Presented By: School of Social Work Office of Global Activities
Lost Not Found: Lessons Learned from a Black Woman Solo Traveler
Ashley Cureton, PhD
World Social Work Day, celebrated on the third Tuesday of March, is a global celebration that honors social workers’ contributions to the profession.
In honor of World Social Work Day, please join Ashley Cureton, PhD (she/her), assistant professor in the School of Social Work and the Marsal Family School of Education, as she celebrates the incredible milestone of having traveled, lived, and worked in over 100 countries! As the newest member of the prestigious Travelers' Century Club - 1,300 people from across the globe who have traveled to over 100 countries and territories - Dr. Cureton will highlight how her extensive international travels inform her instruction of globally-oriented courses and community-engaged research with refugee and migrant populations in countries like Uganda, Zambia, Ghana, South Africa, Jordan, Turkey, India, Ecuador, and the United States. She will also share her experience of engaging in solo international travel as a Black woman who identifies as first-generation and formerly low-income, and describe best practices for how others can successfully engage in global travels.
This event will take place in person and online via Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent to all participants 24 hours before the event. Lunch will be served for the first 60 in-person attendees - first come, first served. Dr. Cureton will also raffle several travel books at the event and showcase travel photos.
Please register to join this event in person or online: https://ssw.umich.edu/r/traveler
Event sponsors include the School of Social Work Office of Global Activities, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, and the National Center for Institutional Diversity.
In honor of World Social Work Day, please join Ashley Cureton, PhD (she/her), assistant professor in the School of Social Work and the Marsal Family School of Education, as she celebrates the incredible milestone of having traveled, lived, and worked in over 100 countries! As the newest member of the prestigious Travelers' Century Club - 1,300 people from across the globe who have traveled to over 100 countries and territories - Dr. Cureton will highlight how her extensive international travels inform her instruction of globally-oriented courses and community-engaged research with refugee and migrant populations in countries like Uganda, Zambia, Ghana, South Africa, Jordan, Turkey, India, Ecuador, and the United States. She will also share her experience of engaging in solo international travel as a Black woman who identifies as first-generation and formerly low-income, and describe best practices for how others can successfully engage in global travels.
This event will take place in person and online via Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent to all participants 24 hours before the event. Lunch will be served for the first 60 in-person attendees - first come, first served. Dr. Cureton will also raffle several travel books at the event and showcase travel photos.
Please register to join this event in person or online: https://ssw.umich.edu/r/traveler
Event sponsors include the School of Social Work Office of Global Activities, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, and the National Center for Institutional Diversity.
