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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 º£½ÇÉçÇø. Prior to joining º£½ÇÉçÇø, 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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