Erick da Luz Scherf, MSW

Erick (he/him) is a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Alabama School of Social Work. He is also a Member of the Initiative on Forced Migration at Washington University in St. Louis. In addition, Erick serves as a Member of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Doctoral Student Committee. Before coming to the United States, he completed a Master of Social Work degree at the University of Stavanger in Norway through the Erasmus Mundus mobility program, and a Bachelor of International Relations and Politics in his home country of Brazil. His academic pursuits have centered around critical inquiry in Social Work and Public Policies, with particular attention given to international migration. Erick has a strong track record of research experience and publications, and more recently, his focus has been on investigating health inequities among underserved communities in the U.S., as well as the impact of public policies and work-related factors on the health and psychosocial outcomes of immigrant workers from Latin America.