Professor Gregory Cobb is an Assistant Professor in the Human Services Discipline in the Department of Social Sciences. He is an alumnus of The City University of New York’s Bronx Community College and Lehman College. He earned his master’s degree in social work from Fordham University and professional licensure as a NY State Licensed Master Social Worker. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he serves as the Human Services Fieldwork Coordinator. Professor Cobb began his career in academia in 2003 as an Adjunct Professor at Bronx Community College. His academic tenure overlaps with a successful 23-year career working with at-risk youth and families served within the NY State Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice systems. In this capacity he provided direct treatment services and administrative oversight of the day-to-day service delivery systems within several residential treatment facilities. He developed and implemented a wide range of treatment services and intervention strategies organized around Trauma Informed Systems of Care. These experiences have laid the foundation for his pedagogy and scholarship, which examines the intersectionality of trauma and socio-cultural factors impacting student outcomes within the service delivery systems of higher education.

Education

MA, Social Work, Fordham University
BA, Psychology and Sociology, CUNY Lehman College

Courses taught (at BCC)

HSC 10 – Human Services and Social Welfare
SOC 35 – Introduction to Social Work
HSC 91 – Fieldwork and Seminar in Human Services I
HSC 92 – Fieldwork and Seminar in Human Services II

Selected publications or Honors, Awards, and Affiliations

Cobb, G (2019, May. Reexamining the Human Services Fieldwork Experience through a Trauma-Informed Approach. National Organization for Human Services 2018 Conference Proceedings (pp. 31-35) Retrieved from (www.nationalhumanservices.org/conference-proceedings)

Cobb, G. (2017, May15) Aligning Trauma Informed Practices with Human Services Delivery Systems amid Challenging Times. National Organization for Human Services 2016 Conference Proceedings (pp 70-79), Retrieved from (www.nationalhumanservices.org/conference-proceedings)