Research Bio

Susan Stone is the Interim Dean for Berkeley Social Welfare as well as the Catherine Mary and Eileen Clare Hutto Professor of Social Services in Public Education at the School of Social Welfare.

Her research agenda focuses on understanding and advancing the conditions and practices of school social work and other related service provision in educational settings to support the school experiences and trajectories of K-12 students, with a particular focus on equitable school policies, routines, and practices. She is interested in partnered research approaches, in which research questions and procedures are co-constructed with community partners, gaining and applying knowledge that is responsive to the community’s interests and needs. She brings considerable experience in school administrative data analysis.

Dr. Stone is widely published in academic journals. She was elected to the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare in 2020 and was elected to its Board in 2023.

Research Expertise and Interest

school-based psycho-social services, school-effects, archival data analysis, community development, organizational development, policy development