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Adelaide K. Sandler
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Bio
Dr. Adelaide Sandler is a professor, researcher, and social worker with a background in community counseling and political social work. Her dissertation explored how recipients of means-tested government assistance make decisions related to voting. She is an active researcher with the Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work and a member of the National Social Work Voter Mobilization Task Force.
Dr. Sandler previously taught at Westfield State University (WSU). She was the first and only full-time faculty member to teach and advise master-level social work students at their satellite campus in Worcester, Massachusetts. At WSU, she was the faculty advisor of the Worcester campus MSW student organization and coordinator of Lead Advocacy Day at the state capitol. She has taught as an adjunct at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work, St. Joseph University in Hartford, and Housatonic Community College. Prior to becoming a full-time faculty member, Dr. Sandler worked for the Danbury Regional Child Advocacy Center and Newtown Youth Services. She created and led support groups for first-time parents, grandparents raising their grandchildren, and school-age brothers and sisters of kids with special needs. In addition to her work for non-profit organizations, she has worked in the political arena, including working in the constituent services department of a United States Congressional District Office, being active in many state and local campaigns, serving as a member of her local town committee, and serving on the Newtown Board of Ethics. She currently serves on the Board of Western Connecticut Association for Human Rights.
Education
PhD, Social Work, University of Connecticut, 2017
MSW, Social Work, University of Connecticut, 2009
MS, Community Counseling. Western Connecticut State University, 2001
BA, Sociology Washington University in St. Louis
Research
Ostrander, J., Sandler, A. & Hylton, M. (2018). New automatic voter registration law lifts up marginalized populations. Social Work Voices, 1(6), 10-11.
Ostrander, J., Bryan, J., Sandler, A., Nieman, P., Clark, M., Loveland, E., & Smith, T. (2018). The political participation of first-year social work students: Does practice specialization matter? Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 41(3), 39-59
Presentations
Sandler, A. K. (2021) Understanding How Recipients of Means-Tested Government Assistance Make the Decision to Vote or Not to Vote and How Social Workers Can Make a Difference?, The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 48 : Iss. 2 , Article 5. https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol48/iss2/5
Sandler, A. K, Lane, S.R. (June 24, 2021) Diverse Views of Political Empowerment Among Community College Students Who Receive Food Assistance Benefits. Journal of Policy Practice & Research (2021), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42972-021-00034-1
Sandler, A K. (2022, March 24). "Teaching Strategies to Encourage Student Empathy for Low-Income Individuals" [Live session]. The Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors Council on Social Work Education's 39th Annual Program Meeting. Virtual Event
Sandler, A.K. and Reigler, A. (2021, November 11) “Insights and discussion about the importance of policy practice and political social work, as related to healing community trauma." [Live session]. New York State Social Work Education Association 54th annual conference Virtual Event
Dill, K., Hanssen, D., Sandler, A. K. (2021, November 11) “Moving from Compassion Fatigue to Compassion Resilience in Social Work Field Education” New York State Social Work Education Association 54th annual conference Virtual Event
Ostrander, J., Sandler, A.K, & Hylton, M. (2021, July 13-16). Equity, political power, and inclusion: Student reflections on voter engagement [Conference session]. International Consortium for Social Development.
Hylton, M., Ostrander, J., Sandler, A K.., (2020, November 18). “Facilitating the Political Power of Underrepresented Populations: Student Reflections on Voter Engagement” [Live session]. The Council on Social Work Education’s Annual Program Meeting. Virtual Event
Sandler, A. K., Ostrander, J., & Hylton, M., (2020, February 25-27). Voter Engagement: Mobilizing the Political Power of Marginalized Groups [Keynote address]. Global Social Welfare Digital Summit. https://www.globalsocialwelfaresummit.com/
Sandler, A., Hylton, M.E., Ostrander, J. & Smith, T. (2020). The three-legged stool of voter engagement: Social work’s role in mobilizing the vote among marginalized communities. Critical Social Work, 21(2), 42-56 Available at https://ojs.uwindsor.ca/index.php/csw/article/view/6463/5282
Smith, T., Sandler, A. (2018, November). Voter Engagement: Bridging the Macro and Micro Divide. The Council on Social Work Education’s Annual Program Meeting. Orlando, FL
Sandler, A., Clark, M., & Wilson, C. (2018, January). Thoughts on How to Increase the Trustworthiness of Qualitative Research. The Society for Social Work and Research’s Annual Conference. Washington, DC
Sandler, A. (2016, November). Increasing Voter Participation of Vulnerable Populations to Promote Social and Economic Justice. The Council on Social Work Education’s Annual Program Meeting. Atlanta, GA
Nieman, P., & Sandler, A. (2015, October). Increasing the Political Participation of Social Work Students: Classroom and Fieldwork Approaches. The Council on Social Work Education’s Annual Program Meeting. Denver, CO
Ostrander, J., Sandler, A., & Nieman, P. (2015, January). The Influence of Professional Identity and Level of Empowerment on Political Participation of MSW Students. The Society for Social Work and Research’s Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA
Sandler, A., (2014, June). Creating Opportunities for Critical Consciousness at an Urban Community College. International Conference of Sociology and Social Work. Los Angeles, CA
