Academic Papers Portfolio
This directory contains a curated selection of academic papers from my MSW curriculum. These pieces are selected for their contribution to the social work profession, depth of literature review, and practical utility.
Curated Papers
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🧬 The Conceptual Blueprint: Theories, Models, and Perspectives
An objective analysis clarifying the structural boundaries between social work frameworks, clinical models, and conceptual lenses.
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🏛️ The Architecture of Social Construction: Evaluating Racial Bias in Welfare Reform
A macro-level critical review evaluating how racial bias, weaponized tropes, and subjective social constructions historically motivated punitive welfare reform legislation.
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⛪ Strategic Briefing: Gender Equity and Organizational Inclusion in Faith-Based Non-Profits
An organizational analysis tracking the underrepresentation of female leadership in faith-based non-profit structures, highlighting strategies for incremental institutional change.
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🏠 Structural Determinants of Well-Being: Affordable Housing Infrastructure as Public Health
A macro-level analysis evaluating affordable housing shortages and commercial property ownership trends as critical drivers of community health inequities.
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⚖️ The Analytical Scope of Critical Practice: An Evaluative Critique of Intersectionality Theory
An academic evaluation of intersectionality theory assessing its structural parsimony, philosophical soundness, and empirical limitations within systemic practice.
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🎓 Mentorship as a Catalyst: Exploring Support Systems in Graduate Training
A qualitative exploration examining how emerging professional scholars experience institutional mentorship and structured support networks within higher education settings.
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🤝 Reimagining the Blueprint of Inclusive Organizational Leadership
An analytical evaluation of inclusive leadership dynamics, power imbalances, and the deliberate construction of structural organizational belonging.
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🏥 Assertive Community Treatment and Permanent Supportive Housing
An evidence-based project suite combining intensive psychiatric care models with permanent supportive housing infrastructure to address complex chronic clinical conditions.
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🧠 Clinical Philosophy, Diagnosis, and Assessment
A practice framework integrating the strengths perspective, person-in-environment methodology, and ethical diagnostic competencies to guide therapeutic intervention.
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📉 Economic Distress and Public Mental Health Outcomes
A research-driven analysis defining the intersections of macroeconomic shifts, long-term unemployment, and community welfare infrastructure.
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📊 Organizational Behavior Frameworks: Dynamics, Design, and Leadership
An analysis exploring deep-level diversity, administrative succession planning, and the ethical distribution of institutional power dynamics.
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📜 Social Policy Frameworks: Historical Foundations, Theory, and Systems
A structural analysis evaluating systemic wealth gaps, historical redlining practices, and equitable policy frameworks within community support networks.
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🎯 Beyond “Culture Fit”: Modern Lenses for Strategic Talent Acquisition
An examination of strategic recruitment dimensions, moving beyond subjective culture fit to evaluate business imperative, complementary, and future institutional alignment.