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| Dr. Geoffrey Greif is Professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work where he has worked since 1984. He was Associate Dean from 1996 to 2007. He received his MSW from the University of Pennsylvania and his DSW from the Columbia University School of Social Work. He is the author of nine books including two that are co-edited. These include When Parents Kidnap (co-authored with Dr. Rebecca Hegar), Single Fathers, Beating the Odds: Raising academically successful African American males (written with Drs. Freeman Hrabowski and Ken Maton), and Overcoming the Odds: Raising academically successful African American young women (written with Hrabowski, Maton, and Monica Greene). He has also written more than 100 articles and book chapters. In 2001, he chaired Governor Parris Glendening’s Commission to study sexual orientation discrimination in Maryland. He has appeared on numerous television and radio programs and his work has been cited in major news outlets, including the New York Times. He is a member of various community-based boards, including WYPR, the Baltimore National Public Radio station and the Albert Schweitzer Fellows Board. His current research, teaching, and practice interests include child abduction, family therapy, parenting issues, and adult male friendships, the topic of his soon to be published book. He received the Educator of the Year award from the Maryland Chapter of NASW in 2007. He is the father of two (a psychologist and social worker) and is married to Maureen Lefton-Greif, Ph.D., associate professor Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
