NCID-1118
Lorraine Gutierrez
Arthur F Thurnau Professor, Associate Dean for Educational Programs, Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work and Professor of Psychology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
University of Michigan
Education/Degree:
1 Social Work and Psychology (University of Michigan)
About
Professor Lorraine Gutiérrez has a joint appointment with the School of Social Work (SSW), Department of Psychology, and Latina/o studies at the University of Michigan and is a faculty associate in American Culture. She also is a member of the SSW Community. Her teaching and scholarship focuses on multicultural praxis in communities, organizations and higher education. She brings to her work community-based practice and research in multiethnic communities in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Detroit and Seattle. Current projects include identifying strategies for multicultural community-based research and practice, multicultural education for social work practice, and identifying effective methods for learning about social justice. Her scholarship has been recognized by her recent installation as a Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare and her receipt of the Richard Lodge Prize, which recognizes contributions to social welfare theory. Her contributions to education have been recognized by the Arthur F. Thurnau Professorship and the Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award. She is currently an editor or the Journal of Community Practice.
Current Work
Dr. Gutiérrez is currently engaged in the flowing research activities:A survey of Canadian and US social work faculty, which focuses on their attitudes regarding multicultural issues and their role in teaching this content. She has published a number of papers from this study and have two others in the pipeline.A study of attitude change of students participating in social justice education classes at the U-M. Approximately 1,000 students participated in this study. This study has included data collection at three time points and both quantitative and qualitative data. Dr. Gutiérrez has collaborated with others on articles from this study and is now developing papers to reflect data from their most recent wave of data collection, reflecting change in the 15 years since the pre-,. A qualitative study on the motivations of emerging adults toward community service and civic engagement. Gutiérrez's team interviewed undergraduate students from the Psychology subject pool interviewed in their 1st and 3rd years in college. Dr. Gutiérrez has presented papers from this study with graduate (PhD and MSW) students and they have been developing these papers into potential publications. A climate survey of Latinx students at the University of Michigan enrolled during that semester. Dr. Gutiérrez's team's sample represented more than 25% sample of all Latin@ students enrolled. This year they submitted report for the U-M President, Provost and Regents focused on their findings regarding discrimination, micro-aggressions, coping strategies, and service utilization reported in the sample. They are developing papers for publication and plan a replication study. A collaborative study with the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion that analyzed their anti-bias and community conflict resolution work over the past fifteen years. Dr. Gutiérrez's team results have identified "promising practices" for addressing racial, religious, and cultural conflicts in communities. Recent presentations and publications:Dessel, A., Westmoreland, A., Gutiérrez, L. (2016) The effect of multicultural courses on reducing heterosexism in Christian college students. Equity and Excellence in Education. 49(2). Levin, D., Woodford, M., Gutiérrez, L., Luke, K (2015). Graduate Social Work Faculty's Support for Educational Content on Women and on Sexism. Social Work 60 (4): 351-359.Krings, A, Meier, E., Gutiérrez, L., Webster, K. (2015) The Comparative Impacts of Social Justice Educational Methods on Political Participation, Civic Engagement, and Multicultural Activism. Equity and Excellence in Education. 48 (3) 403-417Woodford, M., Brennan, D., Gutiérrez, L., Luke, K. (2013) US Graduate Social Work Faculty's Attitudes toward Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People. Journal of Social Service Research 13 (1). 50-62.Dessel, A., Woodford, M., Gutiérrez, L. (2012). Social Work Faculty's Attitudes toward Marginalized Groups: Exploring the Role of Religion. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought. 31(3), 244-262Woodford, M., Fredricksen-Goldsen, K., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Gutiérrez, L. (2012). Social work Faculty Support for Same-Sex Marriage: A Cross-National Study of US and Anglophone Canadian MSW Teaching Faculty. Social Work Research. First published online December 21, 2012Woodford, M., Luke, K., Gutiérrez, L. (2011) Support of sexual orientation and gender identity content in social work education: Results from national surveys of US and Canadian Faculty. Journal of Social Work Education, 47(1): 19 -35.,October 2015. Weaver, A., Woodford, M., Gutiérrez, L. Strategies for Addressing Intergroup Conflicts in Communities: Implications for Educating Community Organizers. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting. Denver, CO.August 2015. Dinh, H. & Gutiérrez, L. Exploring the Dynamic Effects of Intersecting Social Identities on Social Justice Consciousness. American Psychological Association Conference. Toronto, ON, Canada.August 2012. S. Pandit, A. Krings, L. Gutiérrez. What motivates young people to engage in community service? American Psychological Association Conference. Orlando, FL.August 2012. B. Kawaii-Bogue, M. Graham-Bailey, L. Gutiérrez. Exploring the Relationship between Marginalization & Social Justice Engagement. American Psychological Association Conference. Orlando, FL
Research Area Keyword(s)
civic engagement, community based research, Latinx communities, Multicultural education, Social Justice