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Eunice Matthews-Armstead

Professor - Social Work and Coordinator of Social Work Program
Sociology, Anthropology, Criminology and Social Work
Biography

Dr Matthews-Armstead is a scholar and clinical practitioner with expertise in developmental trauma, borderline personality disorder, adolescents, and parenting adolescents. Before coming to Eastern, she worked for 11 years in child welfare. She was a faculty member at Fordham University Graduate School of Social Services. She earned her BSW at Morgan State University, MSW at Columbia University, Ph.D. in Sociology with concentration in race and ethnic relations and public policy at CUNY: Graduate Center.

Research Interests
  • Foster Youth in Higher Education
  • Diversity on college campuses
  • Emotional intelligence and social work practice
Of Note

Dr. Matthews-Armstead was presented "Hidden treasures: Understanding the needs of foster youth in higher education" on Webinar series sponsored by the National Research for Foster Alumni and Higher Education (NRC-FAHE)

Teaching Interests
  • Clinical Practice Skills
  • Practice skills in community organizing
  • Race and Ethnic relations
Publications

“The Social Health of Black Hartford” in The Status of Black Hartford Urban League Press. Harford, CT. (2016)

“Daughter’s construction of connectedness to their non resident Fathers” p. 335-359 in (Ed) C. Green & R. Coles, The Myth of the Missing Black Father. New York: Columbia University Press. (2010)

The Racial divide on a diverse campus: An exploration of social distance at a state liberal arts university. In Robert Moore III (Ed) African American and Whites: Changing relationships on college campuses. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. Chito-Childs,(2006)