Dr. Madrigal holds two Doctorate of Philosophy degrees, from a Bi-national Doctorate
Program; one in Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington and the other
in Social Work and Comparative Social Welfare Policies from La Universidad Autónoma
de Nuevo León in Mexico. She has a Master of Social Work from California State University,
Long Beach, and a BA in communications with a minor in Psychology from West Chester
University in Pennsylvania. She received the Council on Social Work Education Minority
Fellowship in the Mental Health & Substance Abuse Clinical Fellowship Program while
pursuing her Ph.D.
Dr. Madrigal has 19 years of experience as a Child Welfare Worker in both Chester
County, PA, Children, Youth, and Families, and Los Angeles County, Department of Children
and Family Services. She has also worked as an outpatient mental health therapist
and holds clinical licenses (LCSW) in California and Pennsylvania.
Currently, she is teaching at California State University, Fresno, where she has been
for three years. Her teaching interests are in Social Work Practice, Mental Health,
Services to Children, Youth, and Their Families, Child Welfare Policy, and International
Social Work.
Dr. Madrigal is interested in a variety of research, scholarship, grant writing, and
community service topics. These include direct practice, mental health, and social
justice policies and programs that may affect the provision of services to ethnic
and racial minority groups, particularly focusing on the Latino population in the
United States and around the world. She is also interested in human rights violations
such as refugees, political asylum, human trafficking, and immigrants, as well as
international social work and issues related to cultural diversity and multiculturalism.
Madrigal, C. (2013). Colombians in the United States: A Study of Their Well-Being.
Advances in Social Work, 14 (1): Special Issue: The Impact of Socio-Economic, Cultural,
Political, and International Factors on Latinos/Latinas in the US, 26-48.
Madrigal, C. & Mayadas, N. (2006). Push and Pull Factors: a Profile of Colombian
Migration to the United States. Social Development Issues, 28 (3), 30-42.
Madrigal, C., Yee-Melichar, D., (2010). Review of the book Human Behavior for Social
Work Practice: A Developmental-Ecological Framework, by Wendy L. Haight & Edward H.
Taylor. Educational Gerontology, Jul2010, Vol. 36 Issue 7, p638-639, 2p; Routledge
Taylor & Francis Group; Chicago, IL: Lyceum Books.
Madrigal, C. (2006). Review of the book Defining America through Immigration Policy.
Journal of Policy Practice, 5(1), 103-106.