Dr. Deedat is an associate professor of social work and the current chairperson of the undergraduate social work program at West Chester University of Pennsylvania (WCUPA). Dr. Deedat holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Ghana and a master’s degree in public health from Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Deedat also earned a dual master’s and doctoral degree in social work from Widener University, Chester, PA. Dr. Deedat has extensive years of clinical practice in child welfare and social protection, and his current teaching and research focus areas include child welfare, mental health, family systems, immigrant and refugee welfare, the intersection of public health and social work, evidence-based social work practice, and international social work. Dr. Deedat recently developed the SWO 493: Public Health Social Work elective at WCUPA and has connected the course to the Experiential Learning in Ghana: Public Health Social Work study abroad program that he directs to Ghana. The study abroad program is designed to offer students an opportunity to expand their knowledge, worldview, and analyses of social and public health issues, practices, and interventions from a global perspective.