Assistant Professor
Adelphi University
Garden City, New York, United States
Sara Terrana, Ph.D., MSW, MA, is an Assistant Professor at Adelphi University in the School of Social Work. Dr. Terrana’s current research has a dual focus, first on nonprofit human-service organizations (NPOs) located in neighborhoods of concentrated disadvantage, and second, a new project focused on the pedagogy efforts of teaching social work students about social action and social justice. Her research on the NPO sector is of particular importance given the pronounced role that community-based organizations have in urban, low-income, communities of color in an era of increased privatization and devolution and the resulting macro social policy changes that have made such communities highly dependent on such organizations to provide social safety-net services. Dr. Terrana specializes in qualitative methodologies and has advanced computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS) training. She is currently a principal investigator for a mixed-method University funded project evaluating the impacts of Social Action Initiatives 2021–2022. In addition, Dr. Terrana has several publications in peer-reviewed journals, including Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance. She has presented her work at national and international conferences across academic disciplines.
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Friday, November 11, 2022
7:45 AM – 8:15 AM