Judith Owens-Manley
Judith Owens-Manley is the Associate Director of Community Research, a joint partnership project between Hamilton College and Oneida County Government. She develops community-based research projects and other learning experiences for Hamilton students and opportunities for faculty/student research projects in the community.
Students also work in the Levitt Center to produce reports and other analyses for local government offices. Dr. Owens-Manley teaches a Seminar in Program Evaluation each Spring for upper level students interested combining academic theory with the application of research skills. The topic changes each Spring, with an evaluation of domestic violence services in Oneida County Spring '00 and evaluation of refugee services locally and abroad for Spring '01.
Dr. Owens-Manley earned her Ph.D. from the State University of New York, University
at Albany, in the School of Social Welfare in 1999. She also earned a Master's Degree
in Social Work from the University at Albany in 1983 and a Bachelor of Science degree
in Social Work from Utica College in 1979. Prior to coming to Hamilton College, she
taught undergraduate and graduate courses at SUNY/Empire State College and
SUNY/University
at Albany, respectively. She has over twenty years experience in the human services
and has worked as a psychotherapist with individuals and families and as a consultant
with organizations.
Dr. Owens-Manley has published several journal articles related to human service
issues in the community such as poverty and domestic violence and is currently working on a book about refugees in upstate New York. She has two grown children and can be found, outside work, either gardening, running, skiing, hiking, canoeing, biking, or sailing with her husband.
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