Assistant Professor
College of Social Work, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
College of Social Work-University of Tennessee Knoxville
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Dr. Thereasa (Teri) Abrams is an assistant professor in the College of Social Work at University of Tennessee Knoxville and located at the Nashville campus. She holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Social Work and a Ph.D.in Health Education. Prior to returning to school for her doctorate, Dr. Abrams worked as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for over ten years providing outpatient, partial hospitalization, and crisis mental health therapy services to adults, couples, and adolescents in the community mental health setting. In addition, she worked closely with three board-certified psychiatrists to assess, provide therapy, and monitor their community-based patients. Dr. Abrams continues to hold her LCSW licensure. Dr. Abrams' research interests are focused on the social determinants of health that are disproportionately impacted by medical trauma and disability. Dr. Abrams primary population of interest is with burn patients and survivors and is focused on improving short- and long-term outcomes for burn survivors through use of mobile technology to deliver adjunct bio-psycho-social content for early post-discharge burn care and rehabilitation. This kind of technology is particularly important for middle- and low-income regions where burn-informed aftercare is limited. Dr. Abrams is most interested in Phenomenological, Grounded Theory, and Focus Group qualitative design and believes much can be learned through this kind of research. She is currently involved in expanding and coordinating social work utilization in burn centers through increased consistency across burn centers, advanced training, and American Burn Association certification that would be consistent with other members of the interdisciplinary burn care team.
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Monday, February 27, 2023
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM EST