Rosalie J. Gleicher

Adjunct Associate Professor
Social Sciences, Human Services and Criminal Justice

Office: N-651

Office Hours: by appointment

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Dr. Rosalie Russo Gleicher is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Human Services, in the department of Social Sciences at BMCC. In 2017, she received BMCC’s Distinguished Teaching Award. She came to BMCC in 2008 after having working at non-profit and government organizations in NYC, helping people who have disabilities and their families, which is her area of expertise. At BMCC, she has taught online and face-to-face classes. In her classes, she uses a strengths approach, peer mentoring, and peer tutoring. She enjoys mentoring students, especially with writing resumes and finding job leads for obtaining employment, and essay writing to further their education in four year colleges and graduate schools. She also gives faculty workshops on Autism awareness and strategies to increase student retention. Her research and practice interests are in college student retention, online student retention, peer mentoring, peer tutoring, career counseling, and universal design in post-secondary education. In 2012, she completed a research study about online student retention, which has been published in peer-reviewed journals. She has 20+ years of post-master’s social work experience, and is a Licensed Master Social Worker, L.M.S.W., in New York.

Expertise

Disabilities, Online teaching, career counseling.

Degrees

D.S.W., Doctor of Social Welfare. Hunter College School of Social Work/C.U.N.Y. Graduate Center, 2002.
Post-Graduate Certificate in Social Work Administration. Hunter College/CUNY.
M.S.W., Casework/Clinical. Wurzweiler/Yeshiva University, N.Y., 1995.
B.A., Sociology. Brooklyn College/C.U.N.Y.

Courses Taught

3 CRS.3 HRS. HUM 212 HUM 212 (Introduction to Disabilities and Behavior Change): This course focuses on the psychological and sociological aspects of disabling conditions, and the approaches to effecting the person's habilitation/rehabilitation through behavior change.
3 CRS.3 HRS. HUM 201 HUM 201 (Human Services Skills): The course is designed to train students in the use of helping skills and techniques utilized in the field of human services. Some of the areas covered in the course include interviewing and counseling, making referrals, assessment, group process and behavioral techniques. Course content will include completion of web-based professional certification(s) such as; child abuse identification and prevention, psychological first aid, and elder abuse identification and prevention, thus preparing students for field experience/internships and human services employment.
Prerequisite: HUM 101

Research and Projects

2012: Completed a qualitative research study about online student retention, which was published in two parts in two different peer-reviewed journals.

Publications

Seven (7) PEER-REVIEWED Publications

Burgstahler, S., & Russo-Gleicher, R. (2015, Summer). Applying universal design to address the needs of postsecondary students on the autism spectrum. JPED: Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 28 (2), 199-212. https://www.ahead.org/uploads/publications/JPED/jped28_2/JPED28_2_Full%20Document.pdf
Russo-Gleicher, R. (2014-2015). Improving student retention in online college classes: Qualitative insights from faculty. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory, and Practice, 16 (2), 239-260.
Russo-Gleicher, R. (2013, Jan.). Qualitative insights into faculty use of student support services with online students at risk: Implications for student retention. JEO: Journal of Educators Online, 10(1). https://www.thejeo.com/archive/archive/2013_101/russogleicherpdf
Russo-Gleicher, R. (2011, Fall). The empty desk: Caring strategies to talk to college students about their attendance. Thought & Action (NEA: National Education Association Higher Education Journal), 27, 63-75. http://www.nea.org/home/50510.htm
Russo-Gleicher, R., & Bennett, D. (2011, Fall). Educating human services students about career opportunities in working with people who have intellectual anddevelopmental disabilities. Journal of Human Services Education, 31 (1), 17-26. http://www.nationalhumanservices.org/assets/Journal/journal%202011.pdf
Russo-Gleicher, R. (2008, Spring/Summer). MSW programs: Gatekeepers to the field of developmental disabilities. Journal of Social Work Education, 44 (2), 129-155. https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-180471231.html
Russo, R. (1999). Applying a strengths-based practice approach in working with people with developmental disabilities & their families. Families in Society, 80 (1), 25-33.

NON-peer-reviewed publications:

Russo-Gleicher, R. (2018, Fall). Encouraging our students to pursue paths to master’s and doctoral degrees: A guide for students seeking careers working with people who have disabilities. Inquirer (of BMCC), Vol. 25, pp. 12-23. https://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/faculty-affairs/upload/vol25.pdf or https://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/faculty-affairs/page.jsp?pid=1120&n=Inquirer%20Journal
Russo-Gleicher, R. (2017). Teaching at BMCC: Thoughts from both sides of the desk. Inquirer (of BMCC), 24 (of BMCC), 36-38.
Russo-Gleicher, R. (2017, Feb.). Mentoring: A reward of teaching. Currents, of the NYC Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 61 (3), p. 15-16. Retrieved from: https://c.ymcdn.com/sites/naswnyc.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/currents/2017/Currents_feb_17_web.pdf
Russo-Gleicher, R. (2016, Fall). Helping BMCC graduates find a job or internship in child welfare, criminal justice, disabilities, and gerontology. Inquirer (of BMCC), 23, 24-32.
Russo-Gleicher, R. (2016, Sept./Oct.). Nearly one million people in NYC have a disability: What social workers need to know. Currents, of the NYC Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), p. 7-9. Retrieved from: https://c.ymcdn.com/sites/naswnyc.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/currents/2016/Currents_september16.pdf
Russo-Gleicher, R. (2015, Fall). What can students do after graduating with an AA degree in Human Services from BMCC? Inquirer (of BMCC), 22, 17-26.
Russo-Gleicher, R. (2014/2015, Winter). Using peer mentoring to increase retention in an online class: A case study of a student taking the course for a 3rd time. Inquirer (of BMCC), 21, 50-58.
Russo-Gleicher, R. (2013, Fall). Autism spectrum disorders and the college classroom: Challenges, interventions, and resources. Inquirer (of BMCC), 20, 21-35.
Russo-Gleicher, R. (2013, Summer). Getting my feet wet in group work. The New Social Worker Magazine, 20 (3), 12-13. http://www.socialworker.com/feature-articles/practice/Getting_My_Feet_Wet_in_Group_Work/
Russo-Gleicher, R., & Flanagan, J. (2012, Fall). Addressing online student retention issues at the start of the semester: Challenges and rewards. Inquirer (of BMCC), 19, 7-18.
Russo-Gleicher, R. (2011, Fall). Using peer tutors in a human services course at a community college: A strengths approach. Inquirer (of BMCC), 18, 47-54.
Russo-Gleicher, R. (2007, Summer). Rewards and opportunities in developmental disabilities: How an ‘accident’ leads to a career. Harrisburg, PA: White Hat Communications. The New Social Worker. Online article. http://www.socialworker.com/home/Feature_Articles/Professional_Development_%26_Advancement/Rewards_and_Opportunities_in_Developmental_Disabilities%3A_How_an_Accident_Became_a_Career/

Honors, Awards and Affiliations

Winner: 2017 BMCC Distinguished Teaching Award. http://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/news/news.jsp?id=13720 or http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/2017/04/27/bmcc-distinguished-teaching-award-winners-announced/

Cited in: “Social Work in the Public Eye.” (2017, July). NASW News. (National Association of Social Workers). http://www.socialworkers.org/pubs/news/2017/7/Social_work.asp

Additional Information

Affiliations:

Member: National Association of Social Workers (NASW).
Member: American Association on Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD).