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Dr. Todd W. Rofuth, DSW
Dr. Todd Rofuth has been Chairperson of the Social Work Department for 18 years, a professor at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) for 28 years and was the former Director of the Urban St...view moreDr. Todd Rofuth has been Chairperson of the Social Work Department for 18 years, a professor at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) for 28 years and was the former Director of the Urban Studies Program for ten years. He has taught at both the graduate and undergraduate level including many courses in social service management, research, social welfare policy, ethnic realities, and the thesis practicum seminar. His most recent accomplishment was to create a Doctor of Social Work Program for SCSU which commenced operation in June 2018. He has presented at more than 50 national and regional conferences and workshops and several international meetings. Dr. Rofuth holds a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Minnesota, Duluth and a Doctor of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania. In 2013 he completed two three year terms as Vice President of the National Association of Deans and Directors (NADD) for Graduate Social Work programs. He served on the Board of NADD for 11 years. From 2000-2002 he was the Co-Coordinator of SCSU’s 10-year reaccreditation self-study for the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. He has had 35 years post MSW social work practice experience primarily in social welfare policy analysis, research and supervisory positions in federal and state government and private consulting. While attending the doctoral program at the University of Pennsylvania Dr. Rofuth worked at the Wharton School as a Senior Research Associate Directing the Economic Development and Jobs project. He served as a Policy Analyst in the General Service Administration Office of the Administrator during the Jimmy Carter administration and evaluated the Labor Surplus Set-Aside Program and designed a contract proposal for the President's Report to the Congress. He also served as the Director of the Maryland Department of Human Resources, Office of Welfare Employment and Policy.
He has obtained over 60 grants in a variety of areas including child welfare, drug courts, community housing, Ryan White, child care and welfare reform. Since 2006 Dr. Rofuth has served on the editorial board of Journal of Family Social Work. Dr. Rofuth is a site visitor chairperson for CSWE and has conducted eight site visits. He also has served as an external promotion and tenure reviewer for five universities. He is active in the New Haven community including serving on the Board of the New Haven Farms and the Board of the New Haven Occupational Industrial Corporation.view less