DeBrenna L. Agbényiga

Title: Assistant Professor; Assistant Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusive Academic Affairs in the College of Social Science
Office Location: 104 Baker Hall
Phone: 517/432-4459
Fax: 517/353-3038
E-mail: debrenna.agbenyiga@ssc.msu.edu
Web: http://myprofile.cos.com/agbenyigadeb

Education

• Ph.D, Michigan State University
• MSW, Michigan State University
• BS, University of South Carolina

Professional Interests

• Diversity & higher education
• International social work practice (focus on women, children, family development and health
• International social work education & field training
• Cross-cultural comparative organizational analysis
• Organizational culture
• Kinship/foster care (policy & service delivery)

Research/Grants

• Entrepreneurship training program: A Ghana-United States exchange program
• Recruitment and retention child welfare project
• Joint training of social workers and attorneys
• Michigan family kinship adoption project

Teaching

• SW 810 - Theories of Groups, Organizations and Communities in Social Work
• SW 845 - Administrative Skills for Social Work Practice
• SW 863 - Advanced Social Work Practice: Community Organization and Community Practice

Articles & Publications

• Dissertation: Organizational culture assessment: Does understanding provide implications for effective services for children in foster care?

Presentations

• Impact of interdisciplinary continuing education for social workers and attorneys. Annual Program Planning Meeting: Council on Social Work Education, New York, NY. 2005.
• A paradigm shift: Creating permanency through kinship adoption. National Kinship Care Conference: Child Welfare League of America, Philadelphia, PA. 2003.

Other

• 2008-2011. Member. CSWE Council on External Relations.
• Alcohol & Drug Studies Graduate Certificate, University of South Carolina
• LMSW (State of Michigan)