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MARCIANA L. POPESCUAssociate ProfessorFordham University, Graduate School of Social ServiceE-mail: popescu@fordham.eduPhone (office): 914-367-3437 EDUCATION:2000 Doctorate in SociologyUniversity of Bucharest, Romania1997 Masters of Social WorkSchool of Social Work, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA1995 Masters in Social PolicySchool of Sociology and Social Work, University of Bucharest, Romania1994 Bachelor of Social WorkSchool of Sociology and Social Work, University of Bucharest, RomaniaAWARDS:2016Fulbright Scholar at MCI, Austria. Topic: “Women Refugees in the EuropeanCountries: Challenges, Human Rights, and Innovative Empowerment Practices.”(September 2016-February 2017)WORK EXPERIENCE:Fordham University, Graduate School of Social Service, New York, NY (2006 present)Associate Professor with Tenure (2007- present); Tenure granted: June 2010Visiting Associate Professor (2006-2007)National Center for Trauma Social Work Education and Workforce Development(NCTSWEWD), Fordham University, New York, NY (2010-2016)Director of EvaluationAndrews University, Berrien Springs, MI (2000-2006)Director of MSA: Community and International Development Program (2001-2006)Department of Behavioral SciencesInternational Development Coordinator (2000-2006)Associate Professor (2000-2006)Department of Social WorkUniversity of Bucharest, Romania (1995-2000)Assistant Professor of Social Work (1998-2000)Instructor (1995-1998)UNICEF Special Representative, Bucharest, Romania (1995-1996; 1998-2000)Consultant on policies and programs for domestic violence and child abuseCollaborator in Child Protection and Family Education programs – consulting for thetraining components of the program (1995-1996); Coordinator of a study regarding domestic violence in Romania for a legislative andpolicy reform (1999) Consultant and editor of the UNICEF report on child abuse in Romania (2000);
Trainer of trainers for child and family welfare programs (2000) under a programconducted by the International Federation for Child and Family.Evaluator (Co-PI) of the Social Protection System in Romania, under the auspices ofthe Ministry of Labor and Social Protection (1999-2000) Revising current welfare policy and social services in two counties in Romania; Evaluating the policy and the programs offered; Proposing a strategy based on best practices, for the re-thinking of the socialprotections system in Romania.PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS: CSWE – Council on External Relations – 2010-2013 CSWE – Council on Global Learning and Practice – 2014-2017; 2018-2021SELECTED INTERNATIONAL TEACHING AND RESEARCH PROJECTSFulbright senior scholar research:During September, 2016 and February 2017, Dr. Popescu conducted a mixed method study onmigration policies and their impact on forced migrants in general and on women asylum seekersand refugees in particular, in Europe. The study was based on a secondary data analysis focusingon asylum trends between 2011-2016. The field research Dr. Popescu conducted consisted in indepth interviews with various migration actors (International agencies, national/governmentrepresentatives, public agencies and local NGOs, as well as members of the civil society) in 5EU countries (Greece, Hungary, Austria, Germany and Italy) focusing on ways in which currentmigration policies are implemented; and the loss of safety within the migrationcontext/discourse. Part of her study, Dr. Popescu also had invited presentations at University ofSaarland, in Saarbruecken, Germany (January 30, 2017), Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge,UK (January 10, 2017), Management Center of Innsbruck (January 18, 2017), University ofVienna (December 16, 2016), University of Osnabrueck, Institute of Migration Studies(November 2, 2016), and TEI University, Athens, Greece (October 26, 2016).International Study ToursPart of the spring semester offering of International Social Development and CommunityBuilding in a Global Context; audience: MSW students (to date, over 75 students participated inthe program). Organized and conducted five study tours in Haiti (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and2014) – focusing on displacement/forced migration; post-disaster relief, participatoryreconstruction/capacity building and women’s empowerment; and three additional study tours inthe Dominican Republic (Haitian bateyes) – focusing on poverty in the bateyes, birthcertificates/stateless population, and the immediate impact on children, as well as long termimplications for environment, public health and education.Related Projects:2018: Women’s Narratives: From Displacement to Sustainable Development (March 29April 5th, Jacmel and Port-au-Prince, Haiti).2016: Relocation: immediate impact and sustainability concerns. A follow-up study inAnse-a-Pitre, Haiti. With Pinar Zubaroglu (ABD, Fordham GSSS) and a team of Haitiansocial work students from Enstitute de Travail Social, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.2
2015: Rapid Assessment: Needs of Displaced Populations/Refugees at theHaiti/Dominican Republic border (Anse-a-Pitre). Impact of forced migration on womenrefugees. With Serge Turin (Haiti Initiative), and Kara Lightburn (Social Tap)2013: November 15-16 – Organized International Conference – Haiti: Post-DisasterReconstruction, Sustainability and Development. Over 100 people attended theconference – focusing on the role that universities can play in supporting sustainabledevelopment in post-disaster communities.2013 (April-August): New project – follow-up study on relocation of 283 displacedfamilies (in collaboration with IOM office and local partners). Impact of forcedmigration/displacement on women was explored. Findings were released at the HaitiConference (see above), and were also presented in a white paper distributed to keystakeholders.2012: Two projects: Clean cooking fuel project – aiming to empower local communities,and promote sustainable capacity building; and the human trafficking prevention project– initial assessment for pilot project, focusing on women’s empowerment througheducation and job development.International Teaching2017, December 9-21 – Gender and International Development (undergraduate); and SocialChange and Social Work (graduate). Courses taught as intensive courses at MCI/Austria.2016, December 1-2; December 19-20th - International Social Development and CapacityBuilding. Special emphasis: Forced migration, development and human rights. Course taught asan intensive to undergraduate and Master’s students at MCI, Austria.2014, January 2-20th: Winter Intensive in Peru - International Social Development andCommunity Building in a Global Context course. Special emphasis – Income generatingactivities, microcredit, and their impact on women’s development in urban, rural and indigenousareas in Peru.Barcelona (2014, 2011, 2010), Berlin (2013), and Geneva (2012) - Intensive course: CommunityParticipation in Emergency Response – required course for the Masters in InternationalHumanitarian Affairs, Fordham University. Participants: Humanitarian and internationaldevelopment professionals from around the world.2012, June 10-30: Summer teaching in London (Fordham London Center) – Course:International Social Development and Community Building in a Global Context; audience: MSWstudents (16 participants).2009, August/November – Intensive course taught in Kenya and South Africa – Main conceptsof International development – audience: international development workers. Same course taughtin Italy, Ukraine, Japan, Michigan, and the US – between 2001-2009.Course development2016: Developed a course Migration policies and practice within a human rights framework. Tobe piloted in 2017-2018.2014: Adapted the International Social Development and Community Building course with afocus on Microcredit and Women – and framed it as an interdisciplinary course, targetingEconomics, Business and Social Work graduate students –– Course taught in Peru, January 2014.3
2010: Adapted an existing course Social work from a Human Rights Perspective with a focus onthe Rights of Women and Children. Course was taught twice, as part of the FIPSE grant International Human Rights Certificate for Social Workers (with Dr. Gatenio-Gabel, FordhamUniversity)2009: Developed the course Community Participation in Emergency Response - at the request ofthe International Institute for Humanitarian Affairs, Fordham University. The course wasapproved and became part of the required courses for the Masters in International HumanitarianAffairs.2007: Developed new course: International Social Development and Community Building in aGlobal Context – approved as a pilot course for the spring semester, 2008. Integrated as a regularelective, alternatively taught in both campuses, starting 2008.SCHOLARSHIP/RESEARCHPUBLICATIONSArticles submitted or in progress:Popescu, M. (2018). Migration policies in the European Union: Shifting paradigms, fromsecuritization to safe migration. A conceptual paper. (work in progress)Popescu, M (2018). Is free movement a right? Migration in the U.S.’s academic discoursebetween 2008-2015 (a systematic literature review – in progress)Popescu, M., Turin, S., Zubaroglu, P., and Lightburn, K. (2018), Forced migration and thecurrent plight of Haitian-Dominican refugees: Main challenges and relocation strategies (workin progress).Popescu, M., & Zubaroglu, P. (2018), Refugees in their own country: Questioning existingmigration frameworks and their impact on Haitian communities (in progress)Popescu, M., Lightburn, K., and Turin, S. (2018). Risk and Resilience Factors Contributing toRelocation and Community Building: Lessons Learned from a Current Relocation Program inHaiti (Distributed as White Paper in 2014-work in progress).Refereed Journal ArticlesStrand, V. & Popescu, M (2018), An effective pedagogy for child welfare education. Journal ofPublic Child Welfare (in Press).Strand, V., Popescu, M., Way, I., and Semanchin Jones, A. (2017) Building Field Agencies'Capacity to Prepare Staff and Social Work Students for Evidence-Based Trauma Treatments.Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, 98 (1), pp. 45-56.Popescu, M., Strand, V., Way, I., Williams-Hecksel, C. & Abramovitz, R. (2017). Beginningsof a legacy for social work education: Building trauma-informed workforce capacity. Journal ofTeaching in Social Work, 37 (1), pp. 36-54Zubaroglu, P. & Popescu, M. (2015). Preparing Social Work Students for InternationalInterdisciplinary Practice: A Teaching Model and its Impact on Self-Efficacy. Advances inSocial Work, 16 (2), pp. 214-232Strand, V., Popescu, M., Abramovitz, R. & Richards, S. (2015): Building Agency Capacity for4
Trauma-Informed Evidence-Based Practice and Field Instruction, Journal of Evidence-InformedSocial Work, DOI: 10.1080/23761407.2015.1014124Layne, C., Strand, V., Popescu, M., Kaplow, J., Abramowitz, R., Stuber, M., & Amaya-Jackson,L. (2014). Using the Core Curriculum on Childhood Trauma to Strengthen Clinical Knowledgein Evidence-Based Practitioners. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 43 (2),pp. 286-300.Luca-Sugawara, C., Hermoso, J.C.R., Popescu, M., & Dichter, T.W. (2013). StrengtheningDemocracy Through Local Capacity Development: The Case of Moldova. Social Work Review(Revista de Asistenta Sociala), XII (2). 135-147Popescu, M., Drumm, R., Dewan, S., & Rusu, C. (2010). Childhood Victimization and itsImpact on Coping Behaviors for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence. Journal of FamilyViolence, 25 (6), 575:585Popescu, M., Luca-Sugawara, C., Hernandez, E., & Dewan, S. (2010). Can GovernmentFunding Strengthen the Third Sector? The Impact of a Capacity Building Program on FaithBased and Community-Based Organizations. Social Work Review/Revista de Asistenta Sociala,4, 83:101Popescu, M., Drumm, R., Meyer, S., Cooper, L., Foster, T., Seifert, M., Gadd, H., & Dewan, S.(2009). “Because of my beliefs that I had acquired from the church ”: Religious Belief-basedBarriers for Adventist Women in Domestic Violence Relationships. Social Work & Christianity,36 (4), 394: 414Popescu, M. & Dewan, S. (2009). Esperanza Trabajando: Gains, losses, lessons learned andsteps forward. An evaluation report. International NGO Journal, 4 (10), 403:420Drumm, R., Popescu, M. & Kerstin, R. (2009). Effects of Intimate Partner Violence amongSeventh-Day Adventist Church Attendees. Critical Social Work, 10 (1), pp. 1-11Drumm, R., Popescu, M., & Riggs, M.L. (2009). Gender Variation in Partner Abuse: Findingsfrom a Conservative Christian Denomination. Affilia: Journal of Women & Social Work, 24 (1),56-68Popescu, M. & Drumm, R. (2008), Spirituality: A Healing Tool or an Aggravating Factor?Domestic Violence in Faith Communities. Social Work Journal, 74 (8), Santiago, Chile: Escuelade Trabajo Social, 83-94Sandor, S. D. & Popescu, M. (2008), Religiosity and Values in Romania. Transylvanian Reviewof Administrative Sciences, 22 (E), 171:180Drumm, R., McBride, D., Hopkins, G., Thayer, J., Popescu, M., and Wrenn, J. (2006). IntimatePartner Violence in a Conservative Christian Denomination: Prevalence and Types. SocialWork and Christianity 33 (3), 233-251.Popescu, M. (1998). Domestic Violence: Perspectives in Social Policy Today. Social ResearchReview (2), 52-64Popescu, M. (1995). Child Protection in the United Kingdom, ARPAS (2), 16-195
Chapters in books:Popescu, M. (2018, In progress). Migration Policies in Europe and the US: Securitization,Safety, and the Paradox of Human Rights. In Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in the United States:Interdisciplinary Perspectives. (Eds. Libal, K., and Berthold, M.), ABC-CLIO.Popescu, M. & Strand, V. (2018). Trauma-Informed Organizational Readiness Assessment(Chapter 15). In Trauma-Informed Child Welfare Systems (eds. Strand, V. & Sprang, G.),Springer, Inc.Popescu, M., & Breen Thomas, C. (2016). International Nonprofit Organizations: GlobalStandards, Local Practices, Challenges, and the Meaning of Sustainability (Chapter 11). In NonProfit Management: A Social Justice Approach (eds. Congress, E., Lucks, A., & Petit, F.),Springers, Inc.Popescu, M. & Munteanu, A. (2000). Domestic Violence: From an Imported Reality to anAssumed Current Issue. In Mihailescu, I. (ed.), Situation Analysis. Family and Child Issuesin Romania, Special issue, Bucharest: UNICEFBook (in progress)Popescu, M. (2018). Rights-Based International Social Development (part of a seriespublished by Springer, Series Editor: Dr. Gatenio-Gabel) – to be completed by June 2018PRESENTATIONSInvited presentations on international topicsMarch 20th 2018: Global Compact on Refugees: Local Implications. Presented at SaarlandUniversity, Center of American Studies, Saarbruecken, Germany.April 25th, 2017: Presented with Dr. Michael Knipper (Germany), at Rights-based Advocacy forMigrant and Refugee Health and Well-being in Europe: A View from Engaged Scholars –Forum, UConn School of Social Work (April 25, 2017)April 20th, 2017: Keynote speaker at Fordham Alumni Association Event – Migration Policies inEurope and Beyond: Safety, Security, and the Paradoxes of Human Rights.January 10th, 2017, Keynote Speaker at Forced Migration and Global Citizenship in Social CarePractice Today, organized by Anglia Ruskin UniversityOctober, 2016-January, 2017 – Series of invited lectures at University of Saarland,Saarbruecken, Germany (January 30th); Management Center of Innsbruck (January 18th);University of Vienna (December 15th); Institute of Migration Studies, University of Osnabrueck(November 2nd), and TEI, Athens (October 26th).2015, CSWE 61st APM (Denver, CO), Preparing Students for International Social Work Careers(With Dr. Mark Rodgers)2015 (June 12th), INDOSOW (International Doctorate in Social Work) Program, Anglia RuskinUniversity, Cambridge: Diversity, Cultural Context, and Human Rights. Implications for Policyand Practice.6
2014, CSWE 60th APM (Tampa, FL.), Preparing Students for International Social Work Careers(With Dr. Mark Rodgers)2013, November 2nd; CSWE 59th APM (Dallas, TX). Preparing Students for International SocialWork Careers (with Dr. Mark Rodgers).2013, April 23rd: Georgian Court University – Social Work Day. Presentation: Immigration – acontributor to violence against women? Implications for international social work practice2013, April 7th: Immigration reform: from dreams to reality (organized by Fordham GSS,Continuing Education Department). Presentation: Immigration policies and the treatment ofwomen in immigration detention centers.2013, March 9th: Eliminating all forms of violence against women of all ages – a parallel eventpart of the 57th anniversary of the Commission on the Status of Women* – Presentation:Immigration and Violence Against Women (*Dr. Popescu was also one of the organizers of theevent.)2012, March 3rd: Women’s Symposium – a parallel event part of the 56th anniversary of theCommission on the Status of Women – Presentation: Lessons from the Field – Women’s Storiesfrom Victimization to Empowerment; The role of social work in building capacity and creatingsafe communities for women in rural areas.Selected Peer-reviewed Professional Papers Presented:Popescu, M. (2017). Forced Migration: Changing Professional Mandates and the Paradox ofHuman Rights. Presented at the CSWE 63rd Annual Program Meeting, Dallas, Texas (October19-22)Libal, K., Harding, S., Popescu, M., Berthold, S.M., Felten, G., & Zubaroglu, P. (2017).Refugees and Xenophobia: Social Work Responses in US and Europe. Presented at the CSWE63rd Annual Program Meeting, Dallas, Texas (October 19-22)Libal, K., Harding, S., & Popescu, M. (2017). Voluntarism and Refugee Integration in theContext of Rising Xenophobia and Racism. Presented at International Metropolis Conference,The Hague, Netherlands, September 18-22.Popescu, M. (2017), Forced Migration – From Securitization to Safety: Current Challenges andBest Practices. Presented at the ICSD Biannual Conference, Zagreb, Croatia (July 7-11).Strand, V., Popescu, M., Way, I., & Semanchin-Jones (2016), A. “Building Agency Capacity toImplement Evidence-based Trauma Treatments.” Presented at the 29th Annual Research andPolicy Conference Child, Adolescent and Young Adult Behavioral Health, Tampa, FL, March13-16.Popescu, M., & Strand, V. (2016). “Factors contributing to organizational readiness foradopting and implementing trauma-informed evidence-based practice”. Presented at the Societyfor Social Work and Research 20th Annual Conference, Washington DC, January 13-17Popescu, M., Strand, V., Way, I. & Abramovitz, R.(2012). “Teaching competency based traumaeducation: Evaluation of a course/field model”. Presented at the 58th Annual Program Meeting,Council of Social Work Education, Washington, DC, November 8-12.7
McPherson, J., Berthold, M., Gatenio-Gabel, S., & Popescu, M. (2012). “Teaching Rights-basedPractice Models Across the Social Work Curriculum”. Presented at the 58th Annual ProgramMeeting, Council of Social Work Education, Washington, DC, November 8-12.Chase, Y., Popescu, M., Bragin, M., & Hermoso, J.C.R. (2012). “Indigenization of Social WorkEducation”, Presented at the 58th Annual Program Meeting, Council of Social Work Education,Washington, DC, November 8-12Gatenio-Gabel, S. & Popescu, M.,(2011). An International Collaborative to Integrate HumanRights in Social Work Curriculum. Presented at the 57th Annual Program Meeting, Council ofSocial Work Education, Atlanta, GA, October 28Popescu, M., & Kondrat, M. (2010), It's not just about the whales: Sustainability in a globalsocial work perspective. Presented at the 56th Annual Program Meeting, Council of Social WorkEducation, Portland, OR, October 16thGodenzi, A., Popescu, M., Diaconu, M., Braggin, M., Jellin, J., & Belaurier, A., Social WorkEducation Response to Rebuild Haiti After Earthquake. Presented at the 56th Annual ProgramMeeting, Council of Social Work Education, Portland, OR, October 16 th, 2010Popescu, M. & Drumm, R., The Impact of Childhood Victimization on Adults Coping withIntimate Partner Violence in a Faith Based Community. Presented at the 160th ICSDSymposium, Monterrey, Mexico, July 29th, 2009Popescu, M. & Gatenio-Gabel, S., Developing Faculty and Students’ Interests on Global SocialIssues. Presented at the 54th Annual Program Meeting, Council of Social Work Education,Philadelphia, October 31st, 2008SELECTED RESEARCH ACTIVITYPrincipal Investigator (February, 2017 to present) – Resettlement policies in the US:Securitization, Safety and Human Rights.Principal Investigator (September, 2016-February, 2017) – Migration policies and their impacton women asylum seekers and refugees in the European Space: Identifying Safe Spaces in Policyand PracticePrincipal Investigator (July 2015 – June 2016) – Relocation strategies: Effectiveness and Currentneeds of border refugees in Haiti – University Research Development Grant ( 4,800) –Community assessment in refugee camps at the Haitian border, mapping relocation strategies.Principal Investigator (March-May, 2015) – Inter-professional Education: Best Practices inInternational Social Work Education – Faculty Development Grant Awarded ( 1,880) – Studyevaluated a semester course with an applied international component in Haiti, measuring itseffectiveness in transferring knowledge, and increasing students’ readiness for internationalsocial development.Principal Investigator (January, 2014) – Inter-professional Education: Best Practices inInternational Social Work Education – Faculty Development Grant Awarded ( 4,800) – Studyevaluated an interdisciplinary course designed/taught in Peru, measuring its effectiveness intransferring knowledge, and increasing students’ readiness for international social work andsocial development careers. Findings presented in Zubaroglu & Popescu (2015), article acceptedfor publication by Advances In Social Work Journal.8
Principal Investigator (April – August 2013), Relocation of Displaced Population Groups inHaiti – A follow-up Study. Faculty Development Grant Awarded for this Study. Focused on 283families relocated out of the Pinchinat IDP Camp in Jacmel, Port-Au-Prince. Preliminary resultshave been presented at the Haiti: Post-Disaster Reconstruction, Sustainability And DevelopmentConference (November 15-16, 2013). Article currently prepared for publication – Popescu,Turin, & Lightburn (2015)Co-Investigator (August 2010-August 2014*), International Human Rights Certificate for SocialWork, a FIPSE grant funded by the US Department of Education (joined funding with theEuropean Union). PI: Dr. Elizabeth Reichert, University of Southern Illinois, at Carbondale.(*Grant was terminated as of December 2011)Co-Investigator, January 2011, Social Protection in Ghana – funded by UNICEF: studyconducted on the current social protection system in Ghana, and its direct impact on childprotection (PI: Dr. Gatenio Gabel)Co-Principal Investigator (June, 2009-June 2010) for the research project Women and GirlsWestchester Project, Internal Faculty Development Grant (Total amount awarded: 10,000) –focus on Immigration and Violence Against Women in Westchester County.Co-Principal Investigator (2002-2005) for the evaluation of the Hispanic Capacity Project – afederally funded project part of the Faith-Based Initiative/DHSS Compassionate Funds (Totalamount awarded: 159,000)Co-Investigator (1998-2000) of the research grant, within the Tempus Program, ComparativeAnalysis of Social Services/Social Protection. A Joined Project: University of Bucharest,University of Umea/Sweden, and Anglia Polytechnic University, Cambridge, U.K.Co-Investigator/Evaluator (June-August, 2000) of the Family Education Program, UNICEFRomaniaEvaluator (November, 1999 – April, 2000) of the Social Protection System in Romania, projectfunded by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection and coordinated by the Research Institutefor the Quality of Life, Bucharest, Romania.9
Fordham University, Graduate School of Social Service E-mail: popescu@fordham.edu Phone (office): 914-367-3437 EDUCATION: 2000 Doctorate in Sociology University of Bucharest, Romania 1997 Masters of Social Work School of Social Work, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 1995 .
