Christina Feliciana

Christina Feliciana is a Lecturer at San Francisco State University's Department of Social Work within the College of Health and Human Services. She has been affiliated with the university since 2002 and served as coordinator of the Pupil Personnel Services Credential (PPSC) program from 2006 to 2018. Her roles include Project Coordinator for the Child Welfare Scholars (Title IV-E) Program and former school social worker at Mt. Diablo Unified School District.

Education:

• B.A. in English (with Women's Studies minor) from Georgetown University
• M.S.W. from University of California, Berkeley
• Pupil Personnel Services Credential in School Social Work

Research focuses on racial equity in education, foster youth advocacy, and social justice within child welfare systems. She co-authored two chapters in the upcoming textbook School Social Work: Engaging Social Justice and Racial Equity from Practitioners' Perspectives (2022). Her publications emphasize practitioner-led approaches to systemic change.

Awards:

• National Heart of Social Work Award (2020) for mentoring over 50 social work interns

Advising & Grants: Supervised 50+ field interns but no specific grants listed. Active in community organizations like Pact, an Adoption Alliance, serving adopted children of color and families.

Labs/Teams: Coordinates PPSC program and collaborates with practitioners through textbook authorship and board roles.