Maria Rodriguez
Maria Y. Rodriguez, MSW, PhD, joined the University at Buffalo in 2020. Her research is at the intersection of applied demography, computational social science, and social policy. Rodriguez’ work explores systems of care across technology and human services.
From offline child welfare systems to online social media platforms, Rodriguez's work examines the systems we build to care for marginalized groups, particularly how we make decisions about whom those groups are. Based on a central tenet of ethical social work practice, the aim of Rodriguez’ work is to support the reorientation of systems towards working best for outlier cases. In her work, Rodriguez explores if and how the values and ideals that define systems can come from the lived experience of the system involved.
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