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Jeane W. Anastas

Professor of Social Work; Director, Strategic Planning and New Initiatives
Curriculum Vitae
PhD, LMSW
jeane.anastas@nyu.edu | (212) 992-9711

bio

Dr. Anastas teaches courses in the MSW and PhD programs on social welfare policy, teaching and learning in social work, philosophy of knowledge, and research methods. She is currently serving as the president of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). She previously served on numerous national committees and boards in social work and social work education, including chairing the ANSWER Coalition working on the Dorothy A. Height/Whitney M. Young Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act and other legislation to advance social work education and research. In 2007, Dr. Anastas received the Council on Social Work Education's award for the Greatest Recent Contribution to Social Work Education, and in 2011 she received the Distinguished Teaching Medal at New York University. Her book, Teaching in Social Work: Theory and Practice for Educators, was published by Columbia University Press in 2010, and her book on doctoral education in social work will be published by Oxford University Press in January 2012.

career highlights


Active in NASW since 1986, past national NASW leadership experience includes chairing NCNLI and NCOWI and serving on NASW's Finance Committee and Advisory Committee to NASW's Center for Workforce Studies. She has also served on the national boards and executive committees of IASWR, the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) boards, and as chair of GADE (Group to Advance Doctoral Education). Past president of the Massachusetts Chapter from 1989-1991, she was the chapter's Social Worker of the Year in 1995. She was also a visiting scholar at CSWE in 2006-07, and was elected to the National Academies of Practice in Health Care in 2007.

Dr. Anastas publishes widely in the areas of women's issues, GLBT rights, mental health, social work education, and research ethics. Her current research involves promoting secure attachment relationships between teen mothers in the foster care system and their infants.

selected recent publications


  • Sakamoto, I., Anastas, J. W., McPhail, B., & Colarossi, L. (2008) Current status of women in social work education. Journal of Social Work Education, 44(1), 37-62. 
  • Anastas, J. W. (2007) Guest Editorial: Theorizing (in)equity for women in social work. Affilia: The Journal of Women and Social Work.  
  • Anastas, J. W. (2007). Preface, Caregiving with Pride, K. I. Fredricksen-Goldsen & C. P. Ellis, Eds. Special Issue of The Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services, 18(3/4) Haworth Press.
  • Anastas, J. W. (2006). Employment opportunities in social work education: A study of jobs for doctoral graduates. Journal of Social Work Education, 42(2), 195-209.
  • Eckhardt, E., & Anastas, J. W. (May, 2007). Research methods with disabled populations. In F. K.O.Yuen, C. B. Cohen, & K. Tower, eds., Disability and social work education: Practice and policy issues. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press.
  • Appleby, G. A., & Anastas, J. W. (2005). Social work practice with lesbian, gay and bisexual people. In A. Morales & B. W. Shaefor (Eds.), Social work: A profession of many faces (10th ed.), Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
  • Anastas, J. W. (2000). Research design for social work and the human services (2nd ed.). New York: Columbia University Press.
  • Appleby, G. A., & Anastas, J. W. (1998). Not just a passing phase: Social work with gay, lesbian and bisexual people. New York: Columbia University Press.
  • Anastas, J. W. (2004). Quality in qualitative evaluation: Issues and possible answers. Research on Social Work Practice, 14, 57-65.
  • Swann, S.K., & Anastas, J. W. (2003). Dimensions of lesbian identity during adolescence and young adulthood. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services, 15 (1/2), 109-125.
  • Holden, G., Meenaghan, T., Anastas, J., and Metry, G., (2002), The outcomes of social work education: The case for Social Work Self-Efficacy. Journal of Social Work Education, 38 (1), 115-133.
  • Anastas, J. W. (2001). Economic rights, economic myths, and economic realities. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services, 13 (1/2), 99-116.
  • Anastas, J. W., & Congress, E. (1999). Philosophical issues in doctoral education: A survey of doctoral program directors. Journal of Social Work Education, 35(1), 143-153.

selected presentations


  • Anastas, J. W. (November, 2008). Preparing Doctoral Students for Research: Students' Views from a National Survey. Paper presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC. 
  • Anastas, J. W. (January, 2007) The Next Generation of Social Work Educators Now: Findings from a National Survey of Doctoral Students. Paper presented at the 53rd Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, San Francisco, CA. 
  • Anastas, J. W., & Kuerbis, A.  (January, 2007). Survey Data on Doctoral Graduates in Social Work. Paper presented at the 10th Annual Conference of the Society of Social Work and Research, San Francisco, CA. 
  • Anastas, J. W., & Aiello, T. (December, 2006). Research, Theories, and Practices: From “Gap” to Creative Synergy. Presented at the 5th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, Hong Kong. 
  • Anastas, J. W., Gerbino, S., Rosenfeld, D., & Ong, I. D. C. (December, 2006). Evaluating an Innovation in Community-Based End of Life Care within the Jewish Community. Presented at the 5th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, Hong Kong. 
  • Anastas, J. W., Harold, R. S., & Northcutt, T. (2006, February). An elephant in the room? The purposes of doctoral education. Panel presentation at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Chicago, IL.
  • Anastas, J. W. (November, 2005). Current issues in social work education in the United States. Presentation at New York University School of Social Work, Overseas Training for Korean Social Work Leaders, Korean Association of Social Work, New York, NY. 
  • Anastas, J. W., & Watkins, J. M. (2005, September). Quality Assurance in Social Work Education: Accreditation Standards and Social Work Research. Presented at an international conference on social work education and research organized by Sofia University, Kiten, Bulgaria.