PATRICIA A. WILKERSON, PH.D., M.S.W., LCSW
Associate Professor of Social Work
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Jackson State University; School of Social Work
2004 Doctoral Program; Jackson, Mississippi
Dissertation title: “Predictors of Life Satisfaction in Elderly African
Americans” Professor Susie Spence, Chair.
1995- University of Arkansas at Little Rock; College of Education-
1996 Doctoral Program; Little Rock, Arkansas; Special Student
Status. Awarded: no degree awarded
M.S.W. Graduate School of Social Work; University of Arkansas at
1983 Little Rock; Little Rock, Arkansas; Administrative
Concentration
BA Sociology; 1981, Minor: Gerontology
University of Arkansas at Little Rock; Little Rock, Arkansas;
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Fall 2014-Present Associate Professor, Arkansas State University, Department of Social Work, Jonesboro, AR (courses: Foundation Practice I - first course in the foundation practice sequence, Social Welfare Policy (undergraduate) Social Welfare Policy and Services – foundation Policy.
Fall 2010- Fall, 2014 Assistant Professor, Jackson State University, School of Social Work, Jackson, MS (Courses taught: Social Work Ethics, Social Policy I & II. Crisis Intervention, Integrative Social Work Practice and Skill Lab (Advanced Standing), Practice I and II , Psychopathology, Social Gerontology, Social Work Seminar (capstone), (graduate courses) Human Diversity and Social Justice and Social Policy I II, Black Experience, Aging & Social Policy (undergraduate courses) and Field Liaison; Tentatively served as Interim Director of MSW Program.
2004-2010 Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Social Work; Little Rock, Arkansas (Courses taught: Human Behavior and Social Environment; Social Welfare Policy I & II, Social Welfare Policy Practice, Practice I and II, Social Gerontology, Diversity and
Oppression (graduate course), Advanced Direct Practice-Social Work Practice with Groups (graduate course), Foundations III (graduate course), Field Liaison
2003-2004 Instructor, University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, Bachelor Social Work Program; Pine Bluff, Arkansas (Courses taught: Human Behavior and Social Environment I & II, Social Welfare Policy I & II, Community Planning, Family Preservation, Introduction to Social Work
2001-2003 Instructor/Field Liaison, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Bachelor Social Work Program; Pine Bluff, Arkansas (Courses taught: Social Welfare Policy I & II, Human Behavior and Social Environment I & II
2000-2001 Field Experience Coordinator/Instructor, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Bachelor Social Work Program; Pine Bluff, Arkansas (Courses taught: Social Work Methods I & II, Field Seminar, Introduction to Social Work, Rural Social Work)
1998-2000 Adjunct Faculty, Jackson State University, School of Social Work, Jackson, Mississippi (Courses taught: Value and Ethics (BSW) and Integrated Social Work Practice (graduate level)
1995-1998: Instructor/Field Experience Coordinator, University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, Bachelor Social Work Program; Pine Bluff, Arkansas (Courses taught: Introduction to Social Work, Social Work Methods I & II, Human Behavior and Social Environment I & II, Social Welfare Policy I & II, Field Seminar)
1994-1995: Instructor, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Bachelor Social Work Program, Pine Bluff, Arkansas (Courses taught: Child Welfare, Emotionally Disturb Children, Social Welfare Policy I & II)
PUBLICATIONS
¨ Montague, David R. and Wilkerson, Patricia (2008). Abuse, elderly. In H.T. Greene
and S.L. Gabbidon (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Race and Crime. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
¨ Bell-Tolliver, L. and Wilkerson, P. (2010). The use of spirituality and kinship as contributors to successful therapy outcomes with African American families. Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work: SOCIAL THOUGHT, 30; 1.
Wilkerson, P. and Davis, G. D. (November 20ll). Grandparents in kinship care: Help or hindrance to family preservation. Journal of Family Strengths: Vol. 11: Iss. 1, Article 9. Available at: http://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/jfs/vol11/iss1/9.
Submitted:
Wilkerson, P. and Carter-Hamilton, C. (2013) Children and Caregivers of Children whose
parents are incarcerated: A policy perspective Journal of Family Strengths. (under review)
Wilkerson, P. and Pace, T. (2013). The comparison of social work and the role of the
Black church in the Black community. Book Chapter (under review).
Lawrence, S., Wilkerson, P. & Carter-Hamilton, C (2013) Diversity: Working with
disabled individuals. Book Chapter. (under review).
ACADEMIC RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Intergenerational Mentoring Program: African American Elderly Mentoring At-risk African American Adolescents. Presented at the Institute on Aging and Social Work. (currently under revision) a proposal to submit to John A. Hartford Foundation Duluth, MN (Summer 2009)
Does Oral History Affect the Level of Depression of Older African American Women? Proposal presented at the Academy for Research and Scholarly Engagement, Jackson State university Jackson, MS (Spring 2013)
REFEREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
q 42nd Annual Alabama/Mississippi Social Work Education Conference
A Good Fit: Afrocentric Paradigm, Spirituality, and Life Satisfaction of Elderly
African Americans Natchez, Mississippi (October 2013)
q National Association of Social Workers Annual Conference/Mississippi Chapter Factors influencing the lives of children and kinship caregivers of children whose (mothers) parents are incarcerated with highlights of where Mississippi Stands;
Natchez, MS (March 2013)
¨ 10thAnnual Child Welfare Conference, “Factor that influence the lives of children and caregivers of children whose parents are incarcerated.” Co-presented, Jackson, MS (Feb., 2012)
¨ Fifth Annual Southern Mental health Research Training (SMHART) Conference. “Resilience of Elders of Colors.” Philadelphia, MS (April 2011)
¨ 30th Annual Southern Gerontological Society Confere4nce Meeting, “Afrocentric Paradigm, Subjective Health Status and Life Satisfaction of Elderly African Americans.” St. Petersburg, FL (April 2009)
¨ 29th Annual Social Work Education Conference, Mississippi Valley State University, “A policy analysis: Grandparents in Kinship Care,” ( paper presented) Itta Bena, MS (April 2009)
¨ Jackson State University Seventh Annual Mississippi Child Welfare Institute Conference, “Grandparents in Kinship care: Help or hindrance to family preservation,” co-presenter with Gloria Davis, Ph.D., LCSW (paper presented) Jackson, MS (February 2009)
¨ Arkansas Chapter National Association of Social Workers Annual Conference, “Afrocentric Paradigm, Spirituality, and Elderly African Americans’ Life Satisfaction” co-presenter with La Verne Bell-Tolliver, (paper presented) Fayetteville, AR (April, 2008)
¨ 21st Annual National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American higher Education (NCORE 2008), “The Bulls by the Horns: How one university is tackling race relations on campus and in the community,” co-presenter with Tim Edwards, Ph.D., David Montague, Ph.D., Siobhan Bartley, MA, and LaVerne Bell-Tolliver, Ph.D., Orlando, FL (May 2008)
¨ 54th Annual CSWE –APM 2008 Annual Program Meeting, “A Good Fit: Afrocentric paradigm, spirituality, and elderly African Americans’ life satisfaction, “ (paper presented) San Francisco, CA (October 2008)
q First Biennial Southern Conference on Doctoral Research in Social Work, “Predictors of Life Satisfaction in Elderly African Americans, “ (doctoral research paper presented) Jackson, MS ( (September 2007)
q Alabama-Mississippi Social Work Education Conference, “Afrocentric Paradigm and Life Satisfaction of Elderly African Americans,” (paper presented) Oxford, MS (November 2007)
q “Predictors of Life Satisfaction in Elderly African Americans.” Doctoral research paper presented at the Arkansas Chapter-NASW Conference, Little Rock, AR (March 2005)
q Doctoral Presentation. Seventeenth National Symposium on Doctoral Research in Social Work. The Ohio State University College of Social Work, (doctoral research paper presented) Columbus, Ohio (April 2005)
q Multidisciplinary Approach to Child Welfare. Co-presentation at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff Research Forum, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1998
OTHER CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
q 2013 Access to Justice Summit-Mississippi Access to Justice Commission-
Panel Member, Jackson, MS (September, 2013)
¨ UALR’s Minority Student Advocacy Office – Campus Life Black History Program Panel Member , “Willie Lynch” (February, 2008)
q National Association of Black Social Workers-AR Chapter 21st Annual Conference, “Know Your Limits: Boundary Issues in Social Work,” Little Rock, AR (October 2007).
q Family Works-Caregiver Study. University of Little Rock, College of Professional Studies Research Symposium. Poster Session, Little Rock, AR (March 2006)
q Understanding Multiculturalism. Presentation at the Central Arkansas-NASW quarterly meeting (February 2006)
q Grandparent Caregivers and Kinship Care. Presentation at the First Southern Summit conference: Children of Prisoners and their Families, Racial Disparities in the Prison Population and Their Familial Implications, Little Rock, AR (January 2005)
q Assessing Multiculturalism for Ethical Considerations. Co-presenter at Central Arkansas Association of Black Social Workers (March 2005)
q Assessing Family Relationships. Presentation at Arkansas Child Welfare Partnership Meeting, North Little Rock, Arkansas, September 1997
q Assessing Family Communication. Presentation at the Jefferson County Department of Human Services In-service training. Pine Bluff, Arkansas (February ,1996)
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY
Advising
Academic Advisor JSU –MSW Program 2011- present
q Academic Advisor JSU-BSW Program 2010-2011
q Academic Advisor (UALR-MSW Program, 2006 – 2010)
q Academic Advisor (UALR-BSW Program, 2004 – 2006)
q Faculty Sponsor for UALR Bachelor Social Work Student Organization (2004 – 2006)
Other Contributions
q Center for Undergraduate Research Mentor JSU Undergraduate Studies (2011-2013)
q MSW Student Licensure Preparation Seminar. Jackson State University ( March. 2012)
¨ Trainer for UALR MidSouth workshop, “Grandparents in kinship care: Why they are special”, (January, 2009).
¨ Member participant on UALR’s Chancellor’s Project on Race in Our Community (Received and Accepted invitation to participate, November 2008 to present).
¨ Appointed to the City of Little Rock Commission on Children, Youth, and Families by Mark Stodola, Mayor of Little Rock, AR (Fall, 2008 to present).
¨ Presenter for UALR’s Black Business Students’ Association’s student activity (February, 2008)
¨ Presenter for UALR Minority Affairs Black History Event (2007-2008)
¨ Consultant with Social Work Service (SWS), Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare Center (CAVHC) (2006-present)
¨ Presented the “Generalist Specialist Component” of training for New Foundation Year, Field Instructors Orientation, August, 2007.
q BSW Faculty Representative in CSWE Gero-Ed Center-National Center for Gerontological Social Work Education Curriculum Development Institute
q Faculty Participant in Arkansas Geriatric Education Mentors and Scholars (AR-GEMS) Summer Institute (May 2006)
q Trainer for Central AR Branch NASW Meeting, “Understanding multiculturalism,” (February 2005)
q First Response, Bioterrorism and Mental Health Professionals, Team Leader (Spring 2005 - Fall 2006)
q Co-presenter Central AR- NABSW, “Enhancing Cultural Competence”, (December 2005)
q Action for Kids, Cultural & Linguistic Competence State Coalition Sub-Committee Member (2006-present)
q Board Member, Arkansas Chapter-National Association of Social Workers, Central Arkansas Representative (2005-2006)
q Board Member for Women’s Project, Inc. (Board President) a social justice agency ( 2006-present)
q Field Liaison, School of Social Work, Foundation & Concentration Students
Departmental Committees – School of Social Work
¨ Annual Social Work Celebration Month Program Committee member, Jackson State University School of Social Work (2012-present)
¨ Team Building Committee member; Jackson State University School of Social Work (2010-present)
¨ Phi Alpha Phi Honor Awards Committee member, Jackson State University School of Social Work (2011-present)
¨ Approved for Associate Graduate Faculty Status, Jackson State University, 2011-present)
¨ Scholarship Awards Committee member, Jackson State University School of Social Work (2011-2012)
¨ MSW Admissions Committee, Jackson State University School of Social Work (2011-present)
BSW Admissions Committee, Jackson State School of Social Work (2010-2011)
q BSW Admissions Committee, Graduate School of Social Work, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (2004 – 2007)
q BSW Admissions Committee, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff—Social Work Program (1996-1998; 2000–2001; 2003-2004)
q BSW Admissions Committee, Graduate School of Social Work, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (2004 – 2007)
q BSW Comprehensive Exam Committee, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Social Work Program (1996-1998; 2000– 2001; 2003-2004)
q MSW Admissions Committee, School of Social Work, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (2005 - 2007)
q Adhoc Committee Member, School of Social Work, for revision of MSW Program’s Mission, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (2008 - 2010)
q BSW Council on Social Work Education Self-Study, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, HBSE and Practice Courses (1995–1998; 2002–2003)
q BSW Council on Social Work Education Self-Study, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Practice Courses (2004-2006)
q Academic Issues Committee, School of Social Work, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (2004 – 2006)
q Practice Committee, School of Social Work, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (2004 –2010)
q Search Committee, School of Social Work, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (2006-2010)
q Community Advisory Board, School of Social Work, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (2004 – 2006)
q Curriculum Committee, School of Social Work, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (2006-2010t)
q Social Work Outcome Committee, School of Social Work, Jackson State University (1998–2000)
q Social Work Practice Committee, School of Social Work, Jackson State University
(1998–2000)
q Social Welfare Policy Committee, School of Social Work, Jackson State University
(1998–2000)
COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY SERVICE
q College of Public Service Strategic Planning Committee, School of Social Work Rep.( 2013)
q MSW Faculty Advisor for Master student social work association (2012-pressent)
q BSW Faculty Advisor for Student Association (2010-2011) JSU
q Faculty Advisor /Mentor for MSW student research (2011-present)
q Faculty participant for Undergraduate Research Symposium (2010)
q UALR Senior Justice Institute Advisory Board (2005 – 2010)
q Academic Technology and Computing Committee (2007-2010)
q Member of UALR’s Appeals Committee as College of Professional Studies Appeals Committee Member, representative/alternate (2004-2008)
q College of Professional Studies, Speaker and Professional Service Committee (2006-2010)
q Ron McNair Minority Scholarship Research Mentor at Jackson State University (2011-2013)
q Ron Mc Nair Minority Scholarship Research Mentor UALR (2004 – 2008)
q Faculty Consultant to UALR Minority Affairs Black History Event (2006-2008)
Dissertation Committees
Rice-Rice, Kim L.: Dissertation committee: The effects of perceived racial discrimination
on interparental conflict and child emotional adjustments in White, Latino/a, and Black families. The University of Texas at Arlington – School of Social Work. Successfully defended May 2008.
Addae, Rejoice A.: Dissertation committee: Informal elder caregiving: The experience of
women in rural Ghana. Jackson State University School of Social Work, Jackson, MS. Successfully defended August 2010.
Brookins, Tabitha. Dissertation committee: Complementary therapy use among cancer
patients in the south. Jackson State University School of Social Work, Jackson, MS. In proposal stage. (current, 2013)