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Adjunct Professor
Simmons University, CA, United States
Amelia Mahan, DSW, LCSW, currently teaches in the online MSW program at Simmons University. Her doctoral capstone was the creation of an introductory ecosocial work curriculum for Master-level students. She was recently appointed to the CSWE's Council on Environmental Justice and Human Rights (CEJHR). Amelia has over 18 years of social work experience, primarily in healthcare settings. Her passions include teaching, environmental and ecological justice, reproductive justice, rural health, and immigration. She began her professional social work career in direct practice in community and hospital mental health in North Carolina. Later, she transitioned to policy, program management, and training facilitation, with an emphasis on behavioral health integration. Selected as a Jim Bernstein Community Health Leadership Fellow in 2013, Amelia focused on reproductive justice for women with substance use issues. Her love of other cultures began early. In addition to spending her formative childhood years in Burkina Faso, upon graduating with her MSW from the University of Georgia, she volunteered with sub-Saharan immigrants and refugees in Morocco. Combining their love of other cultures with their love of adventure, in 2016, Amelia and her husband made a leap by joining Peace Corps Malawi, where Amelia served as a Community Health Advisor. They now reside outside of Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California. Her life joys include traveling, hiking, reading, watching movies, completing jigsaw puzzles, and loving on her fur-baby mutts Cricket and Teddy.
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Saturday, October 26, 2024
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT