Barry N. Checkoway is Arthur Dunham Collegiate Professor Emeritus of Social Work and Professor Emeritus of Urban Planning at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. Checkoway is internationally renowned for his contributions to the field of youth studies, particularly focusing on community youth development. He is a past recipient of the University of Michigan's Regents' Award for Distinguished Public Service.^[1]

Biography

Checkoway has taught at the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Pennsylvania, and was a visiting scholar at the London School of Economics and Political Science and Hebrew University of Jerusalem.^[2] He is also the founding director of the Edward Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning.^[3]

At the beginning of the Clinton administration Checkoway worked closely with officials to develop the Corporation for National Service, particularly on the AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve America programs. He was Founding Director of the Michigan Neighborhood AmeriCorps Program; of the Edward Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning; of the Michigan Youth and Community Program; of the Youth Dialogues on Race and Ethnicity; and of the Youth Civil Rights Academy. Checkoway has also chaired the University of Michigan Task Force on Community Service Learning.^[1] He received the Ehrlich Prize, a national award for excellence in engaged scholarship.