Dr. Renada Goldberg identifies as a community-practice social worker and has experience in community building and family policy advocacy with her work in Minnesota on paid sick leave access and usage for employed African American caregivers. Dr. Goldberg's research intersects work and social policy, and she applies a critical family lens on insecure and precarious work as family level stressors and the social stratification of formal and informal labor economies. Dr. Goldberg's teaching philosophy is to engage students in critical exploration of social and economic inequalities upon family socialization and resilience. She views teaching as a medium to encourage future social workers to understand the variety of systems in which families interact and move within, recognize how culture and community norms influence family relationships, and learn how to advocate for family well-being within macro-level systems.
Education
- PhD, University of Minnesota
- MSW, University of Minnesota
- MEd, University of Minnesota
Renada Goldberg in the News
Director of the School of Social Work Melinda Gushwa Receives Funding from Boston Children’s Collaboration for Community Health
Gushwa to serve as Principal Investigator and Project Director for grant that will support children's mental health workforce and diversity Simmons University is proud to announce that the School of Social Work has received a grant of $298,393 from Boston...
“When Does Resilience Turn into Epistemic Injustice?” An Interview with Renada Goldberg
The following conversation took place between Dr. Renada Goldberg, Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Simmons University, and Taylor Eubanks, graduate student in the Gender and Cultural Studies program. Professor Goldberg talks about her current project for...
Meet Your Professor: Renada Goldberg
Meet Renada Goldberg, the new assistant professor in the School of Social Work! Learn more about her career as a community-practice social worker, and what show she'll watch on repeat.