Baorong Guo, Ph.D.

Dr. Baorong Guo is a Professor in the School of Social Work. She has been a faculty member at UMSL since 2005. Her primary areas of research interest include social policy and human service nonprofits.

Courses Taught

SOCWRK 4350 Human Service Organization
SOCWRK 5450 Social Work Research Methods and Analysis

Education

Ph.D., Social Work, Washington University (2005)
MA, Sociology, Peking University (2000)
BA, Social Work, China Youth University of Political Science (1997)

Recent Publications

Peer-reviewed journals

Guo, B. & J. Huang (2023). Financial well-being and financial capability among low-Income entrepreneurs. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 16(3), 181.

Zhou, L. Guo, B. & Huang, J. (2021). Financial well-being of the nonprofit workforce in China. British Journal of Social Work, 51(8), 3035-3054.

Guo, B. & Huang, J. (2021). Food banks and food pantries provide protection for racial and ethnic minorities during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Health & Social Work, 46(3), 239-240.

Guo, B., Huang, J., Porterfield, S. (2020). Food security and health in transition to adulthood for individuals with disabilities. Disability and Health Journal, 13, 100937.

Guo, B. & Peng, S. (2020). Do nonprofit and for-profit social enterprises differ in financing? VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 31(3), 521-532.

Guo, B., Huang, J., Porterfield, S. (2019). Transition to adulthood: Dynamics of disability, food security, and SNAP participation. Journal of Adolescence, 73, 63-72.

See Dr. Guo's CV for a complete list of publications.

Research Interests

Human Service Nonprofits
Social Policy
Socioeconomic Development of Low-income Families