Anne C. Deepak is an Associate Professor and Interim Director of the DSW Program in Human Rights Leadership and serves as a representative to the United Nations New York for the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), UN Commission North American Region. She is Co-Chair of Growing Together as Allies, a group of Monmouth University School of Social Work faculty, students, alumni, and administrators committed to advancing anti-racism within the school, university and community through an action plan that has been adopted as the school’s strategic plan. She also serves on the UN NGO Committee for Financing for Development on the executive committee and as co-lead for the Social Protections Working Group.

Dr. Deepak has served the Council on Social Work Education in a leadership capacity through her involvement in the Council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education from 2013-2019 and as a member of the Anti-racism Task Force-Educational Policy and Accreditation Working Group. Since 2015, she has been appointed to serve as a consulting editor for Social Work: A Journal of the National Association of Social Workers.

Education

Ph.D., Columbia University

MSW, Columbia University

B.A., Political Science, Boston University

Research Interests

Her research interests include developing and applying postcolonial feminist social work to address issues such as food security, human trafficking, women’s economic empowerment initiatives, practice with refugees and immigrants, sustainability and population growth, and anti-racism in social work education. Currently, her policy and scholarly work is centered on climate justice; in 2022 she co-authored the IFSW Policy Statement, The Role of Social Workers in Advancing an Eco-social World.

Books

Deepak, A. C. & Mathbor, G. (2023; ebook 2022). Climate change, environmental justice and sustainable development in social work. In Madhanagopal, D. & Nikku, B.R. (Eds). Social Work and Climate Justice: International Perspectives. London:Routledge.

Deepak, A. C. (2020). Orientations from social movements: A postcolonial feminist social work perspective on human trafficking. In Bunk, B., Kleibl, T., Noyoo, N., Seepamore, B. K, & Dittman, A. (Eds.) The Routledge Handbook on Post-colonial Social Work. London: Routledge.

Deepak, A. C. (2019). Postcolonial feminist social work. In Webb, S. A. (Ed.). The Routledge Handbook of Critical Social Work. London: Routledge.

Deepak, A. C. (2018). Postcolonial feminist social work perspective: Additional considerations for immigrant and refugee populations. In Hillado, A. & Lundy, M. (Eds.) Models for Practice with Immigrants and Refugees: Collaboration, Cultural Awareness, and Integrative Theory. London: Sage

Scholarly Articles

Dhanaka, S. R., Deepak, A. C. & Cordoba, S. (2023). Social work, people’s assemblies and the creation of new eco-social contracts: Exploring reform pathways for the United Nations. United Nations Research Institute for Social Development Draft Conference Paper (peer-reviewed by UNRISD coordinators).

Murray Lichtman, A.J., Aldana, A., Izaksonas, E. Williams, T.J., Naseh, M., Deepak, A. & Rountree, M. (2022 online advance publication). Dual pandemics awaken urgent call to advance anti-racism education in social work: pedagogical illustrations. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work. DOI: 10.1080/15313204.2022.2070899

Deepak, A.C., Wisner, B. L. & Benton, A. D. (2016). Intersections between technology, engaged learning and social capital in social work education. Social Work Education: The International Journal, published online 16 March 2016.

Deepak, A.C., Rountree, M. & Scott, J. (2015). Delivering social justice and diversity in social work education: Context matters. Journal of Progressive Human Services 26 (2), 107- 125.

Tijerina, M. & Deepak, A. C. (2014). Mexican-American social workers’ perceptions of doctoral education and academia. Journal of Social Work Education 50 (2), 365-378.

Deepak, A. C. (2014). A postcolonial feminist social work perspective on global food insecurity. Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work 29: 153-164, first published December 31, 2013.

Deepak. A. C. & Lambert, L. (2012). Beyond green eggs and ham: From refusal to acceptance to institutional change. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 18 (1), 20-32.

Deepak, A. C. (2012). Globalization, power and resistance: Postcolonial and transnational feminist perspectives for social work practice. International Social Work, 55 (5), 779-793, first published online August 8, 2011. *Sections of this article were translated to Cantonese and published in the journal in August 2013—by a post-graduate student from LanZhou University in Gansu Province China in order to introduce a social work feminist perspective in China

Deepak, A. C. (2011). Sustainability and population growth in the context of globalization: A postcolonial feminist social work perspective. Journal of Research on Women and Gender, 3, 1-22. *Awarded Feminist Scholarship Award, Council on Social Work Education Council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education (2011) for this manuscript prior to publication.

Travis, R., & Deepak, A. C. (2011). Empowerment in context: Lessons from hip-hop culture for social work practice. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 20 (3), 203- 222.

Deepak, A. C. & Garcia-Biggs, M. J. (2011). Intimate technology: A tool for teaching antiracism in social work education. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 20 (1), 39-56.

Popular Articles

Deepak, A., Tomaszewski, E.P., Cordoba, S. & Osborn, S. (2023). Afterward. Forbes, R. & Smith, K. (Eds.). Ecosocial Work Practice. NASW Press.

Cordoba, S., Deepak, A. & Fleischlin, P. & (2023). International Federation of Social Workers Written Submission to the Peacebuilding Commission’s Ministerial Meeting, United Nations.

Deepak, A., Tomaszewski, E.P., Cordoba, S. & Osborn, S. (2022). International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) Policy Statement 2022: The Role of Social Workers in Advancing an Eco-social World. *Edited as part of internal consultation process by IFSW Commissioners and IFSW Secretary General Rory Truell. Adopted as policy in the 2022 IFSW General Meeting. IFSW represents 141 social work organizations and is the global body of the profession. https://www.ifsw.org/the-role-of-social-workers in-advancing-a-new-eco-social-world

Deepak, A. C. (2017). Interrupting Islamophobia: It takes a social work village. The New Social Worker.

Presentations/Invited Talks

Caporusso, S., Nti, S., Rohani, M., Deepak, A.C., & Ragudaran, S. (2023, November). We belong to each other: A social work human rights conversation on the Israel-Palestine Crisis. Online presentation by and for Monmouth University School of Social Work students and faculty.

Deepak, A. C., Beach, C., Nau, E., Koller, J. M., Asencio, R. (2023). Growing together as allies anti-racism syllabus assessment tool: Honoring collaboration and voice. Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.

Asencio, R., Deepak, A. C., Nappi, J., Beach, C., Hubbard, T.L., Lazzaro, L., Brown, S., Hogan, C.N., Mathbor, G., Cronin, M., Cuseglio, R. (2023). Walking the walk: Advancing anti-racism at a Predominantly White Institution. Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.

Dhanaka, S. R., Deepak, A. C. & Cordoba, S. (2023). Social work, people’s assemblies and the creation of new eco-social contracts: Exploring reform pathways for the United Nations. United Nations Research Institute for Social Development. Presented at Hybrid Research to Action Global Policy Seminar for a New Eco-social Contract August 2023.

International Federation of Social Workers, UN North American Region (2023). Social work strategies to support decent work to overcome inequality and acheive the 2030 Agenda: Co-building an Eco-Social World (online). Team lead. Side Panel Event for the UN Commission on Social Development (online).

International Federation of Social Workers, UN North American Region (2022). Social workers on the frontlines of inclusive and resilient recovery. Team lead. Side Panel Event for the UN Commission on Social Development (online).

International Federation of Social Workers UN North American Region (2022). Social workers collaborate with women to meet the challenges of climate change. Parallel Event UN NGO Committee on the Status of Women Forum 66 (online).

Deepak, A. (2020). Postcolonial feminist social work: A tool for rethinking responses to human trafficking. International Federation of Social Workers Annual Conference (online).

Deepak, A. (2019). Postcolonial feminist social work: A tool for rethinking responses to human trafficking. Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting, Denver, CO.

Moore-Bembry, N., Deepak, A. & Lazzaro, L. (2019). From classroom to campus: Building a culture of anti-racism reflection and action. Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting, Denver, CO.

Professional Associations

Council on Social Work Education
NASW

Awards

National Association of Social Workers New Jersey, Academic of the Year (2022)

Best Qualitative Article for Volume 50, Journal of Social Work Education for the paper co-authored with Mary Tijerina, Mexican American social workers’ perceptions of doctoral education and academia (2015).

Feminist Scholarship Award, Council on Social Work Education Council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education for the paper Sustainability and population growth in the context of globalization: A postcolonial feminist social work perspective (2011).