Bonnie Horgos

Bonnie Horgos smiles while standing next to Lake Superior.
Postdoctoral Associate
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Education
  • PhD 2025, University of Minnesota, School of Social Work
  • MSW 2021, University of Minnesota, School of Social Work
  • BA 2012, Music, Mills College

Areas of Interest

Workforce Disparities, Critical Quantitative Research Methods, Climate Change, Feminist Epistemology.

Biography

As a licensed social worker, I bring an interdisciplinary perspective to identifying trends in the wildfire workforce and addressing systemic barriers to full participation and representation in the fire workforce. I am passionate about leveraging quantitative research methods such as structural equation modeling and longitudinal analysis while using a critical lens.

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Honors and Awards

  • David and Georgiana Hollister Fellowship Endowment, University of Minnesota (2024-2025)
  • Research Presentation Award, American Hungarian Education Association (2023)
  • Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship, University of Minnesota (2022)
  • Women’s Philanthropic Leadership Circle Graduate Student Award, University of Minnesota (2022)
  • Ashby U. and Laura Grevious Gaskins Fellowship, University of Minnesota (2021-2022)
  • Social Work Interprofessional Training Collaborative for Health Fellowship, University of Minnesota (2020-2021)
  • Donner Music Scholarship, Mills College (2008-2012)
  • Janet L. Holmgren Presidential Scholarship, Mills College (2008-2012)