Michael P. Dentato

Dr. Dentato is an Associate Professor and Interim Associate Dean for Research in the School of Social Work at Loyola University Chicago where he also serves as co-Director of C-FIRST and former vice chair of LUC Faculty Council. In addition to his teaching, research and scholarship interests, Dr. Dentato has over twenty years of community-based and consultant experience including clinical, administrative, and policy work throughout his tenure in New York City, Miami and Chicago. He is the editor of the second edition of Social Work Practice with the LGBTQ+ Community: The Intersection of History, Health, Mental Health and Policy Factors, published by Oxford University Press.

Michael can be contacted at mdentato@luc.edu