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Robin M. Hartinger-Saunders, Assistant Professor

rhartingesaunders@gsu.edu   
Phone: 404-413-1060
Fax: 404-413-1075

Office Location:
Urban Life Building
Suite 1264

EDUCATION
Ph.D., State University of New Your at Buffalo (University of Buffalo), School of Social Work
M.S.W., State University of New Your at Buffalo (University of Buffalo), School of Social Work
B.A., State University of New York at Fredonia

PRIMARY RESEARCH INTERESTS
Primary research interests include child welfare; violent youth; neighborhood, family and peer factors as predictors of offending behavior in youth; collaborative partnerships, and the use of on-line technology in social work practice and social work education.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

2008 Hartinger-Saunders, R. (2008). The history of defining youth: current implications for identifying and treating delinquent youth. The New York Sociologist, Vol. 3

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW

  • 2009 Hartinger-Saunders, R., Wieczorek, W., Rittner, B., Nochajski, T., Welte, J. Victimization as a Predictor of Offending Behavior in Youth.
  • 2008 Hartinger-Saunders, R., Applying theory to practice: how social processes and social structures intersect to explain delinquent behavior.
  • 2008 Shulman, L., Rinfrette, E., Saunders, R., Rine, C., Jackson, K., et al. Content and process in a teaching workshop for faculty and PhD students.

CONSULTING EDITOR
Families in Society; the Journal of Contemporary Social Sciences.

COURSES CURRENTLY TEACHING at GSU
SW 7100: Foundations of Community Partnerships
SW 7500/7000: Field Education I & II: Integrative Seminar

COURSES PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT
SOC 218: Introduction to Social Work
SOC 272: Exploring Community Based Social Work
SOCW 325: Social Work Practice Methods I
SOCW 370: Social Work Practice Methods II
SOCW 400: Social Work Practice Methods IV
SOCW 341: Human Behavior and the Social Environment II
SOCW 470: Social Work Directed Study
SOCW 480: Field Practicum I
SOCW 485: Field Practicum and Seminar I
SOCW 490: Field Practicum II
SOCW 495: Field Practicum and Seminar II
SOC 364: Juvenile Delinquency
SOC 363: Victimology
SOC 490: Sociology Directed Study
SOC 472: Sociology Internship
Advisor for Interdisciplinary Studies Students

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Council on Social Work Education
National Association of Social work
New York State Sociological Association (NYSSA)