Sidney A. Teller Lecture
“Finding Certainties in the Uncertain Time: Social Work’s Return to Community”
Dr. Qingwen Xu, Professor, NYU Silver School of Social Work and Coordinator, MSW Program at Shanghai and New York
Dr. Qingwen Xu is professor at NYU Silver School of Social Work, and gMSW program coordinator in NYU Shanghai. She holds a PhD from University of Denver and LLMs from New York University and Peking University. Over the years, she has been deeply engaged in community oriented research and emphasized on community mechanisms and dynamics to address local concerns. Dr. Xu’s work is situated at the interaction of globalization, community development, and social welfare. With a better understanding of the community perception and behavior among vulnerable groups of people, including ethnic minorities and/or migrant groups of people in the U.S. and abroad, she has been searching innovative community practices and initiatives to improve the health and mental health of vulnerable groups of people. Professor Xu was the President of Asian Pacific Islander Social Work Educator Association, and Commissioner of CSWE Commission for Diversity and Social and Economic Justice from 2013-16.
Lunch will be provided.