Associate Professore and Chair of the MSW Dept.
Morgan State Univeristy
Dr. Dana Burdnell Wilson is an Associate Professor of Social Work and Chair of the MSW Department at the Morgan State University School of Social Work in Baltimore, MD, teaching social welfare policy and social work research in the MSW Department. Dr. Wilson is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Prose Award-winning journal, Urban Social Work, a Springer Publication.Dr. Wilson served as a social worker, community organizer, manager, and administrator in the public social service system in the State of Maryland, then moved to the Child Welfare League of America, serving in progressively responsible positions including kinship care and cultural competence program director, and vice president for professional development and publications. She remains involved, with the CWLA Compendium of Child Welfare Policy and Practice Advisory Council, and the Anti-Racism and Equity Committee.Dr. Wilson's research interests include child welfare leadership development, and strength-based, equity-based approaches to urban social work.Professional/Research InterestsLeadership in Child Welfare Programs and Policy; Foster Care Alumni Empowerment; Women of Color in Social Work Leadership; Mentorship for Women in the Academy.
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