Charles Chear

Charles Chear is a PhD candidate in the School of Social Work at Rutgers University and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas. He holds a BA in Sociology from the University of Massachusetts Boston and an MSW from Boston University. His earlier career in information systems and Linux administration, combined with years of social work in shelters, home care, mental health clinics, and the U.S. Federal Government, informs his socio-technical approach to research.

• Research Assistant, Dr. Woojin Jung, Rutgers University, Machine Learning and Multimodal Analysis to Measure Poverty and Improve Aid Targeting
• Co-Investigator, Dr. Camille MacKenzie and Dr. Antoinette Farmer, Rutgers University, Sense of Belonging: Implications for the Mental Health Outcomes of Students from Diverse Backgrounds
• Co-Investigator, Dr. Håvard Aaslund, Oslo Metropolitan University, Protests Against Social Welfare and Public Health Regimes
• Research Assistant, Dr. Leakhena Nou, California State University-Long Beach, Psychosocial Adjustment of Cambodian Refugees in Massachusetts

Aaslund, H., & Chear, C. (2020). Marginalised groups protest against social welfare and public health: Conceptualising the challenge for social workers. European Journal of Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2020.1818059

Chear, Charles. (2020). Envisioning a more inclusive ‘future of work’. NextCity. https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/envisioning-a-more-inclusive-future-of-work

Chear, Charles. (2020). Can a business still be small with 500 employees?. Yahoo! News (The Conversation). https://money.yahoo.com/business-still-small-500-employees-123449100.html

Chear, Charles. (2019). In the fight against anti-Semitism and hate we must protect ethnic stores. Star-Ledger (NJ.com). https://www.nj.com/opinion/2019/12/in-the-fight-against-anti-semitism-and-hate-we-must-protect-ethnic-markets-instructor-says.html