Assistant Professor
Auburn University
Dr. Felicia Tuggle is a social work educator and development practitioner with over 19 years of experience. She has worked with civil society organizations and universities in Ghana, Liberia, Trinidad and Tobago, Rwanda, and South Africa. Her publicly engaged scholarship focuses on the role social work education and practice play in fostering partnerships with local and global organizations to advance human rights and facilitate sustainable development. Her work engages communities and organizations in addressing local development needs using inclusive and participatory approaches to mobilize cross-sectoral stakeholders, amplify community voice, and center indigenous knowledge. Dr. Tuggle uses the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework for her teaching, research, and service. Her engaged scholarship has been published in top-tier journals and reflects social work’s legacy of social and community development. In 2023, Dr. Tuggle was named to the U.S. Department of State's Fulbright Specialist Program to establish Liberia's first community-based social work graduate program. in 2025 she was inducted into the National Academy of Practice as a Distingueshed Fellow in the Social Work Academy.
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