Committees and positions
- Co-director of Hartford Foundation Geriatric Enrichment Grant
- Chair University of St. Thomas Discipline Committee
- Practice Content
- Field Content
- Adviser to Beta Epsilon Chapter, Alpha Beta Mu National Social Work Honor Society
- Minority Retention Committee
Courses taught:
- Clinical Supervision and Program Management
- Mexico Semester - BSW semester ofr Consortium of Minnesota Schools of Social Work
- Practice with Individuals, Groups, and Families
- Community Action and Development
- Interpersonal Violence
- BSW Field Internships
Current research interests:
- ESL and undergraduate social work education
- aging and intergenerational practice
- end of life planning
- student debt
- experiential educations/service learning.
- HIV/AIDS: care management, issues of loss
- Frail Elderly: 85+, accumulative loss and decision making
- Orientation to aging life
- Social woker safety and client safety: shared responsibility
Academic experience:
- B.A., Vanderbilt University
- M.S.W., University of Maryland
- M.Ph., Massey University
- Ed.D., University of St. Thomas
Practice experience: Worked with:
- Severe and persistent mental illness
- Continuing care centers
- Outpatient care directors
- Court mediation
- Grief and loss issues
- Family therapy
- Violent men/group work
Association memberships and affiliations:
- NASW
- Minnesota Coalition of Licensed Social Workers
- LICSW-Licensure: California/Florida/Minnesota
Minnesota Coalition of Licensed Social Workers - Social Work Effectiveness Annotated Bibliography
