Pardasani


bio		manoj pardasani, associate professor

		Manoj Pardasani, Ph.D., L.C.S.W., A.C.S.W., is a Faculty Research Scholar at the Ravazzin Center for Social Work Research in Aging and Associate Professor at the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service. He has a Master's of Social Work degree and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University. The main focus of his research is community-based organizations that promote the health and well-being of older adults, specifically senior centers. He has conducted a number of studies on senior center programming, characteristics of senior center administrators and participants, impact of participation and policy advocacy by senior centers, which have been published in several peer-reviewed academic journals. Recently he compiled an exhaustive bibliography fo all research and publications related to senior centers from 1978 to 2011. He is the recipient of the 2004 and 2011 Outstanding Researcher Award from the National Council on Aging (NCOA). He serves as the Principal Researcher for the National Institute of Senior Centers (NISC) and has served as a consultant to the Council of Senior Centers and Services of New York City (a membership and advocacy association of senior centers), the California Commission on Aging, and the State Associations of Senior Centers in California, Indiana, Michigan, Tennessee and Florida. He serves as the National Chair of Social Welfare Action Alliance (SWAA), President of the Social Work Chapter of Southwestern Social Sciences Association and is President-elect of the State Society on Aging (New York). He teaches at both the MSW and doctoral levels in two primary areas at Fordham - clinical social work and human services management. He has also taught courses on community practice, supervision and staff development, human behavior and advanced social policy analysis. Contact Information: (212) 636-6622 / mpardasani@fordham.edu
		SCHOLARLY INTEREST Community-based practice models, Senior Centers, HIV Prevention and Intervention Models, Leadership, Strategic Planning and Management in Human Service Agencies, South Asian Social Service Needs EDUCATION Ph.D. Yeshiva University (2004) MSW Yeshiva University (1996) BA University of Bombay (1993) COURSES TAUGHT Advanced Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis Client-Centered Management I and II Supervision and Staff Development Doctoral Seminar in Social Policy Analysis Adminstration SELECT PUBLICATIONS Maschi, T., MacMillan, T., Pardasani, M., Lee, J., & Moreno, C. (in press). Moving Stories: Evaluation of a MSW experiential learning project on aging and diversity. Journal of Social Work Education. Pardasani, M. & Bandyopadhyay, S. (in press). Race/ethnicity matters: The experience of minority groups in public health programs. Journal of Cultural Diversity. Goldkind, L. & Pardasani, M. (in press). More than the sum of its parts: An innovative organizational collaboration model. Administration in Social Work. Pardasani, M., Goldkind, L., Heyman, J. & Cross-Denny, Bronwyn (in press). How much does the distance in distance education matter? Our students speak. Social Work Education: An International Journal. Pardasani, M. & Thomson, P. (in press). Senior centers: Innovative emerging models. Journal of Applied Gerontology. Maschi, T., MacMillan, T., Pardasani, M., Lee, J.S., & Moreno, C. (in press). Moving stories: Evaluation of a BSW oral history project with older adults with diverse immigration histories. Educational Gerontology. Pardasani, M. & Goldkind, L. (in press). Senior centers and policy advocacy: Changing public perceptions. Educational Gerontology. Pardasani, M., Chazin, R. & Fortinsky, L. (2010). The Orphans International Tanzania (OIT) Family Care Model: Strengthening kinship networks an empowering families. Journal of HIV and Social Services, 9(3), 305-321. Pardasani, M. (2010). Senior centers: Characteristics of participants and non participants. Activities, Adaptation and Aging, 34(1), 48-70. Bandyopadhyay, S. & Pardasani, M. (2010). Do quality perceptions of health and social services vary for different ethnic groups? An empirical investigation. International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing, 14, 1-15. Pardasani, M., Moreno, C. & Forge, N. (2010). Cultural competence and HIV/AIDS. In Cynthia Poindexter (Ed.), Social Services and Social Action in the HIV Pandemic: Principles, Methods, and Populations (pp. 41-58). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. Pardasani, M. (2007). Reconstruction and rehabilitation in the aftermath of natural disaster: The role of social work. In M. Bormann (Ed.), International Social Work: Diverse Practices (pp.55-72). Bonn, Germany: Barbara Budrich Publishers. SELECT PRESENTATIONS Smith, J. & Pardasani, M.,"Parenting in later life: A cross cultural comparison study", Gerontological Society of America Annual Conference, Boston (MA), November 20, 2011. Pardasani, M.,"Rebuilding in the aftermath of a Tsunami: Maldives 10 years later", Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting, Atlanta (GA), October 29, 2011. Pardasani, M.,"Promoting social well-being and integration among South Asian older adults", State Society on Aging 39th Annual Conference, Saratoga Springs (NY), October 27, 2011. Pardasani, M.,"Using community partnerships to enhance geriatric education", State Society on Aging 39th Annual Conference, Saratoga Springs (NY), October 27, 2011. Pardasani, M., "Senior Centers - Improving the quality of life and enhancing the well-being of older adults", International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics VII European Congress, Bologna (Italy), April 14-17, 2011. Pardasani, M., Jellinek, I. & Sackman, B., "Changing the conversation: 21st century senior centers", State Society on Aging 38th Annual Conference, White Plains (NY), October 27, 2010. Chernesky, R. & Pardasani, M., "A curriculum model to attract and prepare social work students for management", Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting, Portland (OR), October 14-17, 2010. Pardasani, M. & Weiler, R., "Senior centers: promoting and enhancing gerontological social work education", Council on Socoa; Work Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting, Portland (OR), October 14-17, 2010. Goldkind, L. & Pardasani, M., "Assessing the core competencies of social service administrators and managers", Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting, Portland (OR), October 14-17, 2010. Goldkind, L. & Pardasani, M.,"More than the sum of its parts: An innovative organizational collaboration model", 21st Annual Conference, National Network of Social Work Managers, New York (NY), April 29, 2010. Pardasani, M. & Thomson, P., "Senior centers: Emerging models", 31st Annual Meeting, Southern Gerontological Society (SGS), Richmond (VA), April 7-9, 2010. Pardasani, M., "The need for policy practice education in social work", Southwestern Social Science Association (SSSA), Houston (TX), March 31 - April 3, 2010. Pardasani, M., Jellinek, I. & Sackman, B., "Senior centers: Forging a path for the 21st century", Joint NCOA-ASA Conference, Chicago (IL), March 15-19, 2010. SELECT GRANTS 2011 - 2012 Recipient of Faculty Research Development Fund Grant from the Graduate School of Social Service ($4,000) to conduct a program evaluation for Ophans International Tanzania. 2009 - 2010 Co-recipient with the Council of Senior Centers and Services (CSCS) of Senior Center Study Grant from the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation ($50,000) 2009 - 2010 Co-recipient with Lauri Goldkind of Faculty Research Development Fund Grant from the Graduate School of Social Service ($8,000) 2004 Co-recipient of Needs Assessment Grant from Indiana Housing Finance Authority ($10,000) 2004, 2005 Recipient of Research Grants from Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning ($500) 2005, 2006, 2007 Recipient of Research Grants from the Center of Cultural Discovery and Learning ($4,500 each) 2005 Recipient of Research Grant from the Byron Root Trust ($4,000) 2005 - 2006 Recipient of the NIA Fellowship - Social Work Research in Aging (St. Scholastica College) SELECT COMMUNITY AND PROFESIONAL SERVICE Director of Senior Center Research, National Institute of Senior Centers (NISC), a constituent of the National Council on Aging (NCOA - Washington, DC) Behavioral and Social Science Volunteer (BSSV), American Psychological Association (APA) President-elect (2012), State Society of Aging (SSA-NY) National Chair and Program Co-Chair (2006 - 2009), Social Welfare Action Alliance Annual Conference (SWAA) President and Program Chair (2008 - 2009), Southwestern Social Science Association (Social Work Chapter) Annual Conference Conference Co-Chair (2007 - 2008), Indiana Association for Social Work Educators (IASWE) Conference Co-Chair (2007), 32nd NOMAS Conference on Men and Masculinity Conference (Indiana)