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
