BSW Program Director and Associate Professor, Social Work
Contact Information
Building: Peterson Hall
Biography
Dr. Freedman is a licensed clinical social worker who has practice experience with children, adolescents, and adults in behavioral health settings. He has been a social work educator for over two decades and has spent the last ten years directing undergraduate social work programs. Academic achievements include earning undergraduate degrees in American Indian Studies and Psychology from the University of Minnesota, plus an MSW and PhD from The Ohio State University. Dr. Freedman has presented in local, state, national, and international venues and his scholarship interests include antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion, wellness, and recovery within academic learning environments, mental health, substance use, and co-occurring disorders.
Research
Publications
- Freedman, D., & Dudley, J. (2013). Critically Consuming Evaluations. In J. Dudley (ed.). Social Work Evaluation (2nd Ed.) (pp. 195-215). Chicago, Illinois: Lyceum Books, INC.
- Freedman, D. (2012). Screening clients for addiction-related disorders. Continuing Education Module. New York: Gannett Education.
- Freedman, D. (2012). Determining the long-term risk of recidivism and registration failure among sexual offenders. Federal Probation, 76(1), 14-19.
- Dudley, J., & Freedman, D. (2010). Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank: Research Methods for Social Work: Being Producers and Consumers of Research (2nd Ed.). New York: Allyn & Bacon.
- Freedman, D., Dudley, J, & Pace, M. (2010). Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank for Connecting Core Competencies Series: Research Methods for Social Work: Being Producers and Consumers of Research (2nd Ed). New York: Pearson Education, Inc.
Degrees
- PhD, Social Work, The Ohio State University
- MSW, Social Work, The Ohio State University
- BA, American Indian Studies and Psychology, University of Minnesota