Adjunct Professor
Simmons University; The University of Georgia; University of the Pacific
Amelia has over 19 years of social work experience, primarily in healthcare settings. Her passions include teaching, environmental and ecological justice, reproductive justice, rural health, and immigration. She began her professional social work career in direct practice in refugee resettlement, then community and hospital mental health in North Carolina. Later, she transitioned to policy, program management, and training facilitation, with an emphasis on behavioral health integration. Selected as a Jim Bernstein Community Health Leadership Fellow in 2013, Amelia focused on reproductive justice for women with substance use issues.
Amelia’s love of other cultures began early. In addition to spending her formative childhood years in Burkina Faso, upon graduating with her MSW from the University of Georgia (UGA), she volunteered with immigrants and refugees in Morocco. In 2016, she joined Peace Corps Malawi, serving as a Community Health Advisor.
Upon returning from Peace Corps, Amelia moved to Southern California, just outside Joshua Tree National Park. She was the clinical manager of a rural home health and hospice agency, then decided to pursue her doctorate. She graduated with her DSW from Simmons University in January 2024. Her doctoral capstone was the creation of an introductory ecosocial work curriculum for MSW students. Amelia serves on the CSWE's Council on Environmental Justice and Human Rights (CEJHR). She currently teaches as an adjunct professor within several social work programs across the country.
Amelia’s life joys include traveling, hiking, reading, watching movies, working on jigsaw puzzles, and loving on her fur-baby mutts, Cricket and Teddy.
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