Present | Associate Professor/Academic Unit Head, James Madison University ‐ College of Health and Behavioral Studies | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Childhood literacy, Social work education at branch campuses, Effective community partnerships for macro-practice social work education, Efficacy to teach social justice content in social work education, institutional factors supporting social work education for social justice, educational outcomes of social work education for social justice, and Legislative advocacy.
Honors and Awards
- • CSU Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program recipient
- • UCLA Summer Research Mentorship Grant
- • UCLA School of Public Affairs Advisory Board stipend
- • Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) – Applied Social Issues Internship
Courses
- SWRK 101: Foundations of Human Services
- SWRK 205: Introduction to Social Work
- SWRK 330 & 331: Human Behavior in the Social Environment I and II
- SWRK 345: Social Work Research Methods
- SWRK 375: Social Work Practice I (Individuals)
- SWRK 381: Social Work Practice III (Communities and Institutions)
- SWRK 481 & 483: Field Seminar I and II
2013 | PhD Social Welfare, University of California - Los Angeles | |
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1998 | Master of Social Work, California State University, Long Beach | |
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1992 | B.A. Psychology, University of California, Irvine | |
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Contact Information
JMU
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