G. LAWRENCE FARMER
M.S.W., Ph.D.
Professor
Doctoral Program Director
Fordham University
Graduate School of Social Service
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Positive Youth Development
- School Social Work Practice
- Social and Emotional Development
- Measurement
G. Lawrence Farmer, MSW, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor and Director of the Doctoral Program at Fordham University’s Graduate School of Social Service. He earned his PhD. in Social Welfare at Florida International University, his M.S.W., and BA in Psychology and Biomedical Ethics at the University of Pittsburgh. His scholarly interests center on understanding those factors that promote the well-being of youth. For example, the role the social worker can plan to strengthen the social environment’s ability to promote the development of non-cognitive competencies in youth that will promote positive youth development. Additionally, Dr. Farmer has interests in psychometric, implementation science, and advanced quantitative statistical methods. He is currently in partnership with the Urban Assembly (https://urbanassembly.org/), to research the development, implementation, and evaluation of social-emotional learning interventions in public schools.
Education
Ph.D., M.S.,W., B.S.
University of Pittsburgh
Master of Social Work, 1989-1991
Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Biomedical Ethics, 1978-1982
Florida International University
Doctorate in Social Welfare, 1994-1997
TEACHING
M.S.W. Courses
- Evidence-Based Practice in Mental Health
- Program Evaluation
- Advanced Integrated Practice Evaluation and Research
Doctoral Course
Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Design
Social Work Measurement
Philosophy of Science
Selected Publications
Selected Publications
Peer Review Journal Articles
Curtis, C., Hurley, L., & Farmer, G. L. (2021). Subjective well-being, critical race theory, and the assessment of measurement invariance across racial groups. American Journal of Evaluation, 42(3), 314-331.
Farmer, G. L., & Adams, D. (2021). Social-Emotional Competence among Students with Special Needs: Relationship between Foundational and Applied SEL Skills. American Journal of Educational Research, 9(7), 410-416. https://doi.org/10.12691/education-9-7-3
Farmer, G. L., Heyman, J. C., Kelly, P. L., & Leaman, T. L. (2021). Prevalence of risk and protective factors for homelessness among youth in foster care. Child Welfare, 99(1), 69-91.
Peer Review Books
Farmer, A.Y. and Farmer, G.L. (2020). Research methods for social work: A problem-based approach, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publication, Inc. ISBN-10: 1506345301
Farmer, A.Y. and Farmer, G.L. (2014). Research with Diverse Groups: Research Designs and Multivariate Latent Modeling for Equivalence (Pocket Guide to Social Work Research Methods) New York: Oxford University Press, ISBN-10: 0199914362
Selected Presentations
Farmer, G.L., Franklin, C. and Ding, X. (October, 2021). A revision of the GADE quality Guidelines for Ph.D. Programs. Council on Social Work Education, 2021 Annual Program Meeting. Orlando, Florida
Brice, T.S., Farmer, G.L., LaSala, M. and Lee M.Y. (October, 2021). The State of Doctoral Education. Council on Social Work Education, 2021 Annual Program Meeting. Orlando, Florida
Farmer, G. L., Adams,D. and Dewan,S.E. (October, 2019). Generalizability Theory: Identification of factors contributing to the reliability of a measure. Council on Social Work Education 2019 Annual Program Meeting, Denver, CO.
Contact me
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