Curriculum Vitae

Barbara Klimek, Ph.D.
Lecturer

Main School of Planning and Statistics, B.S
Main School of Planning and Statistics, M.S
Arizona State University, M.S.W
Warsaw University, Ph.D

ASU at the West Campus
Social Work
P.O. Box 37100
Phoenix, AZ 85069-7100

Contact Information
Office: FAB s147
Phone: 602-543-6695
Email: barbara.klimek@asu.edu

Barbara Klimek received her PhD in economics from Warsaw University, Warsaw, Poland, and her Master of Social Work from Arizona State University. Prior to joining the faculty at Arizona State University, she was an Assistant Professor at Warsaw University where she was engaged in research and teaching in the areas of economics and econometrics. Barbara taught classes in the field of economics, demographics and social and economic policy, supervised master level dissertations, conducted research which allowed design and application of complex scientific econometric tools to problems related to planning and projecting future design and structure of the educational system in Poland. While at Warsaw University, she received the Warsaw University's Rector Award for the best doctoral dissertation and the Polish government's Chief of Main Bureau of Statistics award for second best doctoral dissertation. Since 2003, Barbara has been on the faculty at the Department of Social Work at the Arizona State University at West campus initially conducting part-time teaching for undergraduate BSW and graduate MSW programs. In 2006, Barbara was hired and joined the Department as a full time lecturer. Barbara comes to ASU with 25 years of experience working in social service agencies. She has strong organizational, administrative and leadership skills and extensive knowledge of communities and ethnic diversity of the southwest, as well as community based organizations and social services delivery systems in Arizona. For the last 15 years, Barbara has been a designated field instructor for bachelor and master level students from the School of Social Work from ASU, both the Tempe and West campuses.

Courses Taught:

• SWG 693 Applied Project

• SWG 520 Research and Advocacy

• SWU 411 Social Work Practice III

• SWU 420 Practice Oriented Research

• SWG 646 Professional Experience IV

• SWG 645 Professional Experience III

• SWU 402 Human Behavior and Social Environment II

• SWU 474 Cultural and Ethnic Variables in Social Work

Research Interests:

• Interest in cultural diversity issues, case management approach to service delivery, and all aspects of management of social/human service organization.

Recent Publications:

• Klimek, B. (1974). Simulation Model for the System of Secondary and Post-Secondary Education. Predicting the Number of Students and Graduates Leaving the School System in the Years 1973-2000. The Educated Manpower Planning, Part II, Scientific Publishing Company, Warsaw, Poland, 1974.

• Klimek, B. (1976). Projecting Supply of the Qualified Manpower for the National Job Market from 1975 through 2000. The Educated Manpower Planning, Part III, Scientific Publishing Company, Warsaw, Poland.

• Klimek, B., Tymowska, K. (1975). Forecasting Models for Qualified Labor Force: Comparison Between Supply and Demand for Qualified Manpower for National Economy. The Life of the Institution of Higher Education - The Academic Teachers' Journal, Polish Scientific Publishers, Warsaw, Poland.

Achievements and Pursuits
Participant, Presenter and Member of the Oxford Round Table, Oxford University, Lincoln College, Oxford, England, March, 2007

Professional Affiliations

• Member of the Arizona Refugee Advancement Coalition (AZRAC), 2006 - present

• Member of Diocesan Advisory Group (DAG) for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), 2001 - present

• Serving on the Ethnic Studies Advisory Board New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Science, Arizona State University, West campus, 2006 - present