Cathryne L Schmitz
Biographic Data
| ID | 4159156 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cathryne L Schmitz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cathryne L |
| FAMILY NAME | Schmitz |
| SIGNATURE | SCHMITZ C L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Power of Narrative in Changing Political Regimes
Finding Peace Within to Bring Peace to the World
What We Need to Make Us More Humane
Women, Human Rights, and Gender Equality
Targeting Those Already Vulnerable
The Antidote to Covid-19: Policies and Programs to Enhance Our Well-Being
Protecting the Rights of People and Communities that are the Most Vulnerable
The Intersection of Environmental Justice, Climate Change, Community, and the Ecology of Life
Preparing social workers for ecosocial work practice and community building
In the context of the global ecological crisis, the profession of social work is increasingly shifting to embrace an ecosocial lens, recognizing the centrality of the ecological environment for human existence and the inextricable linkages of wellbeing for people and planet. Social work educators are contributing to this shift as leaders in the transformation of their home institutions and communities. We present examples within two models of edu…
Transformative Change: An Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies
This foundational Peace and Conflict Studies text is formatted to fit inside a 14 week college/university term. The chapters are designed to provide a succinct overview of research, theory, and practice that can be supplemented with material chosen by the professor. The book introduces students to the core concepts of the field, and provides an up to date alternative to the Peace and Conflict readers. It will move from historical development of t…
The relationship between social work and environmental sustainability: Implications for interdisciplinary practice
Schmitz CL, Matyók T, James C, Sloan LM. The relationship between social work and environmental sustainability: Implications for interdisciplinary practice The Brundtland Commission, formally the World Commission on Environment and Development, established by the United Nations in 1983, links peace, security, development and the environment claiming that war, poverty and structural violence result in the oppression and degradation of the human co…
Empowering Students in a Feminist Social Work Practice Course
Since 1993, a faculty collective has team-taught a feminist social work practice course. The course, designed to heighten student knowledge of feminist practice, was expected to empower students. An overview of the course is presented with an analysis of its impact on student perceptions of personal and professional power. Pre and post measures of empowerment were analyzed and used to derive outcome measures of change in student views of themselv…
Homelessness as One Component of Housing Instability and Its Impact on the Development of Children in Poverty
The number offamilies with children living in poverty and experiencing housing instability and homelessness has increased dramatically over the last two decades. Current public policy decisions will lead to further increases. Understanding the impact of this instability on the emotional, behavioral, and cognitive development of children is imperative. Few studies cn'tically examine the effects ofinstability on both domiciled and homeless children…
Reframing the Dialogue on Female-Headed Single-Parent Families
The increase in female-headed single-parent families, and the high rates of poverty among them, caused by changing economic and social support structures, is an international phenomenon. The traditional negative focus on the deviance of this family structure has led to blaming unmarried women, rather than implementing economic and social support structures that could lift their families out of poverty. This article presents data on these families…
The relationship between social work and environmental sustainability: Implications for interdisciplinary practice
Schmitz CL, Matyók T, James C, Sloan LM. The relationship between social work and environmental sustainability: Implications for interdisciplinary practice The Brundtland Commission, formally the World Commission on Environment and Development, established by the United Nations in 1983, links peace, security, development and the environment claiming that war, poverty and structural violence result in the oppression and degradation of the human co…
Reframing the Dialogue on Female-Headed Single-Parent Families
The increase in female-headed single-parent families, and the high rates of poverty among them, caused by changing economic and social support structures, is an international phenomenon. The traditional negative focus on the deviance of this family structure has led to blaming unmarried women, rather than implementing economic and social support structures that could lift their families out of poverty. This article presents data on these families…
Preparing social workers for ecosocial work practice and community building
In the context of the global ecological crisis, the profession of social work is increasingly shifting to embrace an ecosocial lens, recognizing the centrality of the ecological environment for human existence and the inextricable linkages of wellbeing for people and planet. Social work educators are contributing to this shift as leaders in the transformation of their home institutions and communities. We present examples within two models of edu…
Women, Human Rights, and Gender Equality
Empowering Students in a Feminist Social Work Practice Course
Since 1993, a faculty collective has team-taught a feminist social work practice course. The course, designed to heighten student knowledge of feminist practice, was expected to empower students. An overview of the course is presented with an analysis of its impact on student perceptions of personal and professional power. Pre and post measures of empowerment were analyzed and used to derive outcome measures of change in student views of themselv…
Homelessness as One Component of Housing Instability and Its Impact on the Development of Children in Poverty
The number offamilies with children living in poverty and experiencing housing instability and homelessness has increased dramatically over the last two decades. Current public policy decisions will lead to further increases. Understanding the impact of this instability on the emotional, behavioral, and cognitive development of children is imperative. Few studies cn'tically examine the effects ofinstability on both domiciled and homeless children…
Reframing the Dialogue on Female-Headed Single-Parent Families
The increase in female-headed single-parent families, and the high rates of poverty among them, caused by changing economic and social support structures, is an international phenomenon. The traditional negative focus on the deviance of this family structure has led to blaming unmarried women, rather than implementing economic and social support structures that could lift their families out of poverty. This article presents data on these families…
Empowering Students in a Feminist Social Work Practice Course
Since 1993, a faculty collective has team-taught a feminist social work practice course. The course, designed to heighten student knowledge of feminist practice, was expected to empower students. An overview of the course is presented with an analysis of its impact on student perceptions of personal and professional power. Pre and post measures of empowerment were analyzed and used to derive outcome measures of change in student views of themselv…
The relationship between social work and environmental sustainability: Implications for interdisciplinary practice
Schmitz CL, Matyók T, James C, Sloan LM. The relationship between social work and environmental sustainability: Implications for interdisciplinary practice The Brundtland Commission, formally the World Commission on Environment and Development, established by the United Nations in 1983, links peace, security, development and the environment claiming that war, poverty and structural violence result in the oppression and degradation of the human co…
Transformative Change: An Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies
This foundational Peace and Conflict Studies text is formatted to fit inside a 14 week college/university term. The chapters are designed to provide a succinct overview of research, theory, and practice that can be supplemented with material chosen by the professor. The book introduces students to the core concepts of the field, and provides an up to date alternative to the Peace and Conflict readers. It will move from historical development of t…
Preparing social workers for ecosocial work practice and community building
In the context of the global ecological crisis, the profession of social work is increasingly shifting to embrace an ecosocial lens, recognizing the centrality of the ecological environment for human existence and the inextricable linkages of wellbeing for people and planet. Social work educators are contributing to this shift as leaders in the transformation of their home institutions and communities. We present examples within two models of edu…
The Intersection of Environmental Justice, Climate Change, Community, and the Ecology of Life
The Antidote to Covid-19: Policies and Programs to Enhance Our Well-Being
Protecting the Rights of People and Communities that are the Most Vulnerable
What We Need to Make Us More Humane
Women, Human Rights, and Gender Equality
Targeting Those Already Vulnerable
Finding Peace Within to Bring Peace to the World
The Power of Narrative in Changing Political Regimes
Political science (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Environmental ethics (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works)