Dr. Steven Eric Krauss (@Abdul-Lateef Abdullah) completed his high school studies at Ramsey High School in Ramsey, New Jersey, USA. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science & Economics at the University of Delaware (USA), his Maste
...MoreDr. Steven Eric Krauss (@Abdul-Lateef Abdullah) completed his high school studies at Ramsey High School in Ramsey, New Jersey, USA. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science & Economics at the University of Delaware (USA), his Master’s degree in Social Work from Columbia University (USA), and his Ph.D. from the Institute for Community & Peace Studies (PEKKA), Universiti Putra Malaysia, in the field of Youth Studies. He has worked as a Program Assistant for the Center for Youth Development and Policy Research-Academy for Educational Development (Washington, D.C.); a Social Worker at the Montefiore Medical Center (Bronx, New York) and the Jewish Child Care Association (New York, New York); and the Director of Documentation and Evaluation at Community IMPACT! (Washington, D.C.). He spent several years as a volunteer with the Taqwa Gayong Academy (New Jersey, U.S.A./Penang, Malaysia) for troubled youth. In 2001, he moved from the U.S. to Malaysia with his wife and following the completion of his doctorate was appointed as a Lecturer in the Department of Professional Development and Extension Education, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Since 2001 he has conducted research in Malaysia on Muslim youth religiosity and Felda family strengths, and has been involved in a number of other projects as both a researcher and writer. As a recent (1999) convert to Islam, he spends much time writing about his experiences as a Muslim-American convert and is presently an online counselor with www.islamonline.net.
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