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Daniel Rhodes

Daniel Rhodes

Associate Professor

Social Work

Email Address: dtrhodes@uncg.edu

Phone: 336.256.0363

Bio and Education

Daniel received his Ph.D. in Education with a concentration in Cultural Studies and a graduate certificate in Women and Gender Studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2008. He received his MSW from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1996 and has been a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in the State of North Carolina since 1999. Before coming to the Social Work department at UNC-Greensboro, Daniel taught in the Justice and Policy Department at Guilford College for four years; teaching a variety of course in the Community and Justice Studies major, including Conflict Resolution, Restorative Justice, and Community Building. Daniel also collaborated with the Peace and Conflict Studies major at Guilford College and co-taught courses in that major.   

Daniel has 30 years of community-based, social work experience, working in HIV/AIDS, community mental health, therapeutic foster care, serving as an AmeriCorp member working with immigrants and refugees and has been a clinical supervisor. He continues to work with local communities, especially around issues of conflict, peace, and social justice issues, engaging in restorative justice work and conducting peacemaking circles. Daniel is an active member of the UNCG Chapter of the AAUP, is cross appointed with Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and works closely with Peace and Conflict Studies. Daniel also has a strong interest in issues of globalization and international social work and has traveled extensively to Southeast Asia, as well as India, China, Palestine and Israel.    

Courses Taught  

  • SWK 310 Social Work Policy & Restorative Justice   
  • SWK 352 Professional Practice with Groups 
  • SWK 411 Social Work Methods with Individuals & Families     
  • SWK 412 Social Work Methods with Organizations & Communities   
  • SWK 413 Field Instruction I   
  • SWK 414 Field Instruction II   
  • SWK 415 Field Instruction Seminar I   
  • SWK 416 Field Instruction Seminar II   
  • SWK 423 Community Peacebuilding   
  • SWK 451 Independent Study   
  • SWK 551 Independent Study   
  • SWK 623 Social Work with Groups   
  • SWK 624 Social Work Practice and Human Diversity   
  • SWK 633 Social Welfare Policy and Analysis II   
  • SWK 642 Social Work with Families and Youth II   
  • PCS 633 Restorative Justice: Theory & Practice (assisted Cathryn Schmitz, primary instructor)   
  • SWK 634 Research Designs and Data Analysis for Social Work Practice   
  • ELC 381 The Institution of Education  

Research Interests  

  • Community mental health  
  • Immigrant and refugee populations  
  • Conflict resolution and transformation  
  • Restorative justice  
  • Peacebuilding and social justice issues  
  • Engaged Buddhism  
  • International social work and social development  

Selected Publications  

  • Swick, D. C., PhD, Dyson, Y. D., PhD, Roosevelt, K., MSW, LCSW, Rhodes, D. T., PhD, LCSW, Floyd-Pickard, M., PhD, LCSW, Poole, K. J., PhD, LCSW, Thull, M., MSW, LCSW, LCAS. (2022). Implementation of a pilot community-based experiential training program to address OUD and other SUDs. Journal of Social Work Practice in Addictions. (Vol. 22).  
  • Rhodes, D. T. (2021). Pedagogies of Circles: Teaching Restorative Justice to Social Work Students. Eastern Mennonite University 3rd Year Restorative Justice Anthology, Listening to the Movement: Essays on New Growth and New Concerns in Restorative Justice, Ted Lewis (editor).   
  • Rhodes, D. T. (2020). Engaged Buddhism ≠ Buddhist Nationalism: Charges of Genocide towards Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. Journal of Transdisciplinary Peace Practice. Vol. 2, Issue 2.  
  • Rhodes, D. T. (2020). A Pedagogy of Discernment: A Journey through Social Work Values and Quaker Testimonies. In M. Carter, J. Buck, E. Johnson, D. Rhodes (Eds.), Quakers, Social Work, and Justice Concerns: Quakers and the Disciplines Series, Volume 7. Friends Association of Higher Education Publishing.  
  • Harmon, J., Cole, J., Rhodes, D. T., & Rinker, J. (2020). Resisting the Neoliberal University: Situating Resistance in Critical Pedagogy. Journal of Transdisciplinary Peace Practice. Vol. 2, Issue 1.  
  • Rhodes, D. T. (2019). When the Global is Local: Critical Pedagogy as Practice. Journal of Transdisciplinary Peace Practice. Vol. 1, Issue 2.   
  • Rhodes, D. T. (May 2016). The Dual Role A Buddhist Monk Played in the American South: The Balance between Heritage and Citizenship in the Refugee Community. Religions (Special Issue “Religion, Welfare and Social Service Provision: Common Ground”). Vol. 7, Issue 5.  
  • Rhodes, D. T. (February 2016). Socially Engaged Buddhism Among the Immigrant and Refugee Communities in Southern United States. Journal of People’s Studies. Vol. 1, Issue 3.  
  • Hunnicutt, G. and Rhodes, D. T. (June 2015). Meditation Practices and the Reduction of Aggression and Violence: A Gender-Sensitive, Humanitarian, Healing-Based Intervention. In Janelle Joseph and Wesley Crichlow (Eds) Alternative Criminal Rehabilitation: Arts & Physical Engagement.  
  • M. F. Taylor, & Rhodes, D. T. (September 2011). Unforeseen Implications of Regulation to Authenticity in Clinical Practice. Clinical Social Work Practice. Vol. 39, Issue 3.  
  • Rhodes, D. T. (2010). Boys’ Behavior and Body Image.  In S. R. Steinberg, & M. Kehler (Eds.), Boy Culture: An Encyclopedia.  Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing.  
  • Rhodes, D. T. (2007). Emma Goldman.  In J. L. Kincheloe & R. A. Horn Jr. (Eds.), The Praeger Handbook of Educational Psychology (pp. 94 – 102).  Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.