Chrisann Newransky

Education

MA, Brandeis University; MSW, Boston College

Research Interests

Public health disparities, global social work practice, social exclusion and inclusion, community development, microfinance, and evaluation

Organization Affiliations

Society for Social Work Research, Heller School Alumni Association Board

Awards and Fellowships

Boston College Center for Human Rights and International Justice Summer Research Award

Publications

Lombe, M., Newransky, C., Crea, T., Stout, A. (2012). From rhetoric to reality: Building collaborations for international research in the global south. Social Work (forthcoming).

Lombe, M., Newransky, C., Kayser, K. (2012). Exploring barriers to inclusion of widowed and abandoned women through self-help microcredit groups: The case of rural south India. Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare (forthcoming).

Lombe, M., Safadi, N., Newransky, C. (2010). Predictors of welfare and child outcomes in female-headed households in sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Comparative Social Welfare, 27 (1).

Kayser, K., Lombe, M., Newransky, C, Tower, G., Raj, P. (2010). Self-help microcredit programs for widowed and abandoned women in south India: Do they help? Journal of Social Service Research, 36 (1), 12-23.

Lombe, M., Newransky, C., Stokes, C. Brooks, M. (2010). Exploring moderating effects of violent conflict on household welfare in a resource-constrained environment: The Case of Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Social Service Research, 36 (4), 289-302.