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Laura Wernick
Associate Professor at the Fordham Graduate School of Social Service
Fordham Graduate School of Social Service
Education/Degree:
1 Social Work and Political Science Social Work and Political Science (University of Michigan)
About
Laura Wernick is an associate professor at the Fordham Graduate School of Social Service. Dr. Wernick’s scholarship examines how transformative organizing models creatively address issues of power, privilege and oppression at multiple levels to impact social change while transforming people’s daily lives.
Current Work
Grounded in their practice experience, Dr. Wernick uses participatory action research to investigate innovative organizing models among youth (e.g. LGBTQ* youth, low-income youth of Color), young adult activists with wealth, and those who employ or use the services of domestic workers.
Research Area Keyword(s)
disability justice, domestic work and the care economy, economic, LGBTQI+ youth, oppression, power, privilege, racial, social, transformative organizing and movement building