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Sandra Edmonds Crewe,
M.S.W., Ph.D. Phone #:
(202) 806-9102
Specialties: Ethnogerontology- African American Elders, Family-Centered Caregiving, Consumer Engagement Classes Taught: Social Gerontology, Practice Evaluation, Pro Seminar Communities and Organizations (PHD) Sandra Edmonds Crewe is a professor for Howard University, Washington, DC. She is associate dean for academic & student affairs and also serves as a member of the faculty of the School of Social Work Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Crewe is the Director of the Multidisciplinary Center for Social Gerontology at Howard University. She primarily conducts research and publishes in the areas of aging, caregiving, and kinship care. Prior to joining the faculty at Howard University in 1997, she worked over 20 years n executive level positions in several public housing authorities in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. She continues to be a trainer for the National Association for Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) and specializes in resident leadership training. Dr. Crewe is also a contributor for the School of Social work Black Perspective column featured in the Washington Informer Newspaper. She has received a number of awards for public and community service, including social worker of the year. Dr. Crewe has a Ph.D. in social work (1997) from Howard University. She has a BSW and MSW from Catholic University (1974-1975). Dr. Crewe resides in Largo, Maryland. Selected Evaluation/Research Projects: · Prince George’s County Department of Social Services- Welfare to Work Research · AARP-Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Focus Groups · Mental Health Association of the District of Columbia-Joy of Living Mental Health Series · Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative-Asset Mapping Focus Groups · DC Aging Network Selected Publications Books/Reports Wilson, R.W. & S.E. Crewe (2007) Tradition and Policy Perspectives in Kinship Care. Haworth Press. Crewe, S.E. (2005). Advanced Resident Leadership. Washington, DC: National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials. (Training Manual) Crewe, S.E. & Stowell-Ritter, A. (2003). Grandparents raising grandchildren in the District of Columbia: Focus group report. Washington, DC: AARP Selected Articles Crewe, S.E. (2007). Joy of living: a community based mental health promotion program for African American Elders. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 48, 3 / 4, pp. 421-438. Crewe, S.E. (2006). Harriet Tubman: Peacemaker. Affilia, 21, pp. 228-233. Crewe, S.E. & Chipungu, S.S. (2006) Services to Support Caregivers of Older Adults. Handbook on Social Work in Health and Aging, (Barbara Berkman, Ed)., Oxford Press, pp. 539-550). Abu-Bader, S. & Crewe. SE (2006) Predictors of depression among African American women who were former welfare recipients: a path diagram. Best Practices in Mental Health Updated: February 2008 |
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