Michele Rountree

Serves as an adjunct faculty member and chairs doctoral study/dissertation committees. Provides research review and dissertation/doctoral study mentoring.

Teaches and mentors social work students and supports curriculum development. Also performs student advising and participates in committee assignments related to curriculum and accreditation duties.

Co-chaired the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, charged with increasing knowledge and skills in social justice and diversity. Supported recruitment/retention and contributed input on integrating diversity and social justice materials into curriculum.

Tenured associate professor with teaching responsibilities for undergraduate and graduate students. Also supported scholarly productivity, research supervision, and curriculum and accreditation-related duties.

Associate director responsible for supervising faculty, administrative staff, graduate students, and undergraduate interns. Managed project completion and supported assessment, brief/publication work, and grant proposal coordination.

Served on the Dean’s Advisory Committee on Diversity and Social Justice, focused on developing and implementing an equity plan related to student, staff, and faculty diversity. Supported recruitment/retention efforts and hosted social justice and diversity events with university and community partners.

Visiting associate research scientist in the School of Social Work. Shared research expertise and supported a cadre of principal investigators in HIV prevention science.

Directed field education for the School of Social Work, including placing students into field sites and reviewing field profiles. Coordinated practicum development, supervised agencies and students, managed community partnerships, and conducted student and instructor trainings.

Trained participants in field instructor certification as part of Arizona State University’s field instructor training program. Provided certification training across scheduled sessions during the 1999–2005 period.

Trained field liaisons as part of Arizona State University’s field education preparation. Delivered liaison training across the 1999–2005 timeframe.

Taught the Advanced Standing Bridge Seminar I designed to prepare advanced standing students for the second year of the MSW program. Covered critical perspectives, resiliency, reflective practice and cultural competence, oppression/resistance and social/economic justice, and community organizing and social policy.

Provided field instructor training for field education certification and preparation. Delivered training during an April 2002 session.

Taught Field Integrative Seminar II within the School of Social Work. Served in a seminar teaching capacity during 2000.

Taught Field Integrative Seminar I within the School of Social Work. Served in a seminar teaching capacity during 2000.

Led the LifeWorks counseling team, conducting client intakes and using clinical skills to identify presenting issues and needed supports/services. Developed and refined a service delivery model, supervised counselors, administered operations, and participated in client events.

Conducted cluster evaluation work for Families and Neighborhoods with a focus on building relationships with grantees and the research team. Supervised field operations, conducted site visits, collected and analyzed data, and supervised research assistants.

Supported research projects focused on program design options and community services. Contributed to producing toolkits, assisted with site selection, planned and administered surveys, and completed site visits.

Conducted research assistance and analysis for projects including infectious diseases among drug abusers and monitoring alcohol and tobacco trends. Prepared annotated bibliographies and contributed to interpretative and final reports.

Provided residential counseling for clients with schizophrenia and manic depressive disorders. Supported daily residential care for the program population.

Held the Health Disparities Chair role at Dell Medical School. Focused on health disparities work within the university setting.

Earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work from Arizona State University.

Earned a Master of Social Work (MSW) from Boston University.

Earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Arizona.