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Deborah K. Padgett, is a professor at New York University Silver School of Social Work, where she has served on the faculty since 1988. She holds a PhD in anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and is known for her expertise in best practices with homeless adults with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders, the Housing First approach to ending homelessness, mental health services research, and qualitative research and mixed methods research.[1]

A 2021 study by researchers from Elsevier, SciTech Strategies, Inc., and Stanford University ranked Padgett in the top 2% of most cited scientists worldwide in 22 scientific fields and 176 sub-fields.[2] In 2019, she was ranked in the top 100 contemporary social work faculty for their scholarly influence in an analysis published in the Journal of Social Service Research.[3]

Research on Homelessness

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Padgett has advised municipalities, states and countries on implementing Housing First, including Brazil’s Ministry of Human Rights[4] and Georgia State Legislature’s Mental Health Caucus[5].

Padgett’s research on homelessness includes two federally-funded studies of Housing First.[6] The New York Services Study (R01MH069865, was a study of service engagement among dual diagnosed homeless adults in New York City.[7]  The New York Recovery Study (R01MH084903) examined the role of housing in mental health recovery among formerly homeless adults.[8] She is the lead author, along with Ben Henwood and Sam Tsemberis, of the book Housing First: Ending Homelessness, Changing Systems and Transforming Lives (2016), published by Oxford University Press.[9] In 2017, the book received Honorable Mention in the Book Award category from the Society for Social Work and Research.[10] Padgett serves on the National Alliance to End Homelessness’ Research Council[11] and is a senior advisor to Social Work’s End Homelessness Grand Challenge[12].

Explaining the Housing First approach to Semafor, Dr. Padgett said, “The idea is immediate access to housing, and then work on problems…instead of putting housing at the end of the staircase and you have to prove your worthiness.”[13] The impact of this approach was evident in a small qualitative study Dr. Padgett led, involving in-depth interviews with unsheltered homeless people who were moved from the streets into private, FEMA-funded hotel rooms at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.[14] As she told The Washington Post, the results were “revelatory” with participants reporting improvements in “health, sleep, personal hygiene, privacy, safety, nutrition, and overall well-being.[15]

Expertise in Research Methods

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Padgett is the author of the textbooks Qualitative Methods in Social Work Research (3rd ed., 2016) and Qualitative and Mixed Methods in Public Health (2012), both from Sage Publishing.[16] She served on an expert panel convened by the National Institutes of Health Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research to review and make recommendations on its 2018 report Best Practices for Mixed Methods Research in the Health Sciences.[17] She also co-authored the National Cancer Institute’s 2018 white paper Qualitative Methods In Implementation Science.[18]

Padgett also co-authored the textbook Program Evaluation (6th ed., 2015), published by Cengage Group.[19] This expertise led to Padgett’s appointment to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Committee to Evaluate the Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services. NASEM released a consensus report based on the committee findings in 2018.[20]

Honors and Awards

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Padgett is a fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare[21] and a fellow of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR)[22]. She served as president of SSWR from 2004-2006[23] and is credited with playing a key role in setting the organization’s strategic direction and building its infrastructure[24]. Since 2007, SSWR has recognized her contributions to the field with the presentation of the annual Deborah K. Padgett Early Career Achievement Award.[25]

Padgett received NYU’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 2013.[26] In 2019, she was co-recipient of the journal Affilia’s Award for Distinguished Feminist Scholarship and Praxis in Social Work.[27]

References

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  1. ^ "Deborah K. Padgett". socialwork.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  2. ^ "Study Identifies Five NYU Silver Professors Among the Most Influential Scientists Worldwide". socialwork.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  3. ^ Thyer, Bruce A.; Smith, Thomas E.; Osteen, Philip; Carter, Tyler (2019-10-20). "The 100 Most Influential Contemporary Social Work Faculty as Assessed by the H-Index". Journal of Social Service Research. 45 (5): 696–700. doi:10.1080/01488376.2018.1501793. ISSN 0148-8376.
  4. ^ "Brazil's new Visible Streets initiative will help its vast homeless population | Semafor". December 15, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "MH Caucus Meeting - Zoom". November 29, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "Padgett, Deborah". SAGE Publications Inc. 2024-08-29. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  7. ^ "RePORT ⟩ RePORTER". reporter.nih.gov. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  8. ^ "RePORT ⟩ RePORTER". reporter.nih.gov. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  9. ^ "Housing First - Deborah Padgett; Benjamin Henwood; Sam Tsemberis - Oxford University Press". Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  10. ^ "SSWR Book Award History" (PDF). Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  11. ^ "Research and Data". National Alliance to End Homelessness. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  12. ^ "Leadership". gc2eh. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  13. ^ "Brazil's new Visible Streets initiative will help its vast homeless population | Semafor". December 15, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  14. ^ Padgett, Deborah K.; Bond, Lynden; Wusinich, Christina (2023). "From the streets to a hotel: a qualitative study of the experiences of homeless persons in the pandemic era". Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless. 32 (2): 248–254. doi:10.1080/10530789.2021.2021362. ISSN 1053-0789. PMC 10782809. PMID 38213878.
  15. ^ "Last days at the Cortina: Homeless left adrift as covid-era housing ends". Washington Post. 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  16. ^ "Padgett, Deborah". SAGE Publications Inc. 2024-08-29. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  17. ^ "Best Practices for Mixed Methods Research in the Health Sciences" (PDF). January 25, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  18. ^ "Qualitative Methods In Implementation Science" (PDF). Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  19. ^ "Program Evaluation: An Introduction to an Evidence-Based Approach, 6th Edition - 9781305101968 - Cengage". www.cengage.com. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  20. ^ "New report evaluates the VA's mental health services, finds substantial unmet need". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  21. ^ "Deborah Padgett, PhD". American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare. 2024-08-29. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  22. ^ "Society for Social Work and Research Fellowship Program – SSWR — Society for Social Work and Research". Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  23. ^ "SSWR Presidents – SSWR — Society for Social Work and Research". Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  24. ^ "Historical Account of the Society for Social Work and Research: Presidential Perspectives on Advances in Research Infrastructure | Social Work Research | Oxford Academic". December 1, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  25. ^ "SSWR Deborah K. Padgett Early Career Achievement Award History" (PDF). Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  26. ^ Communications, NYU Web. "2012-2013 Distinguished Teaching Award Recipients". www.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  27. ^ "Award for Distinguished Feminist Scholarship and Praxis in Social Work: Affilia: Sage Journals". Retrieved September 5, 2024.
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