With a background advocating for young people in the criminal and juvenile justice systems, Ceema focuses on education equity issues, specifically school push-out and policies that contribute to the school-to-prison pipeline. Ceema received their MSSW from Columbia University and MPA from CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Ceema practiced for five years as a forensic social work with the Legal Aid Society in the New York City Family Court. 

Research interests and specializations: 

• Community-Engaged Research and CPAR/YPAR
• Youth development and engagement
• Critical Race Theory & racial justice 
• Youth homelessness
• Educational equity
• Mass incarceration
• School-to-prison pipeline
• Social welfare policy
• Human rights

Download my CV here: samimiCV3.18.19.pdf

Ceema Samimi, MSSW, MPA

University of Denver

Graduate School of Social Work

Craig Hall

2148 S. High Street

Denver, CO 80208

ceema.samimi@du.edu

@samimimsw

Pronouns: they/them/theirs