Specialties: Research Methods; Displaced Populations (Refugees and Immigrants Muslim families in America.
Classes Taught: Research Methods (Ph.D. Program), Displaced Populations (Homeless and Disaster Victims), Displaced Populations II (Refugees, Immigrants and Internally displaced)
Dr. Fariyal Ross-Sheriff is a graduate professor and the Director of Ph.D. degree Program in Social Work at Howard University. Her area of specialization is displaced populations. These populations include two major groups – internationally: refugees, immigrants and undocumented migrants, and within the U.S. her focus is on the homeless and disaster victims. Within displaced populations Dr. Ross-Sheriff’s work emphasizes women, children and the elderly. With Dr. R.A. English, she has developed the Masters of Social Work degree level specialization in Social Work with Displaced Populations. She has taught in this specialization area for sixteen years.