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Melissa Hirschi

Faculty Member

Dr. Melissa Hirschi

Biography

Melissa Hirschi, PhD, LCSW, is an Associate Professor and the BSW Director. She joins UVU from the University of Memphis. In addition to teaching social work students, she has worked for DCFS, with Community Health workers and individuals living with HIV, working with police and Fire/EMS to meet the needs of community members, providing field supervision for social work students, working with free healthcare clinics, and working with students and individuals form the community to expand their training to better serve individuals and families impacted by opioids and other substance use disorders.

Education

PhD, Boston University, 2017

Major: Sociology/Social Work

MSW, Boston University, 2007

Major: Social Work

BS, Brigham Young University, 2001

Major: Psychology

Associate of Science, Salt Lake Community College, 1997

Major: General Studies

Teaching

SW 371G

Diversity Issues in Social Work Practice GI, Fall 2024

SW 3400

Human Behavior and the Social Environment II, Fall 2024

SW 371G

Diversity Issues in Social Work Practice GI, Spring 2024

SW 1010

Introduction to Social Work, Spring 2024

Scholarly/Creative Works

Neely-Barnes, Susan , Taylor, Laura , Hirschi, Melissa , "Historical trauma and the disability community" . Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare.
Delavega, Elena , Fletcher, Kari , Hirschi, Melissa , (2023) "Building financial capability and assets for all." . Routledge/CRC Press.
Hirschi, Melissa , Dupont, Randolph , Burraston, Bert , (2023) "Memphis Police Department Wellness Project, Program Evaluation Final Report" .
Jin, Seok Won , Yoon, Young Ji , Hirschi, Melissa , (2023) "A moderating role of gender in online health information seeking behaviors for colorectal cancer knowledge among Korean Americans aged 50 to 75 years." . Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment.
Neely-Barnes, Susan , Hirschi, Melissa , Taylor, Laura , Delavega, Elena , Malone, Cherry , Shelley, S. Anna , West, Kayla , Harris, Mary , (2023) "The Great Resignation and its impact in behavioral health and social services" (Issue: 2, vol. 48). Human Service Organizations_ Management, Leadership, and Governance.
Elswick, Susan , West, Kayla , Hirschi, Melissa , Durham, Abigail , Bowden, Michelle , Yaun, Jason , (2023) "The social work discipline in the management of failure to thrive in infants and children_ An integrated behavioral health approach to pediatric programming." (Issue: 3, vol. 63). Social Work in Healthcare.