The National Catholic School of Social Service

 

Marie J. Raber, Ph.D
Associate Dean
MSW Program Chair and Associate Professor

 

 

Phone: 202-319-5472

Email: raber@cua.edu

 

Education:

Ph.D., Social Work, Fordham University

M.S.W., Social Work, Fordham University

B.A., Sociology,  Molloy College

 

Biographical Information:  

Dr. Marie Raber taught as adjunct faculty at City University of New York, Fairfield University and Fordham University from 1983 through 1989 when she was hired as a full-time faculty member, earning tenure and promotion to Associate Professor in 1999.

 

The undergraduate social work program grew under the leadership of Dr. Raber, Baccalaureate Chair from 1992-2001.  In Fall 2001, Dr. Raber was appointed the Chair of the Masters Program.  In Fall 2002,  Dr. Raber  created the NCSSS Alumni Association and  currently serves as its faculty advisor. 

 

Her primary field of practice and research is occupational social work.  She has done extensive consultant work on employee assistance programs, career management, and human resources development with many professional organizations and trade groups.  Dr. Raber provides individual counseling and leads workshops for RIGHT Management, a major  outplacement and human resources firm.

 

Dr. Raber’s research and writing focus on the influence of workplace issues on the individual and the family.  She has taught  courses in Human Behavior, Human Growth and Development, Cultural Diversity, Social Work Management  and Delivery of Social Work Services at the Workplace in the masters program.

 

Selected Publications: 

Raber, M. (Fall, 1996). "The downsizing of the nation’s labor force: A needed social work response." Administration in Social Work, 20, (1), 47-58.

Raber, M. ( 1999). Women in the workplace: Implicaitions for Child Care. In Martha Lundy and Beverly Younger (eds). Empowering women in the workplace: Perspectives, innovations, and techniques for helping professionals, The Haworth Press: Binghampton, NY, pp. 21-36.

Raber, M. ( 1998). "Job loss and dislocated workers: A stage theory model for intervention." Employee Assistance Quarterly, 12 (2), 19-31.