About
Cathryn Fabian is a lecturer in the Department of Psychology and teaches the Detroit Initiative courses. She earned both her MSW (Community Organization/Community and Social Systems) and her Ph.D. (Social Work and Psychology) from the University of Michigan. She enjoys working with MCSP students as part of her personal commitment to promoting community-based learning as an integral component of higher education. In addition to U of M, she has also taught in social work at Eastern Michigan University and Madonna University, and was also previously a research associate with the Center for Social Concerns at the University of Notre Dame. Her practice experience includes working with homeless and elderly populations in urban communities, and in community-based program development and evaluation, particularly around services to immigrants. Dr. Fabian also has expertise on the impact of community-based learning on student participants, particularly as it relates to personal, cognitive and career development.
