CSWE's Council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education annually honors a scholar who advances feminist knowledge, including Womanist and Xicanism perspectives. Advancement of knowledge may be through social work theory, research, practice, policy, and education.
All applications for the Feminist Scholar Award must be submitted online through the Submittable platform. A complete online submission for this award includes the following attachments:
- A letter describing the applicant’s achievements related to the award
- Additional documentation to support achievements
- A curriculum vita, resume, or current link to a professional portal or webpage
CSWE membership is an eligibility requirement for all commission and council awards. To check your membership status, or link your membership your social work program visit https://www.cswe.org/membership and click Link to Program/Join CSWE.
The award will be presented at the Feminist Networking Breakfast during the Annual Program Meeting (APM) held by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). The award winner is expected to attend.
2024 Feminist Scholar Award Recipient
Courtney Cronley, MSSW, PhD
Dr. Cronley is Professor in the University of Tennessee (UT) College of Social Work. She investigates how the built environment contributes to social injustices and health disparities and how investments in housing and transportation infrastructure can increase access to opportunities and promote well-being, with a focus on women and children. She utilizes critical feminist and community-engaged pedagogies, as well as theories of critical race, intersectionality, social exclusion, and social justice. Dr. Cronley actively collaborates with civil engineers, computer science engineers, geographers and urban planners and has been funded by HUD, DOE, DOT, and NSF. She brings a feminist perspective to the convergent team science and promotes gender equity in land use and infrastructure. She is former Co-Chair of UT’s Commission for Women, faculty liaison for the National Center for Excellence in Homeless Services, Faculty Fellow in the UT Center for Transportation Research, and Faculty Fellow with the UT Howard H. Baker Jr. School’s Center for Energy, Transportation, and Environment Policy. She is an active faculty mentor to graduate students and colleagues across the UT community. Dr. Cronley brings a women-centered focus to all aspects of her work from scholarship to teaching to service.