Gizem Arat
School of Social Work
Gizem Arat is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at 91Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½. Prior to joining 91Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½, she got her social work degrees in diverse contexts, including Turkey, USA, and Hong Kong. She also worked in Hong Kong academia to establish a global perspective in social work. Her research interests include social justice-oriented resilience and promotion of multiculturalism in East Asian region as well as developing a multidimensional cultural humility in the US-based social work education. Her recent research projects focus on exploring students' expectations on cultural humility in US higher education.
Gube, J., & Arat, G. (2024). Building Social Justice-oriented Resilience for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education: Propositions from Hong Kong. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies, 11(4), 60–76. DOI: .
Amoah, P., Amankwaa, A., Lau, M., & Arat, G. (2024). Subjective poverty, family support and health-related well-being of school-aged children in single-parent households in Ghana: The role of health literacy and duration of parental separation. Child Indicators Research, 17, 1273-1309. Springer. doi:10.1007/s12187-024-10127-4. Retrieved from .
Arat, G., & Eryigit-Madzwamuse, S., & Hart, A. (2023). Cultivating resilience among Hong Kong’s underprivileged ethnic minority groups in the face of a pandemic through a social justice lens. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, 42(7). Emerald Publishing Limited. doi:10.1108/EDI-06-2022-0149. Retrieved from .
Arat, G., Kerelian, N., & Dhar, M. (2023). Multiculturalism with Hong Kong characteristics: A qualitative study. Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race, 20(1), 191–211. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/S1742058X22000078. Retrieved from .
Arat, G. & Kerelian, N. (2023). The COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong: Exploring the gaps in COVID-19 prevention practices from a social justice framework. The British Journal of Social Work, 53(2), 1204-1224. Oxford Academic. doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcac207. Retrieved from .
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