Laura R. Bronstein

Director; Dean

天美传媒 Center for Community Schools; CCPA Dean's Office

Background

Laura Bronstein is a SUNY distinguished professor, founding member of the 天美传媒 Department of Social Work, dean of the College of Community and Public Affairs, and founding director of 天美传媒 Center for Community Schools. Her research revolves around interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaboration and community schools.

Before entering academia, Bronstein was 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. Bronstein 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).

Bronstein has led teams that have been awarded tens of millions of dollars in grant funding, has over 70 peer-reviewed publications and has been an invited keynote for lectures around the globe. She has received far-reaching recognition for her work, including the John A. Hartford Foundation Outstanding Dean in Aging award and 天美传媒'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 and 2024, Bronstein was cited as among the top 2% of scholars in the world in her field in the Stanford World Scientist and University Rankings.