Robyn Brown-Manning

Robyn Brown-Manning is a Doctoral Lecturer and Senior Associate Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs at Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College (CUNY). She holds a Ph.D. and M.S.W. from The Graduate Center of CUNY, with research expertise in African American families, child welfare systems, and multicultural social work practice.

Her scholarship focuses on:

• Emotional experiences of African American mothers
• Community-based healing traditions
• Anti-racist frameworks in social work practice

Publications demonstrate consistent focus on racial justice, trauma-informed care, and culturally responsive interventions. Recent works examine assessment frameworks and historical healing practices.

Honors include:

• 2016 Senate Adjunct Faculty Award (Iona College)
• 2014 Proclamation from City of Mount Vernon
• 2013 Certificate in Africana Studies

She directs grants including CUNY-BRESI's A Space to Breathe supporting BIWOC communities, and has served as dissertation committee member at Fordham University and University of Pennsylvania.