Biography
Education
Ph.D. Social Work & Social Research, Portland State University, 2007
M.A. Clinical Psychology, Antioch University-San Francisco, 1989
B.S. Psychology, SUNY Brockport, 1987
Specialty Areas: Social Movements, Artivism, Community Organizing, Qualitative Research
Research and Interests
My primary research interests include using qualitative, ethnographic, and creative research methods to examine social movements, framing, emotions, and identity. Specific areas of inquiry include the role of art/creativity/artivism in social movement work; the construction and framing of social problems and identities; and the role of art in anti-oppressive and decolonizing social justice/social work practice, particularly at the mezzo and macro levels.
Courses Taught
Undergraduate Courses (*indicates courses taught recently/regularly)
- SOC 476: Social Movements*
- SOC 496ASM: Artivism: Art, Activism, and Social Movements*
- SOC 484: Progressive Community Organizing
- SOC 426: Social Legislation and Social Policy
- SOC 357: Introduction to Social Work Practice/Practicum
- SOC 356: Introduction to Social Welfare Institutions
- SOC 452: Sociology of LGBT Communities
- SOC 475A/B: Supervised Field Placement
Graduate Courses
- DCDL 630: Organizing in Diverse Communities*
- DCDL 698: Capstone Graduate Project*
- SOC 585C: Special Topics - Social Movements
- SOC 691A: Qualitative Research Methods
- MPA 630: Organizational Theory and Human Behavior
Publications
Books
Morgaine, K. and Capous-Desyllas, M. (2024). Anti-Oppressive social work practice: Putting theory into action (3rd Ed.). Cognella.
Morgaine, K. and Capous-Desyllas, M. (2020). Anti-Oppressive social work practice: Putting theory into action (2nd Ed.). Cognella.
Morgaine, K. (2019). Pansexuality: A panoply of co-constructed narratives. Cognella.
Capous-Desyllas, M. and Morgaine, K., (Eds.) (2017). Creating social change through creativity: Anti-Oppressive arts-based research methodologies. Palgrave Macmillan.
Morgaine, K. and Capous-Desyllas, M. (2015). Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice: Putting Theory Into Action. Sage Publications.
Journal Articles
McDonald, L.. and Morgaine, K. (2016). “Progressive and Conservative “Freedom” through the Lens of FOX and MSNBC.” SAGE Open 6(3): 1-14.
Morgaine, K. (2014) Conceptualizing social justice in social work: Are social workers "too bogged down in the trees?" Journal of Social Justice, 4, 1-18
Morgaine, K. (2011). "'How would that help our work?': Domestic violence and human rights on the ground." Violence Against Women, 17:1, 6-27.
Morgaine, K. (2009). “’You can’t bite the hand that feeds you’: The State, domestic violence and human rights.” Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 24:1, 31-43.
Morgaine, K. (2007). “Domestic violence and human rights: Local challenges to a universal framework.” Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 34:1, 109-129.
Book Chapters
Morgaine, K. (2017). “Fragments/layers/juxtaposition: Collage as a data-analysis practice.” In Capous-Desyllas, M. and Morgaine, K., (Eds.), Creating social change through creativity: Anti-Oppressive arts-based research methodologies. Palgrave MacMillan.
Capous-Desyllas, M. and Morgaine, K. (2017). “Preface.” In Creating social change through creativity: Anti-Oppressive arts-based research methodologies (vii-xix). Palgrave MacMillan.
Morgaine, K. (2014). Positionality and privilege in qualitative research: Feminist critical praxis. In S. Wahab, B. Anderson-Nathe, & C. Gringeri (Eds.), Feminisms in Social Work research: Promises and Possibilities for Justice-based Knowledge (226-239). Routledge Press