Full Time Faculty

Karen Gray, PhD Assistant Professor 334 Desaussure College of Social Work University of South Carolina  Columbia, SC 29208 Phone: (803) 777-9949 Fax: (803) 777-3498 e-mail: karen.gray@sc.edu

Educational Background:

BSW, University of Missouri
MSW, University of Kansas
PhD, University of Texas at Austin

Research Interests:

Poverty
Single mother families in and out of poverty
Interventions
Grassroots community organizing
Community land trusts

Selected Publications:

Peer-reviewed publications

Gray, K. A. (2005). Women who succeeded in leaving public assistance for a living-wage
job. Qualitative Social Work, 4, 309-326.

Gray, K. A. (2005). Pride, prejudice, and a dose of shame: The meaning of public
assistance. Affilia, 20, 329-345.

Gray, K. A. (2004). Children’s lives in and out of poverty. In P. Pufall & D. Unsworth,
(Eds.). Rethinking Childhood. Rutgers Press. 154-169.

Selected Presentations:

Parker, C. R. & Gray, K. A. Community land trusts in the United States. Paper presented
at Inter-University Consortium for International Social Development. July, 2005. Recife, Brazil

Salley, L., Gray, K., Parker, C., & Washington, B. College/University and community
partnerships: Securing the future. Paper presented at the Housing and Urban
Development conference, Office of University Partnerships. April, 2005. Chicago, IL.

Funded Research:

Gray, K. A. (2005). Durham Community Land Trustees.

Gray, K. A. (p. i.) & Parker, C. R. (2005). Community land trusts in the United States:
A case study from a social work perspective.

Selected Service:

Board member. SC Fair Share. Columbia, SC. 2005-2008.

Board member. Association for Community Organization and Social Administration.  National organization. 2001-2007.

Association for Community Organization and Social Administration symposium co-chair. The Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting. 2005-2006. And symposium coordinator 2005-2007.

Honors and Awards:

Outstanding leadership and philanthropy.  2003.  Fair Share and the Central Carolina Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. 1998 - 2002.

Professional Organizations:

Academy of Certified Social Workers and NASW 1988-present.

Association for Community Organization and Social Administration.  1997 – present.

Council on Social Work Education.  1998 - present.

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