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Kalea Benner, PhD, MSW, LCSW (she/her/hers)

Dean and Professor
Indiana University
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Kalea Benner is the Dean of Indiana University's School of Social Work. Dr. Benner's extensive practice experience focused on the intersection of child welfare and mental health, working with youth in care and their families. Dr. Benner completed her PhD in social work at the University of Missouri in 2009. Dr. Benner’s research interests include SUD prevention, intervention, and recovery. As Principal Investigator with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Dr. Benner trained over 500 health professionals including social workers, medical residents, physicians, and numerous other disciplines in Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT). Dr. Benner is the principal investigator of a Health Resources and Services Administration grant as well, related to opioid workforce expansion, and has trained over 60 students in that role. Her work emphasizes inter-professional education and program efficacy, reflecting her value of multi-disciplinary perspectives in training health practitioners.

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