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Susan A McCarter
Research: Intersection of Race/Ethnicity and Human Services Involvement: Juvenile Justice, Child Welfare, Education, and Health
Teaching: Research Methods, Forensic Social Work, Capstone/Thesis, Diversity and Social Justice
Practice: Forensic Social Work with Adolescents and Incarcerated Clients; DMC Policy Analysis and Advocacy; Institutional Organizing
Education:
Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University; MSW, Virginia Commonwealth University; MS (Sociology), Virginia Commonwealth University; BA, English, Clemson University
Professor McCarter’s career began as a juvenile probation officer, inner-city mental health counselor, and policy analyst and advocate in Virginia where she earned her MSW (Clinical Practice) and her PhD (Social Policy). For over 25 years she has served as a Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Scholar (now Racial and Ethnic Disparities (RED)) and a forensic practitioner. Nationally, Dr. McCarter serves as a juvenile justice forensic expert, on the board of the National Organization of Forensic Social Work, and chairs the Society of Social Work and Research’s Criminal and Juvenile Justice Interest Group. Regionally, she co-chairs the NC RED Subcommittee and the Charlotte Racial Justice Consortium (a collaboration of UNC Charlotte, Johnson C. Smith, Queens University, Johnson and Wales University of Charlotte, and Central Piedmont Community College) dedicated to truth, racial healing and transformation, and serves on the leadership team for Race Matters for Juvenile Justice as well as their Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) Team. Dr. McCarter currently facilitates the UNC Charlotte Racial Equity Skill Building Caucus, leads multiple funded research studies examining the School-to-Prison Pipeline (STPP), Juvenile Justice, and racial/ethnic justice, and speaks and trains nationally on these topics.
Honors, Awards, and Fellowships:
Bonnie E. Cone Professorship in Civic Engagement 2022-2025
“Stretching Out” Award 2021 for contributions to Race Matters for Juvenile Justice
UNC Charlotte College of Health and Human Services – 2021 Excellence in Faculty Service Award
Society for Social Work and Research – Fellow – 2019
Race Matters for Juvenile Justice – Outstanding Leader Award – December 2018
UNC Charlotte College of Health and Human Services – 2018 Excellence in Community Engagement Award
UNC Charlotte College of Health and Human Services Diversity Fellow 2015-2017 (CHHS DAI Principles Statement)
UNC Charlotte College of Health and Human Services – 2015 Excellence in Promoting Diversity Award
Appointed to the North Carolina Disproportionate Minority Contact State Subcommittee by Chair, Police Chief Rodney Monroe
Institute for Social Capital – Faculty Research Scholar 2009/10
Appointed to the Mecklenburg County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council by the Board of County Commissioners
Appointed to the Supreme Court of Virginia’s Race-Neutral Sentencing Committee
Top Ten Dissertations in Social Work Tenth National Symposium on Doctoral Research in Social Work, sponsored by the College of Social Work, Ohio State University
VCU School of Social Work Leadership and Service Award & Academic Fellowship
Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications (Community co-authors are underlined; Student co-authors are italicized):
McCarter, S. A. (2009). Legal and extralegal factors affecting minority overrepresentation in Virginia’s juvenile justice system: A mixed method study. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 26(6), 533-544. DOI: 10.1007/s10560-009-0185-x.
McCarter, S. A., Haber, M. G., & Kazemi, D. (2010). Models to guide system reform for at-risk youth. Child and Youth Care Forum, 39(6), 465-479. DOI: 10.1007/s10566-010-9113-7
McCarter, S. A. (2011). Disproportionate minority contact in the American juvenile justice system: Where are we after 20 years, a philosophy shift, and three amendments? Journal of Forensic Social Work, 1(1), 96-107. https://doi.org/10.1080/1936928X.2011.541217
McCarter, S. A., & Bridges, J. B. (2011). Determining the age of jurisdiction for adolescents: The policy debate. Journal of Policy Practice, 10(3), 168-184. doi:10.1080/15588742.2011.582805
McCarter, S. A., Jones, K., & Rager, K. M. (2011). Characteristics of youth in the U.S. receiving services from a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH). Social Work in Health Care, 50(8), 595-605. https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2011.588122
Long, D. D., McCarter, S. A., Thomas, M. L., & Boyd, A. S. (2012). An exploratory examination of a grant making project in social work education. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 32(1), 108-120. https://doi.org/10.1080/08841233.2012.639275
Scheyett, A., Pettus-Davis, C., McCarter, S., & Brigham, R. (2012). Social work and criminal justice: Are we meeting in the field? Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 32(4), 438-450. https://doi.org/10.1080/08841233.2012.705241
Gandy, M. E., McCarter, S. A., & Portwood, S. (2013). Service providers’ attitudes toward LGBTQ youth. Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 30, 168-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/0886571X.2013.813344
McCarter, S. A., Maschi, T., & Morgen, K. (2014). Inter-professional collaboration: Perceptions and practices with youth with complex problems. Journal of Forensic Social Work, 4(1), 63-77. https://doi.org/10.1080/1936928X.2013.859027
McCarter, S. A. (2016). Holistic representation: Providing wraparound services for first-time juvenile offenders to improve functioning, decrease motions for review, and lower recidivism. Family Court Review, 54(2), 250-260. https://doi.org/10.1111/fcre.12216
McCarter, S. A. (2017). The School-to-Prison Pipeline: A primer for social workers. Social Work, 62(1), 53-61. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/sww078
McCarter, S. A., Chinn-Gary, E., Trosch, L. A., Jr., Toure, A., Alsaeedi, A., & Harrington, J., (2017). Bringing racial justice to the courtroom and community: Race Matters for Juvenile Justice and the Charlotte Model. Washington and Lee Law Review, 73(2), 641-686. https://scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/wlulr-online/vol73/iss2/6/
Tripodi, S. J., Mennicke, A. M., McCarter, S. A., & Ropes, K. (2017). Evaluating Seeking Safety for women in prison: A randomized controlled trial. Research on Social Work Practice, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731517706550
McCarter, S. A., Venkitasubramanian, K., & Bradshaw, K. S. (2019). Addressing the school-to-prison pipeline: Examining micro- and macro-level variables that affect school disengagement and subsequent felonies. Journal of Social Service Research, 45(3), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2019.1575323
McCarter, S. A., Neal, M., Foster, V., & Evans-Patterson, C. L. (2019). Forging law enforcement/school system partnerships: Using youth diversion programs to address the School-to-Prison Pipeline. Journal of the North Carolina Justice Academy, 1(1), 1-31.
McCarter, S. A. (2019). Intersection of mental health, education, and juvenile justice: The role of mental health providers in reducing the school-to-prison pipeline. Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry, 21(1), 7-18. doi: 10.1891/1559-4343.21.1.7 https://connect.springerpub.com/content/sgrehpp/21/1/7
Kim, B. E, McCarter, S., & Logan-Greene, P. (2020). Achieving equal opportunity and justice in juvenile justice (Grand Challenges for Social Work Initiative Working Paper No. 25). Baltimore, MD: Grand Challenges for Social Work. https://grandchallengesforsocialwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Achieving-Equal-Opportunity-and-Justice-in-Juvenile-Justice-3.pdf
Menon, S. E. & McCarter, S. A. (2021). Make juvenile justice more just: Raise‑the‑Age to 20 years old. Journal of Policy Practice and Research, 2, 119–139. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42972-021-00030-5
Teasley, M., McCarter, S., Woo, B., Conner, L. R., Spencer, M. & Green, T. (2021). Eliminate Racism (Grand Challenges for Social Work Initiative Working Paper No. 26). Baltimore, MD: Grand Challenges for Social Work. https://grandchallengesforsocialwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Eliminate-Racism-Concept-Paper.pdf
McCarter, S., & Durant, T. (2022). Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) to Racial and Ethnic Disparities (RED) in juvenile justice: What does it mean and does it matter?. Journal of Forensic Social Work, 6(1), 57–76. https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.1936-9298.2022.6.1.57-76
Lea, C. H., III, Mohr, G., McCarter, S. A., Coughlin, S. B., Gottlieb, A., Partlow, B. S., Mathews, K. S., & McLeod, B. A. (2022). Promote Smart Decarceration and Eliminate Racism Grand Challenges for social work: Reimagining marijuana policy. The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, 49(2), 3. https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol49/iss2/3
Drew, V., Wilson, M. L., & McCarter, S. (2022). The Overcriminalisation of Black Girls: Using an Intersectional Lens to Examine the School-to-Prison Pipeline. Critical and Radical Social Work, 10(2), 242-259. https://doi.org/10.1332/204986021X16535461234260
McCarter, S., Wilson, M. L., & Anderson, D. (2023). Evidence-based strategies to improve the effectiveness of diversity, equity, and inclusion training. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 32(3), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/15313204.2023.2210850
Selected Book Chapters:
McCarter, S. A. (2011). Adolescence. In E. D. Hutchison (Ed.), Dimensions of Human Behavior: The changing life course (4th ed.) (pp. 220-268). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
McCarter, S. (2013). Adolescence. In E. Hutchison (Ed.), Essentials of human behavior: Integrating person, environment, and the life course (pp. 545-589). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
McCarter, S. A. (2014). Disproportionate Minority Contact. In A. R. Roberts, W. T. Church, II, & Springer, D. W. (Eds.), Juvenile Justice Sourcebook: Past, Present, and Future. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
Boyd, A. S. & McCarter, S. A. (2014). Role of Health Disparities. In L. H. Cousins (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Human Services and Diversity. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
McCarter, S. A. (2015). Adolescence. In E. D. Hutchison (Ed.), Dimensions of Human Behavior: The changing life course (5th ed.). pp. 221-268. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
McCarter, S. A. (2017). Disproportionality, Disparity, and Discrimination: Race and Ethnicity in the Juvenile and Criminal Justice Systems. In D. W. Springer and A. R. Roberts, (Eds.), Social Work in Juvenile and Criminal Justice Systems (4th ed.). pp. 314-323. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas Publishers.
McCarter, S. A. (2018). The Role of Race/Ethnicity in Criminal and Juvenile Justice. In W. T. Church, II and D. W. Springer, (Eds.), Serving the Stigmatized: Working within the Incarcerated Environment. pp. 258-286. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
McCarter, S. A. (2018). Adolescence. In E. D. Hutchison (Ed.), Dimensions of Human Behavior: The changing life course (6th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
McCarter, S. A. (2018). Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System. Encyclopedia of Social Work. New York, NY: National Association of Social Workers Press and Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.013.1289
McCarter, S., McLeod, D. A., Drew-Branch, V., & Granberry, J. (2020). Girls in Juvenile Justice. In R. Geffner, V. Vieth, V. Vaughan-Eden, A. Rosenbaum, L. K. Hamberger, & J. White (Eds.), Handbook of Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan, Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62122-7_283-1. ISBN 978-3-319-90000-1. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319899985
McCarter, S. A. (2022). School-to-Prison Pipeline. In Rapp-McCall, L., Corcoran K., & Roberts, A. (Eds.), Social Workers’ Desk Reference, (4th ed., pp. 1244-1251). Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780190095543
Teasley, M., McCarter, S., Woo, B., Conner, L. R., Spencer, M. & Green, T. (2022). Eliminating Racism. In Barth, R. P., Messing, J. T., Shanks, T. R., & Williams, J. H. (Eds.), Grand Challenges for Social Work and Society. (2nd ed., pp. 358-388). Oxford University Press. Doi: 10.1093/oso/9780197608043.003.0014
McCarter, S. A., Kim, B-Y. E., Logan-Greene, & Drew, V. (2023). Juvenile Justice for Achieving Equal Opportunity and Justice. In Teasley, M. L., Spencer, M. S., & Bartholomew, M. (Eds.), Social Work and the Grand Challenge to Eliminate Racism: Concepts, Theory, and Evidence Based Approaches, (pp. 413-425). Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780197674949
McCarter, S. A., Quinn, C. R., Lea, III, C. H., & Abrams, L. S. (2023). From Mass Incarceration to Smart Decarceration. In Teasley, M. L., Spencer, M. S., & Bartholomew, M. (Eds.), Social Work and the Grand Challenge to Eliminate Racism: Concepts, Theory, and Evidence Based Approaches, (pp. 426-458). Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780197674949
McCarter, S., Menon, S. E., Scales, S., & Mathews, K. (2024). Juvenile Justice Policy. Chapter 19. In McLeod, D. A., Natale, A. P., & Mapson, K. W. (Eds.) Handbook of Forensic Social Work. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 978-0197694732
McCarter, S., Drew, V., & Taylor, K. (2024). Juvenile Justice. Chapter 25. In McLeod, D. A., Natale, A. P., & Mapson, K. W. (Eds.) Handbook of Forensic Social Work. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 978-0197694732
McCarter, S. A., Drew, V., McCarter, A., & Suclupe, R. (2024). Adolescence. In E. D. Hutchison & Charlesworth, L. W. (Eds.), Dimensions of Human Behavior: The changing life course (7th ed.). Sage. ISBN: 9781071831571
Practice and Trial Briefs, Monographs, and Technical Reports:
McCarter, S. A. (2012). Disproportionate Minority Contact in the American Juvenile Justice System: Implications for Older Adults in Prisons. In Maschi, T., Morrissey, M. B., Immarigeon, R., & Sutfin, S. Aging Prisoners: A Crisis in Need of Intervention. New York, Fordham University Be the Evidence Project. Available: https://sites.google.com/site/betheevidenceproject/white-paper-aging-prisoner-forum
McCarter, S. A. & Barnett, J. (2013, June). “School-to-Prison” Pipeline – A Primer. Prepared for the North Carolina Advocates for Justice & the North Carolina Commission Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Criminal Justice System
McCarter, S. A. & Barnett, J. (2013, June). The School-to-Prison Pipeline: Implications for North Carolina Schools and Students. Prepared for the North Carolina Advocates for Justice & the North Carolina Commission Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Criminal Justice System
McCarter, S. A. (Summer 2015). What social workers should know about the School-to-Prison Pipeline: A True Story. In CAYA (Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults) Specialty Practice Section – Washington, DC: NASW Press.
McCarter, S. A. (Fall/Winter 2015). What social workers should know about the School-to-Prison Pipeline: A True Story. In SSW (School Social Work) Specialty Practice Section – Washington, DC: NASW Press.
McCarter, S. A. (January 2016). Old News: Minority Overrepresentation in North Carolina’s Juvenile Justice System – Any New News or Good News? Trial Briefs: In Defense of Juvenile Justice. North Carolina Advocates for Justice.
McCarter, S., Sekle, S., Daroowalla, P., Tamilin, E., & Behrendt-Mihalski, J. (October 2019). Race Matters for Juvenile Justice (RMJJ): National Juvenile Justice Awareness Month. Juvenile Justice in Mecklenburg County. Race Matters for Juvenile Justice and the Council for Children’s Rights. https://rmjj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-Juvenile-Justice-Awareness-Month_RMJJ-1.pdf
McCarter, S., Daroowalla, P., Tamilin, E., & Behrendt-Mihalski, J. (October 2019). Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice (formerly DMC): National Juvenile Justice Awareness Month. Juvenile Justice in Mecklenburg County. Race Matters for Juvenile Justice and the Council for Children’s Rights. https://rmjj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-Juvenile-Justice-Awareness-Month-RED.pdf
McCarter, S., Sekle, S., Daroowalla, P., Tamilin, E., & Behrendt-Mihalski, J. (October 2019). The School-to-Prison Pipeline: National Juvenile Justice Awareness Month. Juvenile Justice in Mecklenburg County. Race Matters for Juvenile Justice and the Council for Children’s Rights. https://rmjj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2019-Juvenile-Justice-Awareness-Month-STPP.pdf
Tamilin, E., Behrendt-Mihalski, J., McCarter, S., Daroowalla, P. & Sekle, S. (October 2019). Raise the Age: National Juvenile Justice Awareness Month. Juvenile Justice in Mecklenburg County. Race Matters for Juvenile Justice and the Council for Children’s Rights. https://rmjj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Juvenile-Justice-Awareness-Month-2019-RTA.pdf
Tamilin, E., Behrendt-Mihalski, J., McCarter, S., Daroowalla, P., Sekle, S., & Cumby, H. (October 2019). Juvenile Justice in Mecklenburg County: National Juvenile Justice Awareness Month. Race Matters for Juvenile Justice and the Council for Children’s Rights. https://rmjj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019JuvenileJusticeAwarenessMonth-FINALREPORT.pdf
Selected Peer-Reviewed Presentations (last 3 years):
McCarter, S. A. & Granberry, J. (2020, January 16).Using Diversity Trainings to Reduce Racial Inequity: Are they Effective or Just a CYA Technique? Poster presented at the 24th Annual Conference of Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC
Kennedy, S., Lewis, C., McCarter, S., Pettus-Davis, C., & Wilson, M. (2020, January 19). Rapidly Disseminating Research Findings to Non-Academic Audiences: Bringing Social Work Scholarship into the Streets. Workshop presented at the 24th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC
McCarter, S. (2021, June 16). School Justice Partnerships: Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities and the School-to-Prison Pipeline. Paper presented at the 37th Annual Conference of the National Organization of Forensic Social Work, virtual.
McCarter, S., Lea, C., Gottlieb, A., Coughlin, S., Mohr, G., Partlow, B. & Mathews, K. (2022, January 14). Promote Smart Decarceration and Eliminate Racism Grand Challenges for Social Work: A Call for Marijuana Policy Reform. Paper presented at the 26th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC
McCarter, S., & Wilson, M. L. (2022, January 14). Diversity Trainings Need Social Work Science to Achieve Racial Justice. Poster presented at the 26th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC
McCarter, S. (2022, June 15). The Overcriminalization of Black Girls: Using an Intersectional Lens to Examine the School-to-Prison Pipeline. Paper presented at the 38th Annual Conference of the National Organization of Forensic Social Work, New Orleans, LA.
McCarter, S., (2023, January 15). Using Social Work Science to Examine DEI Workshops and Caucus Sessions to Eliminate Racism and Build Racial Equity. Paper presented at the 27th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Phoenix, AZ
Selected Invited Presentations, Lectures, and Keynote Addresses (last 5 years):
McCarter, S. & Granberry, J. (2019, January 15). Measuring the Effects of Race. The Community School of Davidson. Davidson, NC.
Anderson, D. & McCarter, S. (2019, January 28). Implicit Bias. 26th Judicial District – Trial Court Administrator’s Office. Charlotte, NC.
McCarter, S. & Granberry, J. (2019, January 15). Measuring the Effects of Race. The Community School of Davidson. Davidson, NC.
Anderson, D. & McCarter, S. (2019, January 28). Implicit Bias. 26th Judicial District – Trial Court Administrator’s Office. Charlotte, NC.
McCarter, S. & Granberry, J. (2019, January 31). What’s Bias? Warning: Explicit and Implicit Contents! The Community School of Davidson. Davidson, NC.
Little, C. R. & McCarter, S. (2019, February 8). Implicit Bias. 26th Judicial District – Trial Court Administrator’s Office. Charlotte, NC.
DeVaul, M., McCarter, S., McCray, M., Simmons, B., & Thomas, D. (2019, February 22). Raise the Age: A Call to Action for Communities and Courts. Justice Initiatives – NC Justice Summit. Charlotte, NC.
Jones, T. (author) & McCarter, S. (moderator). (2019, April 10). An Interview with Tayari Jones: Author of An American Marriage. 2019 TIAA Lecture Series. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
McCarter, S., Little, C. R., & Cureton, D., (2019, April 17). Implicit Bias. Bar Leadership Institute: The Mecklenburg County Bar Association. Charlotte, NC.
McCarter, S., (2019, April 18). What’s Bias? Beta Alpha Psi – The International Honor Organization for Financial Information Students and Professionals – Eta Alpha Chapter; Day of Diversity, Keynote Speaker. Charlotte, NC.
McCarter, S. (2019, June 11). (In) Justice in the Juvenile Justice System: Forensic Social Work Certificate Program 36th Annual Conference of the National Organization of Forensic Social Work. Las Vegas, NV.
McCarter, S. & Wynn-Lewis, C. (2019, October 2). Keynote Address – DMC Becomes RED: An Overview of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in NC’s Juvenile Justice
System. North Carolina Juvenile Services Association – Fall Conference. Carolina Beach, NC.
McCarter, S. & Wynn-Lewis, C. (2020, March 4). Keynote Address – Racial and Ethnic Disparities in NC’s Juvenile Justice System. North Carolina Juvenile Services Association – Spring Conference. Carolina Beach, NC.
Chinn-Gary, E., McCarter, S., & Reid, R. (2020, March 5). Implicit Bias II. 2019/20 Race Matters for Juvenile Justice Community Presentation Series. The Belmont Center. Charlotte, NC.
Best, K., Boyce, J., Chinn-Gary, E., Cureton, D., Frady, D., Lloyd, C., McCarter, S., Thomas, D. & Trosch, E. (2020, March 5). COVID-19 Racial Equity Rapid Response: Racially Equitable Decision-Making in Times of Crisis. 2019/20 Race Matters for Juvenile Justice Community Presentation Series. Charlotte, NC.
McCarter, S. (2020, June 16). (In) Justice in the Juvenile Justice System: Forensic Social Work Certificate Program National Organization of Forensic Social Work.
Anderson, D., Boyce, J., Chinn-Gary, E., McCarter, S., & Trosch, Jr., L. (2020, June 18). Race Matters for Juvenile Justice. The Black Pearls Society “Beyond this Moment” Series.
Chinn-Gary, E., Kinard, J., McCarter, S., Thomas, D. & Williams, D. (2020, July 23). Race Matters for Juvenile Justice Town Hall: A Multisystemic Approach to Antiracism Organizing. 2019/20 Race Matters for Juvenile Justice Community Presentation Series. Charlotte, NC.
Anderson, K. L., McCarter, S., McMillan, S. D. & Neitzel, J., (2020, September 24). Educational Inequities and Race Relations. 2020 Series of Virtual Town Hall Forums – North Carolina Alliance of Black School Educators and NABSE Southeast Region.
McCarter, S. (2020, October 14). (In) Justice in the Juvenile Justice System: Forensic Social Work Certificate Program National Organization of Forensic Social Work.
McCarter, S. (2020, November 6). Diversity Dialogue: Where do we stand? Understanding the history of issues related to diversity, inequities, and power in the United States and around the world. The College of Computing and Informatics’ Anti-Racism and Intersectionality Professional Development Forum.
McCarter, S. & Best, K. (2020, November 13). “Implicit Bias: Parts 1 & 2.” The North Carolina Conference of District Court Judges.
Anderson, D. & McCarter, S. (2021, February 11). Advancing Racial Equity: The Role of Government – Part I. Train the Trainer, City of Charlotte.
Anderson, D. & McCarter, S. (2021, February 22). Advancing Racial Equity: The Role of Government – Part II. Train the Trainer, City of Charlotte.
Hamilton, S., Johnson, C., McCarter, S., & Perry, J. (2021, February 18). “50th Anniversary of the Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education Decision.” Mecklenburg County Bar Foundation, McMillan Fund Event.
Drew-Branch, V., McCarter, S., & Suclupe, R. (2021, February 25). Exploring Racism & Anti-Racism in Education, Health, & Human Services. Academy for Population Health Innovation’s (APHI) series on Innovations in Public Health.
McCarter, S., McCollum, K., & Yuen, P. (2021, September 9). A Solutions-Based Discussion on the Criminalization of Black & Brown Girls in the Education System. Pushing Back, Moving Forward: YWCA.
McCarter, S. (2021, October 13). (In) Justice in the Juvenile Justice System: Forensic Social Work Certificate Program National Organization of Forensic Social Work.
McCarter, S. & Starker-Glass, T. (2021, October 19). Critical Race Theory: What it Is/Is Not and Why it’s Such a Hot Topic. Race Matters for Juvenile Justice – Catalyzing Change Community Session.
McCarter, S. & Starker-Glass, T. (2021, December 7). What’s it Going to Take? Critical Race Theory Levine Museum of the New South
McCarter, S. (2022, March 2). (In) Justice in the Juvenile Justice System: Forensic Social Work Certificate Program National Organization of Forensic Social Work.
McCarter, S. (2022, October 13). (In) Justice in the Juvenile Justice System: Forensic Social Work Certificate Program National Organization of Forensic Social Work.
McCarter, S. & Prescott, D. & the National Organization of Forensic Social Work. (2022, October 19; 2023, January 30; 2023, February, 13; 2023, February 22; & 2023, March 20). Forensic Training for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation – Division of Adult Parole Operations: Behavioral Health Reintegration.
McCarter, S. & Prescott, D. & the National Organization of Forensic Social Work. (2023, May 11). Train the Trainers: Forensic Training for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation – Division of Adult Parole Operations: Behavioral Health Reintegration.
McCarter, S. (2023, June 6). (In) Justice in the Juvenile Justice System: Forensic Social Work Certificate Program National Organization of Forensic Social Work.
McCarter, S. (2023, September 25). Keynote address: Setting the Stage for Cross Systems Collaboration. Race Matters for Juvenile Justice 5th Biennial Conference: Cross-Systems Collaboration to Advance Racial Equity.
McCarter, S. (2023, October 11). (In) Justice in the Juvenile Justice System: Forensic Social Work Certificate Program National Organization of Forensic Social Work.
McCarter, S. (2022, October 13). (In) Justice in the Juvenile Justice System: Forensic Social Work Certificate Program National Organization of Forensic Social Work.
McCarter, S. & Prescott, D. & the National Organization of Forensic Social Work. (2022, October 19; 2023, January 30; 2023, February, 13; 2023, February 22; & 2023, March 20). Forensic Training for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation – Division of Adult Parole Operations: Behavioral Health Reintegration.
McCarter, S. & Prescott, D. & the National Organization of Forensic Social Work. (2023, May 11). Train the Trainers: Forensic Training for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation – Division of Adult Parole Operations: Behavioral Health Reintegration.
McCarter, S. (2023, June 6). (In) Justice in the Juvenile Justice System: Forensic Social Work Certificate Program National Organization of Forensic Social Work.
McCarter, S. (2023, September 25). Keynote address: Setting the Stage for Cross Systems Collaboration. Race Matters for Juvenile Justice 5th Biennial Conference: Cross-Systems Collaboration to Advance Racial Equity.
McCarter, S. (2023, October 11). (In) Justice in the Juvenile Justice System: Forensic Social Work Certificate Program National Organization of Forensic Social Work.
Selected Media Stories/Appearances/Podcasts
UNC Charlotte (2016, June 30). Professor Susan McCarter Leads Charge on Racial Justice Reform. https://socialwork.uncc.edu/news/2016-06-30/professor-susan-mccarter-leads-charge-racial-justice-reform
UNC Charlotte Magazine (Summer 2016). Story by Melba Newsome. ‘Dismantling Racism’: Social work professor’s research shows implicit bias by institutions. http://publicrelations.uncc.edu/sites/publicrelations.uncc.edu/files/media/magazine-files/unc-charlotte-magazine-q2-2016.pdf
WFAE. Charlotte Talks on NPR. (2016, June 28). Race and Juvenile Justice in Charlotte. http://wfae.org/post/race-and-juvenile-justice-charlotte
UNC Charlotte Urban Institute – Commentary. (2016, August 3). Good cop or bad cop? #BlackLivesMatter or #AllLivesMatter?
https://ui.uncc.edu/story/racial-disparities-juvenile-justice-black-lives-matter
WBUR. NPR’s Here & Now. (2016, September 23). Long Before Protests, Racial Inequality Simmered in Charlotte.
http://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2016/09/23/charlotte-inequality-protests
WFAE. Charlotte Talks – Two-Hour Community Forum. (2016, October 4). Building Trust: Where does Charlotte go from Here?
http://wfae.org/post/building-trust-where-does-charlotte-go-here
Multiple Media Outlets – Charlotte Racial Justice Consortium – Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (2020, February).
https://www.wbtv.com/2020/02/05/jcsu-uncc-queens-university-team-up-tackle-racial-healing/
Helping Hands Podcast – Season 2, Episode 10: Race Matters for Juvenile Justice with Judge Donald Cureton and Dr. Susan McCarter
