Moldovan, Vadim
 

Moldovan, Vadim

Curriculum Vitae
Licensed Certified Social Worker
Associate Professor
Social Work

Phone: 718-262-2410
Office Location: AC-3A06C
vmoldovan@york.cuny.edu

Education

Degree Institution Field Dates
PhD  Yeshiva University, Wurzweiler School of Social Work  Social Welfare  2003 
MSW  Yeshiva University, Wurzweiler School of Social Work  Social Work  1992 
I have stumbled upon the social work field after dabbling in a number of other areas of human endeavor - studying mechanical engineering in the Soviet Union (where I was born and have spent my formative years); working for a wine-importing company, attending a graduate business school, driving a cab in New York City, and raking blueberries in Maine. I found my true vocation in social work and never looked back. Worked my way up from case worker to clinic director earning graduate and doctoral degrees along the way. My abiding interest in the field of chronic mental illness has led me to academia where i teach, coordinate the Social Work Program and pursue studies in Eastern Europe in the areas of ethnographic research at psychiatric hospitals and Soviet psychiatry.

Areas of Expertise

Clinical social work - psychiatric settings
Emergency social work - hospital settings
Social work administration

Books in Field Of Expertise

Divale, W.T., Moldovan, V., Fauras, V., Nacu, A., Sterpu, V., et al.. Parental Acceptance- Rejection and Influence of Father –Ansence on the Chronically Mentally Ill in Moldova.. In Kourkoutas, E. & Erkman, F. (Eds.),: Brown Walker Press: Boca Raton., 2011. .

Articles in Field Of Expertise

Moldovan, V., Divale, W., Nacu, A., Socroviscuiuc, A., Sterpu, V. et. al. "A struggle to survive: Services for the chronically mentally ill in Moldova." International Journal of Mental Health. 36(4) Winter/07-08: .

Moldovan, V. & Moyo, O.. "Contradictions in the ideologies of helping: Examples from Zimbabwe and Moldova." . International Social Work. 50(4) 2007: 461-472.

Moldovan, V.. "Attitudes of mental health workers toward community integration of the persons with serious and persistent mental illness." American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation. 10(1) 2007: 19-30.

Moldovan, V.. "In pursuit of conceptual equivalence: Translation of Child Personal Assessment Questionnaire into the Russian Language." World Cultures. 15(2) 2005: 190-208.

Divale, W., Moldovan, V., Nacu, A., Fauras, V., Strepu, V., Aftene, V., et al.. "Data on the PARQ and the PAQ instruments for 200 chronically mentally ill and 160 college students from Moldova.." World Cultures: Journal of Comparative and Cross-Cultural Research. 16(1) 2007: .

Moldovan, V.. "“Vertical solidarity” vs. capitalism: A social work perspective on globalization.." Symposium. 12(1) 2005: 71-79.

Presented Papers, Lectures, and Exhibitions and Performances

" Moldovan, V. & Jimenez, F., From general education to social work: A framework for conceptual continuity. " 2011: The 7th Annual City University of New York General Education Conference, York College, New York.

" Moldovan, V., Remembering the "glory days": Conversations with mental health practitioners of the Soviet era. " 2011: The 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Charleston.

" Moldovan, V., Integration across the curriculum: Managing tensions between the provincial and global perspectives. " 2010: The 6th Annual City University of New York General Education Conference, Kingsborough Community College, New York.

" Moldovan, V., History and ideology of the soviet psychiatry. " 2010: The 38h Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Albuquerque.

" Moldovan, V. Devouring mothers: An evolutionary psychology perspective on the mother- daughter relationship " 2010: The 3rd International Congress on Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection. Padua, Italy.

" Moldovan, V., Connected all the time: A comparative analysis of electronic media use of different racial groups " 2009: The 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Las Vegas.

" Moldovan, V., Subculture of the community of the chronically mentally ill: Testing the hypothesis through the participant/action research methodology " 2008: The 1st International Conference on Global Mental Health in Moldova, Chisinau, Moldova.

" Moldovan, V., Through the looking glass of madness: Treating mentally ill into conformity " 2008: York College/ CUNY seminar – Madness Across the Curriculum, New York.

" Moldovan, V, Roles, rules and rituals: An ethnographic study of the community of the chronically mentally ill in Moldova " 2008: The 36th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross- Cultural Research, New Orleans..

" Moldovan. V., Ideological contextualization of the value of social justice: Examples from social work education and practice with the chronically mentally ill " 2007: Wurzweiler School of Social Work Conference, Yeshiva University, New York.

" Moldovan, V., History of community psychiatry in the United States " 2007: International Seminar on Community Psychiatry in Moldova, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.

" Moldovan, V, Value system of the chronically mentally ill: A postmodernist cultural analysis " 2007: The 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, San Antonio.

" Moldovan, V., A subculture perspective on the communities of the chronically mentally ill " 2006: The 5th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, Hong Kong, China.

" Tewfik, D., Moldovan, V. & Divale , W. Partners in OT around the world: Promoting partnerships for the mentally ill in the Republic of Moldova " 2006: The Annual Conference of the New York State Occupational Therapy Association at the United Nations, New York.

" Moldovan, V., Divale, W., Nacu, A, & Cardona-Divale, M.V., Evidence of subculture among the chronically mentally ill in the Republic of Moldova " 2006: The 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Savannah.

" Divale, W, Moldovan, V., Nacu, A. & Cardona-Divale,M-V., Influence of early parental acceptance/rejection on adult chronically mentally ill in the Republic of Moldova " 2006: The 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research. Savanna.

" Moldovan, V., The anti-culture of collectivities of the chronically mentally ill " 2005: The 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Santa Fe.

" Moldovan, V, “Vertical solidarity”: A social work perspective on economic globalization " 2004: Symposium on Globalization sponsored by The Romanian Institute of Orthodox Theology and Spirituality, Metropolitan College of New York, and Universitate Spiru Haret, New York.

" Moldovan, V, Ideologies of helping in the Post-Soviet world " 2004: The 3rd International Social Work Conference in Havana, Cuba.

" Moldovan, V., Ideology of helping in the age of conflict and confusion " 2004: Social Policy Conference sponsored by the University South Carolina, Charleston.

" Moldovan, V., Professional identity and ideological orientation: A lesson in social work from Eastern Europe " 2004: The 4th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health in Quebec City, Canada.

Grants-In-Aid

Title III CETL grant, From conceptual clarity to better practice: A writing-concept- practice-intensive approach to teaching community organizing. 2007: .

PSC-CUNY grant, Attributes of the subculture of the chronically mentally ill: Terminal values, instrumental values, and rituals. 2007: .

Phoenix Charitable Foundation, International Center for Community Psychiatry in Moldova.. 2006: .

PSC-CUNY grant, An examination of the community of the seriously and persistently mentally ill as subculture. 2006: .

PSC-CUNY grant, Patterns of parental acceptance/rejection among the chronically mentally ill in the Republic of Moldova. 2005: .

PSC-CUNY grant, Impact of the living arrangements of the seriously and persistently mentally ill on rates of psychiatric hospitalizations. 2004: .

Offices Held In Professional Societies

Social Science Area Representative, Society for Cross-Cultural Research: 2011-present.

Other Professional Activities and Public Service

Reviewer, International Society for Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection: 2011-present.

Reviewer, Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies: 2005-present.