MASHOOQ SALEHIN, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Sociology
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Greensboro, NC 27411
[email protected]
Profile: Dr. Salehin is currently an Associate Professor of Social Work at the North Carolina
Agriculture and technical State University at Greensboro. He is a faculty member of the JPHD
and JMSW program of University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) and NCA&T. Dr.
Salehin received his Master of Social Work from the Southern Illinois University at Carbondale,
and his PhD in Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Salehin has been
involved in several research projects as a T&R faculty in the Joint Programs in Social Work.
Throughout his academic appointment, Dr. Salehin has been taking the opportunities to
translate his research interests into the studies on underprivileged groups in need of assistance
addressing relevant policy issues. He has been published in reference books and scholarly
peer-reviewed journals and have delivered papers at national and international conferences.
Currently Dr. Salehin has been developing a grant proposal to determine the impact of social,
economic, and environmental factors on the reproductive health of women living in Appalachian
communities through mediating factor of women’s reproductive power. His research interest
also focuses on adolescents’ health of immigrant communities. He has taught research
methods, statistics, and social work practice courses at both the undergraduate and graduate
levels. His areas of research interest reproductive health and social policy, globalization and its
impact on sustainable and social development, gender issues, inequality, poverty, and social
justice.
Education
• Ph. D, The University of Texas at Arlington
Social Work, May, 2012
• Master of Social Work (MSW), Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
May 2005
Academic appointments
a. Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Sociology
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Greensboro, NC 27411
August 2020 – Present
b. Radford University School of Social Work
Assistant Professor
Radford, Virginia
August 2012 – July 2020
c. School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Arlington
Adjunct Instructor
Arlington, Texas
June 2011 – August 2012
Professional experience
a. Burbank Adult Day Healthcare Center (Burbank ADHC)
MSW-Social Worker
Burbank, California
October 2006 – July 2009
b. Medical Social Worker – MSW: AC Home Health
Los Angeles, California. Dec 2008- June 2009.
Professional, academic, community related, and scientific membership
a. Member, International Consortium for Social Development, 2013 - present
b. Assistant Editor, Social Development Issues. January 2011 – April 2016.
c. Member, Council on Social Work Education, Sept 2014 – Sept 2018.
Awards and recognition
a. Recipient of ‘Doctoral Leadership Fellowship’, School of Social Work, University
of Texas at Arlington, 2009-2012.
b. Recipient of ‘Outstanding Academic Achievement Award’, School of Social Work,
University of Texas at Arlington, 2011-2012.
Professional publications
a. Salehin, M. A. (2017). Reproductive health of tribal populations in India: A
sustainability approach. Social Development Issues, 39(2), 75-99.
b. Salehin, M. A. (2016). Modeling tribal women’s reproductive health in India: A
theoretical perspective. Social Development Issues, 38(3), 1-17.
c. Salehin, M. (2015). Implementation of the Structural Adjustment Program in
Bangladesh: Experience of shrimp culture. Social Development Issues, 37(2),
37-54.
d. Salehin, M. A. (2015). Exploring the disparity in reproductive health status
between tribal and non-tribal women in India. Social Development Issues, 37(3),
69-91.
e. Aguiniga, D. M., Madden, E. E., Faulkner, M. M., & Salehin, M. A. (2013).
Understanding intention to leave: A comparison of urban, small-town, and rural
child welfare workers. Administration in Social Work, 37(3), 227-241.
f. Pillai, V. K., & Salehin, M. (2012). Spatial divisions and fertility decline in India.
International Journal of Population Research, DOI: 10.1155/2012/235747.
g. Hoefer, R., Black, B., & Salehin, M. (in press). Dating Violence Policy: Making
the Grade. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 39(4).
h. Salehin, M., Carbajal, J., Parson, J., Sharma, B., & Pillai, V. (2011). The effects
of participation and resources on democratic attitudes: Role of social capital in
four Latin American countries. Journal of Social Service Research, DOI:
10.1080/01488376.2011.637850.
i. Kang, S., Boyas, J., & Salehin, M. (2012). Correlates of depression among
Chinese immigrant elders in Arizona: The role of acculturative stress and social
support. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 22(3), 334-350.
j. Aguiniga, D. M., Madden, E. E., Faulkner, M. M., & Salehin, M. A. (2012).
Understanding intention to leave: A comparison of urban, small-town, and rural
child welfare workers. Administration in Social Work, DOI:
10.1080/03643107.2012.676610.
k. Salehin, M. (2011). Review of: Drug Use and Social Change: The Distortion of
History, by Michael Shiner -- London, England: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. 256
pp. Hardcover. $85.00. ISBN: 9780230222724. Journal of Policy Practice, 10(1),
88-91.
Professional presentations
a. Salehin, M., & Pillai, V. (2018, November). Modeling women’s reproductive
health in Appalachian region: A sustainability perspective. Presented at the 64th
Annual Program Meeting of the Council of Social Work Education, Orlando,
Florida.
b. Salehin, M. (2018, January). Modeling women’s reproductive health in
Appalachian region: A sustainability perspective. Presented at the International
Conference on Social Work and Sustainable Social Development, Sylhet,
Bangladesh.
c. Salehin, M., & Gardner, C. (2014, November). Impact of Targeted Regulation of
Abortion Providers (TRAP) on Women's reproductive Health. Presented at the
60th Annual Program Meeting of the Council of Social Work Education, Tampa,
Florida.
d. Welch, J., Smith-Osborne, A., & Salehin, M. (2013, November). A place for social
work in interdisciplinary global sustainability. Presented at the 59th Annual
Program Meeting of the Council of Social Work Education, Dallas, Texas.
e. Black, B., Hoefer, R., & Salehin, M. (2011, October). Explaining state dating
violence prevalence: Impacts of political culture, policy, partisanship and state
wealth. Presented at the 57th annual conference of the Council of Social Work
Education, Atlanta, Georgia.
f. Salehin, M., & Pillai, V. (2011, January). Measuring sustainable development
based on socioeconomic and ecological indicators. Paper presented at the 17th
biennial conference of the International Consortium for Social Development,
Dhaka, Bangladesh.
g. Salehin, M., Black, B., & Hoefer, R. (2010, October). Making the grade:
Correlates of dating violence policy strength in 50 states. Paper presented at the
56th annual conference of the Council of Social Work Education, Portland,
Oregon.
h. Pillai, V., Smith-Osborne, A., Salehin, M., & Strong-Blakeney, A. (2010, October).
Roles for social work scholars in sustainability initiatives. Panel presented at the
56th Annual Program meeting of the Council for Social Work Education,
Portland, Oregon.