Barry N. Checkoway
Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, Professor of Urban & Regional Planning, A Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
Barry N. Checkoway
Degrees
- BA, 1969, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT;
- MA, History, 1971, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia;
- PhD, History, 1977, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
BioSketch
Barry Checkoway is professor of social work and professor of urban planning. His research and teaching emphasize community organization, community development, neighborhood development, community-based policy advocacy, participatory research and evaluation.
His projects and publications draw on work with grassroots groups, community agencies, and government programs in the South Bronx, Detroit, Mississippi Delta, Central Appalachia; and in South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, with support from the World Health Organization, Ford Foundation, Kellogg Foundation and other institutions. He is also a member of the SSW Community Organization Learning Community.
He worked with the White House in launching AmeriCorps, then served as founding director of the Michigan Neighborhood AmeriCorps Program, Edward Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning, Michigan Youth and Community Program, and Youth Dialogues on Race and Ethnicity.
| Email |
barrych@umich.edu |
| Web Sites |
Youth and Community
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| Location |
| Room: | 3840 SSWB |
| Phone: | (734) 763-5960 |
| Fax: | (734) 763-3372 |
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University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 S. University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Selected Publications
| Checkoway, B., Guarasci, R., & Levine, P. (2011). Renewing the civic purpose of liberal education. In D. Harward (Ed.), Transforming undergraduate education: Theory that compels and practices that succeed. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers |
| Checkoway, B. (2011). New perspectives on civic engagement and psychosocial well-being. Liberal Education, 97, 6-11. |
