Assistant Professor
University of Kentucky, College of Social Work
Laneshia R. Conner has been an Assistant Professor in the College of Social Work at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY since 2020. She is a native of Lexington, KY and earned her BASW degree from the University of Kentucky College of Social Work, her master's degree in social work from the University of Georgia, and her Ph.D. in social work from the University of Louisville. Her research program is centered on improving scientific knowledge about HIV risk reduction strategies for older Black women, developing sustainable programs for aging communities that promote sexual health and culturally relevant sexual health knowledge. Her recent funding to support her research career include an NIH-funded Administrative Supplement through the National Institute on Drug Abuse as a Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) trainee, to support her research focusing on women’s health research for two years (NIDA, 3K12DA035150-11S1) and the Health Disparities Loan Repayment Program from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). Other areas of scholarship include reflections of teaching social justice issues using horror films and critical pedagogies.
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