- Master of Social Work, Community Organizing and Social Work, Certificate in Human Services Management, University of Pittsburgh
- Bachelor of Science, Social Work, Magna Cum Laude, Franciscan University
Experience
- Director of Education, Board Member, Catholic Social Workers National Association
- Student Research Assistant, Research for Equity and Power- University of Pittsburgh
- Secretary, Board Member, Refuge for Women Pittsburgh
- Program Director, Refuge for Women Ohio Valley
- Social Services Facilitator, Children Solutions
Memberships
- Catholic Social Workers National Association (CSWNA)
Awards and Honors
- 2020 – Community Engagement Fellow, University of Pittsburgh
- 2019 – Presenter, Catholic Social Workers National Association Conference
- 2019 – Instruments of Peace Award for Social Work, Franciscan University
- 2019 – St. Maximilian Kolbe Award for Outstanding Service, Franciscan University
- Human trafficking and domestic violence
- Public policy effects on communities
- Criminal justice reform
- Community based participatory research
- “Research for Equity and Power (REP): Strategies and Lessons Learned About Community Based Participatory Research”, Community Engaged Scholarship Forum, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 2021.
- “The Light that Shines in the Darkness: The Power of Hope in Social Work Practice”. Catholic Social Workers National Association Conference, Steubenville, Ohio, November 2019.
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