Experts by Expertise: Immigration and Refugees

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7/15/21
Robert Adelman

Chair and Professor of Sociology

Expertise: urban sociology, segregation, race, immigration, U.S. Census
Phone: 716-645-8478
Email: adelman4@buffalo.edu
2/5/20
Kafuli Agbemenu

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Expertise: reproductive health in vulnerable populations
Phone: 716-829-6023
Email: agbemenu@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Abigail Cooke

Associate Professor of Geography

Expertise: economic impact of immigration; economic impact of international trade; urban economies; international trade

Phone: 716-645-0486
Email: amcooke@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Cecil Foster

Professor of Transnational Studies in the Department of Africana and American Studies

Expertise: Canadian studies; multiculturalism, politics, race, ethnicity and immigration in Canada
Phone: 716-645-0786
Email: cecilfos@buffalo.edu
12/27/18
Kim Griswold, MD
Professor of Family Medicine and Psychiatry

Expertise: health care for refugees and immigrants; trauma; survivors of torture; cultural competency in medicine; patient-centered medical homes; integrated medical and behavioral health care
Phone: 716-816-7248
Email: griswol@buffalo.edu
3/1/22
Isok Kim

Associate Professor of Social Work

Expertise: mental health and wellbeing among Asian Americans; refugee-related trauma; post-resettlement challenges; culturally responsive mental health services

Phone: 716-645-1252
Email: isokkim@buffalo.edu
2/21/22
Wooksoo Kim

Associate Professor of Social Work

Expertise: immigration; refugee resettlement, including in Western New York; acculturation; issues impacting Asian immigrants; ‘model minority’ myth of Asian Americans
Phone: 716-645-1227
Email: wkim5@buffalo.edu
10/12/22
Melinda Lemke

Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy
Expertise: K-12 educational policy and reform; politics of education; public health; sociocultural contexts of education
Phone: 716-645-1090
Email: malemke@buffalo.edu
6/14/22
Stephen Santa-Ramirez

Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy

Expertise: access and equity in higher education; race, ethnicity, im/migration and Latinx collegians' educational experiences; undocumented and DACA students in higher education
Phone: 716-645-5236
Email: srsantar@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Korydon Smith
Professor and Chair of Architecture
Expertise: diversity and social justice in planning and design; inclusive design; refugee housing and settlement planning
Phone: 716-829-5908
Email: khsmith@buffalo.edu
8/4/22
Hilary Weaver
Professor Emeritus of Social Work

Expertise: Multicultural social work; historical and contemporary issues affecting Indigenous Peoples, including Native Americans; refugee health and well-being; trauma and resilience
Phone: 716-645-1226
Email: hweaver@buffalo.edu