Laura R. Bronstein

Director; Dean

Binghamton University Center for Community Schools; CCPA Dean's Office

Background

Laura Bronstein is a founding member of the Binghamton University Department of Social Work and currently serves as dean of the College of Community and Public Affairs, as director of the Institute for Justice & Well-Being and Founding Director of Binghamton University Community Schools. Laura's research revolves around interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaboration as well as community schools. Prior to entering academia, Laura worked as a practicing social worker in family preservation, in a school for children with developmental disabilities, in hospice and in a psychiatric hospital. She created the widely-used and internationally recognized Index of Interdisciplinary Collaboration and published A Model for Interdisciplinary Collaboration. Laura has a 2016 co-authored book, School-linked Services (Columbia University Press) and a 2018 co-edited book, A Guide for Interprofessional Collaboration (Council on Social Work Education Press). Laura has received far-reaching recognition for her work including the John A. Hartford Foundation Outstanding Dean in Aging award and Binghamton University's first Lois B. DeFleur Faculty Prize for "innovative work that crosses boundaries". She received the Esther W. Couper Memorial Award for "outstanding service and dedication to the children and families of our community." In 2023 she was cited as among the top 2% of scholars in the world in her field in the Stanford World Scientist and University Rankings.