Her fields of research are social policies, specifically policies around youth, women, family, access to justice of women victims of conflict, and health.
She has edited, authored and co-authored numerous books and book chapters, and has vast experience teaching qualitative research. This visit is part of a Memorandum of Understanding between Binghamton University and Javeriana University that has supported faculty exchanges for more than three years.
A whole-child approach to student learning and development, community schools unite school, family and communities; an approach that has improved student achievement, and family and community engagement across the country. Meetings will feature the Broome County Promise Zone and Elmira City School District CSD community schools initiative, an innovative partnership among Binghamton University, local school districts and other community partners, working to improve outcomes for youth, families and communities.
This model illustrates university-assisted community schools where university administration, faculty and students support the development, implementation and evaluation of community schools as an economic and community development strategy, and civic engagement initiative. Wednesday, Nov. The objective of this collaborative event is to promote an understanding of the community school strategy and its potential for school improvement, particularly in high-poverty areas; the context, structure, partners and impact of the Broome County and Elmira CSD university-assisted community schools initiative, with a focus on New York State, supported by the Broome County Promise Zone; and the role that state education agencies can play in supporting the development of community schools across the nation.
Thursday, Nov. The simulation experience is designed to expose participants to the realities individuals and families in poverty face, by having them assume the role of a low-income family member struggling to provide basic necessities and shelter over the course of a month. Participants, may find themselves newly unemployed and facing eviction; a senior citizen unexpectedly raising grandchildren on a fixed income; or the victim of domestic violence seeking safety for themself and their young children.
