Tadeo Melean Weiner Davis

tadeo@uchicago.edu | 816-729-3393

The University of Chicago

School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IL 2022
Ph.D. Social Work
A.M. Social Work

Stanford University, Stanford, CA 2013

B.A. Sociology | Interdisciplinary Honors in Education
Thesis: Historical Consciousness and Ethnicity Among Latino/a Students in a Spanish-for-
Native-Speakers Course (Stanford University | Honors Thesis)
Faculty advisors: John Willinsky, Stanford Graduate School of Education
Teresa LaFromboise, Stanford Graduate School of Education

Research Interests
Political identity and civic engagement of underrepresented communities; Policy formulation and
implementation; Social movements; Social work profession and curriculum

Publications

Book Reviews
Weiner Davis, T. (2017). Review of Making Immigrant Rights Real: Nonprofits and the Politics of
Integration in San Francisco, by Els de Graauw. Social Service Review.

Reports
09/01/2014 WIC: Supporting the Health and Nutrition of Pregnant Women, Infants, and Children
(National Conference of State Legislatures|State Legislatures Magazine)
08/12/2014 Report on State Immigration Laws | January-June (National Conference of State
Legislatures)
08/06/2014 Hunger Among Older Americans (National Conference of State Legislatures)
07/29/2014 The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
Factsheet (National Conference of State Legislatures)
06/25/2014 Summer Meal Partners: What Legislators Can Do to Help Feed Hungry Kids (National
Conference of State Legislatures)
05/21/2014 Revisions in the WIC Food Packages Final Rule (National Conference of State
Legislatures)
04/16/2014 Heat and Eat and SNAP Changes in the 2014 Farm Bill (National Conference of State
Legislatures)
03/01/2014 Keep Chicago Renting: Grassroots Implementation of a Chicago City Ordinance
(Congressional Hunger Center)

Opinion and Commentary

08/06/2015 Picking on College Bound Immigrant Students (KC Hispanic News)
10/03/2013 Keep Chicago Renting Ordinance Could Protect 10,000 Families During First Year
(Extra Newspaper)
10/10/2013 Teaching Ethnic Identification Through History (Stanford University | El Aguila)
01/25/2013 Deferred Action Provides Temporary Solution (Stanford University | El Aguila)
Teaching

Assistant to the Dean of Curriculum

School of Social Service Administration
The University of Chicago summer 2016
Designed syllabus and provided input to weeklong orientation on anti-oppressive social work
for incoming masters students

Gest Lectures
Immigrant Rights in Kansas and Missouri |Immigration, Law, and Society Course 03/09/2017

Service

Service to the Community

Advisory Board Member
University Community Service Center
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 09/16 present

Advocate
RESULTS Chicago Chapter, Chicago, IL 08/16 present
Advocate for anti-poverty legislation via direct and indirect lobbying, local media engagement,
community outreach and education
Advocate for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), the Child Tax Credit (CTC), the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Head Start

Immigrant Advocate and Member

Kansas Missouri Dream Alliance (KSMODA), Kansas City, MO/KS 08/15 08/16
Advocate for pro-immigrant and student-friendly legislation and regulation in Kansas and
Missouri State Legislatures with high school and college students and community members
Actively organize against anti-immigrant legislation via direct lobbying, media outreach,
community and education awareness (e.g., MO-HB3, MO-SB224)

Founder and Member

RESULTS Kansas City Chapter, Kansas City, MO 07/15 08/16
Founder of local RESULTS group dedicated to advocating for anti-poverty legislation via
direct and indirect lobbying, local media engagement, community outreach and education
Specifically advocates for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), the Child Tax Credit (CTC),
the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Head Start

Professional Experience

Social Work Intern 09/16 present

Center for Changing Lives, Chicago, IL
Co-locate at homeless shelters to improve client performance
Conduct agency entry appointments and emergency fund applications
Trained on coaching model for service delivery
Juvenile Justice Advocate
Kansas Appleseed, Kansas 01/16 08/16
Fostered the empowerment of youth and families who are or have been affected by the juvenile
justice system through awareness, political action, and advocacy leadership development
opportunities
Fostered substantial grassroots political participation from members of the public on issues of
juvenile justice reform
Provided policy research, writing, and other support for the advocacy work led by the executive
director as needed

Real Change Organizing and Advocacy Fellow to Fight Poverty

RESULTS, Washington, D.C. 07/15 07/16
Participated in year-long program that provides training, resources, and professional
development to empower individuals to become anti-poverty advocates at the policy level
Weekly trainings and monthly actions centered around advocating for anti-poverty legislation
including the Child Tax Credit (CTC), the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), among others
Advocacy methods include lobbying members of U.S. Congress, engaging local media outlets
via opinion pieces, raising awareness of poverty at local level via outreach events and engaging
an audience through social media

Community Mobilizer and Research Aide

University of Kansas Work Group for Community Health & Development 02/15 01/16
Responsible for organization of the Latino Health for All Coalition, a multisector group made
up of over 40 organizations in Kansas City, Kansas area
Collaborated with PI to implement community health-enhancing changes outlined in CDC
REACH grant to ameliorate diabetes and cardiovascular disease in Latino community
including: cultural competency changes in healthcare settings, increasing healthy food options
in food deserts, and enhancement of local parks to ensure safe access and use
Conducted bilingual focus groups, SOPARC park observations, IRB training, bilingual surveys,
intercept surveys, vending machine assessments
Responsible for Coalitions Facebook and Twitter online presence
Oversaw hiring and management of bilingual community health surveyors

Family Advocate
Head Start | Guadalupe Centers, Inc. Head Start, Kansas City, MO 08/14 02/15
Promoted family wellness and parent involvement in Head Start programs and the family
partnership process; connected families to WIC, SNAP, TANF, among other programs
Served as liaison between classroom and home settings in education, child development, and
mental health
Conducted home visits to ensure parent involvement and connection to resources
Worked with caseload of 55 multicultural families to ensure Head Start compliance in areas of
education, strengths-based coaching, goal-setting, health access, mental health screenings, and
family education engagement
Lead organizer of Parent Policy Committee parent group elected by Head Start parent
community
Emerson National Hunger Fellow
Congressional Hunger Center, Washington, D.C. 08/13 08/14
Participated in year-long public policy leadership development fellowship with emphasis on
anti-poverty, anti-hunger, and anti-racism
Training included professional development, public speaking, writing, research, fundraising,
and policy advocacy
Authored and gave commencement speech representing fellowship class upon nomination
Policy Placement: National Conference of State Legislatures Conducted state and federal
policy/legislative research for NCSL Hunger Partnership: WIC, SNAP, SFSP, NSLP, CACFP,
and the impact of the 2014 Farm Bill on states
Field Placement: Logan Square Neighborhood Association Designed and implemented
bilingual public awareness campaign on foreclosure protections

Education and Youth Development Summer Fellow

East Palo Alto Stanford Academy (EPASA), Palo Alto, CA 06/13 08/13
Designed curriculum and led 7th grade English summer course on poetry of Langston Hughes
Mentored and taught multicultural group of low income middle school students
Trained for program through course on youth development and education equity