RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Women's Health and Well-Being Issues; Socioemotional Development of African-American Children; Roles of African-American Women in Self-Help and Community Building Efforts; History of African-American Agents of Change
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PERSONAL PROSE:
Dr. Denise Davis-Maye, a licensed clinical social worker, is a native of Harlem, New York. She is currently an Assistant Professor with the Social Work Program in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work at Auburn University. With over 16 years of experience in Social Work practice, Dr. Davis-Maye is an alumna of Clark Atlanta University. She completed graduate work at Hunter College of the City University of New York, and the University of Alabama. She has studied reproductive health issues of Ugandan adolescents and the psychosocial development of African-American children. Her research interests include the cultural, community and familial impact on the emotional development of adolescent girls of African descent, the contributions of African-American Women to the Social Welfare history of the United States, and Factors contributing the general well-being of African-American families. Dr. Davis-Maye has taught Human Behavior in the Social Environment, Practice Issues with the Black Family, Social Welfare History, Introduction to Social Work, and Practice Methods with Groups and Families. Dr. Davis-Maye was selected as a 2006 Fulbright-Hayes Scholar to study issues related to women, families and social change in China. She has published in the Journal of Children and Poverty, Affilia: The Journal of Women and Social Work, the Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, the Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services and the Journal of Social Work Education. She recently received a grant to implement a college preparatory program for students in the underserved Black Belt Region of Alabama.
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