Dhrubodhi Mukherjee, MSW, Ph.D.

Room # 8D, Quigley Hall
E-mail address - dhrubodh@siu.edu
Phone No: (618) 453-5356
Office hours: T, W 9:00 A.M.- 3:00 P.M.

Curriculum Vitae

Education:

Ph.D., 2006, College of Social Work, University of South Carolina, USA
MSW, 1999, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (Bombay), India
BA, 1997, History and Film Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata (Calcutta), India

Papers and Presentations at Professional Meetings

• Mukherjee, D. Advocating peace while antagonizing the nation; the peace and justice movement after a "successful" war.5th Annual Policy Conference, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. August 23-26, 2003
• Mukherjee, D. Liberated Yet Oppressed: The Plight of Women in Afghanistan after Taliban. 17th Annual Women's Studies Conference, Columbia, South Carolina, USA. February 26-27, 2004.
  
• Mukherjee, D. Influence of Internet on social capital. 52nd Annual Program Meeting of Council of Social Work Education, Chicago, IL February 16-19, 2006.
  
• Mukherjee, D. Factors leading to higher level of care. 4th Annual Gero-Ed Conference, Chicago, IL February 16-19, 2006.
  
• Mukherjee, D. Influence of shifting ideological divide on social policy teaching, 2006 Policy Conference, Washington, DC, June 16 – 19, 2006.
  
• Mukherjee, D. Internet use and older adults. SeniorNet conference, Washington, DC, October 19-20, 2006.
  
• Mukherjee, D. Using Internet blogs as teaching tools. 35th Annual ARNOVA conference, Chicago. IL, November 16 – 18, 2006.
  
• Mukherjee, D. Using Internet to infuse gerontology across the classroom, CSWE Gero-Ed forum, Charleston, SC, February 2-4, 2007.
  
• Mukherjee, D. Qualitative inquiries into social network analysis: challenges and suggestions. Third International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Urbana-Champaign, May 2-5, 2007.
  
• Mukherjee, D. Information technology and social work: Strategies for an evolving
  profession. The 15th ICSD Symposium, Hong Kong SAR, China, July 16-20, 2007.
  
• Mukherjee, D. Focusing on social networks: A social capital approach to
  sustainable development. The 15th ICSD Symposium, Hong Kong SAR, China, July 16-20, 2007.
  
• Mukherjee, D. Internet and social trust: Implication to human services.
  HUSITA8: Human Services Information Technology Applications, Toronto, Canada, August 26-29, 2007.
  
• Mukherjee, D. Volunteering through the Net: Social capital perspective to online  
  volunteering. HUSITA8: Human Services Information Technology   
  Applications, Toronto, Canada, August 26-29, 2007.
  
• Mukherjee, D., & Hassan, A. Influence of social capital on health
  perceptions among older adults. 12th SSWR Annual Conference, Washington, DC, January 16-20, 2008. 
  
• Mukherjee, D. Globalization without social protection: Challenges for  
  aging societies in the developing world. Global Studies Conference, University of Illinois, Chicago, May16-18, 2008.
  
• Mukherjee, D. Volunteering through the web: Social capital approach to virtual volunteering. 54th Annual Meeting of Council of Social Work Education, Philadelphia, PA, October 30 – November 2, 2008.
  
• Mukherjee, D. Virtual volunteering and social capital: The role of civil societies. 35th Annual ARNOVA conference, Philadelphia, PA, November 20-22, 2008. 
  
• Mukherjee, D. Network Effects on the Definition of Human Rights: A Case Against Elder Abuse. Third International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Urbana-Champaign, May 19-22, 2009.
  
• Mukherjee, D. Factors Influencing Elder Abuse Reporting Rates in Southern Illinois. Statewide Conference, National Association of Social Workers, Illinois Chapter, Chicago, IL, September 9 -11, 2009.
  
• Mukherjee, D. Elder abuse and women: A human rights perspective to
  international social work practice. The Gerontological Society of America's 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 18-22, 2009.
  
• Mukherjee, D. Social capital, faith-based engagement and perceived health of older adults: A structural approach. The Gerontological Society of America's 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 18-22, 2009.
  
• Mukherjee, D. Virtual volunteering, civic engagement and older adults: A social capital perspective. The Gerontological Society of America's 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 18-22, 2009.

Hartford NIA Competitive Institutes:

• Mukherjee, D. Aging and social networking. 5th Annual Institute on Aging and Social Work, The College of St. Scholastica and National Institute of Aging, July 13-20, 2008
• Mukherjee, D. Aging and social networking. 5th Annual Institute on Aging and Social Work (Midterm Meeting), The College of St. Scholastica and National Institute of Aging, February 19-22, 2009
  
• Mukherjee, D. Aging and social networking. 5th Annual Institute on Aging and Social Work (Final Meeting), The College of St. Scholastica and National Institute of Aging, July 17-22, 2009
  
• Mukherjee, D. Influence of social networks on elder abuse and neglect. The National Social Life Health and Aging Project (NSHAP) Early Results Conference, January 28-29, 2009.

Articles in Professional Journals

• Mukherjee, D. (2007). Reassembling the Social Environment: A Network   Approach to Human Behavior. Advances in Social Work, 8 (1), 220-230. .
  
• Mukherjee, D. (2008). Globalization without social protection: Challenges for aging societies across developing nations. The Global Studies Journal, 1 (3), 21-28. 
  
• Mukherjee, D. (2009). Global aging and international social work practice: A developing country perspective. Journal of Global Social Work Practice, 2 (1)
  
• Mukherjee, D. (2010). An exploratory study of oder adults’ engagement with virtual volunteerism . Journal of Technology in Human Services. 28 (3), 188-196.
  
• Mukherjee, D. (2010). Participation of older adults in virtual volunteering: A  qualitative inquiry. Ageing International.
  
• Mukherjee, D. (2011). Organizational structures of elder abuse reporting systems. Administration in Social Work, 35, 211-221. 
  
• Mukherjee, D (in-press). Financial exploitation of older adults in rural settings: A family perspective. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect.
  
• Mukherjee , D. (in-press). Principles of transnational networks in social work  study abroad program. Journal of Global Social Work Practice.
  
• Mukherjee, D. (Forthcoming). Technologies in service for older adults. Asia Pacific Tech Monitor.
  
• Mukherjee, D. (Forthcoming). Elder abuse and human rights: A cross-cultural policy comparison of the USA and India. Journal of Comparative Social Welfare.
  
• Chowdhury, D., & Mukherjee, D. (Forthcoming). What the flyers say? Embedded “Oritenlist” trends in study abroad programs from the USA. International Social Work.
  
• Mukherjee, D. & Clark, J. (Forthcoming). Students' Participation in Social Networking Sites: Implication for Social Work Education. Journal of Teaching in Social Work.
  
• Mukherjee. D. (Forthcoming). Cultural Reinforcement of Elder Abuse in India: Analyzing the Women's Perspective. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology.  

Book Chapters

• Mukherjee, D. (2009). Social capital, social networks and the social web: The case for virtual volunteering. In T. Dumova & R. Fiordo (Eds.), Handbook of research on social interaction technologies and collaboration software: Concepts and trends. New York IGI Publishers.
  
• Mukherjee, D., & Soliman, H. (2009). A social network approach to disaster planning: Implications to mitigation and response. . In R. L. Ersing & K. A. Kost (Eds.), Survinging diasasters: The role of social networks. Chicago: Lyceum Books
• Mukherjee, D. (2009). Civil Society: Theory Darehdorf. In H. Anheier & S. Toepler (Eds.), International encyclopedia on civil society. New York: Springer.

Teaching Areas:

• SOCW 421 Social Welfare Policy
• SOCW 350ABC Information Technology for Social Development
• SOCW 512 Social Work Research
• SOCW 411 Social Work Research Practice
• SOCW 500 Human Behavior in Social Environment
• SOCW350ABC: Perspectives on International Social Work
• SOCW 532: Evaluation Research
• SOCW 522: Social Policy

Professional Service:

1. Membership in Professional Associations
   • Council on Social Work Education
   • International Society of Third Sector Research
   • Association for Research in Non-profit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
   • Inter-University Consortium for Social Development
   • Gerontological Society of America
   • International Network of Elder Abuse.
2. Offices held in professional organizations
   • Advocacy Chair and Board Member. United Nations Associatio of the United States of America. 2007-2008.
   • Brain Trust Researcher. SeniorNet. 2007-2008
   • Co-Chair Information Technology Services, International Consortium for Social Developmetnt.
   • Co-Chair Human Service Informational Technology Association (HUSITA) India Conference 2009.
3. Evaluation of Manuscripts for Journals
   • Reviewer, Administration in Social Work, 2009
   • Reviewer, The Global Studies Journal, 2009

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