College Directory
Areas of Expertise
- Poverty, inequality, and social and economic rights
- U.S. social welfare policy formulation, implementation, and devolution
- Human rights-based approaches to policy analysis and advocacy
- Qualitative research methods in policy and social work education
- Federal rulemaking and civic engagement in policy processes
Highlighted Publications
- Hall-Faul, M. (2025). Serving state budgets instead of families: A case study of TANF spending and human rights in Connecticut. Families in Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/10443894251331246
- Loveland, E., Hall-Faul, M., & Libal, K. (2025). Federal rulemaking: An untapped arena for social work policy education and practice. Families in Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/10443894251323446
- Hall-Faul, M., D’Angelo, K., & Libal, K. (2024). Promoting food justice and the right to adequate food in social work education. Journal of Human Rights and Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41134-023-00286-9
- Libal, K., Harding, S., & Hall-Faul, M. (2022). Community and private sponsorship of refugees in the United States: Rebirth of a model. Journal of Policy Practice and Research, 3, 259–276. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42972-022-00062-5
Current Projects
- Analysis of public comments in the federal rulemaking process
- Exploring community sponsorship models for refugees and asylum seekers
- Social media discourses in the current climate in social work education
Alma Mater
- Ph.D., Social Work, University of Connecticut, 2024
- M.S.S.W., Couple & Family Therapy Specialization, University of Louisville, 2014
- B.S., Psychology (minor in Religion), Centre College, 2011
Bio
Social welfare policy, human rights, and refugee resettlement are at the center of Dr. Madri Hall-Faul’s research agenda. Her work aims to understand how policy implementation decision-making shapes the social and economic rights of families in poverty. She has an interest in understanding how people who have interacted with social welfare programs can shape and influence public policy. An additional line of inquiry in Madri’s work includes refugee resettlement policy in the United States and opportunities for expanded resettlement capacity through voluntarism.
Before entering academia, she held leadership roles in policy coordination, program management, and community health initiatives. She is dedicated to preparing future social workers to engage in evidence-informed advocacy that bridges the classroom and the policy arena.