Loyola University Chicago

Maria Vidal de Haymes
	Title:	Full Professor
	Office:	Lewis Towers - Rm. 1241
	Phone:	312-915-7020
	E-mail:	mvidal@luc.edu

Dr. Vidal de Haymes received her Masters Degree from the University of Chicago in 1987 and her Ph.D. from Ohio State University in 1991. Dr. Vidal de Haymes joined the faculty of Loyola University-Chicago in 1992, where she is currently a Professor in the School of Social Work. In 2002 Dr. Vidal received the distinction of Loyola Faculty Scholar and in 2003 she received the Pe?ommunity Service Award from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services for her work in child welfare. Dr. Vidal de Haymes teaches courses in areas of social welfare policy, community organizing, and race and ethnicity. She has published research concerning the economic and political incorporation of Latino immigrants in the U.S., child welfare, and social work education and she has been the primary investigator on a number of national and state grants focused on child welfare practice with children and families of color. Dr. Vidal de Haymes serves as a consultant to numerous local and state agencies and serves on the board of several Latino community-based organizations and the editorial board of the Journal of Poverty.