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Education

• Ph.D. Social Work, 2017 — University of Illinois; Chicago, IL
• MSW (community health and urban development), 2012 — University of Illinois; Chicago, IL
• B.A. Sociology (Hons), 2005 — University of Dar es salaam

Biography

Dr. Amana Mbise is an Assistant Professor of Social Work at the University of Alaska Anchorage (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ) School of Social Work. His practice and research focus on health equity, labor exploitation, and immigrant and refugee integration. Dr. Mbise has specialized training in quantitative and qualitative community-engaged research methods, working alongside underserved communities to design interventions to address health inequities in Alaska. 

 Dr. Mbise brings extensive experience in research leadership, having served as Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) on grant-funded projects in the United States and Tanzania. His research has received funding from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the Department of State J/TIP Program, Anchorage Health Department, and the Alaska Department of Health.

Teaching Responsibilities

• Social work practice with individuals
• Introduction to social welfare
• Social work practice with organizations and communities
• Transformational leadership in social work practice (MSW capstone preparation)
• Refugee and immigrant health

Research Interests

• Black Alaskans Health
• Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity 
• Black Men’s Health 
• Immigrant and Refugee Health
• Labor Exploitation and Trafficking 
• Global Health 
• Child Rights

Publications

• Mbise, A. & Moxley, D. Understanding the Black African Refugee Experience in Alaska through a CRT Lens:  Research-Informed Implications for Social Work Practice in Resettlement. In L. G. Van Sluytman (Ed.), Advancing Social Work Practice: Critical Race Theory in the Global African Diaspora (in press). Cognella, Inc. 
• Chen, T-C, Buckingham, S., Kuhn, S., Mbise, A., Gat, N., & Sytniak, S. (2024). Integrating Culture into Public Health Campaigns in Southcentral Alaska. In Worthington, A.K., Fisher, C. L., Krieger, J.L., Fowler, C., Pitts, M. J., & NussBaum, J. N. (Eds). Health Communication, Language, and Social Action Across the Lifespan. New York, NY: Peter Lang.
• Mbise, A., Growden, C., Agnew, T., Shimizu, R. A (2024) Black Alaskans Health Needs Assessment During COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Social Work. Health & Social Work,  
• Buckingham, S., Sytniak, S., Chen TC., Mbise, A., Kuhn, S.& Gat, N. (2024). Welcoming: The Development of Sense of Belonging Post-Migration in a Secluded North American City. Community Psychology in Global Perspective, 10 (1); 109-132.
• Mbise, A., Growden, C., Agnew, T., Shimizu, R. (2023). Addressing Barriers to Healthcare Among Black Alaskans: Social Work Contributions to an Agenda of Health Equity. Social Work in Healthcare  
• Buckingham, S. L., Mbise, A., Chen, T., Kuhn, S., Gat, N., & Sytniak, S., (2022). Conducting multilingual qualitative research online on immigrant integration and inclusion. In SAGE Research Methods: Doing Research Online. SAGE Publications, Ltd.,  
• Mbise, A., Kaijage, T., Mwangosi, P., Ng’ondi, N., Ndyetabura, J., Kitembe, Z., Chanila, D., & Minga, R. (2021). From Probation to Social Welfare: Trends in Tanzania Child Welfare. Child Welfare, 98 (6) 
• Mbise, A. (2020) Birth Registration, Birth Certificates and the Denial of Human Rights. Evidence from Tanzania National Panel Data 2010/11.  International Journal of Children’s Rights 28, 243-257 doi:10.1163/15718182-02802002  
• Mbise, A.T. (2017). The diffusion of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) more than the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) in Africa: The influence of Coercion and Emulation. International Social Work, 1,11, DOI 0.1177/0020872816639370  
• Mbise, A.T. (2013). Review of Robert Kwame Ame, DeBrenna Lafa AgbÉnyiga & Nana Araba Apt (eds). (2011). Children’s Rights in Ghana: Reality or Rhetoric? Journal of Community Practice, 21:1–4.
• Book Chapter:
• Mbise A., Buckingham S., Chen TC., Kuhn S., Gat N., Kimmel M. (2022). Welcoming Cities: Skilled Immigrant Integration and Inclusion in a United States City. In: Baikady, R., Sajid, S., Nadesan, V., Przeperski, J., Islam, M.R., Gao, J. (eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Change. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. .

Professional Reports

• Estimating the Prevalence of Forced Labor in the Fishing Industry in Costa Rica. Joint report of New York University, University of Massechusetts-Lowel, University of Georgia, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and COMHESWA Tanzania  
• Estimating the Prevalence of Forced Labor Among Domestic Workers in Tanzania. Joint report of New York University, University of Massechusetts-Lowel, University of Georgia, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and COMHESWA Tanzania.   
• Gap Analysis: Overseas Domestic Servitude in Tanzania. Report Prepared By: Amana Mbise, Meredith Dank, Sheldon Zhang, Mack Stoeltje, Furaha Caloupis, Renatha Selemani, Kaijage Novatus, Kyle Vincent, Mengfei Wang.
• Black Alaskans Health Status Report 2022  
• Gat, Nyabony; Kuhn, Shannon; Buckingham, Sara L.; Mbise, Amana; Chen, Tzu-Chiao; Sytniak, Sofia (2022-05)

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