Areas of Research

• Social Policy
• International Social Policy
• Social Development
• Hunger and Poverty
• Diversity
• Social Justice
• Courses Taught
• Social Welfare Policy
• Macro Practice
• Political Social Work
• International Social Work and Social Development

Representative Publications and Presentations

• Whitaker, W. and Federico, R. (1996). Social welfare in today's world, 2nd edition. New York: McGraw-Hill.
• Translated into Chinese and published in Series of Social Security Studies, Law Press China (2004). “The SSSS consists of 12 volumes of works and six volumes of translated works … elaborately selected from the huge catalog of renowned works of welfare states.”
• Book Chapter: (2003) The right to food: An essential element in a successful war against terrorism. In W. Shera (Ed.) Emerging Perspectives on Anti-Oppressive Practice (pp. 331-346). Toronto, Canada: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
• Book Chapter: (2000). The right to food. In K.F. Kiple and K.C. Ornelas (Eds.) The Cambridge University World History of Food and Nutrition (pp. 1585-93). Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
• Whitaker, W. and Knodell, M. (2003) Congress fails to meet seniors’ needs. Op-ed. Idaho Statesman (Boise, ID), November 30, Local 9.
  • Reprinted as “Medicare prescription drug legislation is bad medicine for seniors” in The ACOSA Update, Newsletter of the Association for Community Organization and Social Administration, 17, 4 (Winter 2003), 8-9.
  • Reprinted as “Point of view: Bad medicine for seniors” in Social Work Today, 4, 1 (January 2004), 8.
  • Reprinted as “Medicare’s prescription drug program protects profits for pharmaceutical industry” in Bonner’s Ferry Herald (Bonner’s Ferry, ID), 9-16-2004.

Education

• Ph.D. (1970) Brandeis University
• MSW (1965) Atlanta University School of Social Work
• MA (1963) Ohio State University
• BA (1961) Ohio State University
• Management Institute Certificate University of Alabama (1979-1980)

Subject Areas for Accepting Media Inquires

• Civil and human rights
• Health insurance issues in Idaho & US
• Medicare prescription drug legislation
• Social Security
• Social welfare policy
• Federal and state budget priorities
• Reviewing tax breaks
• Charity, seasonal giving, food baskets
• Diversity issues
• Social movements
• Citizen action for social and economic justice
• Public funding for fair elections
• Taco Bell on campus
• Globalization
• Poverty & hunger in Idaho, the US and the world/Right to food
• International social development
• "Right to work"
• US/Mexican relations
• Undocumented immigrants
• War on Terrorism

Curriculum Vitae

current vitae

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