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Karen Y Chapman, MSW, MPA

Position: Clinical Instructor Department: Social Work

Contact Info

Office: A.H. Anderson Center Suite C-017 Phone: 3367502084

Biography

Ms. Chapman is a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Social Work.  Her direct practice experience includes employment in the medical social work setting in palliative care, hemodialysis, and hospital social work in Dublin, Ireland.  Ms. Chapman holds the Master of Social Work (MSW) and Master of Public Administration (MPA) degrees.  She has studied abroad at l'Ecole de Langues (University of Laval, Quebec, Canada), the British Studies Program (Kings College,London, UK), and the Bristol International Credit Earning Program (University of Bristol, UK).  Ms. Chapman serves as a Consulting Editor for the National Association of Social Work journal, Health & Social Work.

Educational Background

  • Master of Public Administration, 2006, College of Charleston & the University of South Carolina
  • Master of Social Work, 1997, East Carolina University
  • Bachelor of Arts-French, 2017, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • Bachelor of Social Work, 1990, Appalachian State University

Research and Project Interests

  • End of Life Care
  • Palliative Care
  • International Medical Social Work
  • Nonprofits

Chapman, K.Y., & Bass, L.  (2000).  A comparison of hospice in the UK and the US.  American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine, 17 (3), 173-177.