African American reformer of womanist consciousness, 1908-1940. In P. Ewalt, E. Freeman & D. Poole (Eds.), Community building: Renewal, well-being and shared responsibility (pp. 151-164). Washington, DC: National Association of Social Workers Press. (Reprinted from Social
Work, 1997). Arcury, T., Bell, R., & Carlton-LaNey, I. (1998). Research in rural minority aging in the
Southeast U.S.: Results and directions. In W. Gesler, D. Rabiner & G. DeFriese (Eds.), Approaches to rural health and aging research: Theory, methods and practical application (pp. 151-176). Amityville, NY: Baywood Publishing Company.
Carlton-LaNey, I., & Andrews, J. (1998). Direct practice: Addressing gender in practice from a multicultural feminist perspective. In J. Figueira-McDonough, E. Netting & A. Nichols-
Casebolt (Eds.), The role of gender in practice knowledge: Claiming half the human experience (pp. 93-125). New York: Garland Publishing Inc.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1998). Elderly Black farm women: A population at risk. In L. Ginsberg (Ed.), Social work in rural communities (pp.199-212). Alexandria VA: Council on Social
Work Education (Reprinted from Social Work, 1992).
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1997). Social workers as advocates for elders in the 21st century. In
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M. Reisch & E. Gambrill (Eds.), Social work in the 21st century (pp. 285-295). Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1996). George and Birdye Haynes' legacy to community practice. In I.
Carlton-LaNey & Y. Burwell (Eds.), African American community practice models: historical and contemporary responses (pp. 27-47). New York: Haworth Press., Inc. (Reprinted from Journal of Community Practice, 1996).
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1996). The case of Trent. In R.F. Rivas & G.H. Hull (Eds.), Case studies in generalist practice (pp. 3-7). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co. Mickelson, R., Yon, M., & Carlton-LaNey, I. (1995). Slipping through the cracks: The education of homeless children. In L. Rigsby, M. Reynolds & M. Wang (Eds.), School-
community connections (pp.357-393). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers. Carlton-LaNey, I. (1995). Martin Luther King. Encyclopedia of Social Work (19th ed., Vol. 3, pp.
2595). Washington, DC: National Association of Social Workers Press. Carlton-LaNey, I. (1994). The last quilting bee: Social truths for aging African-American
women in the rural south. In D. Shenk & W.A. Achenbaum (Eds.), Changing perceptions of aging and the aged (pp.95-103). New York: Springer. (Reprinted from Generations, 1993).
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1992). George Edmund Haynes' impact on social work education. In J. Andrews (Ed.), From vision to action: Social workers of the second generation (pp. 21-
42). Minneapolis, MN: University of St. Thomas Press. REFEREED ARTICLES: Washington, T. R., Hain, D. J., Zimmerman, S., & Carlton-LaNey, I. (2018). Identification of Potential Mediators Between Depression and Fluid Adherence in Older Adults Undergoing Hemodialysis Treatment. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 45(3), 251-258. Hamilton, J., Stewart, J., Thompson, K., Alvarez, C., Best, N., Amoah, K., & Carlton-LaNey, I. (2017). Younger African American adults’ use of religious songs to manage stressful life events. Journal of Religion & Heath, 55(5), 1-16. DOI: 10.1007/s10943-016-0288-6 Bent-Goodley, I, Fairfax, C., & Carlton-LaNey, I. (2017). The significance of African-centered
social work for social work practice. Journal of Human Behavior and the Social Environment. 16(1-2), 1-6.
Bent-Goodley, I., Snell, C., & Carlton-LaNey, I. (2017). Black Perspectives and Social Work
Practice. Journal of Human Behavior and the Social Environment. 27(1-2), 27-35 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2016.1252604
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Bent-Goodley, T., & Carlton-LaNey, I. (2015). Progress and persistence in action – editorial. Social Work, 60(4), 277-278.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2014).The importance of place in the life and career of a social work pioneer: insights from interviews with Hortense King McClinton. Affilia.
doi:10.1177/088610991456127 Carlton-LaNey, I., & Chavis, A. M. (2011). Annie Mae Kenion (1912-2009): Teaching &
Community Building in the Jim Crow South, Affilia. doi:10.1177/0886109911428209 Carlton-LaNey, I., & Main, C. (2010). Clorinda Low Lucas: Hawaii’s Pioneer Social Worker.
Social Service Review, 84(2), 283-308.
Brice, T.,& Carlton-LaNey, I. (2010). African American Overview. Social Work Oxford Bibliographies Online. New York: Oxford University Press.
Carlton-LaNey, I., & Washington, T. (2009). Naturally evolving aging-friendly businesses
(NEABs): A special service to African American elders. Generations, 33, 68-70.
Carlton-LaNey, I., & Brice, T. (2008). Introduction to Special Issue-History of social work and social welfare in the American South. Arête 31, 1-4. (co-editor of this Special Issue) Carlton-LaNey, I. (2006). Mutual Aid “Doing the Lord’s Work”: African American elders’ civic
engagement. Generations, 30, 47-50. Gil, K., Mishel, M., Germino, B., Porter, L., Carlton-LaNey, I., & Belyea, M. (2005).
Uncertainty management intervention for older African American and Caucasian long- term breast cancer survivors. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 23, 3-21.
Mishel, M., Germino, B., Gill, K., Belyea, M., Carlton-LaNey, I., Stewart, J., Porter, L., &
Clayton, M. (2005). Benefits of uncertainty management intervention for African-American and Caucasian older long-term breast cancer survivors. Psycho-Oncology, 14, 962-978.
Gil, K., Mishel, M., Germino, B., Porter, L., Carlton-LaNey, I., & Belyea, M. (2005).
Uncertainty management intervention for older African American and Caucasian long- term breast cancer survivors. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 23, 3-21.
Carlton-LaNey, I., & Hodges, V. (2004). African American reform women serving women and
Girls during the Progressive Era. Affilia, 19, 257-272. Carlton-LaNey, I. (2003). Stories from rural elderly African Americans lessons in strength.
Generations Journal of the American Society on Aging, 27, 34-38. Gil, K., Mishel, M., Belyea, M., Germino, B., Porter, L., & Carlton-LaNey, I., & Stewart, J.
(2004). Triggers of uncertainty about recurrence and long-term treatment side effects in
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older African American and Caucasian breast cancer survivors. Nursing Oncology Forum, 31, 633-639.
Waites, C., MacGowan, M., Pennell, J., Carlton-LaNey, I., & Weil, M. (2004).Promoting culturally responsive services in child welfare: The case of family group conferencing.
Social Work, 49, 291-300. Carlton-LaNey, I., & Alexander, S. (2001). Early African American Social welfare pioneer
women: Working to empower the race and the community. Journal of Ethnic & Multicultural Diversity in Social Work, 10, 67-84.
Carlton-LaNey, I., Hamilton, J., Ruiz, D., & Alexander, S. (2001). “Sitting with the sick:”
African American women’s philanthropy. Affilia Journal of Women in Social Work, 16, 447-466.
Roberts, A., Jackson, M., & Carlton-LaNey, I. (2000). Revisiting the need for feminism and
Afrocentric theory when treating African-American female substance abusers. Journal of Drug Issues, 30, 901-917.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2000). Women and interracial cooperation in establishing the Hospital of
the Good Samaritan. Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 15, 65-81. Ruiz, D. & Carlton-LaNey, I. (1999). The increase in intergenerational African American
families headed by grandmothers. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 26, 71-86. Carlton-LaNey, I. (1999). African American social work pioneers’ response to need. Social
Work, 44, 311-321.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1997). Elizabeth Ross Haynes: An African American of womanist consciousness 1908-1940. Social Work, 42, 573-583.
Mickelson, R., Yon, M. & Carlton-LaNey, I. (1997). A educacao de criancas sem teto: um
programa norte-Americano relativamente bem sucedido – Charlotte, Carolina do Norte. [Educating homeless children in Charlotte, North Carolina: A “relatively” successful North-American program] Caderno CRH, Salvador, n 26/27, 315-349.
Carlton-LaNey, I. B., & Burwell, N. Y. (1996). Social work's historical and contemporary
responses to African Americans through community practice. Journal of Community Practice, 2, 1-6.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1996). George and Birdye Haynes' legacy to community practice. Journal of Community Practice, 2, 27-48. Carlton-LaNey, I. (1994). The career of Birdye Henrietta Haynes: A pioneer settlement house worker. Social Service Review, 68, 254-273.
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Carlton-LaNey, I. (1994). The legacy of African-American leadership in social welfare. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 21, 5-11.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1994). Training African-American social workers through the NUL
fellowship program. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 21, 43-53. Carlton-LaNey, I. (1993). The last quilting bee: Social truths from aging African American women in the rural south. Generations, 17, 55-58. Yon, M., Mickelson, R., & Carlton-LaNey, I. (1993). A child's place: Developing interagency collaboration on behalf of homeless children. Education and Urban Society, 25, 410-423. Carlton-LaNey, I. (1992). Elderly Black farm women: A population at risk. Social Work, 37, 517-523. Carlton-LaNey, I. (1991). Some considerations of the rural elderly Black's underuse of services. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 16, 3-17. Carlton-LaNey, I. (1990). The intellectual biography: A mechanism for integrating historical content. Arete, 15, 46-51. Carlton-LaNey, I. (1989). Old folks’ homes for Blacks during the progressive era. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 16, 43-60. Carlton-LaNey, I. (1987). County social service directors' perceptions of their policy boards. Administration in Social Work, 11, 25-36. Carlton-LaNey, I. (1985). Fisk social work students' relief work following the east Nashville fire
of 1916. Tennessee Historical Quarterly, 44, 371-379. Carlton-LaNey, I. (1984). George Edmund Haynes: A pioneer in social work. Journal of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 30, 39-47. Carlton-LaNey, I. (1983). Notes on a forgotten Black sociologist and social worker: George Edmund Haynes. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 10, 530-539. REFEREED UNPUBLISHED PRESENTATIONS Carlton-LaNey, I. (2018). The Wind beneath our Wings: A Legacy of Leadership and Change. National Association of Black Social Workers. (April). California. Thomas, S., Murray-Lichtman, A., Williams, T., Albritton, T., & Carlton-LaNey, I., (2018).
“Matter out of Place”: African American Faculty at PWIs, Challenges/Rewards. National Association of Black Social Workers. (April). San Diego, CA
Chavis, A. & Carlton-LaNey, I. (2017). African American Families of the Rural 1950s and
1960s: Strengths of Africa Heritage. 40th International Conference of the National
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Association of Black Social Workers. El Mina, Ghana. Carlton-LaNey, I. (2017). The Wind beneath our Wings: A Legacy of Leadership and Change.
National Association of Black Social Workers. (April). Maryland. Carlton-LaNey, I. (2016). The Wind beneath our Wings: A Legacy of Leadership and Change.
National Association of Black Social Workers. (April). New Orleans, LA Carlton-LaNey, I. (2015). The Wind beneath our Wings: A Legacy of Leadership and Change.
National Association of Black Social Workers. (April). Chicago, IL Carlton-LaNey, I. (2014). The Wind beneath our Wings: A Legacy of Leadership and Change.
National Association of Black Social Workers. Carlton-LaNey, I. (2013). The Wind beneath our Wings: A Legacy of Leadership and Change.
National Association of Black Social Workers. Carlton-LaNey, I. (2013). A Story is Worth a Thousand Forms. 35th Summer Institute on Aging.
West Virginia University School of Social Work. Chavis, A. & Carlton-LaNey, I. (2013). Stories & Storytelling: Serving the Elderly and the
Practitioner. National Association of Black Social Workers. Indianapolis, IN. Carlton-LaNey, I. (2013). The Wind beneath our Wings: A Legacy of Leadership and Change.
National Association of Black Social Workers. Indianapolis, IN.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2012). African Americans’ History of Strategic Community Building. 36th International Conference of the National Association of Black Social Workers. Cape Town, South Africa.
Carlton-LaNey, I., & Chavis, A. (2010). African American Families of the Rural 1950s and
1960s: Strengths of Africa Heritage. 35th International Conference of the National Association of Black Social Workers. Cairo, Egypt.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2009). Serving African American Elders. National Association of Black
Social Workers Annual Conference, Kentucky, TN. Roberts-Lewis, A., Carlton-LaNey, I., & Johnson, W. (2008). Mentoring doctoral students-
Roundtable, Council on Social Work Education-Annual Program Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2003) Teaching About History, Faculty Development Institute (invited)
Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Atlanta, GA. Carlton-LaNey, I. (2002) Teaching About History, Curriculum Development (invited) Council
on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Nashville, TN.
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Carlton-LaNey, I., & Waites, C. (2000, April). Family Group Conferencing. Paper presented at
the meeting of the National Association of Black Social Workers Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2000, February). Characteristics common to African American social work
practice: A historic response. Paper presented at the meeting of the Council on Social Work Education-Annual Program Meeting, New York, NY.
Waites, C., Macgowan, M., Pennell, J., Carlton-LaNey, I., & Weil, M. (1999, May). Family group conferencing: Building partnerships with African Americans, Latino/Hispanos, and
Native American families and communities. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Humane Association-The 1999 Family Group Decision Making Roundtable and International Evaluation Conference, Seattle, WA.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1999, July). Improving the health care of minority elders. Paper presented at
the meeting of the Fourth Annual NC Summer Symposium on Aging College and Communities Working Together, Fayetteville, NC.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1999, February). Elderly African American return migrants’ perceptions of
the availability of health care resources. Poster session presented at the RCMAR, Washington, DC.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1998, September). Social work students’ roles as advocates for changing
systems. Paper presented at the meeting of the North Carolina State Association of Black Social Workers Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1998, April). Learning from the past, looking to the future: African American
social welfare history. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Association of Black Social Workers, New Orleans, LA.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1997, March). Interracial Cooperation in the Establishment of Good Samaritan Hospital. Paper presented at the meeting of the Council on Social Work,
Annual Program Meeting, Chicago, IL. Carlton-LaNey, I. (1997, November). The Subtleties of Extended African American Families.
Invited Paper presented at the meeting of the National Association of Social Workers, Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1995, February). Elizabeth Ross Haynes: An African American Reformer of
Womanist Consciousness 1908-1940. Paper presented at the meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, APM, San Diego, CA.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1995, February). Using Archival Materials and Writing Social Welfare
History. Paper presented at the meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, APM, San Diego, CA.
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Carlton-LaNey, I. (1994, October). Racism is Violence. Paper presented at the meeting of the
National Association of Social Workers, Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN. Carlton-LaNey, I. (1994, October). What We Can Learn from Elderly African American Farm
Women. Invited Paper presented at the meeting of the National Association of Social Workers, Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1994, October). Good Sam': A Social Welfare Effort in Charlotte, NC. Paper
presented at the meeting of the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1993, February). Teaching Social Welfare History: Innovative Approaches.
Paper presented at the meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, APM, New York.
Carlton-LaNey, I., & Burwell, Y. (1993, April). The Uses of History in Social Work Practice and
Teaching. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Association of Black Social Workers, New Orleans, LA.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1993, February). Elderly Black Farm Women as Keepers of the Community
and the Culture. Paper presented at the meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, APM, New York.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1993, February). Black Women in the Settlement House Movement: The Case
of Birdye Henrietta Haynes. Paper presented at the meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, APM, New York.
Mickelson, R., Yon, M., & Carlton-LaNey, I. (1992, October). Slipping Through the Cracks: The
Education of Homeless Children. Paper presented at the Invitational Conference on School/Community Connections: Exploring Issues for Research and Practice-Temple
University Center for Research in Human Development and Education, Leesburg, VA. Burwell, Y., & Carlton-LaNey, I. (1992, April). The Collective Esteem in African Americans
Extended Families. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Association of Black Social Workers, Crystal City, VA.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1991, October). On the Firing Line: A Black Settlement House worker's
Career. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for the Study of Afro- American Life and History, Washington, DC.
Burwell, Y., & Carlton-LaNey, I. (1991, April). The Subtleties of Extended Families: Notes for
Practice with African Americans. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Association of Black Social Workers, Atlanta, GA.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1990, April). Social Work Services for a Select Population: Elderly Black
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Farm Women. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Association of Black Social Workers, Los Angeles, CA.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1989, February). Implementing A Philosophy of Social Work Education at
Fisk University. Paper presented at the meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, APM, Chicago, IL
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1988, April). Institutionalized Care for the Black Elderly During the
Progressive Era. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Association of Black Social Workers, San Francisco, CA.
Carlton-LaNey, I., & Majeed, S. (1983). Reaching Out to Rural African Americans: An Underserved Population. Paper presented at the meeting of the Rural Mental Health
Program at the UNC-CH School of Social Work, Chapel Hill, NC. Carlton-LaNey, I. (1983, September). George Edmund Haynes: A Pioneer for Social Work
Education. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association of Social and Behavioral Scientists, New Orleans, LA.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1983, February). Education for Practice with African Americans in Rural Areas. Paper presented at the meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, APM, Fort Worth, TX.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1982, April). A Culturally Sensitive Training Model for Direct Services.
Paper presented at a meeting of the National Association of Black Social Workers, Chicago, IL.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1981, April). Public Policies and Family Care for the Elderly. Paper
presented at a meeting of the National Association of Black Social Workers, Atlanta, GA.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1976). Ethnic Content in the Social Work Curriculum. Paper presented at the
meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, APM, Philadelphia, PA. Carlton-LaNey, I. (1987, April). Social Work Strategies: Rural and Urban Elderly. Paper
presented at the meeting of the National Association of Black Social Workers, Boston, MA.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1986, April). Alternative Healing Practices Among African American Clients. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Association of Black Social Workers,
Houston, TX. Carlton-LaNey, I. (1986). The Black Family: Reclaiming Our Social Network. Paper presented at
the meeting of the Urban Affairs Institute at North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC.
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Carlton-LaNey, I. (1985, September). A Teen Mentor Program. Paper presented at the meeting of the NC State Association of Black Social Workers, Winston-Salem, NC.
Carlton-LaNey, I., & Burwell, Y. (1985, September). Heroes and Heroines of Social Welfare History. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Atlanta, GA.
Carlton-LaNey, I., & Burwell, Y. (1984, February). Unsung Heroes and Heroines of Social
Change. Paper presented at the meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, APM, Washington, DC.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1985, February). The Intellectual Biography: A Mechanism for Integrating
Historical Content. Paper presented at the meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, APM, Washington, DC.
PUBLISHED BOOK COMMENTARIES Carlton-LaNey, I. (2018). Book Commentary for Aminifu Harvey, A Reader of Afri-Centric Theory and Practice: Philosophical and Humanistic Writings of Aminifu R. Harvey. Chicago: Third World Press Foundation. Carlton-LaNey, I. (2016). Book Commentary for Bryan Warde, Inequality in U.S. Social Policy: An Historical Analysis. Routledge Carlton-LaNey, I. (2014). Foreword. In D. Davis-Maye, A. Yarber, & T. Perry (Eds.), What the Village Gave Me: Conceptualizing of Womanhood (pp. ix-viii). University Press of America, Inc. Carlton-LaNey, I. (2014). Book Commentary for The Ultimate Betrayal: A Renewed Look at Intimate Partner Violence. Washington, DC: NASW Press. Carlton-LaNey, I. (2013). Book Commentary for Black Women in Leadership: Their historical and contemporary contributions, by D. J. Davis & C. Chaney (Eds). NY: Peter Land. Carlton-LaNey, I. (2002). Dedication. In E. Martin & J. Martin Spirituality and the Black Helping Tradition in Social Work (pp. vii-viii). Washington, DC: NASW Press. Carlton-LaNey, I. (2005). Book Commentary for Social work with People of Color: A Bibliography with annotations. Compiled by Sadye M. Logan. Alexandra, VA: CSWE Press.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS-INVITED Carlton-LaNey, I. (2018). Trainer: “Parenting Suckz” Beach Retreat -- Another Choice for Black Children, Inc. Adoption Agency. Wilmington, NC.
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Carlton-LaNey, I. (2018). Keynote Speaker. Fayetteville State University School of Social Work “Celebration of African American History and Social Work.” February 2018. Fayetteville, NC. Carlton-LaNey, I., (2018). Keynote Speaker. Social Work Month Celebration. Durham County Department of Social Services. March 2018. Durham, NC. Carlton-LaNey, I., (2017). Keynote Speaker. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. “Think HBCU Celebration”. December 2017. Roxboro, NC. Carlton-LaNey, I. (2016). Panel Presentation celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Social Welfare History Group. CSWE, Atlanta, GA. Carlton-LaNey, I. (2016). A Legacy Ignored: African Americans’ Parallel System of Social Work/Welfare during the Progressive Era. (April). University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2016). African American Pioneers, Department of Social Work, College of Public Policy, (February). The University of Texas San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2016). African Americans Aging: Practice Strategies”, NASW Local Program Unit, (March) Charlotte, NC. Carlton-LaNey, I. (2014). African Americans Aging in the Rural South. Social Work Month Celebration Program. University of North Carolina Wilmington. Wilmington, NC. Carlton-LaNey, I. (2014). The Generation Gap and Caring for Children. Durham County, Department of Social Services 2014 Annual Grandparents and Caretakers Conference. Durham, NC
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2013). Elders’ Stories: Lessons Learned from Listening. Beatrice Ruth Burgess Memorial Lecture. West Virginia University Summer Institute on Aging Morgantown, WV.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2013), The Role of Storytelling in Qualitative Research. Egon Guba Memorial Lecture. American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, CA. Carlton-LaNey, I. (2013). African American Pioneer Social Work leadership A Legacy of Uplift. Social Work Month Celebration Program. NC A&T State University. Greensboro, NC. Carlton-LaNey, I. (2012). Cultural Competence in Social Work Practice. Department of the Army-FSU MSW Program. Fort Sam Houston, TX. Carlton-LaNey, I. (2012). Ethics & Competency in Today’s Social Work Practice. Thompson Child & Family Focus 2012 Professional Development Series. Charlotte, NC.
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Carlton-LaNey, I. (2012). African Americans’ History of Strategic Community Building. Keynote Panelist. Interdisciplinary Scholarship for Community Practice in the 21st Century. University of Michigan. School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, MI.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2012). Social Workers’ Role in the Political process. North Carolina Central University Department of Social Work. Durham, NC.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2011). Children’s Voices: Social Workers’ Zeal. Another Choice for Black Children Beach Retreat. Wilmington, NC
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2010). African Americans Aging in the Rural South. Department of
Social Work class presentation at Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2010). African Americans Aging in the Rural South. Class presentation at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC), Charlotte, NC.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2010). African Americans Aging in the Rural South. Department of Sociology & Social Work Special Presentation & Book Discussion, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Greensboro, NC.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2009). Lecture for the Social Work Program Benedict College, Columbia, SC.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2009). Lecture for Smith College School of Social Work Summer Lecture Series. Northampton, MA.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2009). Keynote speaker for the Mississippi Valley State University Department of Social Work’s 29th Annual Social Work Conference. Itta Bena, MS (April 2, 2009).
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2009). Making a way out of no way: African American women’s history. Women’s Month Speaker – University of Texas at Arlington (March 4, 2009).
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2007). African Americans Elders in the Rural South: Modeling Resilience and Resourcefulness. The Fourth Distinguished Social Work Black Family Lecture, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC (March 20, 2007).
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2006). Elderly Rural African Americans, (consultant-trainer) CSWE
Gero-Ed Center Mid-Atlantic Regional Curriculum Development Institute, Raleigh, NC (June, 1, 2006)
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2006). Elder African Americans in the Rural South, Aging
Colloquium, (keynote speaker) Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC (May 2, 2006). Carlton-LaNey, I. (2006). Elder African Americans in the Rural South, Eighth Annual
African American Family Conference (Luncheon Speaker)University of Georgia, Athens,
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GA (March 31, 2006).
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2006). Elders’ Stories and their Importance, (keynote) Social Work Month Celebration, Mississippi State University-Meridian, Meridian, MS (March 22, 2006).
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2005). Aging in the rural South, Fifth Annual Aging Colloquium
(invited) NC State University, Raleigh, NC (April 4, 2006)
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2005). African American elders, making a way out of no way, Social Work Month Celebration, (invited keynote) Shaw University, Raleigh, NC (March 14, 2006). Carlton-LaNey, I. (2005) Aging and Community Research, Qualitative Community Conference (invited) Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (Oct. 21, 2005) Carlton-LaNey, I. (2005) Social Work: Empowering the Human Spirit, Alabama- Mississippi Conference on Social Work Education, (Opening Plenary) Tunica, MI, (Oct. 5-7, 2005). Carlton-LaNey, I. (2005) Solutions Now: Building & sustaining human & economic capital in African American communities, Auburn University Social Work Program (Keynote) Auburn, Alabama (March 14-16, 2005).
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2005, March). Historical and contemporary relevance of African American self-help organizations. Presented at the Auburn University Social Work Program Conference (Luncheon Speaker), Auburn, Alabama.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2002, October). Pioneers in social work. Presented at the University of South Carolina School of Social Work Diversity Conference (Luncheon Speaker), Charleston, SC.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2002, April). African American Social Welfare Pioneers: A legacy of service. Presented at the First Annual Elmer P. Martin Memorial Lecturer, Albuquerque, NM.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2002, April). African American social welfare pioneers’ response to need. Presented at the Hampton Roads Chapter of the National Association of Black Social Workers, Second Annual Intellectual Conference (Keynote address), Norfolk, VA.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2002). Annual Truancy/Dropout Prevention Conference, Presented at the Virginia Association of School of Social Workers & Visiting Teachers, (Keynote address) Richmond, VA.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2001). State of Durham’s Children 2001 Annual Breakfast,” (Keynote address), Durham, NC.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2001, April). African American social work pioneers: The intersection of race and gender. Presented at the John McAdoo Memorial Lecture (Keynote address)
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University of Maryland at Baltimore School of Social Work, Baltimore, MD.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2001). African American pioneers in social welfare,” (Keynote address) University of Connecticut School of Social Work, Hartford, Conn.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (2001, April). The violence of elder abuse. Presented at the Third Annual Domestic Violence & Underserved Population Conference, NC A&T State University, Greensboro, NC.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1995). The Haynes family legacy in social work and social welfare history. Presented at the African American Heritage Month Presentation, University of Alabama, School of Social Work, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1992, October). George Edmund Haynes' Impact on Social Work Education. Paper presented at A Celebration of Social Welfare History: The Legacies of George Edmund Haynes and Bertha Reynolds, The College of St. Catherine and the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1987, March). African American Social Work and Social Welfare: Promoting Professional Development. Paper presented at the UNC-CH School of Social Work Eighth Annual Black Experience Workshop, Chapel Hill, NC.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1986). Sexual Abuse of Children. Paper presented at the meeting of
the North Carolina Family Life Council, Inc, Greensboro, NC.
Carlton-LaNey, I. (1983). Self-Help. Paper presented at a meeting of the Urban Institute at North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC. OTHER SELECT PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS “Social Justice Issues Facing the Elderly,” Building Communities Skills for Social Justice, UNC-CH School of Social Work July 8-11, 1999. “Elderly African American farm women,” Caregiving in Later Life Spring, 1999 Seminar Series, Institute on Aging, UNC-Chapel Hill, 1999. "Rural Elderly African American women," Program on Aging, School of Medicine, UNC-CH, October, 1994. "Bring It together: Where Do We Go From Here?" Area L AHEC Conference entitled, "Taking Care of the Therapist," Rocky Mount, NC, May, 1994. "Different Not Deviant: A Key to Successful Human Service Delivery," The Palmetto Unified School District No. 1, Columbia, SC, May 10, 1994.
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"Giving Hope to the Teen Parents and Their Workers," Dolly Tate Teen-Age Parents Services School Annual Luncheon Speech, Charlotte, NC, May 9, 1994. "Impact of Racism on Social work in 1994," Youth Homes, Inc., Charlotte, NC, 1993. "The Importance of Cultural Diversity," Forsyth-Stokes Mental Health Authority, Winston-Salem, NC, 1993. "Rural vs. Urban in the Professional Context," Regional Conference of Case Managers in Mental Health, Burlington, NC, 1993. "Cultural Diversity in Health Care," Grand Rounds for the Charlotte Institute of Rehabilitation, Charlotte, NC, 1993. "Race Relations," Panel for Leadership Charlotte, Class XIV, Charlotte, NC, 1993. "Self-Help in the African American Community: Then and Now," North Carolina Humanities Council/Morven Chapter Las Amigas, Wadesboro, NC, 1993. "Preparing for the 90s," Women's History Month, Barber Scotia College, Concord, NC, 1992. "Perspectives on the Lives of Elderly Black Farm Women," Brown Bag Discussion Series on Applying Research to Practice in Gerontology, Charlotte, NC, 1992. "Families," First Annual Ladies' Day Conference, Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC, 1991. "Affirmative Action and Reverse Discrimination," Charlotte-Mecklenburg Human Relations Commission, Town Meeting, Charlotte, NC, 1991. "Elderly Black Farm Women," UNC-Greensboro Women's Studies Lecture Series, Greensboro, NC, 1989. "Human Services Council vs. Social Services Board," Region I Division of Social Services County Directors, Charlotte, NC, 1986. "Alternative Belief Systems," Mecklenburg Mental Health Services, Charlotte, NC, 1986. "The Family as Educator," Rural Day Care Association of Northeastern North Carolina, Elizabeth City, NC, 1985. "Working With Minorities," North Carolina Association of Community Alternatives for Youth, Charlotte, NC, 1985. "Minority Aging," National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs
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(Founders Day Luncheon), Charlotte, NC, 1985. "Roots: Alternative Healing," Mecklenburg County Department of Social Service Adult Services Unit, Charlotte, NC, 1983. "Board Composition and Program Policy," Human Services Programs and Policies: Their Effects on Minorities, Regional Meeting of County Dept. of Social Services Directors, Charlotte, NC, 1983. MEDIA-- NEWS and CONSULTATION: WUNC “The State of Things – “Meet Iris Carlton-LaNey”—February 2018 (radio interview with Frank Stacio) NASW News. “Profile: Iris Carlton-LaNey”. May 2018. NASW News. Social Work in the Public Eye. March 2018. NASW North Carolina Chapter/featured as one of 2018 Social Work Champions, April 2018. NCA&T Alumni Times: News for Alumni and Friends “N.C. A&T Alumna Named NASW
North Carolina 2018 Social Workers of Year. January 2018. WUNC “The State of Things – African Americans Aging in the Rural South,” January 21, 2008 & 2010 (radio interview with Frank Stacio) “The African American legacy in social work,” by Hannah Fiske, Social Work Today/February 4, 2002. (quoted throughout article) WUNC “The State of Things-The last quilting bee,” April, 2001 (radio interview) "UNCC Students Lobby to Keep Professor," The Charlotte Observer, Monday, December 6, 1993. "Social Work and the New Diversity: How Social Work is Responding to Our Changing Society," SSA Magazine, (Spring), by Karen Guberman, 1992. "Kente Cloth in the Fabric of Campus Life," Black Issues in Higher Education, 9:1, 12 by Linda Brown Douglas, 1992. "Issues re: Elder Care," Charlotte Issues Forum, (television talk show), 1990. "Rural Elderly Blacks," Radio Program, Madison-Mayodan, NC, 1989. "African American Farm Women Endured Hardships," Carolina Peacemaker, by Khalid Fattah
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Griggs, 1989. "Welfare Reform," One on One with D.G. Martin, (television talk show), 1989. "Elderly Blacks are Still Paying for the Past," The Charlotte Observer, by Bea Quick, 1986. RESEARCH Sponsored Projects: 2012 – Kenan Research Leave, UNC Chapel Hill: African American adoption agencies: 2006-2010 Helping older African American cancer survivors cope. Principal Investigator: Jill Hamilton, PhD, RN, FAAN Role: Consultant – National Institute of Health/National Institute of Nursing Research, 1 R01 N R009271, Total direct costs $826,200 1999-2005 Uncertainty management intervention for older African Americans and Caucasian long-term breast cancer survivors. Principal Investigator, M. Mishel, PhD, RN, FAAN supported Role; Co-Investigator – National Institute of Health/National Institute of Nursing Research, 1 RO1CA78955. 1998 - African American return migrants. UNC-CH Institute on Aging/Center on Minority Aging Pilot Grant. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE, BOARDS & COMMITTEES: Editorial Boards: Journal of Social Work in the Urban Environment 2016-present
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare 1993- Present
Chair NASW Press Book Committee 2004-2009 NASW Press Publications Committee 2004-2009 Affilia: Journal of Women & Social Work 2002-2009 Journal of Teaching in Social Work 2001-2009
Social Work (Consulting Editor) (1995-2000) Social Service Review--Guest reviewer 2005
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Service Boards:
NC Social Services Commission 2017-Present (Governor Roy Cooper appointee)
Council on Social Work Education Commission on Research 2010-2014 (appointed) Durham County Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee 2010-2013 (appointed)
Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History Board - University of NC at Chapel Hill 2010-Present
Council on Social Work Education Awards Committee 2013-2014) CSWE National Nominating Committee 2012-Present (elected)
American Indian Center Internal Board – University of NC at Chapel Hill 2013-Present
Elected to the Delegate Assembly for National Association of Social Workers-North Carolina Chapter, Southeastern Coalition. 2006-2009 and 2009-2012
Concern of Durham Advisory Board member 2008-2009
Health Promotion Community Advisory Council (to provide guidance to the John A. Hartford Foundation, Faculty Scholars funded study) 2006-Present
National Hartford Mentor (for the Hartford Geriatric Social Work Scholars Program)
The Porter-Cason Institute for the Advancement of Family Practice Tulane School of Social Work
Advisory Board 2003-2011
Geriatric Enrichment in Social Work Education Advisory Council, North Carolina State University 2002-2007 (Consultant)
Geriatric Enrichment in Social Work Education Advisory Council, University of NC at
Chapel Hill School of Social Work 2002-2005
Durham County Board of Social services 2000-2006
Chair-Durham County Board of Social Services 2004-2006 Community Council – Center for Ethics and Leadership Development at Shaw University
1999-2001
Council on Social Work Education Commission on the Educational Policy 1997-2000 Governor's Ad Hoc Committee on Rest Homes/Nursing Homes
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(22-member advisory group) 1996 A Child's Place (a transitional school for homeless children)
Advisory Board: 1992-1994
Interim Health Care (formerly Medical Personnel Pool) Advisory Board: 1991-1994
Interim Health Care Utilization Review Board: 1991-1994
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Relations Commission (Appointed by the Mayor of Charlotte and Chair of Mecklenburg Board of County
Commissioners) Board Member: 1990-1994
Selwyn Life Center at Mercy (Adult Day Care Center) Advisory Board: 1989-1990
Mecklenburg County Older and Disabled Adult Services Planning Committee Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services 1987-1989
Region F Aging Advisory Committee (Appointed by Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners) Advisory Board: 1987-1990
Mecklenburg County Human Services Council (Appointed by Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners) Advisory Board: 1985-1990
Mecklenburg County Social Services Board (Appointed by Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners) Board Member: 1982-1984