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Rosenthal, Beth

Rosenthal, Beth

Professor Emerita

Social Work

Phone: (718) 262-2606
Office Location: AC-3A11
Email: brosenthal@york.cuny.edu

Dr. Rosenthal is a Professor of Social Work at York College and The Graduate Center. She teaches social research and social policy. Her research focuses on 1) stressors (e.g., perceived racial discrimination, experience with domestic violence, experience with serious accidents) and psycho-social outcomes (e.g., Posttraumatic Stress Disorder symptoms, college performance, upper respiratory illness) among older adolescents; and on 2) resilience factors (e.g., emotional social support, religiosity, sense of personal control, emotional reactivity) that protect older adolescents from negative outcomes to stressors. Dr. Rosenthal has received four continuous NIH grants covering the period 1996-2013. She has mentored more than 2 dozen students in multiple disciplines. Dr. Rosenthal is considered one of 15 “leading U.S. social work researchers” in undergraduate social work programs; she recently received the York College Presidential Award for Scholarship

Office Hours

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Education

DegreeInstitutionFieldDates
DSW Adelphi University School of Social Work Social Welfare 1986 
MSW Adelphi University School of Social Work Social Work 1980 
BA Queens College of The City University of New York Education 1963 

Areas of Expertise

  • Social stress and its Psycho-Social Outcomes among Adolescents
  • Resilience among Adolescents

Publications in Field Of Expertise

Articles

Chapters

Other

Presented Papers, Lectures, and Exhibitions and Performances

  • "The community as war zone." February 1996: Paper presented at the National Association of Social Workers’ National Videoconference and Teach-In, New York.

Professional Honors, Prizes, Fellowships

  • Presidential Award for Scholarship (York College): 2010.
  • Invited, as an “eminent scholar with special expertise in research on community violence”, to review manuscripts for Psychological Bulletin: 2006.
  • Invited, as one of 15 “leading social work researchers in the US”, to make presentation at Congressional/IASWR poster session: 2004.
  • Selected as one of York’s faculty members who demonstrate “excellence in faculty scholarship”: 2004.
  • Invited to be a member of Research Proposal Peer Review Panel for National Institutes of Health: 2003.
  • Recognized as outstanding research scholar in undergraduate social work programs by being featured in an article in “NASW News.”: 2000.

Grants-In-Aid

  • Healthy CUNY, Use of Mental Health Services: Understanding the Role of Facilitators & Barriers. 2012-2013: $2,000.
  • National Institutes of Health (National Institute of General Medical Sciences), Adolescent Trauma, Psychopathology and Resilience: A Person-Focused Approach (Administrative Supplement). 2010-2011: $140,489.
  • National Institutes of Health (National Institute of General Medical Sciences), Adolescent Trauma, Psychopathology and Resilience: A Person-Focused Approach. 2009-2013: $472,212.
  • Professional Staff Congress-CUNY Research Award, Is Ethnicity Related to Mental Health among Older Adolescents?. 2010-2011: $3,990.
  • Professional Staff Congress-CUNY Research Award, The Trauma-Psychopathology Relationship: A Latent Class Analysis. 2009-2010: $3,990.
  • Professional Staff Congress-CUNY Research Award, Changes in Individuals’ Levels of PTSD Symptoms During the Transition from the End of Adolescence to the Beginning of Adulthood. 2008-2009: $5,970.
  • National Institutes of Health (National Institute of General Medical Sciences), Exposure to Chronic Community Violence and Its Consequences. 2004-2009: $1,276,680.
  • National Institutes of Health (National Institute of General Medical Sciences), Exposure to Chronic Community Violence and Its Consequences. 2000-2004: $1,025,360.
  • National Institutes of Health (National Institute of General Medical Sciences), Exposure to Chronic Community Violence and Its Consequences. 1996-2000: $312,360.
  • National Institutes of Health (National Institute of General Medical Sciences), Supplement to Exposure to Chronic Community Violence and its Consequences. 1996-2000: $58,300.
  • National Institutes of Health (National Institute of General Medical Sciences), Support For Enhancement/Institutional Capability): “Research and Training For Biomedical Career Development (Social and Behavioral Sciences). 1996-1998: $32,000 (part of a total award to York of $250,000).
  • Professional Staff Congress - CUNY Research Award, Protective Factors: Ameliorating the Risk of Community Violence. 1999-2000: $4000.
  • Professional Staff Congress - CUNY Research Award, Ethnic Group Differences in Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms. 1998-1999: $8080.
  • Professional Staff Congress - CUNY Research Award, Locus of Control And Social Support: Moderators of the Relationship Between Exposure to Chronic Community Violence and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms. 1997-1998: $7300.
  • Professional Staff Congress - CUNY Research Award, The Impact of Social Support on School Dropout. 1996-1997: $8400.
  • Professional Staff Congress - CUNY Research Award, Middle Class Support For Social Policies: A Multivariate Analysis. 1995-1996: $4800.
  • CUNY Dispute Resolution Consortium, Reducing Interpersonal Conflict Among Inner-City Youth. 1995-1996: $1500.
  • York College Faculty Development Grant, The Relationship Between Exposure to Violence and Mental Health. 1994-1995: $2700.

Other Professional Activities and Public Service

  • Editorial Board: Journal of Criminology: 2012-Present.
  • Reviewer: National Institutes of Health Risk, Prevention and Health Behavior IRG: 2012-Present.
  • Peer Reviewer: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine: 2009-Present.
  • Peer Reviewer: Violence and Victims: 2009-Present.
  • Peer Reviewer: Psychological Bulletin: 2007-Present.
  • Peer Reviewer: Social Science and Medicine: 2006-Present.
  • Peer Reviewer: Southern Medical Journal: 2005-Present.
  • Peer Reviewer: National Institutes of Health: 2003-Present.
  • Peer Reviewer: Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, & Trauma: 2000-Present.
  • Peer Reviewer: Psychological Reports: 2000-Present.
  • Peer Reviewer. Caribbean Journal of Social Work: 2002-Present.
  • Member, Advisory Board, Adelphi University School of Social Work: 1986-Present.
  • Member, Advisory Board, Human Services Program, Borough of Manhattan Community College: 2001-Present.
  • Liaison, Eastern Psychological Association: 2009-Present.
  • Member, Regional Planning Committee - CSWE APM: 1999-2000.
  • United Nations Representative, International Association of Schools of Social Work: 1995-2003.
  • Member, Board of Directors, US Committee-International Council on Social Welfare: 1992-2000.
  • Member, Board of Directors, DOBRO: 1992-1997.
  • Member, International Social Welfare Education Commission, Council on Social Work Education: 1988-2000.
  • Editor,Inter-Ed, the International Commission of the Council on Social Education newsletter: 1989-1995.