Youngstown State University - Social Work
Associate Professor at California University of Pennsylvania
Higher Education
Azadeh Masalehdan
Block
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
My social work research interests are group work with refugee and immigrant populations; bachelors and master's level social work education (with a specific interest in cultural humility/competence) and social work with diverse populations (with a specific interest in new refugees and immigrants to the pittsburgh, pa area).
My teaching interests are in group and family social work interventions with a focus on culturally competent practice (utilizing concepts of cultural humility).
Adjunct Faculty
Azadeh worked at University of Pittsburgh as a Adjunct Faculty
Graduate Student Researcher
Duties included meeting with community mental health centers on collaborative projects, designing and implementing a research project on adolescent treatment engagement (Schweitzer Fellowship), as well as compiling, entering, and analyzing data from existing research programs.
BASW Program Director
Duties included program coordination, curriculum design and implementation, chairing the BASW portion of the school’s reaffirmation visit in 2012, participating in faculty committees at the departmental and university level, student advising, assigning faculty and adjunct teaching assignments, admissions recruitment, teaching two courses in the BASW program – Introduction to Social Work and Social Work with Individuals and Families, directing the behavioral health case management certificate program, engaging students in macro level social work issues in Pennsylvania, advising the BASW Club and Phi Alpha Honor Society
Associate Professor
Azadeh worked at California University of Pennsylvania as a Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Teaching undergraduate social work courses, specifically Social Work with Groups, Social Work with Families, Interviewing Skills for the Human Services and Diversity in a Changing World. Committee work includes at University level: Institutional Review Board (member), Take Your Child to Work Day (Coordinator), APSCUF Gender and Social Equity (member), Dialogues and Differences (member), and countless social work departmental committees.
Assistant Professor
Duties included participating in faculty committees at the departmental and university level, advising and mentoring students, and teaching courses at the BASW and MSW levels: Social Work Processes, American Social Welfare, Human Behavior and the Social Environment I, Mental Health in Social Work, Social Work with Individuals, and Social Work with Groups. Began position as Bachelor Program Coordinator in Fall 2013.
Instructor
Duties included participating in faculty committees at the departmental and university level, conducting two research projects funded by Americorps, mentoring student organizations including the Phi Alpha Honor Society and Alpha Sigma Tau (sorority), and teaching four courses each term at the BASW level: Social Work Methods I, Human Behavior and the Social Environment I & II, and Human Diversity.
Consultant on outcomes and evaluations for Peer Support Programs run by Refugee Services at JFCS. Current work includes qualitative analysis of data from multiple sources to better serve refugees and newer immigrants to Pittsburgh, PA
Consultant on outcomes and evaluations for Peer Support Programs run by Refugee Services at JFCS. Current work includes qualitative analysis of data from multiple sources to better serve refugees and newer immigrants to Pittsburgh, PA
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Social Work
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Social Work
Dissertation: “Exploring Barriers to Outpatient Adolescent Therapeutic Interventions”
Adjunct Faculty
Graduate Student Researcher
Duties included meeting with community mental health centers on collaborative projects, designing and implementing a research project on adolescent treatment engagement (Schweitzer Fellowship), as well as compiling, entering, and analyzing data from existing research programs.
BASW Program Director
Duties included program coordination, curriculum design and implementation, chairing the BASW portion of the school’s reaffirmation visit in 2012, participating in faculty committees at the departmental and university level, student advising, assigning faculty and adjunct teaching assignments, admissions recruitment, teaching two courses in the BASW program – Introduction to Social Work and Social Work with Individuals and Families, directing the behavioral health case management certificate program, engaging students in macro level social work issues in Pennsylvania, advising the BASW Club and Phi Alpha Honor Society
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Child Development and Clinical Psychology
IASWG
Block, A.M., Aizenman, L., & Golin, J. (2016, June) Peer Support Group Model for Recent Immigrants and Refugees. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, International Association of Social Work with Groups, June 16, 2016, New York, NY.
IASWG
Block, A.M., Aizenman, L., & Golin, J. (2016, June) Peer Support Group Model for Recent Immigrants and Refugees. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, International Association of Social Work with Groups, June 16, 2016, New York, NY.
IASWG
Block, A.M., Aizenman, L., & Golin, J. (2016, June) Peer Support Group Model for Recent Immigrants and Refugees. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, International Association of Social Work with Groups, June 16, 2016, New York, NY.
IASWG
Block, A.M., Aizenman, L., & Golin, J. (2016, June) Peer Support Group Model for Recent Immigrants and Refugees. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, International Association of Social Work with Groups, June 16, 2016, New York, NY.
Social Work Education
Social Work Education
IASWG
Block, A.M., Aizenman, L., & Golin, J. (2016, June) Peer Support Group Model for Recent Immigrants and Refugees. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, International Association of Social Work with Groups, June 16, 2016, New York, NY.
IASWG
Block, A.M., Aizenman, L., & Golin, J. (2016, June) Peer Support Group Model for Recent Immigrants and Refugees. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, International Association of Social Work with Groups, June 16, 2016, New York, NY.
Social Work Education
Social Work Education