Professor Geoffrey Greif

Dr. Geoffrey Greif is Professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work where he has worked since 1984. He was Associate Dean from 1996 to 2007. He received his MSW from the University of Pennsylvania and his PhD from the Columbia University School of Social Work. He is the author of more than 140 journal articles and book chapters and fifteen books. These include: When Parents Kidnap: The Families Behind the Headlines (co-authored with Dr. Rebecca Hegar) and Adult Sibling Relationships.In2001, he chaired Governor Parris Glendening’s Commission to study sexual orientation discrimination in Maryland. Between 2011 and 2016, Dr. Greif co-led fathering groups for federal detainees at the Chesapeake Detention Center in Baltimore and now co-leads fathering groups for formerly homeless men at Christopher Place.