Maria Vidal de Haymes, PhD

Professor

Director, Center for Immigrant & Refugee Accompaniment (CIRA); Director of the Practice in Social Work Migration Studies Sub-Specialization

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. She joined the faculty of the Loyola University Chicago in 1992. She is a Professor in the School of Social Work and directs the Migration Studies Sub-specialization and coordinates a migration-focused international social service exchange between Loyola University, Universidad Iberoamericana-Mexico City, Jesuit Migrant Services of Mexico, and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago. Dr. Vidal de Haymes teaches courses in the areas of social welfare policy and migration studies. She has been the PI on a number of federal and international grants and authored publications concerning migration, poverty and inequality, child welfare, and social work education. Dr. Vidal de Haymes’ service includes co-editorship of the Journal of Poverty and service on the Board of Advisors for Catholic Charities of the Archdioceses of Chicago and the Council on Social Work Education Minority Doctoral Fellowship Program board. She is the 2016 recipient of the Partners in Advancing Education for International Social Work (PIE) Award of the Commission on Global Social Work Education, the 2017 Loyola University Chicago Faculty Member of the Year, and received the Distinguished Board Member recognition for Catholic Charities of the Archdioceses of Chicago 2017 Centennial.