Associate Professor
Fordham University
BROOKLYN, NY, United States
Laura J. Wernick, LMSW, MPA, PhD is an Associate Professor at the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service and a life-long organizer/activist. Using predominantly participatory action research, their scholarship uses a disability justice lens to explore how transformative organizing models address intersectional issues of power, oppression, healing and change within their movement organizing. Laura’s work has focused on organizing LGBTQ+ youth, low-income youth of color, young adult activists with wealth, and employers of domestic workers. Their current research is examining ableism & white supremacy culture in the social work academy.
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Friday, October 25, 2024
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Saturday, October 26, 2024
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM CT