Biography

Cassie Bingham holds a BA in Sociocultural Anthropology and International Development and an MA in Sociology. Her professional trajectory encompasses roles in nonprofit development for immigrant and refugee communities, leadership of disaster relief operations at Moria Refugee Camp in Greece, and social entrepreneurship with East African artisans and small business owners. As Director of the UVU Center for Social Impact, she has developed integrated strategies grounded in systems thinking and equity-centered design. She mentors the Center’s annual cohort of student Impact Fellows and UVU’s Oxford Map the System research teams. Additionally, she created the UVU Design for Impact pitch competition. Cassie also serves as adjunct faculty, designing and teaching courses on Social Impact Strategy, Systems Thinking for Macro Social Work, and the Evolutions of Justice. Beyond academia, she consults as a relational systems trainer and impact strategist.

Teaching