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Gizem Arat

Associate Professor
School of Social Work

Gizem Arat is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at ÖØ¿ÚζSM. Prior to joining ÖØ¿ÚζSM, she got her social work degrees in diverse contexts, including Turkey, USA, and Hong Kong. She also worked in Hong Kong academia to establish a global perspective in social work. Her research interests include social justice-oriented resilience and promotion of multiculturalism in East Asian region as well as developing a multidimensional cultural humility in the US-based social work education. Her recent research projects focus on exploring students' expectations on cultural humility in US higher education.

Selected Publications

Amoah, P., Amankwaa, A., Lau, M., & Arat, G. (2024). Subjective poverty, family support and health-related well-being of school-aged children in single-parent households in Ghana: The role of health literacy and duration of parental separation. Child Indicators Research, 17, 1273-1309. Springer. doi:10.1007/s12187-024-10127-4. Retrieved from . 

Arat, G., & Eryigit-Madzwamuse, S., & Hart, A. (2023). Cultivating resilience among Hong Kong’s underprivileged ethnic minority groups in the face of a pandemic through a social justice lens. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, 42(7). Emerald Publishing Limited. doi:10.1108/EDI-06-2022-0149. Retrieved from .

Arat, G. & Kerelian, N. (2023). The COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong: Exploring the gaps in COVID-19 prevention practices from a social justice framework. The British Journal of Social Work, 53(2), 1204-1224. Oxford Academic. doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcac207. Retrieved from . 

Arat, G., Kerelian, N., & Dhar, M. (2023). Multiculturalism with Hong Kong characteristics: A qualitative study. Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race, 20(1), 191–211. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/S1742058X22000078. Retrieved from .  

Arat, G. & Wong, P. (2023). Insights for educators working with ethnically diverse youth in Hong Kong: A pilot positive youth development program. Asian Education and Development Studies, 12(1), 126-135. Emerald Publishing Limited. doi:10.1108/AEDS-03-2022-0044. Retrieved from . 

Arat, G., Jordan, L., Chui, C., & Wong, P. (2021). Developing a conceptual framework towards promoting a socially inclusive Hong Kong. Journal of Asian Public Policy, 16(2), 237-253. Taylor & Francis Online. doi: 10.1080/17516234.2021.1972778. Retrieved from . 

 

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