E-Mail: paulagerstenblatt@utexas.edu
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Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
Dissertation: Academic Service Learning Pedagogy in Social Work: Assessment of student transformation and community impact using an interdisciplinary course model of university-community engagement
Committee: Chair: Dr. Dorie Gilbert, Drs. K. Davis, M. Lauderdale, J. P. Aguilar, C. Adejumo, J. Walker
Research Interests: Service learning in social work, the use of digital tools in pedagogy, community-university partnerships and publicly engaged scholarship, and arts based research methods
Teaching Interests: Social justice, community development/engagement, academic service learning, and policy
Education
Anticipated | Ph.D. | The University of Texas at Austin, School of Social Work |
December 1986 | MSW | California State University Sacramento, Sacramento, CA |
May 1979 | BA | Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont |
Selected Research Experience
September 2012-Present | Graduate Research Assistant for Volunteer Service Learning Center, Community Engagement Programs |
September 2011-Present | Co-Principal Investigator with Dr. Dorie Gibert Assessing Student Growth, Pedagogical Practice and Community Impact in Academic Service-Learning (ASL) Courses |
January 2010-Present | Co-Principal Investigator with Dr. Dorie Gilbert Evaluation of Cross- Disciplinary Collaborative in Community Development Projects in Mart, Texas |
Selected Teaching Experience
August 2011-May 2012 | Assistant Instructor, Foundations of Social Justice, The University of Texas at Austin |
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
Gerstenblatt, P. & Aguilar, J.P. Collage portraits as a method of analysis in qualitative research, International Journal of Qualitative Methods (In revision)
Gerstenblatt, P., Faulkner, M., Lee, A., Thy Doan, L. & Travis, D. More than babysitting: unique issues of work stress and personal well-being for family child care providers. Early Childhood Education (In revision)
In Review
Travis, D., Lee, A., Faulkner, M., Gerstenblatt, P. Cultivating a thriving childcare workforce: A theory-driven qualitative analysis. Journal Community, Work, and Family
Selected Conference Presentations
Gerstenblatt, P. & Rhodes, D. Integrated Media & Arts in Social Work Education: Multi media social justice project. Invited presentation for Council on Social Work Education, November 2012.
Gerstenblatt, P. & Rhodes, D. (Re)Building Memory: Social and Cultural Transformation in Rural Black America Through Art Based Practice. Paper presented at the Colloquium for African American Research, Paris 2011.
Gerstenblatt, P. & Gilbert, D. Blogs As a Representation of Students' Experience In a Social Work Academic Service Learning Class. Paper presentation at the Society for Social Work Research, Washington, D.C., January 2012.
Selected Grant Awards
- 2012 National Endowment of the Arts Our Town ($25,000), Principal Investigator
- 2011 National Endowment of the Arts Your Town ($22,000) Principal Investigator
- 2011 Dulaney Foundation ($20,000) Principal Investigator
Selected Scholarships/Awards
October 2012 | Social Work Education Research Student Award, Social Work Education: the International Journal ($12,800) |
January 2012 | Nominated by the School of Social Work for Michael H. Granof Outstanding Graduate Student Award, University of Texas at Austin |
January 2012 | Supporting Students with Disabilities Faculty Award by the University of Texas Services for Students with Disabilities |