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Charles E. Lewis, Jr., Ph.D.
Phone #:
(202) 806-4725
Fax #:
(202) 387-4309
E-Mail:
celewis@howard.edu
Specialties:
African American males, faith-based
social services, adolescent mental health services, media and public opinion
Classes Taught: Social Welfare Policy &
Services I and II, Research Methods, Data Analysis, Practice Evaluation, Field
Education
Charles E. Lewis, Jr. joined the faculty of the School of Social in the fall of
2002 after receiving his Ph.D. in social policy analysis from Columbia
University. He received his B.A. in psychology from the College of New
Rochelle, and his M.S.W. in clinical counseling from Clark Atlanta University.
Dr. Lewis is the immediate past president and a member of the board of directors
of the Mental Health Association of the District of Columbia. His research
focuses on adolescent mental health prevention and treatment services. He
recently completed a research project on “Risk and Protective Factors among
Adolescents in Montgomery County Public Housing.” A licensed minister, one of
his primary interests is the role of African American churches in the social
welfare service delivery and social welfare policy. Primary to returning to
school to complete his doctorate, Dr. Lewis was a newspaper editor and public
relations professional and maintains an interest in the influence of media and
public opinion in the formation of social welfare policy.
Selected Publications:
Lewis, C. E., Garfinkel, I. & Gao, Q. (in press).
Incarceration and the earnings and employment of unwed fathers in fragile
families. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare.
Mincy, R. B., Lewis, C. E., Han, W. (2006).
Less-educated young black men in the economic boom of the 1990s. In R. B. Mincy
(Ed.), Black males left behind (pp 1-10). Washington, DC: Urban Institute
Press.
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