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Ashley Cureton
Assistant Professor in the Schools of Social Work and Education and Faculty Affiliate in the Center for Equitable Family & Community Well-Being
University of Michigan
Education/Degree:
1 Social Work, Policy, and Practice Social Work, Policy, and Practice (University of Chicago)
About
Dr. Ashley Cureton is an assistant professor in the School of Social Work and School of Education at the University of Michigan. She also serves as a faculty affiliate in the Center for Equitable Family & Community Well-Being. Dr. Cureton explores the educational and mental health needs and outcomes of refugee and migrant children and youth and their families. She seeks to understand how displacement and exploitation impact their overall academic and social development and sense of belonging.
Current Work
Dr. Ashley Cureton is implementing and evaluating Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) to support Latinx immigrant youth in Baltimore City Public Schools and Detroit Public School Community District. The goal of this study is to adapt the CBITS curriculum to be tailored to the unique needs of Latinx immigrant youth in urban school districts with limited mental health resources for these communities.
Research Area Keyword(s)
community-based participatory research (CBPR), mental health, qualitative research methods, refugee and migrant youth, school-based Interventions