杰西卡·里特，理学硕士，博士.D.

Areas of Research 和/or Practice

Dr. Ritter’s professional social work experience has focused on child welfare, 儿童福利, 儿童权利. In her research she has studied the political participation of social workers in the U.S. She is the author of two books: 101 职业生涯 in Social Work 和 Social Work Policy Practice: Changing our Community, 国家, 和世界.

传记

Jessica Ritter is a Full Professor of Social Work in the Department of Social Work at 密歇根州立大学丹佛. Dr. 里特在德克萨斯州长大, but since receiving her PhD she has been a faculty member at George Mason University in the DC area 和 at Pacific University located just outside of Portl和, 俄勒冈州. At Pacific University she served as the BSW Program Director 和 Associate Dean of Social Sciences. Dr. Ritter began her social work career in child protection due to her strong desire for working with children 和 families served by the child welfare system. Her career as a social worker 和 social work academic has been dedicated to child welfare 儿童权利 as well as political advocacy focused on social 和 economic justice issues.

Professor Ritter earned her BSW, MSSW, 和 PhD in social work at the University of Texas at Austin. She teaches a variety of courses including Generalist Practice, 儿童虐待, 研究方法, 和 Social Welfare Policy. She has a special passion for teaching policy with the goal of getting social work students excited about social policy, demystifying the political process, increasing students’ levels of political efficacy, 和 inspiring them to be engaged politically. Dr. Ritter is a Fulbright scholar 和 is the author of two books—101 职业生涯 in Social Work 和 Social Work Policy Practice: Changing our Community, 国家, 和世界. Being a social work educator is one of the great joys of her life!