Lorraine M. Gutiérrez

Edith A Lewis Collegiate Professor Emerita of Social Work, Arthur F Thurnau Professor Emerita, Professor Emerita of Social Work, School of Social Work and Professor of Psychology Emerita, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Professor Emerita Lorraine Gutiérrez held a joint appointment with the School of Social Work (SSW) and Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan and was a faculty associate in American Culture. She also was a member of the SSW Community Organization Learning Community. Her teaching and scholarship focuses on multicultural praxis in communities, organizations and higher education. She brings to her work community-based practice and research in multiethnic communities in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Detroit and Seattle. Current projects include identifying strategies for multicultural community-based research and practice, multicultural education for social work practice, and identifying effective methods for learning about social justice. Her contributions to undergraduate education have been recognized by the Arthur F. Thurnau Professorship. She is currently an editor or the Journal of Community Practice.

Research Interests

Empowerment-oppressed groups, Latinos, social justice.

Curriculum Vitae

Contact Information

  • [email protected]

  • (734) 936-1450

  • 3870 SSWB
    University of Michigan
    School of Social Work
    1080 S. University
    Ann Arbor, MI 481091271 East Hall
    University of Michigan
    Department of Psychology
    530 Church Street
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Education

  • 1989 PhD Social Work and Psychology
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • 1986 AM Psychology
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • 1978 AM Social Service Administration
    University of Chicago, IL
  • 1976 AB History
    Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

News

Activities

Publications

Mora, A., Gutierrez, L., & Ceballo, R. (2024). The role of parent-adolescent communication among youth exposed to neighborhood violence in rural Mexico. Families in Society, 105(3).
Krings, A., Mora, A. S., Bechara, S., Sanchez, C., Gutierrez, L., Hawkins, J., & Austic, E. (2023). How early social work faculty experienced support in their doctoral programs. Journal of Social Work Education, 60(2), 206-224.
Gant, L. & Gutierrez, L. (2023). Social Planning. In D. Bailey & T. Mizrahi. Encyclopedia of Macro Social Work. Oxford University Press.
Mora, A. S., Greer, C. D., Hunter, J., & Gutierrez, L. (2022). Social work faculty attitudes towards diversity and oppresion content in MSW curricula. Social Work Education, 43(3), 621-637.
Mancini, M., Gutiérrez, L., Dickenson, R., & Kim, J. (2021). Bridging the gap: Designing a MSW curriculum that integrates research and practice. Journal for Teaching in Social Work, 41(4), 408-429.
Garvin, C., Gutiérrez, L., & Davis, L. E. (2020). Social work luminaries: Luminaries contributing to the clarification and elaboration of social work practice and theory. Oxford Bibliographies in Social Work. Oxford Press.
Garvin, C., Gutiérrez, L., & Davis, L. E. (2020). Social work luminaries: Luminaries contributing to the founding of social work practice, policy, and research in the United States. Oxford Bibliographies in Social Work. Oxford Press.
Garvin, C., Gutiérrez, L., & Davis, L. E. (2020). Social work luminaries: Luminaries who contributed to social work theory and scholarship in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Oxford Bibliographies in Social Work. Oxford Press.
Gutierrez, L. M. & Gant, L. M. (2019). Community practice in social work: Reflections on its first century and directions for the future. Social Service Review, 92(4), 617-646.
Gutierrez, L., Areguin, M. A., Mora, A. S., Rodriguez-Newhall, A., & Salazar, M. (2019). “Too many to count”: Experiences of microaggressions for Latinx students at a predominantly white institution in the age of Trump. Currents, 1(1), 50-63. Elsevier Press.

Honors and Awards

Year Description
2024 Maria B. Cerdas Trailblazer Award
2021 Edith A. Lewis Collegiate Professor of Social Work
2020-2022 Research for multicultural praxis in organizations and communities. ADVANCE SUCCEED Grant. ADVANCE Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
2020 2020 Career Achievement Award from the Association for Community Organization and Social Action
2018 Center for Research on Learning and Teaching - Gilbert Whitaker Fund
2016 Fellow, American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare
2016 Distinguished Faculty of the Year Award, School of Social Work, University of Michigan.
2015 Member of the Commission of Research, Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Board
2015 The "Blue Flame" Lifetime Achievement Award, Organization of Latino American Social Workers, Michigan Chapter.
2013 Richard Lodge Prize
2012 Daniel Thursz Social Justice Lecture
2012 Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award, Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan
2011 Honorary Chair, Latino Social Work Organization Annual conference
2009 Contributions to Interventions and/or Assessment for Communities of Color in Clinical Psychology, American Psychological Association,
2008 Latino Social Work Network, Latino Leadership Award
2008 Edward Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning, Faculty Award.
2006 Joy Jinks Distinguished Lecturer on Community Development, Florida State University
2001 Fellow, Society for Community Research and Action
2001 Fellow, American Psychological Association
2001 Scholar in Residence, School of Social Work, Arizona State University
2000-present Arthur P. Thurnau Professor
2000-2001 CIC Academic Leadership Fellow
2000 Harold Johnson Diversity Service Award
2000 Michigan Campus Compact Faculty Award for Community Service Learning
1999 Western Michigan University, Whitney Young Memorial Scholar
1999 Council on Social Work Education, Distinguished Recent Contributions to Social Work Education
1998 University of Michigan, Latino Leadership Award
1998 University of Michigan, Career Development Award
1996 Council on Social Work Education, Feminist Scholarship Award
1996 University of Michigan, College of Literature, Science and the Arts, Excellence in Education Award
1993 Hedgebrook Women's Writing Program, Writer in Residence

Presentations

Year Description
2023 Gutierrez, L., Mora. A., Rodriguez Newhall, A., Zu, C., Zou, Y. (2023) Undergraduate and Graduate Latine/x Student Experiences at a Predominantly White Institution. European Regional Conference on Cross-Cultural Pschology, Limerick, IE
2023 Krings, A., Mora, A., Bechara, S., Hawkins, J., Gutierrez, L., Sanchez, C., & Henly, J. (2023) Listening and Learning from Doctoral Students to Improve Doctoral Education. Society for Social Work and Research. Phoeniz, AZ
2023 Mora, A., Perez, J., Garcia, Y., Ibrahim, A., Gutierrez, L., Bechara, S., & Hunter, J. (2023) SocialWork Faculty Perceptions of Theories: A National Survey. Society for SocialWork and Research. Phoenix, AZ.
2022 Gutierrez, L. (2022) Social Work and Mexican Americans during the "Great Depression.” Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research. Virtual Poster
2022 Gutiérrez, L., Krings, A., Hawkins, J., Mora, A., Bechara, S., Meier-Austic, E. & C. Sanchez. (2022) Early Career Scholars' Perceptions of Support During Social Work Doctoral Education. Council on Social Work Education, Anaheim, CA.

Courses

Past Courses

Title Instructor Term Course Section Meeting Start Meeting End
Social Work Capstone - Macro Gutiérrez, Lorraine M. Spring / Summer 2023 002 06:00 pm 09:00 pm View Course
Navigating the Joint Doctoral Program Gutiérrez, Lorraine M. Fall 2021 001 10:00 am 12:00 pm View Course
Integrative Seminar for Community Scholars: Social Work in Diverse Communities Gutiérrez, Lorraine M. Fall 2020 001 02:00 pm 05:00 pm View Course
Integrative Seminar for Community Scholars: Social Work in Diverse Communities Gutiérrez, Lorraine M. Fall 2019 001 02:00 pm 05:00 pm View Course
Integrative Seminar for Community Scholars: Social Work in Diverse Communities Gutiérrez, Lorraine M. Fall 2018 001 02:00 pm 05:00 pm View Course
Advanced Topics in Macro Social Work Gutiérrez, Lorraine M. Winter 2018 004 05:00 pm 08:00 pm View Course
Integrative Seminar for Community Scholars: Social Work in Diverse Communities Gutiérrez, Lorraine M. Fall 2017 001 02:00 pm 05:00 pm View Course
Orientation Seminar for Community Scholars: Social Work in Diverse Communities Gutiérrez, Lorraine M. Fall 2017 001 02:00 pm 05:00 pm View Course
Advanced Topics in Macro Social Work Gutiérrez, Lorraine M. Fall 2016 004 05:00 pm 08:00 pm View Course
Orientation Seminar for Community Scholars: Social Work in Diverse Communities Gutiérrez, Lorraine M. Fall 2016 001 02:00 pm 05:00 pm View Course