Dr. Albritton is a two-time recipient of the School of Social Work’s Excellence in MSW Advising Award. He has also received the School of Social Work’s Excellence in Teaching Award and has been recognized numerous times with the dean’s recognition for excellence in teaching.
Dr. Albritton was selected by the Council on Social Work Education to receive competitive scholarship to participate in the Management Development Program offered by the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The program is designed to prepare mid-level managers to address the complex issues faced by leaders in higher education.
His research interests include educational equity in grades K-12, academic achievement among Black males and the importance of closing educational opportunity gaps for children of all ages. He has presented nationally on various topics, including the importance of critical conversations in the classroom and the needs of Black male high school students.
Degrees and Licenses
Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Greensboro
MSW University of North Carolina at Chapel HIll
MDiv Duke University Divinity School
BS Elizabeth City State University
Primary Program
Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Research and Professional Interests
Critical Theory and Social Work Practice
Educational Equity and Black Males
Diversity in Higher Education
Recent Publications
Hall, W. J., Albritton, T. J., & Klein, L. B. (in press). Critical theories for social work practice. In K. Corcoran & A. R. Roberts (Eds.), Social worker’s desk reference (4th ed.). Oxford University Press.
Ansong, D., Okumu, M., Albritton, T. J., Bahnuk, P., E., & Small, E. (2020). Growth curve modeling of STEM performance and difference across gender and locality: Assessing social support and psychological influences. Child Indicators Research 13: 1655 -1673.
Alhassan, M., Ansong, D., Ampomah, A. G., & Albritton, T. J. (2017). Junior high school students’ use of their afterschool hours in Ghana: The role of household assets. Child & Youth Services, 38:3, 231-251.
Albritton, T. J. (2012). Educating our own: The historical legacy of HBCUs and their relevance for educating a new generation of leaders. Urban Review, 44(3), 311-331.
Courses
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SOWO 500
Human Behavior in the Social Environment: Infancy to Adolescence
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Fall
MSW
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SOWO 501
Confronting Oppression and Institutional Discrimination
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Fall
MSW
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SOWO 570
Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities
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Fall
MSW
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