Barry Checkoway

Barry Checkoway is Arthur Dunham Collegiate Professor Emeritus of Social Work and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan, where his research and teaching emphasize youth empowerment, neighborhood development, multicultural planning, and community change. His work draws on partnerships with grassroots groups, community agencies, and government programs in the South Bronx, Detroit, Mississippi Delta, and Central Appalachia; and in South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, with...See more

Barry Checkoway is Arthur Dunham Collegiate Professor Emeritus of Social Work and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan, where his research and teaching emphasize youth empowerment, neighborhood development, multicultural planning, and community change. His work draws on partnerships with grassroots groups, community agencies, and government programs in the South Bronx, Detroit, Mississippi Delta, and Central Appalachia; and in South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, with support from the World Health Organization, Ford Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, and other institutions. He worked with the White House to launch AmeriCorps and served as founding director of the Michigan Neighborhood AmeriCorps Program, Edward Ginsberg Centre for Community Service and Learning, Michigan Youth and Community Program, Youth Dialogues on Race and Ethnicity, and the Youth Civil Rights Academy. See less