Bonnie Young, MSW, PhD
- Associate Professor
Affiliated Programs
Education
- PhD Social Work (2003)
Virginia Commonwealth University (VA) - Master of Social Work (1992)
West Virginia University (WV) Community Health and Mental Health - Bachelor of Psychology (1990)
Edinboro University (PA
About Me
I have 19 years of teaching experience and 25 years of professional experience in urban African American community practice. My scholarship is focused on community organizing and advocacy with particular attention to social and economic justice. I have published work in the areas of community organizing, labor/community coalitions, youth development, affordable housing, community development in African American communities, and culturally competent macro practice.
Research Interests
- Community Organizing
- Economically Just Community Development
- Affordable Housing
- Youth and Culturally Responsive Macro Practice
Publications
- Young Laing, B. (2021). Affordable Housing: An International Perspective. Encyclopedia of Macro Practice. https://oxfordre.com/socialwork/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.001.0001/acrefore-9780199975839-e-1026
- Moore, S. Nwachuku, B., Young Laing, B., Sterrett-Hong, E , and Perry-Burney, G. (2021). Providing Kinship Care to Black Youth Implications for Social Workhttps://jfc-ojs-ttu.tdl.org/jfc/article/view/17
- Young Laing, B. (2018). A Critique of Rothman's and Other Standard Community Organizing Models Rhonda Phillips and Patsy Kraeger, Editors in Community Planning and Development, Toward Developing a Culturally Proficient Community Organizing Framework.
- Young Laing, B. (2010). Organizing Community and Labor Coalitions for Community Benefits Agreements in African American Communities: Ensuring Successful Partnerships in Economic Justice, Labor and Community Practice in Louise Simmons and Scott Harding, Editors. 2010. Economic Justice, Labor and Community Practice.