ABOUT
phd, msw, mdiv
Marquisha Lawrence Scott is originally from Nashville, TN. In fall 2019, Scott began her academic career as an Assistant Professor at the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work. She received a PhD in Social Welfare from the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice. With a background in macro social work, community organizing, and understanding religious congregations as organizations of faith and service, Scott’s work centers non-governmental institutions as solvers of social problems. Currently, she researches how non-governmental organizations impact youth’s economic and social outcomes in a globalizing society.
In addition to the PhD, she has a Master of Social Work and Master of Divinity from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis and Eden Theological Seminary, respectively.
Experience
assistant professor, university of denver graduate school of social work
September 2019 - Present
As an assistant professor, Scott is focused on building her career as a scholar and educator. While her research will expand on the impact of globalization on community organizations and communities (e.g. youth economic and social preparation), she will be committed to educating the next generation of social workers. She will teach the following courses: 1) Community & Organizational Change: Theory for Practice; 2) Power, Privilege, & Oppression; and 3) Spirituality & Social Work.
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research fellow, university of pennsylvania
August 2016 - August 2019
As a research fellow, Scott researched the impact of religious congregations as service providers and community leaders and 2) youth’s engagement with and understanding of globalization. Her dissertation Crossing Tracks & Ponds: Preparing Youth for a Global Society, assessed how religious congregations could serve as a mediating structure for youth, as they come of age in a global society. In addition to her dissertation and research, she was a Co-Principal Investigator on a six state research project in India centered on digital banking in rural India (PI: Ram Cnaan, PhD). Additionally, she was the instructor of the Action Research methods course for the Master of Social Work program at the School of Social Policy & Practice.
research assistant, washington university in st. louis, race & opportunity lab at george warren brown school of social work
January 2015 - June 2016
As a research assistant, Scott researched the effects race has on opportunities and access for youth. Within a cohort of PhD and MSW students, Scott researched racial stigma and treatment of mental illness for black youth. This work led Scott’s interests in youth outcomes and the systems and organizations that impact their overall wellbeing. The training from the Race & Opportunity lab led by Dr. Sean Joe inspired Scott to pursue a PhD in Social Welfare.
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Scholarship
Scott, M.L. & Cnaan, R. (2020). Youth and religion in the age of global citizenship identification: An 18 country study of youth. Children and Youth Service Review. doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104754
Butler-Barnes, S.T., Martin, P.P., Hope, E. C., Copeland-Linder, N., & Scott, M.L. (2018). Religiosity and coping: Racial stigma and psychological well-being among African American girls. Journal of Religion and Health, 57(5), 1980-1995. doi.org/10.1007/s10943-018-0644-9
Joe, S.,Scott, M. L., Banks, A. (2018). What works for adolescent black males at risk of suicide: A review. Research on Social Work Practice, 28(3), 340-345. doi.org/10.1177/1049731517702745
Lindsey, M., Banks, A., Cota, C. F., Scott, M.L., Joe, S. (2018). A review of treatments for young black males experiencing depression. Research on Social Work Practice, 28(3), 320-329. doi.org/10.1177/1049731517703747
Banks, A., Fields, L., O’Dwyer, C., Scott, M.L. & Joe, S.(2018). Treating mental illness among diabetic Black male adolescents: A review. Research on Social Work Practice, 28(3), 330-339. doi.org/10.1177/1049731517702746
Scott, M. L. & Cnaan, R. (2017). Religious Congregations and Poverty Alleviation in the Age of New Public Governance. Nonprofit Research Forum, 8(4), 391-410. doi.org/10.1515/npf-2017-0013
Scott, M.L.,Heist, D., & Cnaan, R. (2017). The clergy as a director of a voluntary local association. Hevra V’Revacha (in Hebrew).
Interests
Globalizations Societal Impact
Religious Congregations as Meditating Structure Strategic Planning for Complex Issues
Youth Economic Outcomes
Youth Social Outcome
Education
university of pennsylvania, philadelphia, PA
PhD, SOCIAL WELFARE, AUGUST 2019
Washington univeristy in st. Louis, Saint Louis, MO
B.A. POLITICAL SCIENCE, MAY 2010
MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK, MAY 2016
EDEN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
MASTER OF DIVINITY, MAY 2016