Augustina Naami

EDUCATION
Ph.D: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah USA
MSW: University of Chicago, Chicago, USA 
BA: University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION
1. Disability
2. Gender
3. Poverty
4. Intersectionality of Disability and other vulnerabilities
5. International Social Work
6. Social Policy.

COURSES TAUGHT

Graduate Level:
1. Community Mental Health
2. Research and Evaluation Methods in Social Work
3. Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities
4. Trauma Informed Practice Practicum I & II Section 01
5. Trauma Informed Practice Practicum I & II Seminar Section 01
6. Advanced Research I in Public Services

Undergraduate Level:
1. Social Work with the Law Courts
2. Problems of Rehabilitation
3. Social Work Practice with Persons with Disabilities
4. Community and Organizational Practice
5. American Racial and Ethnic Minorities Section 01
6. Social Welfare, A World View Section 01
7. Social Services and Social Work, Bachelors in Social Work
8. Social Policy and Issues, Section 2, Bachelors in Social Work 

CURRENT RESEARCH:
1. Toang, N. & Naami, A. (In progress). Sexism against women: Comparing the experiences of Sudanese women in Iowa before and after migration to the United States
2. Naami, A. (In progress). Persons with Disabilities Act at 10 Years: Perceptions of Ghanaians with Disabilities about the Impact of the Act
3. Naami, E. K. & Naami, A. (In progress). Experiences of Women in the Shea Butter Industry In Kusawgu: The Way Forward
4. Naami, A. & Naami, E.K. (In progress). The Effects of Microfinace and Small Loans Centre on Rural Enterprise Growth among Women Beneficiaries in the Brong Ahafo Region.

SELECTED PUBLICATION
1. Naami, A. (2015). 25 years Post-ADA: A Social Worker’s Experience and Reflections about Environmental Barriers. Reflections: Narrations of Professional Helping, 20(1) 36-41

2. Naami, A. (2015). A cross-cultural comparison of Tamale and Salt Lake City experienceof unemployed women with physical disabilities. International Journal of Social Work. 2(2), 18-3 file:///C:/Users/tina/Documents/UNI/Published%20articles/Crosscultural%20comprison.pdf doi:10.5296/ijsw.v2i2.7834 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ijsw.v2i2.7834

3. Naami, A. (2015). Disability, gender, and employment relationships in Africa: The case of Ghana. African Journal of Disability Studies. 4(1), 1-11. file:///C:/Users/tina/Downloads/95-2186-1-PB%20(1).pdf

4. Naami, A. (2014). Breaking the barrier: Ghanaians perceptions about the social model. Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development, 25(1), 21-39.

5. Naami, A., & Hayashi, R. (2012). Perceptions about disability among Ghanaian University students. Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation, 11, 100-111.

6. Naami, A., Hayashi, R., & Liese, H. (2012). The unemployment of women with physical disabilities in Ghana: Issues and recommendations. Disability & society, 2(27), 191-204.

7. Naami, A. & Liese, H. (2011). The Impact of unemployment on women with physical disabilities in Tamale, Ghana. The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations, 2(11), 117-128.

8. Naami, A. & Hayashi, R.  (2011). Empowering women with disabilities in Northern Ghana. Review of Disability Studies, 7(2), 38-47.

9. Naami, A. (2011). Personal reflections of resilience and survival of Ghanaian women with disabilities: A Social Worker and unemployed study subject. Reflections: Narrations of Professional Helping, 19(3), 88-99.