Professor
Dominican University
River Forest, Illinois, United States
Leticia Villarreal Sosa is a professor at Dominican University’s School of Social Work. She earned her Ph.D. at The University of Chicago, SSA. Her research focused on Mexican Origin students, social identity, and their academic trajectories. She also has extensive practice experience as a school social worker in a variety of settings. She continues to do research and publish in the area of school social work, collaboration, immigrant populations, and Chicana feminism. In addition, she has worked with various international projects including the de-institutionalization process in Azerbaijan and human rights and gender focused work in Guatemala. In the area of school social work, she has published articles related to interdisciplinary collaboration, the development of a model of school social work and published a book on school social work which promotes school social work aligned with the national practice model developed by SSWAA. She is also the co-chair of The Committee on International School Social Work Collaborations. She is currently a co-PI on a School Social Work and Immigrant Project.
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Friday, November 11, 2022
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM