by Jordan Harris
December 11th 2024
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Photo of Dr. Staci B. Martin (right) and PSU SSW & NWCCU logos (left)
The Portland State University School of Social Work is excited to announce that Dr. Staci B. Martin has been appointed to be a Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) Board Commissioner from 2024-2027.
The NWCCU Board consists of up to twenty-six Commissioners, serving staggered three-year terms without compensation, with a majority representing institutions accredited by NWCCU, at least one representing tribal colleges, one-seventh representing the general public, and potentially two members from institutions outside the region. The Commission is charged with establishing accreditation criteria, evaluating institutions against that criteria, and approving the institutions that meet that criteria.
Dr. Martin’s research and teaching interests include critical hope and despair, pedagogy of hope, refugee education, psychosocial & social-emotional learning, and peace-building. She is a community-based action researcher who conducts research with vulnerable populations, in particular, refugee youth, often following their lead in her work. She is committed to co-creating practical solutions that are culturally responsive and led by, for, and in partnership with the community.
She has lived and worked alongside communities in over 20 countries. Her experiences vary from designing, implementing, and evaluating sustainable psychosocial peace-building educational programs in four countries: Dieplsoot Informal Settlement, South Africa (nthabiseng project, 2001), Vishwa Shanti Vihara Vishwa Monastery, Nepal (Khelera Sikou Project, 2012), Jamaica (Irie Project, 2010), and Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya (Pambazuka, 2017).
Congratulations, Dr. Martin!