Greer Hamilton, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Contact
Email: gahamilton@smith.edu
Pronouns: she/her
Education
B.A., University at Buffalo
M.S.W., University at Buffalo School of Social Work
Ph.D., Boston University School of Social Work
Biography
Greer Hamilton, M.S.W., Ph.D., is a place-based researcher who examines how systems of oppression are embedded into the built environment and subsequently impact people’s health, well-being and use of public spaces. As a researcher, she uses community-engaged and arts-based approaches to understand study participants’ experiences with places. Prior to her work as a researcher, she worked in Buffalo, New York for nonprofits focused on health inequities and community capacity building.