Pernell directed the James Weldon Johnson Camp Association in 1945, for the Urban League of Pittsburgh.[7] She was hired by the University of Minnesota as an instructor of social work in 1948; she became associate professor in 1953,[8] and was promoted to professor rank in 1960.[9][10] In 1963, Pernell was appointed social welfare attaché to the American embassy in New Delhi.[5][10][11]
In 1968, Pernell was named the Grace Longwell Coyle Professor in Social Work at Case Western Reserve University. From 1973 to 1974, she was acting dean of the School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western.[12] She retired as professor emerita from Case Western in 1983.[4][13]
Publications
"Professional and Volunteer Workers in Traditional Youth-Serving Agencies" (Social Work, 1957)[14]
^"Girls Assist Needy Folks". The Pittsburgh Courier. 1932-01-09. p. 16. Retrieved 2022-01-11 – via Newspapers.com.
^ abcJanice Andrews (2001), "A Life Fully Lived: A Narrative Interview with Social Group Worker Ruby Pernell" Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping 7(3): 34-48.
^Pernell, Ruby Beatrice. "A Study of Interpersonal Relationships Between Adolescent Members of a Youth Club and Their Leaders, with Special Reference to the Nature of the Factors Determining Such Relationships." PhD diss., University of London (London School of Economics), 1959.
^"Urban Camp". California Eagle. 1945-06-07. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-01-11 – via Newspapers.com.
