School of Social Work
Nita Mehr (2009). Dean for the School of Social Work, Professor of Social Work, and Fellow for the Center for Just and Caring Communities. B.S.W. Freed-Hardeman University; M.S.S.W., University of Tennessee; PhD., Northcentral University; A.C.S.W., L.C.S.W.
Katrinna Matthews (2015). Associate Dean and MSW Program Director—Germantown Campus and Assistant Professor of Social Work. B.S.S.W., University of Mississippi; M.S.S.W., University of Tennessee; M.Ed., University of Mississippi; D.S.W., St. Katherine-St. Thomas University; L.A.P.S.W.
Todd Stanfield (2007). Director for BSW Program and Professor of Social Work. B.S.W. and M.S.W., University of Alabama; Ph.D., University of Tennessee.
Mary Anne Poe (1996). Professor of Social Work, Director for the Center for Just and Caring Communities. B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.S.S.W., University of Louisville; M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; A.C.S.W, L.A.P.S.W.
Virginia Schwindt (2009). Director of Field Education—Jackson and Associate Professor of Social Work. B.B.S., Hardin Simmons University; M.S.S.W., University of Texas at Arlington; L.C.S.W.
Cheryl Hall (2022). Administrative Assistant, Program Coordinator for School of Social Work Programs—Jackson Campus.
Stephanie Townsend (2020). Director of Marketing and Continuing Education, Social Work—Germantown Campus. B.S.W., University of Memphis.
Andrea Richardson (2021).Program Coordinator, Social Work—Jackson/Germantown/Online. B.S., Andrews University.
A list of faculty who teach in graduate programs is available online at www.uu.edu/academics/faculty/.
Degrees Offered
Available on the Jackson and Germantown Campuses and Online
Master of Social Work Mission Statement
The mission of the MSW Program is to prepare competent and effective professionals for leadership in advanced generalist practice. In a context of Christian higher education, the program fosters compassionate service, promotes social and economic justice, and equips students for excellence in social work practice.
Program Outcomes
The goals of the Master of Social Work Program are:
- To equip students with knowledge, values, and skills for excellence in social work practice within the context of Christian higher education;
- To foster compassionate service and promote social and economic justice;
- To prepare social workers to be leaders in communities at state, national, and international levels;
- To increase the availability of competent master-level prepared social work professional leadership in the surrounding region.
- To prepare students to pursue advanced scholarship in post–M.S.W. education.
Advanced Standing MSW—33 hours
Regular Standing MSW—60 hours
Advanced Standing MSW/MBA Dual Degree—60 hours
Regular Standing MSW/MBA Dual Degree—87 hours
Advanced Standing MSW/MCS Dual Degree—60 hours
Regular Standing MSW/MCS Dual Degree—87 hours
Trauma Studies Certificate—18 hours