University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
School of Social Work
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Box 455032
4505 Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89154-5032
(702) 895-3311 telephone
(702) 895-4079 facsimile
Brief Vita
Margaret Oakes, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Education
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin,
1997
M.S.W., California State University, Fresno,
1978
B.A., University of Arizona
Publications
Areas of Research: War trauma,
international issues in mental health,
mental health issues in immigration. International
populations studied: Central Americans,
Bosnians.
Refereed Journal Articles:
Oakes, Margaret (Spring, 2000). A trail to Bosnia: War trauma and qualitative research. Reflections. Cal. State Long Beach Press. Long Beach.
Oakes, Margaret & Lucas, Faith (Fall, 2001). How war affects daily life: adjustments in Salvadoran social networks The Journal of Social Work Research and Evaluation: An International Publication. Ohio State Univ. Press, Springer Publishing, Columbus.
GlenMaye, Linnea and Oakes, Margaret (2002) . Assessing Suitability of MSW Applicants through Objective Scoring of Personal Statements. Journal of Social Work Education.
Oakes, Margaret, (In press) Loss and Recovery in War Refugees: A Qualitative Study of Bosnian refugees in Las Vegas, Nevada. Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Services. Haworth Press., New York.
Oakes, Margaret, (accepted for publication). Cultural Aspects of Trauma: Civilian Reactions to War in Rural El Salvador. The Journal of Social Work Research and Evaluation: An International Publication. Ohio State Univ. Press, Springer Publishing, Columbus.
Reports Submitted
Ugalde, Antonio, Selva-Sutter, Ernesto,
Castillo, Carolina, Paz, Carolina, Oakes,
Margaret, and Solas, Olga, 1996. Reconstruction
and development of the health sector in
El Salvador after the 1981-92 war.
European Union grant TSCT94-0305 (DG 12
HSMU), San Savador: Universidad Centroamericana.
Oakes, Margaret, 1992.
Declaration of Margaret Oakes, Attachment
A & B. Psychosocial assessments, Persistent
medial problems cause by bombing, Appendix
and Exhibits. Report to the Commission
on the Truth, In the Matter of the People
of the Community of Ignacio Ellacuria,
Formerly Known as Guancorita and Corral
de Piedra, versus the República
de El Salvador. San Francisco, author.
Submitted to Truth Commission, San Salvador,
United Nations.
