Susan Grossman, PhD

Professor

Education

Ph.D., University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, 1991
M.A., University of Chicago; School of Social Service Administration,  1982 
B.S., Northwestern University; Evanston, Illinois, 1978

Professional/Community Affiliations

Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Poverty and Inequality
Manuscript Reviewer, Violence Against Women
Member Conference Planning Committee, NASW-IL Fall 2007 Annual
Conference, Fall 2009 Annual Conference.
Delegate Member, NASW Delegate Assembly, 2011 Assembly.
Member-at Large, Executive Committee, American Association of University Professors,  Loyola University Chapter, 2008 -2009 academic year.
Consultant, Mayor’s Office on Domestic Violence
Associate Faculty Member, Women’s Studies/Gender Studies Program
Associate Faculty Member, Center for Urban Research and Learning

International Experience:
Involved in collaborative study with Mexican government and several faculty at the School of Social Work in study of the well-being of Mexican immigrants in Chicago. 

Publications/Research Listings

Recent Faculty Scholarship:
 • Lundy, M. & Grossman, S.F. Domestic violence: A comparison of older and younger female victims. Journal of Family Violence (Forthcoming)
 • Grossman, S.F. & Lundy, M. (2008) Double jeopardy: A comparison of disabled and non-disabled victims of sexual assault and/or sexual abuse. Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation,7 19-46..
 • Lundy, M. & Grossman, S.F. (2008, forthcoming) Mexican immigrant families in the U.S: A review of the literature. Social Trabajando (In press)

Faculty Grants
 • Evaluation of Project “Open Door.” Co-Principal Investigator. Funded by the Michael Reese Health Trust. Jan/Feb. 2008 through December, 2011. 
 • Chicago Community Trust. “Evaluating Chicago's Homelessness Plan” (with Dr. M. Sosin & Dr. George). January 2009-December 2010. Chicago Community Trust conditionally approved October 2008. Decision on additional funding pending.