Jeane W. Anastas

Jeane Anastas is a Professor Emerita at NYU Silver. Dr. Anastas publishes widely in the areas of women's issues, LGBT rights, philosophy of knowledge and the science of social work, social work doctoral education, and practice research. Her current research involves pregnant teens, both a study of low-income teens in New York City and their mental health needs and a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research on pregnant teens.

Dr. Anastas taught courses in the MSW, DSW, and PhD programs on teaching and learning in social work, philosophy of knowledge and of mind, and social welfare policy. She served as a mentor, advisor (committee chair), or member of doctoral dissertation committees for PhD students and also served as a mentor or publication committee member for DSW students. Dr. Anastas served as President of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) from 2011-14. In recognition of her years of leadership in the social work profession, she was named a Social Work Pioneer© in 2015.

In 2007, Dr. Anastas received the Council on Social Work Education's award for the Greatest Recent Contribution to Social Work Education; in 2011 she received the Distinguished Teaching Medal at New York University; and in 2012 she received the Feminist Scholar Award from CSWE’s Women’s Council. Her recent book, Teaching in Social Work: Theory and Practice for Social Work Educators, was published by Columbia University Press in 2010 and is currently in revision for a second edition. Her book on Doctoral Education in Social Work was published by Oxford University Press in 2012, was based on a national survey of doctoral students in social work. In the past she has been very involved in the journals Affilia: The Journal of Women in Social Work and the Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services.

Dr. Anastas previously served on numerous national committees and boards in social work and social work education, including chairing the ANSWER Coalition working on the Dorothy A. Height/Whitney M. Young Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act and other legislation to advance social work education and research. Active in NASW since 1986, her past national NASW leadership experience includes chairing NCNLI and NCOWI and the Advisory Committee to NASW's Center for Workforce Studies. She has also served on the national boards and executive committees of IASWR, the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), and as chair of GADE (Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education). Past president of the Massachusetts Chapter from 1989-1991, she was the chapter's Social Worker of the Year in 1995. She was also a visiting scholar at CSWE in 2006-07, and was elected to the National Academies of Practice in Health Care in 2007.

Dr. Anastas earned her PhD in Social Welfare Policy from Brandeis University, her MSW from Boston College Graduate School of Social Work, and her BLS in social work from Metropolitan College, Boston University.

Anastas, J. (2022). Teaching in Social Work, Second Edition. Columbia University Press, USA.

Anastas, J. W., Payne, N. A., & Ghuman, S. A. (2021). Adverse childhood experiences and complex post-traumatic stress in pregnant teens: a pilot study. Maternal and child health journal, 25(5), 741-750.

Brekke, J. S., & Anastas, J. W. (Eds.). (2019). Shaping a science of social work: Professional knowledge and identity. Oxford University Press, USA.

Anastas, J. W. (2017). What’s the story? Views of pregnant teens in qualitative research. Affilia, 32(2), 133-170.

Anastas, J. W. (2015) Clinical social work, science, and doctoral education: Schisms or synergy? Clinical Social Work Journal, 43, 304–312.

Payne, N. A., & Anastas, J. W. (2015). The mental health needs of low-income pregnant teens: A nursing–social work partnership in care. Research on Social Work Practice, 25(5), 595-606.

Anastas, J.W. (2014). The science of social work and its relationship to social work practice. Research on Social Work Practice, 24(5), 1-10. doi: 10.1177/1049731513511335

Anastas, J. W. (2014). When is research good evidence? Issues in reading research. Clinical Social Work Journal, 42(2), 107- 115.

Park, S-Y., Anastas, J. W., Shibusawa, T., & Nguyen, D. (2014). Acculturation, acculturative stress, social support, and religiosity: Impact on alcohol use among Asian immigrants. Substance Use & Misuse, 49(8), 922-931.

Anastas, J. (2013). Research ethics. In Oxford On-Line Bibliographies in Social Work, E. J. Mullen, Ed.. New York: Oxford University Press.

Anastas, J. W. (2012) Ethics in research—revision.  In T. Mizrahi & L. E. Davis, eds. Encyclopedia of Social Work, 20th ed. NASW Press and Oxford University Press.

Anastas, J. W., & Videka, L. (2012). Does social work need a practice doctorate? Clinical Social Work Journal, 40(2), 268-276.

Anastas, J. W. (2012). From scientism to science: How contemporary epistemology can inform practice research. Clinical Social Work Journal, 40(2), 157-165. 

Anastas, J. W. (2012). Love. Money, death and taxes: Why same-sex marriage matters.  In Hoffler, E., & Clark, E., eds., Social Work Matters. Washington, DC: NASW Press.

Lushin, V., & Anastas, J. W. (2011.) Harm reduction in substance abuse treatment: Pragmatism as an epistemology for social work practice. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 11, 96–100.

Payne, N. A. & Anastas, J.W. (May, 2018). “Pregnancy Changed Me From A Kid To A Mom”: A qualitative study of teens’ resilient beliefs about pregnancy and prenatal health in the context of cumulative adverse experiences. International Conference on Infant Mental Health, Rome, Italy.

Payne, N. A. & Anastas, J.W. (January, 2018). “Pregnancy Changed Me From A Kid To A Mom”: A qualitative study of teens’ resilient beliefs about pregnancy and prenatal health in the context of cumulative adverse experiences. Presented at the annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, D.C.

Anastas, J. W., Martin, J, Pahwa, R., & Hudson, K. (November, 2017). Assessing social work students’ experiences of diversity: A campus climate measure. Presentation at the 63rd Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Dallas, TX.

Payne, N. A., & Anastas, J. W. (March, 2017). Findings from the “Prelude” study. Presented at the bi-annual meeting of NFP-NYC staff, New York, NY.

Anastas, J. W. (Sept., 2016) Is social work scientific? Presentation at the Factor-Inwentash Facuty of Social Work, Toronto, CA.

Anastas, J.W. (July, 2016). Embodiment. Presentation at the annual Islandwood Roundtable on Social Work Science, John Brekke, organizer.

Anastas, J. W. (March, 2016). Varying views of pregnant teens in qualitative research: Professional perspectives on the “problem”. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the European Social Work Association, Lison, Portugal.

Anastas, J. W. (April, 2016) Social work and women’s rights. Presentation in honor of Social Work Month and Women’s History Month, Silver School of Social Work, New York University, New York, NY.

Anastas, J.W., Payne, N. A. & Ghuman, S. (January, 2016). The mental health needs of low-income pregnant teens: A nursing-social work partnership in care. Annual meeting of the Society for Social Work Research, Denver, CO.

Anastas , J. W. (October, 2015). Professional views of teenage pregnancy. Annual Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education. Washington, DC.

Anastas, J. W. (April, 2015). Assessing learning, assessing teaching: Theory and practice in social work
education (faculty development workshop). Rutgers University School of Social Work, New Brunswick, NJ.

Anastas, J. W. (June, 2014). Science and practice: Is there common ground? Third International Conference on
Practice Research, the Silberman School of Social Work of Hunter College, New York, NY.

Anastas, J. W., Payne, N. A., Greene, L., & Holder-Mosley, R. (June, 2014). A win-win collaboration: The
"prelude to the post-birth relationship” project. Third International Conference on Practice Research, Silberman School of Social Work of Hunter College, New York, NY.

Anastas, J. W. (November, 2013). Panelist: Clinical practice with LGBT populations: Recent advances and future directions. Presentation at the 59th Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Dallas, TX.

Anastas, J. W. (November, 2013). Panelist, Think tank session. Social work doctoral programs: What's the purpose? Presentation at the 59th Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Dallas, TX.

Anastas, J. W., & Nepote, K. (November, 2013). The feminization of poverty revisited. Presentation at the 59th
Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Dallas, TX.

Anastas, J. W. (July, 2013). The science of social work and its relationship to social work practice. Invitational Paper at the Islandwood Conference on the Science of Social Work, Bainbridge Island, WA.

DSW: Publication Development Workshop III