Tomi Gomory

Associate Professor and Fulbright Scholar
tgomory@mailer.fsu.edu

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Education

Ph.D. 1998, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California; Social Welfare
M.S. W. 1986, New York University, New York, New York; Social Work
B.S. 1970, New York University, New York, New York; History and Education

Research Interests

Critical Thinking in Higher Education
Mental Health Treatment and Policy
Social Welfare Policy
Philosophy of Science and Social Science
Homelessness

Courses Taught

Undergraduate

Social Science Honors Seminar (Undergraduate, through the Honors College)
Introduction to Social Work (BSW)
Social Policy, Programs and Services

Masters

Social Policy, Programs and Services
Advanced Policy Analysis
Psychopathology in Clinical Practice
Evaluation of Practice

Doctoral

Philosophies of Science and Social Work

Select Publications

Gomory, T., B. Erdös, M., & Kelemen, G. (in press). Kényszer, vagy együttműködés: Vitatott kérdések a közösségi pszichiátriai ellátás gyakorlatában [Coercion or cooperation: Empirical community treatment revisited]. Esély.

Gomory, T. (2006). Chemical imbalance: Humoralism redux. Canadian Medical Association Journal,. Retrieved March 16, 2006 from http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/eletters/174/6/754-a#3826

Nalavany, B., Ryan, S., Gomory, T., & Lacasse J. R. (2005). Mapping the characteristics of a “good” play therapist. International Journal of Play Therapy, 14(1), 27-50.

Lacasse, J. R. & Gomory, T. (2003). Is graduate social work education promoting a critical approach to mental health practice? Journal of Social Work Education, 39, 383-408.

Ryan, S., Gomory, T., & Lacasse, J. R. (2002). Who are we? Examining the results of the Association for Play Therapy membership survey. International Journal of Play Therapy, 11(2), 11-41.

Gomory, T. (2002). Social work method: Karl Popper “justified”, induction (justification) falsified-A response to Eileen Munro. Journal of Social Work Education, 38, 475-481.

Gomory, T. (2002). The origins of coercion in “Assertive Community Treatment” (ACT): A Review of Early Publications from the “Special Treatment Unit (STU) of Mendota State Hospital. Ethical Human Sciences and Services 4 (1), 3-16.

Gomory, T. (2002). Effectiveness of assertive community treatment. Psychiatric Services, 53 , 103

Gomory, T. (2001). A critique of the effectiveness of assertive community treatment. Psychiatric Services, 52, 1394.

Gomory, T. (2001). A fallibilistic response to Thyer’s theory of theory-free empirical research in social work practice. Journal of Social Work Education, 37, 26-50.

Gomory, T. (2001). Critical rationalism (Gomory’s blurry theory) or positivism (Thyer’s theoretical myopia): Which is the prescription for social work research. Journal of Social Work Education, 37, 67-78.

Gomory, T. (1999). Programs of assertive community treatment (PACT): a critical review. Ethical Human Sciences and Services, 1 (2), 147-163.

Grants

Principal investigator, Fulbright Scholar, University of Pécs, Hungary, The relevence of clinical social work to mental health service provision in Hungary, United States Department of State. $20,000 2005-2006

Co-principal investigator, florida state university, the florida department of children & families mental health program office adult mental health self-directed care program pilot in district 4. $494,597 2002-2003

Co-principal investigator, florida state university. evaluation of tanf outcomes for the florida department of children & families. $110,000 2000-2002

Principal investigator, florida state university. Public Policy and the Idea of Freedom in America, The Freedom Project, John Templeton Foundation. $30,000 2000-2001

Principal investigator, florida state university, First year Professor research award. $10,000 1999

Co-principal investigator, florida state university. Evidence based fieldwork education evaluation project, the Council on Social Work Education. $5,000 1999