Susan J. Rose, ‘73 sjrose@uwm.edu
1. How did you spend
the first 3-5 years after you graduated from Jane Addams?
I spent the first 5 years
after receiving my MSW from Jane Addams at Family Service & Mental Health
Center of Oak Park & River Forest. I
was a clinical social worker there in their services to families and substance
abuse units. I carried a caseload of
individuals and families, which was a tremendous learning experience for
me. Surrounded by bright, committed,
curious colleagues, I learned to love my craft.
2. What three words
describe your life in the 80's?
Busy. Busy. Busy. I entered
the Ph.D. program at Jane Addams in 1982 and spent most of the 1980’s totally
immersed in my studies, while still working part time at FSMHOPRF.
3. What is your
favorite memory of the 90's?
I have a number of great memories from this decade. One of my favorite memories of the 1990’s is
completing my Ph.D. in 1990 and finding out that I loved to teach. Not something I would have guessed. I taught as a Visiting Lecturer in the MSW
program at Jane Addams for 3 years before taking a tenure track position at the
Helen Bader School of Social Welfare at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
A second favorite memory is becoming tenured at UWM in 1998. My third favorite
memory is winning election as Alderman in the City of Elmhurst, an office I ran
for a subsequent four terms before stepping down in 2011.
4. Where is your
favorite place you traveled to since graduating from Jane Addams?
I have been fortunate to travel a lot since graduating. I have been able to travel to England,
Scotland, Austria, Russia, and Cuba (and next week to South Africa) as the
Chair of the HBSSW International Study Initiative. I think my favorite place was Cuba, just
because it has been forbidden for US citizens to travel there for so long, and
that made me so curious about the country and its people.
5. Have you thought
about or completed another degree after earning your MSW? What was it?
I did
receive my Ph.D. from Jane Addams in 1990.
6. Have you picked up
any fun hobbies since graduating from Jane Addams?
Fun hobbies? Hmmm. I taught myself to draw botanical prints in
our yearly sojourn to our log cabin in Minnesota. I tried to learn water color
painting, but I think I’ll stick with pencil drawing of beautiful wildflowers
and other flora of the Northwoods. My
other “hobby” is local politics. I’m
addicted. After I stepped down as an
elected official, I became President of our local League of Women Voters whose
primary goals are to register as many voters as possible and to educate voters
on candidates and issues.
7. What is your
favorite memory of your time at Jane Addams?
My favorite memory is being able to visit Hull House while much of
it was still there. I remember being so
proud that I was attending a school connected to this great woman.
8. What is something
new you learned in the 2000's?
I have branched out in my
research from child neglect to studies of substance abusing mothers in
jail. I learned that these women are
often the same women I was interested in understanding when I studied child
neglect. My current research is looking
at ways to better help mothers in re-entry to the community and in reuniting
with their children.
9.
How will you spend the holidays this year?
I will spend the holidays at our
log cabin in Minnesota, cooking a Thanksgiving turkey on a wood-burning stove
and hopefully doing some cross-country skiing. Christmas will be here in the
Chicago area with family.
10.
Any other important news you would like to share?
Yes. Two weeks ago I received a unanimous vote
from the Divisional Executive Committee at UWM for promotion to Full
Professor. A long road, but I am very
happy about this.
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