Associate Professor of Practice
University of Texas at Arlington
Karen Magruder, DSW, LCSW-S is an Associate Professor of Practice at the University of Texas at Arlington School of Social Work, where she brings to the classroom a broad background in aging, mental health, and environmental justice. She created a course on environmental justice and ecosocial work and currently serves on the CSWE Commission on Environmental Justice & Human Rights. She was trained by Al Gore as a Climate Reality Leader and has been active in environmental organizations in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX and Phoenix, AZ. She also holds a certificate in Climate Change & Health from Yale University. A dedicated and award-winning educator, Karen is passionate about integrating evidence-based and innovative techniques to promote student success in online learning and is recognized as a social work pioneer and thought leader in artificial intelligence (AI). Her current areas of focus are integrating AI literacy in social work education and developing a DSW program. She manages a small private therapy practice, provides clinical supervision, and maintains a free social work education resources YouTube channel with over 12,000 subscribers and nearly 1 million views.
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