Barbara Rose Ferguson

Background

Ferguson, Barbara Rose was born on November 7, 1940 in Sydney, Australia. Daughter of Edward James Ferguson and Margery Eunice Fairman.

Education

Bachelor, University Hawaii, 1977. Master of Social Work, University Hawaii, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1984.

Career

Community worker Asian Christian Service, Vietnam, 1967—1968. Social worker Vietnamese Red Cross, 1968. Director educational services World Vision Vietnam, Saigon, 1968—1975.

Assistant professor University Hawaii, 1984—1985. Senior lecturer social work University New South Wales, Sydney, 1986—2002, director Center for Cross Cultural Social Work, 1988—1996, director Center for Refugee Research, 2001, retired, 2002. Consultant, trainer State Department Immigration, New South Wales, Australia, 1988, State Department Health, Sydney, Australia, 1988—1995, Australian International Development Assistance Bureau, 1990—1995.

Achievements

• Barbara Rose Ferguson has been listed as a noteworthy social worker, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member advisory board disaster welfare committee Australian Red Cross, 1986—1992. Member advisory board Transcultural Mental Health Center, Parramatta, Sydney, Australia, 1996—2004. Consultant, researcher, conference organizer, presenter for Australian Vietnamese community in Sydney, 1986—2002.

Member of Refugee Council Australia.

Interests

• Tai chi, creative writing.

Connections

Father:

Edward James Ferguson

Mother:

Margery Eunice Fairman