Husain Lateef

Lateef centers culturally responsive research to inform social work practice, prevention and interventions with youth populations of African descent. His scholarship incorporates the advancement of both theoretical inferences for working with Black youth and rigorous science to explore the relationship between Afrocentric constructs and transitional success of Black youth through adolescence (ages 13-17), and emerging adulthood (ages 18-29).  In 2023, Lateef officially launched the Afrocentric Youth Development Lab (AYDL), dedicated to expanding the knowledge base of Afrocentric youth research to inform Social Work practice with Black youth.

Lateef is also a faculty affiliate with the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity (CRE2), a faculty scholar in the Institute for Public Health, and a faculty affiliate with the Institute Clinical & Translational Sciences (ICTS). Courses taught by Lateef include Social Welfare Policy and Services and Criminal Justice-Involved Adults: Practice & Policy Interventions.