EDUCATION
B.S. Jacksonville State University; Major: Psychology Minor: English
B.S.W. Jacksonville State University
M.S.W. University of Alabama, Concentration: Children, Youth and Families
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Jacksonville State University, Instructor of Social Work January 2004 – Present
CED Mental Health Center, Gadsden, Alabama Medicaid Treatment Plan Review Coordinator/Consulting Therapist
Riverview Regional Medical Center, Gadsden, Alabama, Director of Social Work (hospital and home health)
University of Alabama, School of Social Work, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Social Work (MSW Program)
Bryce Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Clinical Social Worker: NOVA Unit-07/91 - 05/94; Adolescent Unit - 05/94 - 11/94
West Alabama Interventions, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Consulting Therapist: Children, Adolescents, and Families
Brewer-Porch Children's Center, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Social Work Intern: Clinical social work with children and families
Parkview Learning Center, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Social Work Intern- School Social Work
Mountain View Baptist Hospital, Gadsden, Alabama, Psychiatric Nursing Technician- Adolescent Unit
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
Alabama Leukemia and Lymphoma Society East Alabama Fundraising Committee, Gadsden, Alabama, 1998-2001
Co-Faculty Advisor, Jacksonville State University Social Work Club, 1997-2002
Member Board of Directors, East Alabama Big Brothers/Big Sisters, 1996-2000
Board of Directors, East Alabama Easter Seals Foundation, 1996-2005
Altrusa International of Gadsden, 1995-1999
Co-Chair of Annual Fundraising Project, Board Member on Hollingsworth Gunn Bellinger Board (joint community project between Altrusa and City of Gadsden)
Member, National Association of Social Workers, 1990-Present
Alabama/Mississippi Social Work Educators Conference: Member since 1997
JSU Social Work Advisory Board: Member since 1997
Council on Social Work Education: member since 1997
ACADEMIC-RELATED INVOLVEMENT
JSU Annual Social Work Day Planning Committee 1997-present
Volunteer, Media Technology Room at the National CSWE Annual Program Meeting in Orlando, Florida. Responsibilities included supervision and instruction to participants on Power Point '97 and the Internet.
Delta Beta Chapter, Phi Alpha National Social Work Honor Society, 1997: Faculty Sponsor, 1998-Present
Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors: Member since 1997
Conference Planning Committee- Baccalaureate Program Directors Annual Meeting
Ron Federico Memorial Lecture and Silent Auction committee member, 1997-1999
Ron Federico Memorial Lecture and Silent Auction co-chair, 2000-2001
National Special Features Chair, January 2001-2002
Regional Planning Committee, 2000-Present
National Program Chair, 2002-2004
National Conference Chair, 2005-2006
JSU: Co-chair of a multi-departmental (Departments of nursing, counseling, and social work) planning commission to build a multi disciplinary community coalition to address the unmet needs of area senior citizens
JSU Faculty Senate: 1998 to 2004
2002-2003 Faculty Senate Secretary
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Healthcare, Mental Health, Risk Management, Case Recording, Family-Centered Practice, Ethics, Special Populations, and Professional Education
RESEARCH INVOLVEMENT
Performance Outcome Measures Project - A multi-agency project, developing an Interagency Performance Outcome Measurement System of Aging Services, 2002 - Present
Factors that Build Risk and Resiliency in Elementary School-Aged Children - A multi-disciplinary/inter-departmental study conducted by Jacksonville State University, 1997-Present
NATIONAL PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Co-presenter: "Technique and Strategies for Teaching Social Justice in the HBSE Curriculum," Annual Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors National Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 30 - November 2, 1997
Co- presenter: "Creative Techniques for Teaching about Diverse Families," Annual Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors National Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico-October 7-11, 1998
Co-presented a Student Orientation Program at the 2000 Annual Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors National Conference in Destin, Florida
Co-Presenter: "Developing an Interagency Performance Outcome Measurement System of Aging Services", Baccalaureate Program Directors Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 25, 2002
"Climbing Uphill on the Downhill Slope: Teaching Groups One Step at a Time," Baccalaureate Program Directors Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, October, 2001
Co-presented a Student Orientation Program at the Annual Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors National Conference in Destin, Florida, 2000
COURSES TAUGHT AT JSU
SW 330 - Introduction to Social Work
SW 339 - Communications in Social Work
SW 380 - Human Behavior and Social Environment I
SW 381 - Human Behavior and Social Environment II
SW 390 - Social Work Practice I
SW 391 - Social Work Practice II
SW 392 - Cognitive Theories in Social Work Practice
SW 395 - Case Management
