Padgett, Deborah

Settlers and sojourners
Book 1989

Summary: Deborah K. Padgett is an American professor of social work at New York University Silver School of Social Work since 1988. A PhD holder in anthropology from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, she is known for research contributing to the evidence base for the Housing First approach to homelessness as well as her expertise in mental health services and qualitative and mixed methods research. A 2021 study by researchers from Elsevier, SciTech Strategies, Inc., and Stanford University ranked Padgett in the top 2% of most cited scientists in 22 scientific fields and 176 sub-fields. In 2019, she was ranked in the top 100 contemporary social work faculty for their scholarly influence in an analysis published in the Journal of Social Service Research. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Female [1][3][4][5]; Unknown [2]
Country: Country unknown [2]
Occupation: researcher [4]; anthropologist [4]; university teacher [4]
Profession: Soziologin [2]
Employer: New York University [4]
Educated at: University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee [4]
Country of Education: United States [4]
Yale LUX: Entity [4]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. National Library of Korea; 4. Wikidata; 5. Library of Congress

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