Academic Experience
Associate Professor 2012-present/ Assistant Professor 2006-2012: School of Social Work, UNR
Curriculum Expert 2009-present: Center for Disease Control (CDC) Frontier Regional Training Center for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Principal Investigator 2008-2010; Lead Evaluator 2009-2010; Training Supervisor 2008
Nevada Training Partnership (for Child Welfare), School of Social Work, University of Nevada, Reno
Doctoral Research Associate 2002-2006: Child Welfare Education Project (CWEP), College of Social Work, University of Houston (included adjunct faculty teaching)
Research and Evaluation Consultant 2005-2006: Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County, Houston, Texas
Research Fellow 2005: Doctoral Fellow 2003-2004: Teen Health Clinics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

 

Selected Publications
Saleh, M. F. (2012). Jody Williams: Nobel Laureate’s insights on activism and social work. Affilia: Journal of Women in Social Work, 27(1), 51-59.

Hilton, J. M., Gonzalez, C., Saleh, M., L., Maitoza, R. & Anngela-Cole, L. (2012). Perceptions of successful aging among older Latinos in cross-cultural context. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. DOI: 10.1007/s10823-012-9171-4.

Saleh, M. F., Anngela-Cole, L. & Boateng, A. (2011). Effectiveness of diversity infusion modules on students’ attitudes, behavior and knowledge. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 20(3), 240-257.

Halileh, S. & Saleh, M.F. (2011).  Parents’ discipline of their children: Results from a national family health survey from the occupied Palestinian territory. The Lancet. http://www.thelancet.com/health-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-2011.

Saleh, M. F. (2011). Rebecca Salti: The Bani Hamida Weaving Project and women’s empowerment. Affilia: Journal of Women in Social Work, 26(1), 83-89.

Saleh, M. F. & Hilton, J. (2010). A comparison of the paternal involvement of low-income fathers in four developmental stages: Adolescence, young adult, adult and mid-life. The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 19(1), 47-55.            

Saleh, M. F. (2008). Sattareh Farman Farmaian: Iranian Social Work pioneer. Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 23(4), 397-402. 

Saleh, M. F. (2008). Educating social workers about essential aspects of child abuse and neglect.  Published in Conference Proceedings Helwan University, Faculty of Social Work, Cairo, Egypt. 21st International Scientific Conference of Social Work at Helwan University, Egypt.

Buzi, R. S., Smith, P. B., Weinman, M. L., & Saleh, M. (2007). The impact of a culturally grounded male development program on reducing health risk behaviors among minority male adolescents. In P. R. Hong (Ed.), Health Education Research Trends (pp. 241-252). New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Saleh, M. F., Buzi, R. S., Weinman, M. L., & Smith, P. B.  (2005). The nature of connections: Young fathers and their children. Adolescence, 40(159), 513-22.

Buzi, R. S., Saleh, M. F., Weinman, M. L., & Smith, P. B. (2004). Young fathers participating in a fatherhood program: Their expectations and perceived benefits. The Prevention Researcher, 11(4), 18-20.

Saleh, M. (2004).  [Review of the book Orphans of Islam: Family, abandonment, and secret adoption in Morocco].  International Journal of Middle East Studies, 3(1), 134-135.

 

Selected Peer Review Presentations
Saleh, M.F. (2011). Child welfare workers’ experiences in working with fathers.  57th Annual Program MeetingCouncil on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia.      

Saleh, M.F. (2011).  Developments in the Middle East and North Africa. (Panelist). 57th Annual Program Meeting Council on Social Work Education. Panel Sponsored by the International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD). Atlanta, Georgia.

Halileh, S. & Saleh, M. (2011).  Parents’ discipline of their children: Results of a National Family Health Survey from the occupied Palestinian territory.  Lancet Palestinian Health Alliance Conference. Birzeit University (March 2-3).

Hartje, J. A., Saleh, M. F., & Montcalm, D. M. (2010). Integrating neuroscience of addiction and FASD content into social work academic programs. 56th Annual Program Meeting Council on Social Work Education, Portland, Oregon. (October 15).

Saleh, M. F. & Hilton, J. M. (2009). Father involvement of adolescent and adult fathers in low-income families. National Council on Family Relations, San Francisco, CA. (Poster presentation) (November 12).

Saleh, M. F., Buzi, R., Weinman, M. & Smith, P. (2008).  Young African American fathers: Their perceptions and perceived benefits of services. 12th Annual Conference Society of Social Work and Research (SSWR), Washington, DC. (January 20).

Saleh, M. F. & Buzi, R. (2008). Young fathers: Male development and paternal involvement. 9th Annual National Fatherhood and Families Conference, Phoenix, Arizona. (March 5).
Saleh, M. F. (2007).  Advocating for social justice: The Patriot Act and Muslims in America. 53rd Annual Program Meeting Council on Social Work Education, San Francisco, CA. (October 30).

Saleh, M. F. (2007).  Young fathers’ paternal involvement: Considerations for practice. National Association of
Social Workers Statewide Conference, Reno, NV. (October 6).

Saleh, M. F. (2007). Engaging fathers in social services: Overcoming stereotypes in working with fathers. 9th Annual International Fatherhood Conference, National Partnership for Community Leadership, Atlanta, GA. (June 14).