Rogério Meireles Pinto

University Diversity Social Transformation Professor; Berit Ingersoll-Dayton Collegiate Professor of Social Work; Professor of Theatre and Drama, School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Rogério M. Pinto uses mixed methods, including visual and performing arts, in community-engaged research in the United States and Brazil. Funded by the National Institutes of Health and other sources, Pinto investigates strategies for improving accessibility of social and health services (HIV and drug-use prevention and care) through cognitive/behavioral and social transformational interventions. Pinto’s work aims to help all people, and particularly racial/ethnic and sexual minoritized groups, engage in critical consciousness raising and social liberation. Pinto’s work — over one hundred peer-reviewed publications and dozens art pieces — has been published in highly regarded peer-reviewed publications and shown in juried art exhibitions. Reflected in his scholarly/artistic work is Pinto’s marginalization as a gender non-confirming, mixed-race and Latinx immigrant.

Research Interests

Implementation Science; HIV prevention; Oppressed Groups; Practitioners; International Research

Curriculum Vitae

Contact Information

  • [email protected]

  • (734) 763-2041

  • 2850 SSWB
    University of Michigan
    School of Social Work
    1080 S. University
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Education

  • 2003 PhD Social Work
    Columbia University, New York, NY
  • 2002 MP Philosophy
    Columbia University, New York, NY
  • 1997 MSW Social Work
    Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University, New York, New York
  • 1986 BS Biological Science
    Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil

News

Activities

Websites

Publications

Park, S., Bakko, M., & Pinto, R. M. (2025). Improving delivery of research-supported practices in human service organizations: A narrative review of organizational dimensions in dissemination and implementation. Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership, & Governance.
Im, Vitalis & Pinto, R. M. (2024). Expanding knowledge about music and well-being in carceral settings: A methodological review. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 9, 306624X231219210.
Arthur, M., & Pinto, R. M. (2024). Conducting Online Research in the Era of COVID: Theater-Based Methods to Study HIV-Stigma. In S. C. Konrad & M. Sela-Amit (Eds.), Social Work and the Arts: Grounds for New Horizons. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Pinto, R. M. (2024). Social Work and the Arts: Grounds for New Horizons. In S. C. Konrad & M. SelaAmit (Eds.), New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Pinto, R. M., Huss, E., & Chapman, M. (2024). A Vision for Arts-Based Social Work Research. Social Work and the Arts: Grounds for New Horizons. In S.C. Konrad & M. Sela-Amit (Eds.), New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Pinto, R. M., Windsor, L., & Benoit, E. (2024). Participation in critical dialogues with illustrative images increases knowledge about COVID-19 prevention. A mixed methods longitudinal approach. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 0(0).
Pinto, R. M., Lee, C. A., Arthur, M., & Windsor, L. C. (2024). Iconic illustrations initiate critical dialogues among heterosexual men who then develop critical consciousness around homophobia and sexism: A qualitative study. Sexual and Gender Diversity in Social Services 1-25.
Windsor, L. C., Benoit, E., Lee, C., Jemal, A., Kugler, K., Smith, D. C., Pinto, R. M., & Musaad, S. (2024). Critical dialogue and capacity-building projects reduced alcohol and substance use in a randomized controlled trial among formerly incarcerated men. Substance Use and Misuse, 1-25.
Pinto, R. M., Hall, E. , Im, V. , Lee, C. A., & Park, S. (2024). Disruptions to HIV services due to the COVID pandemic in the USA: A state-level stakeholder perspective. BMC Health Services Research, 24, 196.
Pinto, R. M., Hall, E., & Tomlin, C. R. (2023). Injectable long-acting cabotegravir-ripivirine therapy for peopl eliving with HIV/AIDS: Addressing implementation barriers from the start. Journal of the association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 34(2), 216-220.

Honors and Awards

Year Description
2022 University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor
2022 Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare
2021 Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award. Office of the Provost, University of Michigan
2021 Council on Social Work Education Diversity Center's Educator of the Month
2020 Katherine A. Kendall Institute for International Social Work
2020 Carol Hollenshead Inspire Award for Excellence in Promoting Equity and Social Change
2019 Fellow; Academic Leadership Program (ALP) of the Big Ten Academic Alliance. The nation's premier higher education consortium of top-tier research institutions.
2017 Member: Institute for Healthcare Policy Innovation at the University of Michigan.
2017 Fellow: Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation (CHRT) Policy Fellowship at the University of Michigan.
2016 Associate Member, Michigan Mixed Methods Research and Scholarship Program, University of Michigan Department of Family Medicine
2016 Michigan Road Scholars Program, University of Michigan
2015-2019 Member of the Community Influences on Health Behavior Study Section, Center for Scientific Review (National Institutes of Health)
2015 Best Documentary Script for "Marilia," United Solo Theater Festival, New York, NY
2015 Appointment to the Community Influences on Health Behavior Study Section at the Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health.
2014 9th Annual Harlem International Film Festival Participant: Short Documentary "Coalition for Women Prisoners"
2013-2014 Expert Panelist for Creating a Sustainable Interagency Coordination on Disability Research for the Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR), National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research U.S. Department of Education
2013 First Anti-Poverty Champion of the Month (February), McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research, New York University, NY
2013 University Graduate Student Advisory Council Faculty Mentoring Award, Columbia University, NY
2013 Universidade Estadual Paulista Award: Outstanding Professional Service for work on Vulnerable Communities in Brazil's Family Health Strategy, Araçatuba, Brazil
2013 Official Guest of the Municipality of Birigui, Brazil, by Mayoral Decree Number 5.068: The Impact of Community Health Workers in Brazil's Family Health Strategy
2013 Social Worker Curriculum Review Team for Integrated Care Curricula, National Center for Integrated Healthcare; Coordinated by the Satcher Health Leadership Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
2013 Inducted Fellow of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR)
2011 Promoting Social Work Leadership in Latino Communities NASW 7th Annual Dinner Awards, Latino Social Work Task Force, New York, NY
2010 Early Career Achievement Award, D. Padgett Society for Social Work Research
2005 Outstanding Social Work Dissertation Award, Society for Social Work Research
2003 Ph.D Program Graduation Speaker, Columbia University School of Social Work, NY
2003 Dissertation Award: Council on Social Work Education Mental Health and Substance Abuse Fellowship
2001 Citation of Honor by New York State Senator Daniel R. Hevesi for commitment to substance abuse prevention in New York

Presentations

Year Description
2024 Pinto, R. M. (2024) Critical Dialogues: Using art to address sexism, racism, and classism insubstance use disorder treatment. CSWE: Providers Clinical Support System – Medications for Opioid Use Disorders (PCSS-MOUD)
2023 Windsor, L., Pinto, R. M., Benoit, E., et al. Symposium Session: The Power of Critical Consciousness to Battle Social and Health Inequities: Social Work-Based Interventions and Mechanisms of Change. Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Conference, Phoenix, Arizona.
2023 Pinto, R. M. & Conrad-Cohen, S. Social Work Science and Complex Problems: Battling Inequities +
Building Solutions. Special Session on Research Priorities and Capacity Building Title: Using Artbased Research in Social Work Science. Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Conference, Phoenix, Arizona.
2023 Pinto, R.M., Lee, C. A., Im, V., Hall, E., & Park, E. (January 2023). Symposium Paper: The Impact and Responses to Disruptions to HIV Services Due to the COVID Pandemic: A State-Level Stakeholder Perspective. Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Conference, Phoenix, Arizona.
2023 Pinto, R. M. (October 2023). Skin Deep: A Histological Examination of Colorism. a2ru National Conference. Pennsylvania, October 19-21.

Courses

Current & Future Courses

Title Instructor Term Course Section Meeting Start Meeting End
Advanced Topics in Interpersonal Practice in Integrated Health, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Pinto, Rogério Meireles Spring / Summer 2026 001 06:00 pm 09:00 pm View Course
Global Art-Centered Social Justice Practice and Self-Healing Pinto, Rogério Meireles Fall 2026 001 06:00 pm 09:00 pm View Course

Past Courses

Title Instructor Term Course Section Meeting Start Meeting End
Global Art-Centered Social Justice Practice and Self-Healing Pinto, Rogério Meireles Winter 2026 001 06:00 pm 09:00 pm View Course
Advanced Topics in Interpersonal Practice in Integrated Health, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Pinto, Rogério Meireles Spring / Summer 2025 001 06:00 pm 09:00 pm View Course
Global Art-Centered Social Justice Practice and Self-Healing Pinto, Rogério Meireles Winter 2025 001 06:00 pm 09:00 pm View Course
Advanced Topics in Global Social Work Practice Pinto, Rogério Meireles Winter 2024 001 06:00 pm 09:00 pm View Course
Language Translation and Interpretation Pinto, Rogério Meireles Winter 2023 001 09:00 am 05:00 pm View Course
Advanced Topics in Global Social Work Practice Pinto, Rogério Meireles Winter 2023 001 06:00 pm 09:00 pm View Course
Global Course Extension (GCE) Cureton, Ashley E. Spring / Summer 2022 001 12:00 am 12:00 am View Course
Diversity and Social Justice in Social Work Pinto, Rogério Meireles Fall 2020 011 06:00 pm 09:00 pm View Course
Share, Explore, Engage, Discover (SEED) Mini-course Sherman, Beth A. Fall 2018 010 12:00 am 12:00 am View Course
Share, Explore, Engage, Discover (SEED) Mini-course Pinto, Rogério Meireles Fall 2017 006 12:00 am 12:00 am View Course