Bruce FriedmanBruce D. Friedman is a retired professor and director of social work programs at the University of Texas at El Paso and California State University, Bakersfield, the co-founder of the Center for Social Justice at California State University, Bkersfield, and was a core faculty member for the CSUB’s Ed.D. program. He currently is a mentor for doctoral students at Capella University. A mixed methods researcher, he has studied issues of the roles of shelters in addressing the needs of the unhoused population, obesity problems in South Texas, alternatives to school disciplinary practices, batterers intervention programs, and the effect of communication on interpersonal relationships, particularly for persons on the spectrum. Read More Read Less