Jennifer E Lerner
Biographic Data
| ID | 213843 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jennifer E Lerner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jennifer E |
| FAMILY NAME | Lerner |
| SIGNATURE | LERNER J E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Washington |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0590-1612 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
“I’m really hungry for it”
White social work staff and faculty often feel ill-equipped to provide an anti-racist education. In this pilot study 18 white social work staff and faculty participated in four focus groups at a large university. They reflected on many themes, including 1) dismantling white supremacy; 2) connection to community and relationships; 3) practice vs. knowledge; 4) speaking up; 5) emotions and making mistakes; and 6) the body. Racial justice teach-ins,…
Not All Vulnerability Is Created Equal Within Groups
“It’s Checking Off a Required Diversity Course Box”
This study aimed to examine the experiences of students of color (SOC) in a required diversity and social justice course in a social work school at a public institution. Nineteen SOC participated in focus groups describing their experiences with the course. Several common themes were identified: (a) experiencing harm in the class; (b) curriculum, classroom, school, and institution centered in whiteness; (c) the school of social work’s ability to …
Feeling that “soul connection”
This is about heart knowledge”
Our study conducted 11 focus groups with 41 students enrolled in a school of social work at a large public university about their experiences with anti-racism social work education. White students consistently reported that they felt prepared with a lot of knowledge around anti-racism but felt a disconnect engaging in anti-racist practice. Students of color identified that white students need stronger skills with anti-racist practice. We identifi…
It’s on a Cellular Level
The Air Is Being Sucked Out of the Room”
This study explores the experiences of social work students of color (SOC) and their antiracism education within a school of social work at a public university. Twenty-one SOC participated in focus groups where they described their experiences with antiracism education. Several key themes were identified: (a) finding community through affinity groups, (b) SOC interactions with White students, (c) differentiating internalized racism and anti-Black…
Historical and social forces in the Iridescent Life Course
The lives of transgender older adults are rarely examined, and little is known about the critical life events and experiences of this population. Informed by the Iridescent Life Course, this study investigates how intersectionality, fluidity, context and power impact the life events and experiences of trans older adults by generation and gender. Utilising 2014 data from the National Health, Aging, and Sexuality/Gender Study: Aging with Pride (Nat…
Back to the (not so) Basics of Anti-Racist Education and Practice
This study sought to explore the skills white social work students need to develop in order to cultivate an embodied anti-racist practice. Forty-one social work students (approximately half white and half students of color) at a public university participated in semi-structured focus groups to discuss their experiences with anti-racist education and practice in their social work education. A predominant theme observed from these focus groups was …
Social work the ‘white way’
The continued dominance and perpetuation of white supremacy has created the need for the profession of social work to teach white students how to identity and to understand how a culture of ‘whiteness’ influences their interactions in the classroom and beyond. As the National Association of Social Workers, British Association of Social Workers, The South African Council for Social Service Professions, and the Australian Association of Social Work…
Educating “Helping” Professional Students to “Help” Trans People Navigate Their Health Care Needs
In the 2015 United States Trans Survey, trans people overwhelmingly indicated that training health-care providers about trans health is an urgent policy priority within the US. This literature review examines the types of educational training interventions health professional schools have developed from 2015-2020 focused on trans health. This review revealed that the fields of medicine and interprofessional education have created the majority of …
To Go or Not to Go
More than an Apple a Day
Beyond Diversity and Inclusion
A social justice classroom agenda relies on the ability of educators to create a space free from microaggressions that can be strengthened through an approach of cultural humility. Utilizing Bonnycastle’s social justice continuum, this article explores how to create a classroom grounded in social equality and guided by social work values to foster participation from students across all social identities
The Need for Social Work Advocacy to Create Social Justice for Transgender People
Transgender people in the United States experience high levels of employment discrimination. The Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA) is one mechanism that would provide basic workplace protections for this population. We argue, however, that passage of ENDA is only one of many preliminary steps to help transgender people experience an essential basic version of social justice. Using Bonnycastle's (2011) social justice relational illustrative …
Product Review
The Animal Text
We studied the dominant messages about animals in television commercials and the ways these messages might be subject to alternative readings. Six primary themes captured the portrayal of animals in the advertisements: animals as loved ones (e.g., a member of a family), as symbols (representation of logos or ideas), as tools (using animals for human use or consumption), as allegories, as nuisances, and animals in nature. Many of the commercials h…
The Animal Text
We studied the dominant messages about animals in television commercials and the ways these messages might be subject to alternative readings. Six primary themes captured the portrayal of animals in the advertisements: animals as loved ones (e.g., a member of a family), as symbols (representation of logos or ideas), as tools (using animals for human use or consumption), as allegories, as nuisances, and animals in nature. Many of the commercials h…
More than an Apple a Day
Beyond Diversity and Inclusion
A social justice classroom agenda relies on the ability of educators to create a space free from microaggressions that can be strengthened through an approach of cultural humility. Utilizing Bonnycastle’s social justice continuum, this article explores how to create a classroom grounded in social equality and guided by social work values to foster participation from students across all social identities
Historical and social forces in the Iridescent Life Course
The lives of transgender older adults are rarely examined, and little is known about the critical life events and experiences of this population. Informed by the Iridescent Life Course, this study investigates how intersectionality, fluidity, context and power impact the life events and experiences of trans older adults by generation and gender. Utilising 2014 data from the National Health, Aging, and Sexuality/Gender Study: Aging with Pride (Nat…
The Animal Text
We studied the dominant messages about animals in television commercials and the ways these messages might be subject to alternative readings. Six primary themes captured the portrayal of animals in the advertisements: animals as loved ones (e.g., a member of a family), as symbols (representation of logos or ideas), as tools (using animals for human use or consumption), as allegories, as nuisances, and animals in nature. Many of the commercials h…
Product Review
The Need for Social Work Advocacy to Create Social Justice for Transgender People
Transgender people in the United States experience high levels of employment discrimination. The Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA) is one mechanism that would provide basic workplace protections for this population. We argue, however, that passage of ENDA is only one of many preliminary steps to help transgender people experience an essential basic version of social justice. Using Bonnycastle's (2011) social justice relational illustrative …
Beyond Diversity and Inclusion
A social justice classroom agenda relies on the ability of educators to create a space free from microaggressions that can be strengthened through an approach of cultural humility. Utilizing Bonnycastle’s social justice continuum, this article explores how to create a classroom grounded in social equality and guided by social work values to foster participation from students across all social identities
More than an Apple a Day
Social work the ‘white way’
The continued dominance and perpetuation of white supremacy has created the need for the profession of social work to teach white students how to identity and to understand how a culture of ‘whiteness’ influences their interactions in the classroom and beyond. As the National Association of Social Workers, British Association of Social Workers, The South African Council for Social Service Professions, and the Australian Association of Social Work…
Educating “Helping” Professional Students to “Help” Trans People Navigate Their Health Care Needs
In the 2015 United States Trans Survey, trans people overwhelmingly indicated that training health-care providers about trans health is an urgent policy priority within the US. This literature review examines the types of educational training interventions health professional schools have developed from 2015-2020 focused on trans health. This review revealed that the fields of medicine and interprofessional education have created the majority of …
To Go or Not to Go
The Air Is Being Sucked Out of the Room”
This study explores the experiences of social work students of color (SOC) and their antiracism education within a school of social work at a public university. Twenty-one SOC participated in focus groups where they described their experiences with antiracism education. Several key themes were identified: (a) finding community through affinity groups, (b) SOC interactions with White students, (c) differentiating internalized racism and anti-Black…
Historical and social forces in the Iridescent Life Course
The lives of transgender older adults are rarely examined, and little is known about the critical life events and experiences of this population. Informed by the Iridescent Life Course, this study investigates how intersectionality, fluidity, context and power impact the life events and experiences of trans older adults by generation and gender. Utilising 2014 data from the National Health, Aging, and Sexuality/Gender Study: Aging with Pride (Nat…
Back to the (not so) Basics of Anti-Racist Education and Practice
This study sought to explore the skills white social work students need to develop in order to cultivate an embodied anti-racist practice. Forty-one social work students (approximately half white and half students of color) at a public university participated in semi-structured focus groups to discuss their experiences with anti-racist education and practice in their social work education. A predominant theme observed from these focus groups was …
“It’s Checking Off a Required Diversity Course Box”
This study aimed to examine the experiences of students of color (SOC) in a required diversity and social justice course in a social work school at a public institution. Nineteen SOC participated in focus groups describing their experiences with the course. Several common themes were identified: (a) experiencing harm in the class; (b) curriculum, classroom, school, and institution centered in whiteness; (c) the school of social work’s ability to …
Feeling that “soul connection”
This is about heart knowledge”
Our study conducted 11 focus groups with 41 students enrolled in a school of social work at a large public university about their experiences with anti-racism social work education. White students consistently reported that they felt prepared with a lot of knowledge around anti-racism but felt a disconnect engaging in anti-racist practice. Students of color identified that white students need stronger skills with anti-racist practice. We identifi…
It’s on a Cellular Level
“I’m really hungry for it”
White social work staff and faculty often feel ill-equipped to provide an anti-racist education. In this pilot study 18 white social work staff and faculty participated in four focus groups at a large university. They reflected on many themes, including 1) dismantling white supremacy; 2) connection to community and relationships; 3) practice vs. knowledge; 4) speaking up; 5) emotions and making mistakes; and 6) the body. Racial justice teach-ins,…
Not All Vulnerability Is Created Equal Within Groups
Political science (11 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Social Work (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (9 works) · Law (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Critical Race Theory in Education (5 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Pedagogy (5 works)