Laurie Blackman

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Laurie

Blackman

Email:

laurie.blackman@yu.edu

Office Address:

Wurzweiler School of Social Work
2495 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 926
New York, NY 10033

Education:

PhD, University of Utah

MSW, Howard University

MS, Howard University

BS, Howard University

BA, Concordia University

Biography:

Laurie Blackman, PhD, LMSW, ASW-G is a Clinical Associate Professor and Sequence Chair for Cultural Diversity at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work. She has specialized and trained in the area of Gerontology for the last 20 years and is a certified Aging-in-Place Specialist. Prior to arriving at ÿ�մ��, Dr. Blackman served as the Assistant Director of the Howard University Multidisciplinary Gerontology Center, where she worked to develop and implement programs for older adults. Her work with senior programs focused on fitness, socialization, in-home care, job re-entry, and learning in retirement. Most recently, Dr. Blackman successfully completed the Motivational Interviewing Certificate Program through the University of Maryland and has been assisting therapists, caseworkers, and administrators on how to effectively use MI in their work with clients.

Teaching and Research Interests:

Dr. Blackman's areas of interest are focused on racial inequities, caregiving issues, and health disparities among older adults.

Publications:

Blackman, L. (2024). “Please don’t ask!”: A first-person narrative of coping with loss. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 30(2), 83-87.

Blackman, L., Wang, D., Krase, K., Roberson-Steele, J., Clarke-Jones, A., & Attis, L. (2023). Adaptability of Older Adults at the Onset of COVID-19. Activities, Adaptation & Aging, 1-15.

Blackman, L., Krase, K., Wang, D., Cambridge, M., & Hill, A. (2023). Examining the early impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black/African American adults. Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, L(3).

Blackman, L., Krase, K., Wang, D. (2023).The experiences of older adults in Haiti and the United States at the onset of Covid-19. Innovation in Aging, 7(Suppl 1), 1133.

Castillo, J., Lundahl, B., Moleni, K., & Blackman, L. (2022). Op-Ed: Failing to Bend the Arc of the Moral Universe? Dr. King, Newton, Piaget, and Social Work. Critical Social Work, 23(1).

Blackman, L. (In Press). A thief in the night: Poetry as self-care. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping.

Presentations

Blackman, L. (2023, November 11). The experiences of older adults in Haiti and the United States at the onset of COVID-19. [Poster presentation]. GSA 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting. Tampa, Florida.

Blackman, L. (2021, November 10). The adaptability of older adults at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. [Poster presentation]. GSA 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting, Virtual.

Blackman, L. (2021, June 10). Loss of self during the Pandemic: Reimagining new opportunities. The Association of Caribbean Social Work Educators 2021 Webinar Series, Virtual.

Blackman, L. (2020, November 3). COVID-19 and older adults: The early experiences. The 3^rd Annual Advancing Diversity in Aging Research Summit,Virtual. ;