Faculty as Mentors
Faculty as Mentors
NYU Silver’s faculty are leading scholars and practitioners who are accessible to students at all levels, challenging them academically, encouraging them to reach their goals, and supporting them along their professional paths. The School’s educational philosophy, program structures, and physical settings across our campuses promote interaction between students and faculty within and beyond the classroom.
Forging a Research Partnership
Jake Hart, MSW ’20
Mentor: Professor Wen-Jui Han
The Project
Jake Hart, who was a standout student in Dr. Han’s Research Project Seminar courses, volunteered to help her conduct an online survey of parents across the U.S. to gather data on parental job precarity ‒ such as having an inconsistent work schedule ‒ and its effect on both adults and their children early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Impact
Jake and Dr. Han found that the pandemic had a disparate impact on parents with precarious employment as well as their children. Four papers based on the study have been published in peer-reviewed journals highlighting the need for a public policy response to address unstable and unpredictable employment.
Dr. Peggy Morton was one of my professors in the MSW program and she has always encouraged me to stay in touch. She is the reason I was a field supervisor for NYU Silver MSW students for many years, and she is the reason I became an adjunct faculty member and continue to teach at the school to this day. She has been a great source of support for me since my MSW days.
Fostering the Ambitions of Emerging Scholars
Nominated by mentees Mimi Choy-Brown, PhD ’18, and Kendall Atterbury, PhD ’20, Professor Victoria Stanhope was honored by the Mentor Recognition Fund of the Council on Social Work Education’s Women’s Council. “Dr. Stanhope consistently fosters the efforts and ambitions of women just beginning their academic careers in social work,” wrote Mimi and Kendall. “Her thoughtful support, emphasis on process, critical eye, and intellectual openness provide the room for emerging female scholars to develop into independent and critical scholars.”
From Policy I Midterm to Peer-Reviewed Publication
Jordan Conrad, MSW ’18
Mentor: Professor Jeane W. Anastas
The Project
For his midterm in Dr. Anastas’ Policy I class, Jordan wrote about a set of policies that impact people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD). In her notes on his exam, Dr. Anastas encouraged him to develop it into a manuscript for publication; she provided consistent support and guidance as Jordan researched, wrote, and revised the paper.
The Impact
The article, which explores the way that ID/DD has been understood and treated in the U.S. from the 1600s to the early 2000s, was published in the respected Journal of Intellectual Disabilities.
Sharing Experience as an MSW Student and Social Work Professional
Clinical Assistant Professor and NYU Silver alum Juhi Malhotra, MSW ’00, was a guest speaker at Silver’s Graduate Indian Student Organization where she shared her experiences as an Indian American and Sikh American social work student and professional. Prior to joining NYU Silver’s faculty in 2017, Professor Malhotra was the Associate Director of Social Work/Psychiatry at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst Hospital. At NYU Silver, she teaches in the MSW program, is a Practicum Education faculty advisor, is a creator of Practicum Education curriculum and pedagogy, and coordinates the School’s Seminar in Field Instruction.
