Faculty Profiles
Melvin Delgado
Professor
Chair, Macro Practice
Co-Director, Center for Addiction Research and Services
Phone: 617-353-7722
delgado@bu.edu
Education
B.A. (history), University of Illinois, Urbana
M.S. (social work), Columbia University
Ph.D. (social welfare), Brandeis University
Courses Taught
MP759 Communities and Organizations: Analysis and Intervention
MP773 Human Services Management
MP774 Seminar: Community Planning
MP783 Planning and Program Development
Scholarly and Practice Interests
Latino and other marginalized population groups; youth development-youth-led research and macro-practice; community-capacity enhancement
Selected Publications
Delgado, M. & Humm-Delgado, D. (In Press). Health and health care in prisons: Issues, challenges, and policies. New York: Jason Aronson Publisher
Delgado, M. & Staples, L. (2007). Youth-led community organizing: Theory and action. New York: Oxford University Press.
Delgado, M. (2007). Social work practice with Latinos: A cultural assets paradigm. New York: Oxford University Press.
Delgado, M. (2006). Designs and methods for youth-led research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Delgado, M. (Ed.). (2005). Latinos and alcohol problems revisited: Advances and challenges for prevention and treatment programs. New York: Haworth Press.
Delgado, M., Jones, L.K. & Rohani, M. (2004). Social work practice with immigrant and refugee youth in the United States. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Delgado, M. (2004). Social Youth Entrepreneurship: The potential for youth and community transformation. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
Delgado, M. (2003). Death at an early age and the urban scene: The case for memorial murals and community healing. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
Delgado, M. (2002). New frontiers for youth development in the twenty-first century: Revitalizing and broadening youth development. New York: Columbia University Press.
Selected Presentations
Delgado, M. (2007).Community assets and capacity enhancement: Implications for social work practice. Joy Sloan Jinks Lecture on Community and Organizational Change, Florida State University School of Social Work.
Delgado, M. (2007). Social determinants of Latino health. The National Hispanic Medical Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas.
Lundgren, L., Joya L., & Delgado,M.(2006) Acculturation and HIV risk through needle sharing among Puerto Rican injection drug users. Annual National Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS, Miami, FL.
Delgado, M. (2006) Panel Member, Out of school time research: Looking back. Looking ahead. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Consulting and Professional Activities
Editorial board membership: Social Work With Groups (1982-present);
Journal of Primary Prevention (1999-present);
Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly (1996-present);
Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (1996-present)
Awards and Honors
Boston University School of Social Work Excellence in Teaching Award, 2006
Columbia University School of Social Work Alumni Hall of Fame, 1999
Outstanding Contribution to the Boston University School of Social Work Alumni Award, 1996
Greatest Contribution to Social Work Education Award from the National Association of Social Work, Massachusetts Chapter, 1994
