Summary
Dr. Daftary is experienced in home-based, out-patient, in-patient, school-based and international social work practice settings. Her research examines structural inequities across systems and effective practices to reduce inequities. Rooted in the needs of her local communities, her research has responded to immigrant policing, increased racist nativist rhetoric, school climate initiatives supporting school social work services, the COVID-19 pandemic, and evolving policy landscapes. Her most recent work examines cross-system dynamics between child welfare and education systems, focusing on school social workers’ role in mandated reporting processes. Dr. Daftary’s teaching interests remain consistent with her research and practice experience. She strives to create an inclusive learning environment as she addresses issues of power, privilege in oppression in both in-person and online classroom settings.
Areas of interest
- Culturally responsive and anti-oppressive social work practice
- Structural inequities across systems
- Impact of white supremacy, racism and discrimination on well-being
- Critical Race Theory (CRT)
- School social work
- Qualitative Research Methods
Courses taught at the University of Nevada, Reno
- SW 310/610: Structural Oppression
- SW 351: The Global Context of Social Work
- SW 420: Social Work Practice with Individuals
- SW 451/651: Introduction to School Social Work
- SW 624: Social Work Practice with Families
- SW 630: Social Welfare History and Policy Practice
- SW 793: Integrative Capstone in Advanced Generalist Social Work Practice
Publications
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ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2228-7615
Education
- Ph.D. in Social Work, University of Denver, 2016
- MSW, University of Missouri - St. Louis, 2004
- BSW, University of Missouri - Columbia, 2002