Christa Gilliam

Christa Gilliam serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work within the School of Social Work at Morgan State University. Her academic career centers on advancing social justice through research and education in urban child welfare systems, environmental justice, and antiracist pedagogy, with specialized focus on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) contexts.

Education:

• PhD in Social Work from Morgan State University School of Social Work
• Master of Social Work (MSW) from University of California, Berkeley
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) from California State University, Hayward
• Associate of Arts (AA) from Berkeley City College

Research Interests: Dr. Gilliam's scholarship integrates four critical domains: (1) Urban child welfare leadership development with emphasis on social justice in policy and practice; (2) Climate change impacts through environmental justice frameworks examining human rights, reproductive justice, and intersections with indigeneity and gender; (3) Antiracist pedagogical approaches in social work education focused on healing practices in urban environments like Baltimore; (4) HBCU-specific social work education policy analysis through the Maryland HBCU Coalition lens, addressing legal and social equity implications for higher education.