Scott Harding , Ph.D.
Profile Summary
Scott Harding, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Community Organization and Co-Director of the Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work. Scott teaches courses in community organization, macro foundation practice, and teaches a special topics course on war, militarism and imperialism. His areas of specialization include community organization and practice, poverty, social problems and social welfare policy, political advocacy, and war, militarism, and imperialism.
Education
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Ph.D. - University of Washington, Social Welfare, 2000
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M.S.W. - California State University, 1992
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B.A. - California State University, 1984
Research Interests
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Political Social Work
Globalization
Social Work
Social Justice
Labor and Social Work
Research and Scholarship Links
- coming soon
Contact
- Phone: (860) 570-9182
- Email: scott.harding@uconn.edu
- Room: 338 SSWB
Professional Experience
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut, School of Social Work, 2004 – present
Assistant Professor, University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare, 2000-04
Assistant Professor, University of Washington, School of Social Work, 1998-2000
Professional Experience
Policy Analyst, California Budget Project. Sacramento, CA., 1996-96
Conference Coordinator, Housing California, Sacramento, CA., 1995-96
Acting Executive Director, California Homeless & Housing Coalition, Sacramento, CA., 1994-95
Northern California Coordinator, California Homeless & Housing Coalition, Sacramento, CA., 1992-94
Staff Member, California Coalition for Rural Housing, Sacramento, CA., 1991-92
Project Coordinator, Labor Coalition on Central America, Oakland, CA., 1988-90
Publications
Articles, Books, and Book Chapters
Book Chapters
Fisher, R. & Harding, S. (2008). Political economy and public life: The context for community organizing. In J. Rothman, J.L. Erlich & J.E. Tropman (Eds.), Strategies of community intervention (Seventh Edition) (pp. 5-26). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing .
Nagda, B.A., Harding, S., Moise-Swanson, D., Ballasone, M.L., & Spearmon, L.C. (2001). Intergroup dialogue, education and action: Innovations in a school of social work. In D. Schoem & S. Hurtado (Eds.), Intergroup dialogue: Deliberative democracy in school, college, community and workplace (pp. 115-134). Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.
Nagda, B.A., Harding, S. & Holley, L.C. (1999). Social work and multicultural organization development: Toward empowering and empowered organizations. In W. Shera & L.M. Wells (Eds.), Empowerment practice in social work: Developing richer conceptual foundations (pp. 278-306). Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
Refereed Articles
Simmons, L. & Harding, S. Community-labor coalitions for progressive change. Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health (Accepted for Publication).
Harding, S. (2007). Man-made disaster and development: The case of Iraq. International Social Work, 50(3), 295-306.
Scanlon, E, Hartnett, H., & Harding, S. (2006). An analysis of the political activity of NASW state chapters. The Journal of Policy Practice , 5(4), 41-54.
Harding, S., Ferguson, M. & Radey, M. (2005). Does poverty matter? An analysis of courses on poverty at the top 50 schools of social work. Arete, 28(2), 39-53.
Hartnett, H., Harding, S. & Scanlon, E. (2005). NASW chapters: Director’s perceptions of factors which impede and encourage active member participation . Journal of Community Practice , 13(4), 69-83.
Hartnett, H. & Harding, S. (2005). Geography and shelter: Implications for community practice with people experiencing homelessness. Journal of Progressive Human Services , 16(2), 25-46.
Scanlon. E. & Harding, S. (2005). Social work and labor unions: Historical and contemporary alliances. Journal of Community Practice, 13(1), 9-30.
Harding, S. (2004). The sound of silence: Social work, the academy, and Iraq.Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 31(2), 179-197.
Nagda, B.A., Spearmon, M., Holley, L.C., Harding, S., Ballasone, M.L., Moise-Swanson, D., & de Mello, S. (1999). Intergroup dialogues: An innovative approach to teaching about diversity and justice in social work programs. Journal of Social Work Education, 35(3), 433-449.
Invited Essays
Libal, K. & Harding, S. Challenging US silence: International NGOs and the Iraqi refugee crisis. In S. Martinez (Ed.), International migration and human rights: The global repercussions of U.S. policy (In Press). Berkeley: University of California Press.
Libal, K. & Harding, S. (2007). The politics of refugee advocacy and humanitarian assistance . Middle East Report, 243(Fall), 18-21.
Harding, S. (2003). The realities of poverty. In A. Lieberman & C. Lester (Eds.), Social work practice with a difference: Stories, essays, cases, and commentaries (pp. 519-524). New York: McGraw Hill Publishers.
Longres, J. & Harding, S. (1997). Ebonics and social work education. Journal of Social Work Education, 33(2), 222-224.
Grants and Sponsored Programs
Presentations, Conferences and Lectures
Presentations
The Politics of Resettlement of Iraqi Refugees to the United States. Presentation to the13th International Metropolis Conference. October 28, 2008, Bonn, Germany.
Responding to the Iraqi Refugee Crisis: Strengths & Limits of NGO Advocacy & Humanitarian Assistance. Presentation to The Peace and Justice Studies Association Annual Conference. September 13, 2008, Portland, Oregon.
The Politics of Advocacy and Policy-Making for Iraqi Refugees. Presentation to 11th Conference of The International Association for the Study of Forced Migration. January 9, 2008, Cairo, Egypt.
The Politics of Iraqi Refugees. Presentation to The Middle East Studies Association Annual Meeting. November 18, 2007, Montreal, Canada.
The Politics of Iraqi Refugees: What Role for Social Work? Presentation to The Council on Social Work Education’s 53rd Annual Program Meeting. October 29, 2007, San Francisco, CA.
Social Workers as Union Organizers. Presentation to the United Association for Labor Education (UALE) National Labor Education Conference. May 19, 2006, Seattle, WA
Social Workers as Union Organizers. Presentation to The Council on Social Work Education’s 52nd Annual Program Meeting. February 19, 2006, Chicago, IL.
Man-Made Disaster and Development: The Case of Iraq. Presentation to The Council on Social Work’s 51 st Annual Program Meeting. February 27, 2005, New York, NY.
The Cost of Empire: social Work and the War on Terror. Presentation to The Policy Conference 2003. August 24, 2003, The College of Social Work, University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Publications on Poverty & Inequality in the Top Social Work Journals in the Welfare Reform Era. Presentation to the Policy Conference 2003. August 25, 2003, The College of Social Work, University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Social Work and the Labor Movement: New Strategies for Collaboration. Presentation to The Policy Conference 2002. June 19, 2002, The College of Social Work, University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Does Poverty Matter? Courses on Poverty and Inequality at the top 50 Schools of Social Work. Presentation to The Policy Conference 2002. June 19, 2002, The College of Social Work, University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Preparing Students for Practice and Advocacy: Teaching About Poverty in America. Presentation to The Policy Conference 2001. June 19, 2001, The College of Social Work, University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Urban Redevelopment and Gentrification in Seattle: 1960 – 1990. Presentation to the Qualitative Interest Group, 14 th Annual Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies. January 14, 2001, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
Conference Proceedings
Harding, S. & Libal, K. (2007). Social development in Iraq: Reversing community disintegration and middle-class flight. An International Conference on Rebuilding Sustainable Communities in Iraq: Policies, Programs and Projects. July 23-26, 2007. Proceedings (pp. 207-223). College of Public and Community Service, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA.
Honors, Fellowships and Distinctions
Nominated for Social Work Alumni Society Outstanding Faculty Award. University of Kansas (2004)
Nominated for Social Work Alumni Society Outstanding Faculty Award. University of Kansas (2003)
Certificate of Completion, “Introduction to Human Rights Education.” Human Rights Education Associates. Cambridge, MA (2003)
Center for Teaching Excellence: Best Practices Institute. University of Kansas (2003)
Social Work Alumni Society Outstanding Faculty Award. University of Kansas (2002)
Principal Investigator. KU – New Faculty Award. University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare. (2001-2002)
Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Washington (2000)
Eugene H. Beebe Scholarship, University of Washington (1998)
Boeing Endowment Fellowship, University of Washington (1996 – 97)
Graduate Equity Fellowship, California State University, Sacramento (1991 – 92)
Graduate Research Assistant, California State University, Sacramento (1990 – 91)
Sacramento Bee Journalism Scholarship (1983)
Outreach and Service
University Service
University of Connecticut
“Teach-in on the Middle East” Planning Committee, 2005
University of Connecticut School of Social Work
Political Social Work Web Page Advisory Group, Institute for the Advancement of Political Social Work Practice, 2005
Faculty-Administration Advisory Committee, 2004 – present
International Center Advisory Committee, 2004 – present
Faculty-Student Relations Committee, 2004 – present
University of Kansas
General Education Review Group, 2004,
Multicultural Resource Center Building Committee, 2004
School of Social Welfare. Dean’s Administrative Review Committee, 2003 – 2004
School of Social Welfare. Advisor to “Social Hawks,” MSW Student Organization, 2003 – 2004
Dissertation Committee Member, Nocona Pewewardy, 2001 – 03
Diissertation Committee Member: Emer Day, 2003
Interviewer for 2003 Assessment of General Education, 2003
School of Social Welfare. Faculty Search Committee, 2002 – 2004
School of Social Welfare. Ad Hoc Committee on Doctoral Student Employment, 2002
Board Member/Board Chair, Student Housing Advisory Board (SHAB), 2001 – 2004
Community Service
No Sweat Connecticut ( Hartford, CT). Legislative Planning Committee
Lawrence Coalition for Peace and Justice ( Lawrence, KS). Foreign Policy Reading Group
Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition ( Topeka, KS). Board of Directors (Founding Member)
Influencing State Policy ( Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA). Reviewer for Influencing State Policy Contest 2002
Tenants to Homeowners ( Lawrence, KS). Board of Directors; Resource Development Committee
Governor’s Mental Health Services Planning Council’s Subcommittee on Housing and Homelessness ( Topeka, KS). Committee Member