Current Professional Membership

Charles Wright Museum of African-American History

Ann Arbor Dispute Resolution Center

National Association of Social Workers - Michigan Chapter

Children's Defense Fund

Academic Appointments

1996 - Present: Professor, Eastern Michigan University, School of Social Work

2008 - 2010: Associate Director for the McNair Scholars Program, Eastern Michigan University, Honors College

1992 - 8/96: Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, School of Social Work

1990 - 92: Field Coordinator - Chicago and Adjunct Associate Professor (part-time)  Illinois State University, School of Social Work

1984 - 89: Assistant Dean for Enrollment and Placement, University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration

3/89 - 6/89: Visiting Lecturer, DePaul University, Department of Sociology

2/83 - 7/84: Coordinator of Academic Advising, Northeastern Illinois University

8/83 - 7/84: Associate Professor of Human Services

1980 - 9/83: Assistant Professor of Human Services

1979 - 9/80: Visiting Instructor and Research Associate, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, School of Social Work

Grant Awards

Principal Investigator.  The Office of Research Development, Retention of Graduate Social Work Students. $2200. Ypsilanti, MI

Recipient.  Office of the Provost, New Faculty Development Research Award. $2500. Ypsilanti, MI.

Principal Investigator. Faculty Career Development Award. 1996. Race, Social Welfare, and Leadership Models in Chicago, IL 1975-94. $11,000. Ann Arbor, MI

Project Director.  Policy Leadership and Minority Relevant Content.  1994.  Center for Research on Learning and Teaching. $5,000. Ann Arbor, MI.

Principal Investigator. Horace H. Rackham Minority Development Fund. 1993. Post-test of Black Movement Model of Mayoral Leadership. $6,060. Ann Arbor, MI.

Co-Project Director. Illinois Higher Education Department. 1989-90. Empowerment and Social Work Education. $120,000. Chicago, IL.

Assistant Project Director. Field Foundation. 1988. Endowed Minority Scholarships for Evening Students, $250,000. Chicago, IL.

Project Director. Harris Foundation. 1988. Part-time Evening Scholarships for Minorities, $160,000. Chicago, IL.

Project Director. New Prospect Foundation. 1988. Part-time Evening Student Scholarships, $30,000. Chicago, IL.

Project Director. University of Chicago Women's Board. 1985. Recruitment and Student Research Opportunity, $10,000, Chicago, IL.

Assistant Project Director. U.S. Department of Justice, LEAA. 1979. Senior Citizen and Neighborhood Safety Project, $225,000, Detroit, MI.

Project Director. State of Michigan. 1975. Information and Referral Services for Senior Citizens, $100,000, Detroit, MI.

Project Director. U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, ACTION/VISTA. 1974. Cass Corridor Safety for Senior Citizens' Project, $40,000, Detroit, MI.

Honors, Recognitions, Special Awards

Recipient, College of Health and Human Service Everett L. Marshall Award for Distinguished Service

Citation, Marquis Who's Who of American Women, 20th Edition.

Citation, Marquis Who's Who in American Education, 5th Edition.

Citation, Marquis Who's Who in the Midwest, 25th Edition.

Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Michigan, Research and Training Program on Poverty, the Underclass and Public Policy.

Recipient, Illinois Consortium on Education Opportunity Program Award

Recipient, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Graduate Fellowship

Citation, Academic All-American

Recipient, Center for Urban Research and Policy Studies Fellowship

Today's Chicago Woman 100 Women to Watch

City of Detroit Mayor's Office and Senior Citizen's Department Certificate of Appreciation

Detroit Board of Education Citation of Appreciation,

Resolution of Merit, Michigan State Representative Jackie Vaughn

Selected Professional Publications

Brown-Chappell, B. (2009). Editor. McNair Chronicles. Ypsilanti, MI: Honors College

Brown-Chappell, B. & McGadney-Douglass, B. (January 2008). Caregiver support policy and trends for the future.NASW AgingSectionConnection.

Brown-Chappell, B. & James, M. D. (Spring 2004). The aging network and state budget decisions. NASW Aging Section Connection, 1, 14 & 15.

Brown-Chappell, B. & Thome, M. (2004). Licensure for social workers: One step closer.  Connections, 28(3 )1.

Brown-Chappell, B. (2003). A United Nation's briefing. Connections, 27(11), 2 & 21.

Brown-Chappell, B. (2003). Affirmative action. Connections, 27(3), 2.

Brown-Chappell, B.  (1999). Policy issues and older people. In Richardson, V. (Comp.) Teaching Gerontological Social Work.  Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education: 1999.

Brown-Chappell, B.  Black Politics, Redistributive Urban Policy,and Homelessness.   African-American Research Perspectives, V.3, 1.  Ann Arbor: University of Michigan. Project on Black Americans:  1997.

Brown-Chappell, B., Lawrence,  M., Coleman, M., & Peters, A.  Community, Organizations in Chicago.  University of Chicago, Center for Urban Poverty Studies, Chicago:  1989.           

Brown, B. with Forham, S.  The Social Security Act Amendments of 1974 Title XX Positon Paper.  In National Association of Black Social Workers Collection of Social Welfare Position Papers for 1977.  National Association of Black Social Workers. San Diego, CA: 1977.

Social Work Practice Experience

Assistant Director, Walter P. Reuther Senior Citizens Centers, Inc., Detroit, Michigan

Senior Community Service Assistant, City Senior Citizens Department, Detroit, Michigan

Administrative Hearing Officer, City Personnel Department-Special Assignment, Detroit, Michigan

Acting Director, City Senior Citizens Department, Detroit, Michigan

Field Instructor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Community Service Assistant, Detroit Commission on Community Relations, Detroit, Michigan

Social Case Worker, Detroit Health Department, Detroit, Michigan