Faculty & Staff: Faculty Profiles: Dr. William Whitaker
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Dr. William H. Whitaker, PhD, ACSW Ph: 541-805-5681 |
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.
- 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.
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
