Professional Experience | Honors & Awards | Publications | Speeches and Presentations
Dr. Shannon Lane’s Full Curriculum Vitae:
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Honors & Awards
Most Promising New Textbook Award, Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA), 2022
Awarded for Social welfare policy in a changing world by Shannon Lane, Elizabeth Palley, and Corey Shdaimah.
Faculty Research Award, Influencing Social Policy, 2020
Voter Empowerment Research Award, Voter Empowerment Campaign/Influencing Social Policy, 2017; Award shared with Katharine Hill
Both awards for the project that led to the 2019 article From the Empire State to the North Star State: Voter engagement in the 2016 election. with Katharine Hill, Jenna Powers, and Tanya Rhodes Smith
Research on Teaching Effectiveness in Policy Award, Influencing Social Policy, 2016
For the 2014 article Integrating policy and political content in BSW and MSW field placements with Suzanne Pritzker
Jewish Federation President’s Award, Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven, 2021
Award recognized service on the COVID-19 Reopening Steering Committee, 2020-2021. For an example of the outcomes of our work, see the CT News Junkie article Day Camps Look Different, Provide ‘Normal’ Fun
Kavod Key Community Service Award, Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven, 2020
Award recognized volunteer work as part of the JCC Board, COVID-19 Reopening Steering Committee, Security Committee, and other volunteer work. For an example of the outcomes of this work, see the press release Back to Programming at the JCC
Nominated for the Excellence in Teaching for Untenured Faculty Award, Adelphi University
Nominated in 2010, 2011, and 2012 by students and colleagues for outstanding classroom teaching and curriculum development
Publications
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Lane, S.R., Palley, E. & Shdaimah, C. (2019). Social welfare policy in a changing world. Sage Publishing.
Lane, S.R. & Pritzker, S. (2018). Political social work: Using power to create social change. Springer International.
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Lane, S.R., Newransky, C., Acquaye-Doyle, L., Furmanek, F., Keilty, M., Phanord, L., Quinn-Beers, J., & Roberson-Steele, J. (in press). Social workers as poll workers: Experiences in the 2020 and 2021 elections. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping.
Krase, K., Lane, S.R., Fishman, A.C., Fuentes, F., & Wang, D. (2022). Influence of political ideology on coping and personal protection practices during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Policy Practice and Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42972-022-00060-7
Meehan, P., Ostrander, J. & Lane, S.R. (2022). Who is a social worker? Lessons on sampling from political participation research Advances in Social Work, 22(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.18060/25650
Lane, S.R., Hill, K., Krase, K.R., Rhodes Smith, T. (2021). Political efficacy in social workers before and after 2016. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 48(4), 29-45. https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol48/iss4/3
Pritzker, S., Barros Lane, L. & Lane, S.R. (2021). ‘Just one person in the middle:’ Ethics and political social work practice. Journal of Policy Practice and Research, 2(1), 20-39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42972-020-00014-x
McClendon, J., Lane, S.R., Ostrander, J. & Rhodes Smith, T. (2020). Training social workers for political engagement: Exploring regional differences in the United States. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 40(2), 147-168.
Ostrander, J., Bryan, J. & Lane, S.R. (2019). Clinical social workers, gender, and perceptions of political participation. Advances in Social Work, 19(1), 256-275.
Lane, S.R., Ostrander, J.A. & Rhodes Smith, T. (2018). "Politics is social work with power”: Training social workers for elected office. Social Work Education, 37(1), 1-16.
Ostrander, J., Lane, S.R., McClendon, J., Hayes, C. & Rhodes Smith, T. (2017). Collective power to create political change: Increasing the political efficacy and engagement of social workers. Journal of Policy Practice, 16(3), 261-275.
Pritzker, S.R. & Lane, S.R. (2017). Political social work: History, forms and opportunities for innovation. [Commentary] Social Work, 62(1), 80-82 (special issue on Civil Rights and Social Justice).
Lane, S.R. & Humphreys, N.A. (2015). Gender and social workers’ political activity. Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 30(2), 232-245.
Lane, S.R. & Humphreys, N.A. (2011). Social workers in politics: A national survey of social work candidates and elected officials. Journal of Policy Practice, 10(3), 225-244.
Pritzker, S. & Lane, S.R. (2021). Political social work. In Encyclopedia of Macro Social Work and Encyclopedia of Social Work. National Association of Social Workers and Oxford University Press.
Pritzker, S. & Lane, S.R. (2017). Political social work. In Encyclopedia of Social Work. National Association of Social Workers and Oxford University Press.
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Hylton, M., Lane, S.R., Rhodes Smith, T., Ostrander, J. & Powers, J. (2021). The Voter Engagement Model: Preparing the next generation of social workers for political practice. Journal of Social Work Education, 59(2), 423-437. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2021.2009945
Sandler, A.K. & Lane, S.R. (2021). Diverse views of political empowerment among community college students who receive SNAP benefits. Journal of Policy Practice and Research, 2(4), 238-257. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42972-021-00034-1
Hill, K., Rhodes Smith, T., Lane, S.R. & Shannon, S. (2020). Giving a voice to those with felony convictions: A call to action. [Commentary] Social Work, 65(4), 406-408. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swaa036
Hill, K., Lane, S.R., Powers, J. & Rhodes Smith, T. (2019). From the Empire State to the North Star State: Voter engagement in the 2016 election. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 46(1), 91-112.
Lane, S.R. Hill, K., Ostrander, J., Powers, J., Rhodes Smith, T. & Hylton, M.E. (2019). Creating a culture of voting in direct and generalist practice: Training field instructors. Advances in Social Work, 19(1), 86-105.
Hylton, M., Rhodes Smith, T., Powers, J., Ostrander, J. & Lane, S.R. (2018). The power of three: Infusing voter engagement in lower level BSW courses. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 23(1), 213-229.
Lane, S.R., Humphreys, N.A., Graham, E., Matthews, N. & Moriarty, J. (2007). Voter registration: Empowering clients through agency-based voter registration. Journal of Policy Practice, 6(4), 79-94.
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Chiarelli-Helminiak, C.M., Elias-Lambert, N., Lane, S.R., & Papanikolaou, M. (in press). Social work education leadership: Insights from faculty and staff. Advances in Social Work.
Kagotho, N., McClendon, J., Lane, S.R., Vanidestine, T., Bogenschutz, M., Flowers, T.D. & Wilson, L. (2023). “Challenge and hold one another accountable:” Social work faculty respond to incivility. Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance, 47(4), 328-342.
Lane, S.R., Kagotho, N., McClendon, J., Flowers, T.D., Vanidestine, T. & Bogenschutz, M. (2021). In their own words: Social work faculty discuss incivility. Social Work Education.
Lane, S.R., McClendon, J., Osborne-Leute, V. & Baxter, K. (2020). Interprofessional perspectives on faculty-to-faculty incivility from nursing and social work. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 35(4), 586-595.
McClendon, J., Lane, S.R. & Flowers, T. (2019). Faculty-to-faculty incivility in social work education.Journal of Social Work Education, 57(1), 100-112.
Kagotho, N., McClendon, J. & Lane, S.R. (2017). Student philanthropy: Connecting BSW students, schools of social work, and communities. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work Education, 22(1), 75-91.
Lane, S.R., McClendon, J. & Matthews, N. (2017). Finding, serving, and housing the homeless: Using collaborative research to prepare social work students. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 37(3), 292-306.
McClendon, J., Kagotho, N. & Lane, S.R. (2016). Preparing social work students for leadership in human service organizations through student philanthropy. Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership, and Governance, 40(5), 500-507.
Pritzker, S.R. & Lane, S.R. (2014). Integrating policy and political content in BSW and MSW field placements.Journal of Social Work Education, 50(4), 730-739.
Lane-Toomey, C.K. & Lane, S.R. (2013). U.S. study abroad in the Middle East/North Africa: Factors influencing growing numbers. Journal of Studies in International Education, 17(4), 308-331.
Lane, S.R., Altman, J.C., Goldberg, G.S., Kagotho, N.K., Palley, E., & Paul, M. (2012). Inspiring and training students for social action: Renewing a needed tradition.Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 32(5), 532-549.
Lane, S.R. (2011). Political content in social work education as reported by elected social workers.Journal of Social Work Education, 47(1), 53-72.
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Zuckerman, M., Lane, S.R., & Lee, S.R. (2024). Social work student perceptions of co-response: Implications for policy. Journal of Policy Practice and Research, 5, 119-135.
Conley, D.L. & Lane, S.R. (2023). Factors influencing policymaker decision making in the behavioral health-related legislative process: A scoping review. Social Work in Mental Health, 21(6), 587-605.
Marmo, S. & Lane, S.R. (2020). Social justice and advanced cancer patients: An analysis of key policies. Journal of Policy Practice and Research 1(1-2), 37-54.
Lane, S.R. & Flowers, T. (2015). Salary inequity in social work. Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 30(3), 363-379.
Kim, T.K. & Lane, S.R. (2013). Government health expenditure and public health outcomes. American International Journal of Contemporary Research, 3(9), 1-13.
McClendon, J. & Lane, S.R. (2014). Homeless people. In A. Gitterman (Ed.), Handbook of social work practice with vulnerable and resilient populations (3rd Ed.). Columbia University Press.
Humphreys, N.A. & Lane, S.R. (2008). Hate crimes. In T. Mizrahi & L. E. Davis (Eds.-in-Chief), Encyclopedia of social work (20th ed.) [Electronic]. NASW Press and Oxford University Press.
Policy Advocacy
Dr. Lane’s participation in the 2021 SPEAK Symposium with Dr. Rick Hoefer of the University of Texas-Austin.
Social Work Authors’ Roundtable: Textbooks and Social Justice
Dr. Lane’s participation in the 2021 SPEAK Symposium with Rick Hoefer, Kassie Graves, Jessica Ritter, and Suzanne Pritzker.
The Myth of Meritocracy
Dr. Lane’s participation in the 2014 Millersville University International Policy Conference was coordinated by Dr. Karen Rice and supported by the Millersville University Center for Civic Engagement. University of Michigan Center for Research on Learning and Teaching.
