Timothy McCarragher, Ph.D., LISW-S
Title: Acting Dean, College of Health Professions
Director, School of Social Work, Associate Professor
Associate Dean of Strategic Operations & Graduate Studies
Office: MGH 101K
Phone: 330-972-5976
Email: mccarra@uakron.edu
Curriculum Vitae: Download in PDF format
Biography
RECENT PRESENTATIONS
- 2015, July 16, Implementing an urban social work program at a rural branch campus: Lessons learned. 40th Annual National Institute for Social Work and Human Services in Rural Areas, The University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD.
- 2014, October 26, Increasing field education scholarship: Are tenure-track field coordinators the solution? Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Tampa, FL.
- 2014, October 25, Social work development of a campus-wide pantry: Lessons learned. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Tampa, FL.
- 2014, October 24, Developing a CBT training program for MSW students: A university-community collaboration. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Tampa, FL.
Publications
- Smith, M., McCarragher. T., & Brown, G. (2014). Struggles and resilience of African American women living with HIV or AIDS: A qualitative study. Journal of Social Work, doi:10.1177/1468017314547305
- White, N., Spence, M.A., & McCarragher, T. (2011). Field placement disruptions: The CIA approach. E-Field Educator. Volume 1.1. Retrieved from http://fieldeducator.simmons.edu/article/field-placement-disruptions-the-cia-approach/#more-345 http://fieldeducator.simmons.edu/
- Crowell, L., & McCarragher, T. (2007). Delivering a social work program through distance education: An innovate collaboration between two universities, USA. Social Work Education: The International Journal, 26, 376-388.
- Curry, D., McCarragher, T., & Dellmann-Jenkins. (2005). Training, transfer, and turnover: Exploring the relationship among transfer support factors and staff retention in child welfare. Child and Youth Services Review, 27, 931-948.
- Curry, D. & McCarragher, T. (2004). Ethics training: A moral compass for child welfare training. Protecting Children, 19, 37-52.
Education
- Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University
- M.S.W. Cleveland State University
- S.T.L. (Post Graduate Degree in Spiritual Theology) Pontificia Universitas Gregoriana, Italy
- S.T.B. (Graduate Degree in Theology) Pontificia Universitas Gregoriana, Italy
- B.A. Pontifical College Josephinum
Courses
- Fundamentals of Research I & II
- Advanced Standing Integrative Seminar
- Direct Practice Research
- Dynamics of Racism and Discrimination
- HBSE: Large Systems
- Grant Writing for Social Workers
- Poverty and Minority Issues
- Introduction to Social Work Practice
- Social Work Practice III
- Social Work Research I & II
- Grant Writing for Social Workers
- HBSE I
- Field Experience Seminar I & II
- Animal-Assisted Therapy
- Introduction to Social Welfare