
Dr. David A. Cherin
Professor Emeritus
BS, MSW, California State University at Long Beach
PhD, Social Work, University of Southern California
Prior to returning to work on his MSW and PhD, Doctor Cherin was an administrator and corporate vice president for over two decades with a large, multi-national health care management company. Since entering the field of social work, Dr. Cherin has held faculty positions in the Schools of Social Work at California State University, Long Beach; California State University, Bakersfield; the University of Southern California; and University of Washington. He has done extensive research, evaluation work and publishing in the areas of health care service delivery and child welfare. His work in health services focuses on service delivery systems in end-of-life care. He has received the Soros Project Death in America’s Social Work Leadership Award.