The Experiential Learning Committee works with School of Social Work faculty and adjuncts to bring engaging activities into their courses or other learning platforms. Activities are structured to promote awareness of the importance of connecting knowledge and theories learned in courses to real-life scenarios or situations. The committee provides resources and guidance to faculty through collaboration and assists them in incorporating experiential learning in their courses. This is accomplished through building and implementing learning activities, faculty development opportunities, and mentoring faculty and adjuncts who are interested in implementing experiential learning into a course, including service learning, study abroad, and inter-professional education activities.
This study abroad experience will have an emphasis on experiential learning. Students will learn through engaging in activities while abroad while spending time in Kenya, specifically during the time students spend at local schools in Busia. The course will focus on topics such as health, role of culture in education and economic development of Kenya and the impact of sociocultural, economic, technological, and environmental sustainability. The goal of this study abroad experience is to facilitate student engagement, participation in life skills, work-life exposure and enhances career readiness.
Associate Professor of Practice
Personal Pronouns: She/Her
IPVE Taskforce Chair
Research Interests: Social Work Education, online, interprofessional and experiential learning, school social work, student success and support services, education access, community outreach, interpersonal violence, trauma, mental health, social work direct practice, and issues of gender, family, race, and ethnicity.
Research Interests: Family wellbeing, child wellbeing, parenting, prevention of family violence in global settings; economic empowerment; immigrant and refugee populations
Research Interests: Reproductive ethics, specializing in LGBTQ advocacy and inclusivity, moral distress, and clinical social work ethics.
Research Interests: Child Welfare; Reunification; Permanence; Family Engagement
Associate Dean of Academic & Student Affairs
Associate Professor
Personal Pronouns: She/Her
Research Interests: Health and Mental Health of Vulnerable Populations; Refugee and Immigrant Health and wellness
Associate Professor of Practice
Personal Pronouns: She/Her
Research Interests: Health Interventions, Health Disparities, Health Literacy and the Impact of Interprofessional Education on Health Students
Research Interests:: Health Disparities, Latino Populations, Cardiovascular Health, eHealth, Obesity, Socioeconomic Status
Associate Professor
Personal Pronouns: She/Her
IPVE Taskforce Development Subcommittee Chair
Research Interests: Violence Against Women, Trauma and Mental Health, Convergence of Poverty and Interpersonal Trauma, Violence Against Women in Diverse Educational Settings; Interpersonal Violence Prevention and Intervention
Assistant Professor
Personal Pronouns: She/Her
Research Interests: Health disparities related to mental health and substance misuse in historically underserved communities, applications of technology in behavioral health assessment and treatment, mindfulness based clinical interventions for women with co-occurring mental health and substance use concerns, social policy related to SOGIE for child welfare involved youth and families.
