The Commission on Research's mission is to advance rigor, relevance, and high ethical standards in the teaching and conduct of research related to social work education. Toward that end, the Commission on Research shall provide leadership in establishing key research priorities for improving social work education, in promoting the scholarship of teaching and learning within social work education, as well as in specifically promoting quality in research curricula across methods and paradigms in BSW, MSW, and doctoral education.
The Commission supports and enhances data driven policies, practices, and programs within CSWE and helps to inform the content and use of data relevant to social work education. Where relevant, the Commission on Research works in partnership and collaboration with sibling Commissions, Councils, and task forces with CSWE as well as other social work professional organizations committed to excellence in the science of social work.
Leadership & Members
Denise McLane-Davison, PhD, AM
Professor and Graduate Program Director at Toronto Metropolitan University
Chair
Amy Russell, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor of Social Work at Eastern New Mexico University
Bianca Channer, DSW, LCSW
Assistant Professor of Social Work at Kennesaw State University
Christopher Robinson, EdD, MSW, LMSW
Associate Professor at Coppin State University
Cynthia Franklin, PhD, MSSW
Director of External Relations; Stiernberg/Spencer Family Professor in Mental Health at the University of Texas, Austin
Dawn Apgar, ACSW, LSW, PhD
Department Chair and Director of BSW Program, Associate Professor at Seton Hall University
G. Lawrence Farmer, MSW, PhD
Professor and Doctoral Program Director at Fordham University
Helen Yates, MSW, PhD
Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington
Leyla Feize, PhD, LCSW-S
Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley
Shannon Johnson, PhD, LCSW, MPP
Department Chair and Associate Professor, College of Public Service at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Shinaz Jindani, BSW, MSW, PhD
Associate Professor and MSW Program Coordinator at Savannah State University