Associate Professor
Salem State University
Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Monica Leisey, MSW, PhD is a graduate of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work. She has been a National Institute of Health, National Library of Medicine Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Award Fellow as well as the MSW Program Coordinator for the Salem State University School of Social Work. While fulfilling her duties as an associate professor, Monica has served her university as Interim Dean for the School of Graduate Studies, Co-Chair for the University’s reaccreditation process, and Co-Chair for the President’s Sustainable Path Forward Task Force. She is presently serving as the Provost's Faculty Fellow for Diversity & Inclusion and co-Director of the Center for Justice and Liberation at Salem State University. A believer that social workers are change agents, Monica’s social justice focus informs the work that she does both in and out of the classroom. Her two major areas of scholarship include domestic violence and Social Work education. Dr. Leisey also serves as an Associate Editor for Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, a commissioner on the Special Commission to Advance Macro Practice in Social Work, a co-chair of Advancing Critical Anti-Racism Dialogue for Action (ACARDA) and a convener for the Governance Committee of Advancing Social Change Through Community Practice (ACOSA).
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Friday, November 11, 2022
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Saturday, November 12, 2022
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Sunday, November 13, 2022
10:20 AM – 11:25 AM
Sunday, November 13, 2022
2:15 PM – 3:45 PM