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Meezan, William Alan was born on March 10, 1947 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Beatrice (Rauch) Meezan.
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Take an in-depth look at what works—and what doesn't—in research with GLBT populations! This essential book examines the usefulness of current frameworks for research with GLBT populations and highlights the necessity for greater complexity in the conceptualization and design of research with these populations. It will help you understand the need for more inclusive and representative samples and the need to protect the privacy of GLBT research participants-and ways to accomplish these goals. In addition, Research Methods with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations considers the advantages and limitations of having an “inside” perspective when conducting research with these populations. It also explores the myriad ways in which this research can be used to better understand issues facing GLBT communities. Specifically, Research Methods with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations discusses: • eight strategies that “outsiders” can use to overcome barriers to doing their work • the challenges of finding and studying older members of gay and lesbian communities • the special challenges that studying gay drug users pose to the researcher • factors affecting research with urban Black and African-American GLBT populations • sampling issues, including ways to overcome the challenges of conducting research with sexual minority adolescents, issues related to dealing with institutional review boards, and lessons derived from empirical articles in the Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services • unique features of AIDS service organizations to consider when developing an evaluation strategy • ethical standards for research and evaluation with GLBT populations • and a great deal more! From the Foreword, by Anthony R. D'Augelli: “In social science research, the effort to extract durable principles of social causality from the apparent randomness of everyday life requires the construction of reliable, if tentative, knowledge that is significantly more informative than mere speculation. With our ever-increasing knowledge base, increasingly sophisticated and powerful quantitative and qualitative methodologies, and with an ever-expanding cadre of researchers, our ability to discern patterns of development of GLBT people from birth to death, the unique qualities of their relationships, and the impact of communities and cultures on the ways in which their sexualities are manifested, will come into sharper focus. In this way, research becomes a tool by which GLBT people transcend invisibility and marginalization. As new research accumulates, the unique contributions that GLBT lives make to our understanding of the nature of human development will be documented in ways never before thought possible. “Within the larger context of social science research on GLBT populations, this book describes the current status of social service researchers in their quest for methodological sophistication and conceptual complexity. The work of the contributors to this volume exemplifies the progress that has been made since the first research reports on this topic were published.”
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Meezan, William Alan was born on March 10, 1947 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Beatrice (Rauch) Meezan.
Bachelor in Psychology, University Vermont, 1967. Master of Social Work, Florida State University, 1969. Certified in advanced social welfare, Columbia University, New York City, 1973.
Doctor of Social Work, Columbia University, 1978.
Social worker The Children's Village, Dobbs Ferry, New York, 1969—1970. Research assistant child welfare research program School of Social Work Columbia University, New York City, 1970-1972, part-time research assistant child welfare research program, 1972-1973. Research associate Center for New York City Affairs New School for Social Research, 1973-1975.
Study director Child Welfare League of America, 1975-1977. Consultant Children's Bureau, Administration for Children, Youth and Families, Office Human Development Services Department of Health, Washington, 1978. Assistant professor Jane Addams College of Social Work University Illinois, Chicago, 1978-1981, associate professor Jane Addams College of Social Work, 1981-1986, chair Doctor of Philosophy program, professor Jane Addams College of Social Work, 1986-1988.
John Milner professor child welfare School Social Week, University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1988—1999, chair Doctor of Philosophy program, 1989—1994. Marion Elizabeth Blue professor children and families University Michigan School Social Work, 1999—2005. Dean College Social Work Ohio State University, Columbus, 2005—2009.
Professor College Social Work, Ohio State University, 2009—2010. Director policy & research Children's Rights. Part-time instructor Center of Social Work and Social Research, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teneck, New Jersey, 1974-1975, Adelphi University Graduate School of Social Work, Garden City, New York, 1978.
Adjunct assistant professor New York University School of Social Work, New York City, 1975-1978. Special assistant to executive director Jewish Children's Bureau, Chicago, 1986-1988, steering committee, secretary Group for Advancement Doctoral Education, 1990-1994. Board directors Society For Social Work and Research, 2002-2005, secretary, treas, since 2010.
Board directors, president Institute Advancement Social Work Research, 2003-2007, vice president, 2007-2008, president, 2008-2010.
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Member NASW, American Orthopsychiat. Association, Academy of Political Science, Academy Certified Social Workers, National Center for Clinical Infant Programs, Council on Social Work Education, Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education, Los Angeles Roundtable for Children.