Faculty Guide

Title

Associate Professor and Director, Center for Youth and Communities

The Heller School for Social Policy and Management

Expertise

Social Policy and Management, emphasis on leadership and management innovations with mission driven organizations and businesses.

Profile

Professor Curnan's management scholarship and practice is grounded in the promotion of social justice and well-being for children, youth and families, especially those who face greater odds as a result of economic insecurity, family conflict , discrimination or disconnection.

Awards and Honors

2016 Task Force, Co-Chair, Detroit, Results oriented leadership for community change (2010)

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation National Leadership Team for Post Secondary Success Initiative (2010)

Center for Law and Social Policy, CLASP, Postsecondary and Economic Success Advisory Committee, Washington DC (2010)

Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Thought Leader Advisory Panel for New England Education Systems Change (2010)

Northeast Institute for Quality Community Action Advisory Board (2010)

Honored for 25 years of dedicated service to Brandeis University. Celebrated with President, Provost, Dean and colleagues. (2008)

United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley Youth Council. Three year commitment. (2008)

Appointed, National Research & Evaluation Advisory Board. The Skillman Foundation. Up to 10-year term (2007)

Appointed, National Scientific Research Council, America's Promise: The Alliance for Youth, Washington, D.C. (2005)

Appointed Fellow of Berkeley College, Yale University in recognition of leadership and shared interest in environmental matters (on-going) (2003)

Awarded sabbatical from Brandeis University. Traveled around the world, worked on manuscript for book about growing up at Val-Kill Cottage in the 1950's and 60's. (2003)

Board on Children, Youth and Families of the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C. Frequent workshop discussant. (2003)

National Governors' Association's Youth Development Faculty Member, Washington, D.C. (on-going) (2003)

Selected Disney Corporation "Thought Leader" for Community Relations Department to help shape their brand and platform for "Helping Kids Shine" (2003)

The Hitachi Foundation, Yoshiyama Fellowship Award Committee, San Diego, CA (on-going) (2003)

Co-Founder and Chair, Institute for Just Communities (2001)

Co-Founder and Editor of the Community Youth Development Journal and CYD Anthology (2000)

VIP at Presidential Summit on National Community Service, Philadelphia, Spring (1997)

Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Women, Who's Who in American Education (1995 - 1996)

Presented with the Key to the City of New Orleans and Certificate of Honorary Citizenship by Mayor and City Council in recognition of work on behalf of at-risk youth (1993)

Courses Taught

HS	256f	Community Building for Managers
HS	317b	Children, Youth and Families: Problems, Policies and Programs
HS	320f	The American Gay Rights Movement: Social Justice and Social Policy
HS	335f	Perspectives on Youth Policy, Program Management, and System Design
HS	511b	Contemporary Issues in the Management of Child, Youth, and Family Services

Scholarship

Hughes, Della M., Susan P. Curnan, Lisa A. LaCava, and Sheri Dursin. Unitarian Universalist Association "Leap of Faith Evaluation Report: Growth and Vitality in the UU Congregation". 2012.

Curnan, Susan P, Della M. Hughes and Susan Lanspery (eds.). Curnan/Hughes, Co-PIs. Resilience, Resolve, Results: A Compilation of Readiness Phase Studies of The Skillman Foundation's Good Neighborhoods and Good Schools Initiative, 2008-2010. 2011.

Curnan, Susan P., Della M. Hughes, Susan Lanspery. Curnan/Hughes, Co-PIs. From Tower to Ground: Systems and Policy Change in the Good Neighborhoods/Good Schools Initiative. 2011.

Hughes, Della M., Erika Moldow and Susan Lanspery. Curnan/Hughes, Co-PIs. Changing the Odds for Kids: Part 1 and Part 2. 2011.

Hughes, Della M., Erika Moldow, Susan Lanspery, and J.F. Morgan Associates. Building Neighborhood Capacities to Support Youth and Families in Good Neighborhoods and Good Schools Initiative. 2011.

Hughes, Della M., and Susan Lanspery. Curnan/Hughes, Co-PIs. Resilience, Resolve, Results: Background of the Readiness Phase of The Skillman Foundation's Good Neighborhoods and Good Schools Initiative. 2011.

Curnan, Susan P, Andrew B. Hahn, Lawrence Neil Bailis, Joseph Frees, Christopher Kingsley, Lisa A. LaCava, Susan Lanspery, Alan L. Melchior, Erika Moldow. Innovating Under Pressure: The Story of the 2009 Recovery Act Summer Youth Employment Initiative: Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis & Marion County, Phoenix & Maricopa Count. Employment and Training Administration (ETA), US Department of Labor. 2010.

Curnan, Susan P. "Memories and Lessons from Eleanor Roosevelt's Kitchen Cabinet, 1931-1970." The Hudson River Valley Review: A Journal or Regional Studies Vol.26, No.1. Autumn 2009 (2010): 9-20.

Curnan, Susan P. "The View from Val-Kill." Brandeis Magazine Fall 2010: 20-25.

Susan P. Curnan, Christopher Kingsley, Lisa A. LaCava, Alexandra Pineros Shields. Emergency Assistance (EA) Reform in Massachusetts: A Report from Ten Regional Forums. Center for Youth and Communities, Heller School, Brandeis University. Boston: 2010.

Susan P. Curnan, Christopher Kingsley, Lisa A. LaCava, Joseph Frees. Unfinished Work: Building Excellence in Washington DC's Summer Youth Employment Program. Center for Youth and Communities, Heller School, Brandeis University. Washington: 2010.

Curnan, Susan P. "Memories and Lessons from Eleanor Roosevelt's "Kitchen Cabinet." A four-part series of articles." The National Trust for Historic Preservation Newsletter (2009).

Curnan, Susan P. "Youth Development and Ordinary Days at Val-Kill Farm." Hudson River Valley Review (2009).

Curnan, Susan P with Della M. Hughes. "Evaluation Readiness and the Culture of Learning". Edna McConnell Clark Foundation. New York City: 2006.

Curnan, Susan P with Della M. Hughes. "Proving the Possible - Improving Systems: Transferable Lessons for Managing Growth and Change." A Report on Business Expansion 2004-2006. MY TURN, Inc. Brockton, MA: 2006.

Curnan, Susan P. "Lobbying for Social Change." Rev. of Lobbying for Social Change, by Willard C. Richan. November 2006: Back cover.

Curnan, Susan P. "The Power of Combining Youth Development Principles with Culture & Arts Programs: Findings of a Study of the Culture & Arts Youth Development Initiative". The Skillman Foundation. Detroit, MI: 2006.

Curnan, Susan P. Currently Principal Investigator for two large-scale evaluations: The Hitachi Foundation's Global Corporate Citizenship Initiative and America's Promise and The Alliance for Youth Community Mobilization Demonstration. 2003.