Lawrence E. Gary, Ph.D., LICSW

Phone #:        (202) 806-7300
                         (202) 806-7321
Fax #:             (202) 387-4309
E-Mail:            lgary@howard.edu

    Specialties:  Human behavior, Behavioral and Mental Health, Families, male development and social policy.

    Classes Taught: Human II, Mental Health & Social Policy, Social Welfare Policy & Services, Theories of 
                             Interventions with individuals.

Dr. Gary is currently a professor at Howard University, where he has been on the social work faculty for thirty-six years.  He earned his B.S. Degree (with high honors) from Tuskegee Institute (1993), and three graduate degrees:  Master of Public Administration (1964), Master of Social Work (1967), Doctorate of Philosophy (1970) from the University of Michigan.  He has held endowed chairs at Virginia Commonwealth University (Samuel S. Wertzel) and Hunter College (Henry and Lucy Moses); and has been a distinguished visiting professor of Social Work at Albany State College, Virginia State University, and Norfolk State University.  For three (3) years, Dr. Gary taught graduate level courses at the University of Michigan.  His long list of publications include five (5) books and monographs, most notable two classic works entitled, Black Men and Mental Health:  A Challenge to the Black Community and he has over 95 research articles and chapters in scholarly journals and books.  His research has been published in referred professional journals such as: American Journal of Public Health, American Journal of Psychiatry, Behavioral Medicine, Community Mental Health Journal, Journal of Health and Social Behavior.  The Journal of National Medical Association, Social Work, and The Gerontologist.

His research on male development, family development, mental health and social policy has been funded by both public agencies such as NIMH, NIH, FIPSE, HUD, and ACYF and private agencies such as United Christ of Christ, Lilly Endowment, Silberman Fund and the Casey Foundation.

A consultant to a variety of private and public agencies, Dr. Gary has also served on a number of boards or committees at both the national and local levels, including the Youth Research Advisory Board of the Lily Endowment, Inc.; Board of Directors of Council on Social Work Education; the Visiting Committee of School of Social Work at the University of Michigan; Book Committee, National Association of Social Workers, Inc., and Panel Member, Juvenile Crime, Intervention and Control, Commission on Law and Justice at The National Academy of Sciences.  As a result of his professional and civil activities, Dr. Gary has received a number of awards and citations including the 1991 Alumni Merit Award, Tuskegee University; 1993 Outstanding Leadership and Community Service Award, National Association of Black Social Workers, Inc.; 1995 Distinguish Research Award, Howard University; the 1996 Distinguished Recent Contributions to Social Work Education Award Council on Social Work Education; 1999.  The 2001 Drum Major Award, Fredrick Douglass Society, West Chester University; the 2001 Distinguished Alumni Award, School of Social Work, The University of Michigan; and 2002 Distinguished Alumni Service Award, the University of Michigan.  He is also listed in Who’s Who Among African Americans, Who’s Who in The World, and Who’s Who in America.

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