CURRICULUM VITAE
GEOFFREY L. GREIF, Ph. D., L.C.S.W.-C
School of Social Work 1917 Old Court Road
University of Maryland Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland 21204
525 W. Redwood Street Home: (410) 821-7484
Baltimore, MD 21201 Office: (410) 706-3567
Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical, State of Maryland #5031
Current Position - Professor
School of Social Work
University of Maryland Baltimore
EDUCATION
Ph.D. - Columbia University School of Social Work, 1983, DSW – converted to Ph.D. 2012
Dissertation: Single Fathers Raising Children Following Separation and Divorce.
Major: Advanced Practice
Sub-specialty: Personality Theory
Certificate in Advanced Practice, 1981
M.S.W. - University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work, 1974.
Master's Thesis: Men's Consciousness-Raising Groups
B.A. - Ohio Wesleyan University, 1971.
Major: Applied Sociology
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
Object-relations and Family Therapy Week-long Training - Washington School of Psychiatry at Tavistock, London, 1992.
Certified in Clinical Hypnosis - Long Island Society for Clinical Hypnosis, 1979.
Family Therapy Training Program Externship – Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic, 1976-1977.
Certificate in Family Therapy.
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Administrative Experience
1996 to 2007 Associate Dean of the Master's Program
Coordinated the MSW program enrolling c. 840 students and employing
c. 45 tenure-track faculty and 50 adjuncts. Administratively responsible for
the Offices of the Assistant Dean for Field Education and the Assistant
Dean for Student Services. Other responsibilities included: scheduling
courses; making and monitoring faculty workload assignments; maintaining off-site
and dual degree programs; overseeing student advising and making exceptions to faculty
curriculum policy to the Master's Program. Also served as member of the Dean’s
administrative team, helped with budget and salary decisions, consulted on fundraising
issues, and represented the administration on faculty, student, and university
committees. Maintained a 40% teaching load and continued to publish.
TEACHING AND RELATED ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
1984 to Present School of Social Work
University of Maryland Baltimore
Assistant Professor: 1984-1989
Associate Professor with tenure: 1989-1995
Professor with tenure: 1995-Present
Taught: MSW Program: Social Work Practice; Groups and Families; Family Therapy; Groups and Organizations; Minimesters on Single Parents, Family Therapy and Men's Roles; Research projects on single parenting, parental kidnapping, and friendships.
Ph.D. Program: Theory and Practice of Social Work Teaching
2006 to Present: Coordinator of the Dual Degree Program in Jewish Leadership with Towson University
1982 to 1984 Widener University, Chester, PA,
Adjunct Instructor
Taught: Social Work Practice, Field Instruction; Social Welfare Policy; Children in Crisis. Served as instructor in field work. Designed School Social Work program and wrote accreditation materials which gained subsequent state accreditation to offer a certificate in School Social Work.
1983 to 1984 Cabrini College, Radnor, PA
Adjunct Instructor
Taught: Undergraduate Social Work Practice and Theories of Family Therapy.
1974 to 1976 Philadelphia College of Performing Arts, Phila., PA
Adjunct Instructor
Taught: Undergraduate Educational Psychology and Child Psychology.
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CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
2003 to present Member of Pro Bono Counseling Project
2016 to present Clinical supervisor for LGSW and LCSW-C
2011 to 2016 Co-leader of fathering groups at Chesapeake (Balto.) Federal Detention Facility
(See, e.g., Greif “The voices of fathers…”)
1996, 1997, 2003 to 2009 Volunteer Clinician with Social Work Community Outreach Service
1991 – 1995, 1998 – 2000, 2009 Founder and co-leader of parents' support group "Help! My Kids Are Driving Me Crazy!" held at George Street, Samuel Coleridge Taylor, Eutaw Marshburn, Maree Farring Elementary Schools, Baltimore, MD. (See Greif, "A school based support group for urban African American Parents"; "Using family therapy ideas"; and Mackey & Greif, "The use of rituals.")
1995 - 1996 Clinical consultant to Jewish Family Services of Baltimore; therapist with Child of Separation and Divorce Project.
1990 - 1992, 1996 Trainer and Clinician, Sinai Hospital Drug Dependency Program,
Baltimore; Member of the Affiliate Medical Staff in the Department
of Psychiatry (Sabbatical experience, 1990 - see Greif & Drechsler,
"Common issues of parents in a methadone maintenance group.")
1991 Co-leader of divorce support group, Jewish Family Services, Baltimore, MD. (See Greif and Kristall, "A support group for noncustodial parents.")
1991 - 1992 Family Therapy Consultant, Epoch House, Catonsville, MD.
1990 Leader of Support Group for Nursing Staff of AIDS Unit at Seton Hill Manor, (See Greif, "A support group for nurses in a(n) AIDS hospice.")
1985 - 1990 Clinical Supervisor at Community Counseling & Resource Ctr, Cockeysville, MD.
1975 - 1977 Private practice with individuals, groups, and families
1983 - 1985 in Philadelphia, PA.
1976 – 1979 Clinical Social Worker, Drenk Memorial Guidance Center, Burlington, N.J. Con-ducted outpatient treatment and evaluation of children and adults in group, family, and individual modalities. Ran community consultation and education groups. Supervised MSW students. Led workshops for parents.
1974 - 1976 School Social Worker, Camden, N.J. Special Services,
Completed case Histories, chaired Child Study team, consulted with and trained teachers, analyzed staffing patterns, counseled parents and children, supervised MSW student.
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Other Professional Activities & Honors
Appointed as member of Board of Social Work Examiners, Maryland, 2008-2012.
Board of Regents’ Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence, 2010.
Nominated by SSW for UMB Founder’s Day Award for Outstanding Teaching, 2013 and 2016.
Dean’s Teaching Award, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 for SOWK 632, SOWK 789, and SWCL 703
Consultant on Death Penalty Mitigation for Reprieve, U.K., October, 2011.
Outstanding Social Work Educator of the Year, 2007, Maryland Chapter of NASW.
Student Government Exemplary Faculty Award, 2005, University of Maryland School of Social Work.
Approved for candidacy on the Fulbright Senior Specialists Roster, 2004.
CSWE Site Team member, 2004, 2005, 2006
Expert Panel member, Family Informed Trauma Treatment Meeting, October, 2009.
Overcoming the odds was chosen as one of the 10 best books that deal with issues of interest to African American families, 2/15/02 issue of Booklist for period covering February 2000 to February 2002.
Groupwork with populations at risk (1st edition) was chosen as one of the 50 most influential textbooks in a review of social work content on aging by Kramer et al., in Journal of Social Work Education, 2003, 39, 299-320.
Greif, G. L. and Garcia, M. 1994. Honorable Mentioned for video, “Parental abductors: Four interviews,” by National Council on Family Relations video contest.
Listed in Who's Who Among Human Service Professionals ; Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare ; International Authors and Writers Who's Who; Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers; Who’s Who in American Education; and Who’s Who in America (2014).
Elected as Distinguished Practitioner and Member, National Academy of Practice in Social Work, 1998.
Contributing editor to The Single Parent, 1984-1993.
Approved as Consultant to Juvenile Justice Resource Center, 1992 to present; 2010 DOJ consultant.
Nominated for Community Service Award from UMAB School of Social Work, 1994.
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Nominated as Young Scholar from UMAB School of Social Work, 1989.
Clinical Member of American Association of Marital and Family Therapy, 1992 to present.
Member of Board of Consultants to National Victims Center under grant funded by Department of Justice, 1992 - 1995.
Member of Advisory Board to Lippert & Hatcher's "Model treatment and services approaches for mental health professionals working with families of missing children," funded by Department of Justice, 1993-1996.
Member of Editorial Advisory Board of Fathering: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice, 2002-2011.
Member of Editorial Advisory Board of Social Work Chronicle, 2012-2015.
Member of Editorial Board of Journal of Family Social Work, and journal article reviewer, 2006 to present.
Book manuscript reviewer for Routledge Publications, 2011.
Book manuscript reviewer for Oxford University Press, 2009 to present.
Book manuscript reviewer for Sage Publications, 2008.
Journal article reviewer for Substance Use and Misuse, 2012.
Journal article reviewer for Social Work in Mental Health, 2013.
Journal article reviewer for American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias, 2011
Journal article reviewer for Men and Masculinities, 2011.
Journal article reviewer for Sociology Compass, 2007.
Journal article reviewer for Social Casework, Families in Society, 1989 to present.
Journal article reviewer for Child Abuse and Neglect, 2008.
Journal article reviewer for Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1991-1995, 1999-2001.
Journal article reviewer for Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 2017
Invited Reviewer for special issue on African-American males for Research on Social Work Practice, 2008.
Journal article reviewer for Family Relations, 1988, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002.
Journal article reviewer for Victims and Violence, 1995.
Journal article reviewer for Journal of Family Issues, 1996.
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Journal article reviewer for Men and Masculinities, 2005.
Journal article reviewer for British Journal of Social Work, 2006 to 2014.
Journal article reviewer for Child Welfare, 2014
Book manuscript reviewer for Allyn & Bacon, 1998.
Member of Editorial Board of Journal of Independent Social Work, 1989 - 1991.
Reviewer for The Social Work Dictionary 2nd edition, 1991; 3rd edition, 1998; 4th edition, 2003.
Member of Board of Directors of Clinical Social Work Society of Maryland, 1990 - 1992.
Member of National Association of Social Workers, 1974 to present.
Member of the Council on Social Work Education, 1985 to present.
Member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers, 1976 - 1999.
Service to the University and School of Social Work
Chair, Faculty Executive Committee, 2007-2013.
Co-Chair of Strategic Planning Committee for School of Social Work, 2012-2013.
Co-Chair Clinical Concentration, 2017-2019.
Member Appointments, Promotion, and Tenure Committee, 1989-1991, 2012-2017.
Member of University Senate, 2016-2019.
Member Student Grievance Committee, 2017.
Member Search Committee for Associate Dean, 2017.
Chair of SOWK 632 Groups and Families, 2014-2017.
Member Search Committee for MACO faculty, 2012-2013.
Member Search Committee for the Dean, School of Nursing UMB, 2012.
Member of Social Work Administrative Group and Dean’s Advisory Group, 1996 to 2007; 2017.
Member of the Steering Committee for UMB Middle States Reaccredidation, 2004-2006
Ex-Officio member of numerous committees as Associate Dean, 1996 to 2007
Faculty liaison to Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, and Transgender Student Org., 1994 to 2006.
Member of University Campus Review Committee, 1997-2003
Member of the Social Work Community Outreach Service Strategic Planning Committee, 2001.
Chair of Post-tenure Review Committee, 1999.
Chair of Student Review Committee, 1995-1996 and member, 1991-1995.
Chair of Clinical Search Committee, 1995-1996.
Member of UMAB Institutional Review Board: 1994-1996.
Chair of UMAB Code of Conduct Committee: 1992.
Member of UMAB committee to hire Director of Public Affairs: 1992-1993
Member of UMAB Defining Quality Committee: 1992-1993.
Chair of Clinical Concentration: 1989-1993.
Member of Dean's Search Committee, 1991.
Chair of Diversity Committee, 1991-1992, 2007-2009.
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Member of Chancellor's Colloquium Committee: 1985-1987.
Member of University's Graduation Committee: 1987-1988.
Member of Faculty Executive Committee: 1985-1989, 1991-1993.
Member of Editorial Board, UMAB Magazine, 1991-1992, 2002 to 2007.
Membership on Ad Hoc Computer Committee: 1985-1988.
Membership on Mental Health Specialization Committee: 1986 to Present.
Member-at-large Master's Program Committee: 1988-1989.
Chair, Faculty Colloquium Committee: 1988-1989.
Chair of completed doctoral dissertations:
James Bembry, “The effects of self-esteem and academic performance of at risk youth,” 1993;
Annette Woodroffe; 1996.
Linda Hyle; “The relationship of child sexual abuse to birth weight of infants born to low-income women,” 1989;
Rob Snow, “Non-residential father-child involvement: Fathers’ and mothers’ perspectives in acrimonious divorce relationships,” 2003.
Service on recent doctoral dissertation committees: Beth Hisle-Gorman, Shari Miller, Joan Pittman, Anna Hayward, Ann Gantt, Otima Doyle, Kelli Larsen, David Dia, Dean Kirschner, Michael Freedman, Mark Jacobsen (Smith College), Karen Castellanos-Brown, Darnell Morris-Compton, Judith Leitch (active), Danielle Bozin-Odhiambo (Griffith University, Australia), Branden McLeod (Morgan State University).
Community Involvement (Since 1984)
Chair of the Governor’s Special Commission to Study Sexual Orientation Discrimination in
Maryland: October, 2000 to July, 2001.
Member Board of Directors, WYPR Radio Station (associated with National Public Radio), 2003; vice-
chair 2004 to 2006; 2010 to 2011; chair Governance Committee, 2004-2008.
Member Board of Directors, Shriver Hall Concert Series, 20009 to present, Vice President, 2012-13, President 2013-2017.
Member of Open Society Leadership Council, 2008 to present.
Member of Governor’s Council on Adolescent Pregnancy Male Involvement Task Force, 2004.
Member of Albert Schweitzer Fellows Board, 1999 – 2009.
Member Harry Greenstein Fellowship Awards Committee, Associate Jewish Charities, 1995 -
1996.
Member of Board of Directors of Park School: 1987 - 2000.
(Executive Committee and Vice president 1992 to 1995)
(Senior Advisory Committee and other Ad Hoc Committees)
Member Board of Directors of Vanished Children’s Alliance: 1998 - 2000
Member of International Professional Advisory Board of Parents Without Partners: 1984 to 1990.
Member of Board of Directors of Parents Anonymous: 1985 - 1992.
(Executive Committee member 1991-1992)
Member of Alumni Board of Columbia University School of Social Work:
1986-1989.
Member of Board of Directors of Maryland Committee for Children: 1987-1988
Member of the Task Force to Study the Jewish Family for the Associated
Jewish Charities: 1986-1987.
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
Child abduction; single parents, with and without custody; male friendships, couples’ friendships; sibling relationships, in-law relationships, fathers in prison.
Grant and Contract Applications and Support
Principal investigator, "A Survey of Fathers with Custody," University of Maryland DRIF (Fund)
Program, October 1986, for $10,000.
Consultant, "Teen Motherhood: Its Relationship to Child Abuse and Neglect," S. Zuravin, P.I., funded by U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Human Development Services, April 1988.
Educational Consultant on AIDS Training Center Grant Awarded by Human Resource Services Administration to UMAB, April 1988.
Principal Investigator; J. Belcher & P. Furth co-investigators, "Changing Disease Spreading
Behavior in HIV Positive Drug Abusers" submitted to the National Institute of Drug Abuse,
January, 1989 for $1,080,000: not funded.
Co-investigator with C. Hatcher. "Risk Factors For Parental Abduction," submitted to Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, October, 1991, for $450,000: not funded.
Principal Investigator, "Understanding Parents who Abduct their Children," research contract awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1992 for $23,550.
Co-investigator with R. Hegar, "Understanding Children who have been Abducted." research contract awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1992 for $5,000.
Principal Investigator, "The Long-term Effects of Parental Abduction," Research contract awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1998 for $9,675, #OJP-98-
043-M.
Principal Investigator, “Many years after the abduction,” Research contract awarded by National Center
for Missing and Exploited Children, 2007-2008, for $29,500.
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