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Allen-Meares, Paula G. was born on February 29, 1948 in Buffalo. Daughter of Joe N. and Mary T. (Hienz) Allen.
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academic administrator social work educator
Allen-Meares, Paula G. was born on February 29, 1948 in Buffalo. Daughter of Joe N. and Mary T. (Hienz) Allen.
Bachelor of Science, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1969. Master of Social Work Child Welfare, University Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy Social Work and Educational Administration, University Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1975.
Certified management, Harvard University, 1990. Certified management of managers, University Michigan, 1993.
Research assistant State University of New York, Buffalo, 1966—1969. Child welfare worker Department Children and Family Services, Champaign, Illinois, 1970—1971. School social worker Urbana School District 116, Urbana, 1971—1978.
Intern supervisor School Social Work School Social Work, University Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1973—1978, visiting lecturer, 1977—1978, assistant professor, 1978—1983, chair School Social Work Specialization, 1978—1984, director doctoral program, 1985—1989, associate professor, 1983—1989, acting dean, 1989—1990, professor, 1989—1993, dean, professor, 1990—1993, School Social Work, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1993—2009, Norma Radin Collegiate professor social work. Professor education School Education, University Michigan. Chancellor University Illinois, Chicago, since 2009.
Scholars forum visiting lecturer University Texas, Austin, 1992. Visiting scholar School Social Work, University South Carolina, 1994, University Georgia, Athens, 1997. Manuscript and book reviewer.
Reviewer Social Casework, summers 1988-1990. Children & Youth Services Review, 1988-1990, Journal Ethnic and Multicultural Concerns in Social Work, 1990, among others. Consultant Illinois Office Education, Pupil Personnel Service Unit, Springfield, 1977, Detroit Public Schools, 1979, Decatur (Illinois) Public Schools, 1979, Family Services Champaign County, 1979, Department Public Instruction, State of North Carolina, 1979, Urbana School District 116, 1978-1980, Illinois State Board Education, 1979-1981, Chicago Public Schools, 1981, Champaign Public Schools, 1981, Vermillion County Special Education Cooperative, Danville, 1982, Pembroke School District, Kankakee, Illinois, 1982, Champaign Public Schools, 1982, Defferin-Pell School District, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, 1982, Mid-State Special Education, 1983, Wisconsin Office Education, Milwaukee, 1983, District of Columbia School Social Work, 1984, Indiana Office Education Pupil Personnel Division, Indianapolis, 1984, Glenbrook (Illinois) School District, 1984-1986, Kankakee Special Education Cooperative, 1985, New Jersey State Department Education Office Certified, Trenton, 1985, Public School Disvn., Mississauga, 1985, Budapest, Hungary, 1990, Department Defense, 1991, Catholic Social Services, Indianapolis, 1991, Board School Commissioners, Indianapolis Public Schools, 1991, Brown University and Lilly Endowment, Indianapolis, 1992.
External reviewer University Missouri, 1995, Columbia University, 2001, Wayne State University, 2002, University California Berkeley, 1995, Hunter University, 2006. Keynote speaker New Mexico, Georgia, Missouri 1997. Consultant in field.
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Human relations director Urbana Education, 1973-1975. Member regional advisory board Gifted, 1977-1978. Member planning committee Illinois March of Dimes, 1978.
Board directors Volunteer Action Center Champaign County, 1978-1980, chair nomination committee, ad hoc committee on board policy. Member program committee Girls Club Champaign, 1978-1981. Member advisory board Ambulatory Care Center, Mercy Hospital, 1981-1982.
Board directors development services Champaign County, 1973-1975. Moderator black adoptions Children's Home and Aid Society Illinois and Department Children and Family Services, 1984. Member policy committee Regional Illinois Children's Home and Aid Society, 1980-1984.
Board directors Family Service Champaign County, 1988-1989. Member Champaign county child placement review committee Champaign County Circuit Court, 1985-1993. Trustee William Thomas Grant Foundation, chair nomination committee, 2004-2007.
Member National Association of Social Workers (chair communications committee since 1993, communications board directors, council editors board since 1990, certified, editor-in-chief Social Work in Education since 1990,journal editorial board 1984-1988, grantee 1988-1992, Social Worker of Year Illini district 1992), National Association Black Social Workers, National Association Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work (vice president 1993-1995, vice president since 1993, board directors 1991-1993), Council on Social Work Education (treasurer since 1992, board directors 1989-1991, delegate assembly 1988-1989), Society Social Work Education and Research (president-elect, 2001-2002, pres, 2002-2004, Padgett early career achievement award committee), New York Academy Medicine (member steering committee, chair, national advisory panel, social work leadership public policy committee, trustee board trustees), National Academies Institute Medicine (vice chair section X, member committee, member health disparities interest group,, committee future health care workforce older Americans), National Association Social Workers, An. Association University Women, Rotary, Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Mu, Delta Kappa Gamma (Xi chapter).
Married; children: Tracey, Nikki, Shannon.