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Ayesha Ghazi Edwin

Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Social Work

Ayesha Ghazi Edwin

Ayesha Ghazi Edwin, MSW '10, is a political social worker and community organizer with over 10 years of experience in various social justice areas, including labor, healthcare, voting, immigration, housing and disability. Ghazi Edwin serves as a lecturer and program manager for the School of Social Work's ENGAGE initiative, where she creates and facilitates virtual discussions for the school and community-at-large. Ghazi Edwin specializes in community-based research and developing and teaching community-engaged courses. She is the creator and co-director of the School of Social Work's Disability Inclusion and Accessible Design certificate program. In addition to her MSW, Ghazi Edwin holds a Lean Six Sigma from U-M's School of Engineering.

In 2022, Ghazi Edwin was elected to Ann Arbor City Council representing Ward 3 - a region that includes the School of Social Work - for a four-year term. Ghazi Edwin also serves as the Governor Whitmer-appointed chair of the Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission.

Ghazi Edwin received U-M's James T. Neubacher Certificate of Appreciation in October 2020. In 2021, she received the DEI Impact Award from the School of Social Work, and was one of five faculty university-wide to receive U-M's Provost's Teaching Innovation Prize.

Education

Year Degree   School
2010 MSW Social Policy and Evaluation/Community & Social Systems University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
2007 BA Political Science & Sociology Albion College, Albion, MI
Year Description
2023 Ghazi, A. (2023, October) Conference Presenter- Accessibility in Hybrid/Community-Engaged Learning & Teaching, International Teaching & Learning Conference, San Diego, CA
2023 Ghazi, A. (2023, October) Keynote Speaker - Disability Housing Summit, Disability Network of Washtenaw Macomb Livingston
2023 Ghazi, A. (2023, September) Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission, Asian American Community Leaders Event, Office of the Governor, State of Michigan
2023 Ghazi, A. (2023, October) Featured Panelist, Accessibility Practices in Community-Engaged Teaching, University of Michigan Ginsburg Center
2022 Ghazi, A. (2022, September) Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission, Asian American Community Leaders Event, Office of the Governor, State of Michigan
2022 Ghazi, A. (2022, May) Featured Panelist, Candidate Forum: 2022 Elections Ann Arbor, MI, Ann Arbor Democratic Party
2022 Ghazi, A. (2022, June) Panelist - Vincent Chin's 40th Commemoration: Community Rising, Detroit International House + Knight Foundation
2021 Ghazi, A. (2021, June) Vincent Chin 39th Commemoration & Rising APA Violence, American Citizens for Justice/Asian American Center for Justice (Detroit, MI)

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