Director, School of Social WorkBuilding and Room Location: Alumni Hall 131
Telephone: 630-844-6516
Fax: 630-844-4923
Email Address: sbrzuzy@aurora.edu
Dr. Brzuzy has over 20 years of experience in social policy work at the city, state, and federal levels. For the last 16 years, Dr. Brzuzy has taught social policy courses to graduate and undergraduate social work majors. She co-authored the text Social Welfare Policy, Programs and Practice (1998, Peacock Press with Elizabeth Segal, PhD.) and has written several articles analyzing the impact of social welfare policy outcomes on vulnerable populations. Dr. Brzuzy is also the co-editor of Battleground: Women, Gender, and Sexuality (with A. Lind, 2008) and has published works on Gender Identity Disorder (GID), transphobia and same-sex marriage. She is currently working on projects focused on policy activism in the U.S.A. and transgender identities and theory.
Education: B.SW., M.S.W., PhD
Areas of Specialization: U.S. Social Welfare Policy, Gender Identity Theory, the Impact of Social Policies on Vulnerable Populations
Courses Taught: Social Welfare Policy, Community Organization, Macro Practice, Research Methods, Introduction to Social Work, LGBTQ Studies
Highlights of Publications:
Nagoshi, J. and Brzuzy, S. (2010) Transgender Theory: Embodying Research and Practice. Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work.
Ault, A. and Brzuzy, S. (2009) Removing gender identity disorder (GID) from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM): A call for action. Social Work.
Lind A. and Brzuzy, S. (2008). Battleground: Women, gender and sexuality (eds). CT: Greenwood Press.
Nagoshi, J., Adams K., Terrell, H., Hill E., Brzuzy, S., & Nagoshi, C. (2008). Gender differences in correlates of homophobia and transphobia. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research.
Steiner, S., Brzuzy, S., Gerdes, K. & Hurdle, D. (2003). Using structured controversy to teach diversity content and cultural competence. Journal of Teaching in Social Work.
Brzuzy, S. (2002). Social welfare services: The scarcity myth. Journal of Poverty: Innovations on Social, Political & Economic Inequalities.
Brzuzy, S., Stromwall, L., Sharp, P., Wilson, R. & Segal, E. A. (2000). The vulnerability of American Indian women in the new welfare state. Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work.
Steiner, S., Stromwall, L.K., Brzuzy, S., & Gerdes, K. (1999). Using cooperative learning strategies in social work education. Journal of Social Work Education.
Segal, E. A., & Brzuzy, S. (1998). Social welfare policy, programs, and practice. Ithasca, Illinois: Peacock Publishers (Cengage Press).
