This participatory action research project explored the role of community-based organizations (CBOs) in their efforts to empower and prevent historically marginalized youth from being caught in the funnel of the school-to-prison pipeline. Drawing from an asset-based community development model, my research investigated successful approaches and barriers encountered by two CBOs in the Cincinnati metro area. […]
B57: Respect Native Sovereignty in Social Work Practice
As a social work major and global and intercultural studies co-major, I chose to focus my independent study on Native American intergenerational trauma. I have read and now written on its structural causes throughout history, and more adequate ways of healing from a professional standpoint. Lasting disparities in Native American communities call great urgency to […]
B30: Racial Stereotypes and Their Effects on Academic Performance
The general research area for this study was in the field of social work. My work was conducted by sending out a survey for my Research Methods class via Google Forms. Once I got my data in, I analyzed the open-ended questions for common themes. The research question is “To what extent do racial stereotypes […]
C62: Society’s Use of Language to Otherize Migrants of Color
While discussing with my advisors, I found myself drawn to the use of language when referring to migrants in America. As described in one of my references, “immigrant groups, regardless of their country of origin, were perceived as a threat at the time of their arrival in the United States”(Wei et al., 2019). However, while […]