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Erick da Luz Scherf, MSW

Short bio: Erick da Luz Scherf, MSW (he/him) is a Ph.D. student at the University of Alabama School of Social Work. He is also a Member of the Initiative on Social Work & 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 Science in 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 Health Sciences. Erick has a strong track record of research experience and publications in the fields of social work, public health, and human rights. More recently, his focus has been on investigating health disparities among minoritized and racialized migrants in the U.S. 

Academic CV
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Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Social Work               Aug. 2023- Aug. 2028 (expected)

 

The University of Alabama, School of Social Work

 

Doctoral dissertation: TBD

 

Master of Social Work (MSW),                 

Families and Children specialization

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The University of Stavanger, Norway (Erasmus Mundus Mobility Program), Equivalency recognized/granted by CSWE in December 2024

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MSW Thesis: Challenging the Colorblind Curriculum: Addressing Race, Ethnicity, and Diversity in Social Work Education in Portugal

 

Bachelor of Arts (BA) in International Relations and Politics           

 

The University of Vale do Itajaí, Brazil

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BA Thesis: Childhoods and Dreams Behind Bars in the “Promised Land”: An Analysis of Human Rights Violations of Migrant Children Imprisoned in Canada Between 2010 and 2016

Areas of research interest/expertise

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• Social work with migrants and refugees
• Immigrant and minority health
• Labor migration and occupational health outcomes
• The health of Latinx and Brazilian migrants

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