Rob Veneziano, MSW, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department Chair
Western Connecticut State University
Department of Social Work
Danbury, Connecticut
Contact Information
Postal Address
Department of Social Work
Western Connecticut State University
181 White St
White Hall
Danbury, CT 06810
Office location
White Hall Suite 101
Phone and e-mail
venezianor@wcsu.edu
(203) 837-8678
Current Courses
Biographical Information
Robert Veneziano, Ph.D, Associate Professor
B.A. Southern Connecticut State University
M.S.W. University of Connecticut
Ph.D University of Connecticut
Additional Information
Dr. Veneziano is the current Past-President of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research www.sccr.org.
Paper presentations 2006-2007:
"Social Work Students' Perceptions of Paternal Behavior." The 24th
Annual Baccalaureate Social Work Education (BPD)
Conference, October 25 - 29, 2006, Los Angeles, CA.
"Reliability Analysis of the Short-Form of the Parental Acceptance-Rejection/Control Questionnaire." The 36th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, February 21-24, 2007, San Antonio, TX.
Sampling of publications:
2006 Guest Editor & Manuscript Reviewer for ETHOS: Journal of the Society for
Psychological Anthropology (Sara Harkness, UCONN, Editor). Arlington,
VA. Special Issue: Ronald Rohner
and Parental Acceptance-Rejection Theory
Veneziano, R. (Jan., 2004).
Parental roles. In C. Ember & M. Ember (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Sex &
Gender in the World’s Cultures. Kluwer/Plenum, London.
Veneziano, R. (Aug.,
2003). The importance of paternal warmth. Cross-Cultural Research: The
Journal of Comparative Social Science, 37, 3, 265-281. Sage
Publications: Thousand Oaks, CA.
Rohner, R., & Veneziano, R. (2001). The importance of father love: History
and contemporary evidence. Review of General Psychology, 5(4),
382-405. APA: Washington, DC.
Veneziano, R. (2000). Perceived paternal and maternal acceptance and
African American and European American youths' psychological adjustment.
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 62, 123-132. NCFR: Minneapolis
From the 2007-2008 Student Handbook
Dr. Veneziano joined the Social Work Faculty in 2000, after teaching at Saint Joseph’s College in West Hartford. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Southern Connecticut State University, a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Connecticut, and a doctorate in Anthropology with a focus on family studies from the University of Connecticut.
Dr. Veneziano has a strong practice background in both direct practice with adolescents and families, and in program administration. His research is about relationships among fathers and their children and he has published extensively on the topic. He served as President of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research and as a reviewer for the Journal of Marriage and Families, ETHOS, Fathering: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice About Men as Fathers, Cross-Cultural Research: The Journal of Comparative of Comparative Social Science, and others. He currently serves on the University’s Assessment Committee and the Research and Development Committee, served as Chair of the University’s Minority Recruitment and Retention Committee and of the Committee on Distance Education, and also serves on the SPS Assessment and Program Review Committees.
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