Mrs. Dionne Frank

  • Lecturer II


  • Department of Sociology
  • Turkeyen Campus

About Mrs. Dionne Frank


Ms Dionne Frank joined the University of Guyana in 2008 as a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences. She lectures courses in the social work and sociology programmes and supervises undergraduate and postgraduate students' research. During the period August 2012 – September 2015, she performed the duties as Head, Department of Sociology. Ms Frank is also a PhD Candidate in Social Policy at the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute for Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. Ms Frank research interest includes social welfare and social work epistemologies, programme evaluation, and social and community assessments. 

 

 

Expert Areas

Social Expert (Social assessments and Stakeholder Engagement)

Formulate and articulate social and community development programmes incorporating rights-based approaches, gender mainstreaming, and social inclusion. Undertake work in social development, community needs assessment, social baseline data collection and stakeholder engagement.

Project Planning, Implementation and monitoring

Competent in project design and planning, grant writing and monitoring and evaluation.

Research Methods in Social Science

Qualitative and quantitative methodologies and applied research.

Qualifications

Qualification Specialization Institution Country Year
Diploma Social Work University of Guyana Guyana 2005
B.Soc.Sc. Social Work University of Guyana Guyana 2007
Post-Grad. Dip. Ed. Social Studies University of Guyana Guyana 2012
Master of Social Development Community Development University of New South Wales Australia 2012

Courses Taught

Course Code Course Name
SOC4101 Applied Sociology I
SOC4201 Applied Sociology II
SOC1200 Introduction to Sociological Theory
DSW1104 Introductory Academic Programme
SOC3209 Poverty Analysis
MSW5203 Practice Research Project and Seminar
DSW3100 Professional Development I
DSW3200 Professional Development II
DSW3110 Self and Self Care
DSW2205 Social Administration
DSW2105 Social Policy & Social Legislation
SOC2107 Social Psychology I
SOC3204 Social Science Methodology II
DSW2201 Theory & Practice of Social Work II

Research

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