Social Work Directory
Program Director - On-Campus
Georgia Anderson
Asst Professor (F2), CAHS School of Social Work
183 HSB
Dr. Anderson has been a social worker nearly 20 years. Her early career was spent working in the community mental health system before transitioning to medical social work. Most of her career has been spent working in oncology and palliative care at The Barrett Cancer Center at UC Health. Dr. Anderson also served UC Medical Center as the Manager of Outpatient Social Work, the Office of Decedent Affairs, and Palliative Care, allowing her to grow as an administrative and clinical supervisor. She has worked extensively in the Greater Cincinnati oncology community as a clinical support group facilitator at The Cancer Support Community and therapist at Cancer Family Care.
Dr. Anderson earned her PhD in Social Work with support from a Doctoral Social Work Training Grant from the American Cancer Society. . She graduated with the Graduate Dean’s Citation in 2021 after successfully defending her dissertation The Lived Experience of Women with Head & Neck Cancer and the Impact on Close Relationships. Dr. Anderson is an assistant professor of social work and the On-Campus BSW Program Director at the University of Cincinnati. She teaches in the BSW and MSW programs.
Dr. Anderson's research focuses on cancer survivorship, the impact on family functioning, and quality of life. She is particularly interested in improving quality of life for women with lung, head & neck, and gynecologic cancers.
http://CV_GLA.May 2024.docx
Dr. Anderson earned her PhD in Social Work with support from a Doctoral Social Work Training Grant from the American Cancer Society. . She graduated with the Graduate Dean’s Citation in 2021 after successfully defending her dissertation The Lived Experience of Women with Head & Neck Cancer and the Impact on Close Relationships. Dr. Anderson is an assistant professor of social work and the On-Campus BSW Program Director at the University of Cincinnati. She teaches in the BSW and MSW programs.
Dr. Anderson's research focuses on cancer survivorship, the impact on family functioning, and quality of life. She is particularly interested in improving quality of life for women with lung, head & neck, and gynecologic cancers.
http://CV_GLA.May 2024.docx
Program Director - Online
Shawnieka Evett Pope
Asst Professor - Educator, CAHS School of Social Work
166 HSB
Shawnieka E. Pope, MSW, LISW-S, LCSW is an Assistant Professor Educator, Director of the BSW Distance Learning Program, and Director of the Social Work in Schools Graduate Certificate Program. With over two decades of clinical experience, Shawnieka has served in diverse roles across the social work profession. She spent a decade as a school-based therapist and crisis clinician, followed by nearly ten years as a school social worker in both elementary and secondary education settings. She was appointed team lead for a district-wide school crisis response team.
Shawnieka’s expertise spans the lifespan. She served as Director of Social Services for a long-term care facility and was the first social worker appointed to a county probate court, where she launched the court’s first social work internship program. As Guardianship Director, she developed a wellness initiative for individuals under guardianship and created supportive services for court-appointed guardians. She also served as project manager for a local ADAMHS Board, overseeing trauma-informed services for communities impacted by crisis. Shawnieka draws from this experience in her role as a social work educator, preparing the future of social work.
Currently a PhD candidate, Shawnieka’s research centers on suicide among Black girls and the role of joy in mitigating suicidal behavior. Her work has earned several accolades, including MSW I Field Instructor of the Year, the Peter M. Magolda Teaching Excellence Award, and the NASW Ohio 2023 Region 7 and Statewide Social Worker of the Year awards. She presently serves as Co-Director of NASW Ohio Region 7.
Shawnieka’s expertise spans the lifespan. She served as Director of Social Services for a long-term care facility and was the first social worker appointed to a county probate court, where she launched the court’s first social work internship program. As Guardianship Director, she developed a wellness initiative for individuals under guardianship and created supportive services for court-appointed guardians. She also served as project manager for a local ADAMHS Board, overseeing trauma-informed services for communities impacted by crisis. Shawnieka draws from this experience in her role as a social work educator, preparing the future of social work.
Currently a PhD candidate, Shawnieka’s research centers on suicide among Black girls and the role of joy in mitigating suicidal behavior. Her work has earned several accolades, including MSW I Field Instructor of the Year, the Peter M. Magolda Teaching Excellence Award, and the NASW Ohio 2023 Region 7 and Statewide Social Worker of the Year awards. She presently serves as Co-Director of NASW Ohio Region 7.
Faculty
Lisa Zimmer,
Director of Field Education; Assistant Professor-Field Service
513-556-4626
Staff
Ohio’s University Consortium on Child and Adult Services Grant Staff
Laura Michelle Friedhoff,
OUCCAS Placement & Kinship Training Spec
Emily Grace,
Project Coordinator
Edwin Lebron,
OUCCAS Specialist, TOT's & Virtual Trng
Chris Warren Malcolm,
OUCCAS Staff Training Specialist
Denise Kae Orchard,
OUCCAS Asst Dir Trainer Development