Susan Comerford

Associate Professor of Social Work

Susan.Comerford@uvm.edu
(802) 656-2487
Susan Comerford
Susan.Comerford@uvm.edu
+18026562487

85 South Prospect St
309 Waterman
Burlington, VT 05401
United States
Alma mater(s)
  • Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Case Western Reserve University
  • M.S.W. in Macro Social Work Practice from Fordham University
Affiliated Department(s)

Department of Social Work

BIO

Dr. Comerfords's research agenda is focused in three interconnected areas: international issues including refugees and human rights; the learning processes involved in effectively meeting the challenges of an increasingly multicultural, multivocal, globalizing world, (local, national and international); and leadership within these contexts.

Her teaching areas include human rights, social policy, leadership development and theory, diversity issues, and gender issues in the workplace. Prior to doctoral studies in Cleveland, Susan's social work focused primarily on policy analysis, advocacy, and international organizing on refugee issues in the areas of human rights, refugee relief, and development issues in nations of the South.

Awards and Achievements

  • Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Award, Nominee, University of Vermont (2019)
  • CUPS Lynn Bond Outstanding Faculty Award, University of Vermont (2018)
  • Case Western Reserve University Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences 100 Centennial Alumni Award Winner (2017)
  • Tim Shiner Outstanding Ally Award, The University of Vermont, ALANA Student Center (2015)
  • Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Award, Nominee, University of Vermont (2015)
  • Outstanding Advisor, Residential Life Division, Nominee (2014)
  • Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Award, Nominee, University of Vermont (2014)
  • University of Vermont Women’s Center - Outstanding Woman Faculty Award (2012)
  • University of Vermont Graduate Student Senate – Outstanding Faculty Award (2011)
  • University of Vermont Women’s Center – Faculty Social Activist Award (2011)

Area(s) of expertise

  • Adult learning
  • Diversity, access and equity
  • Human rights
  • Immigrant issues
  • Leadership
  • Organizational development

Bio

Dr. Comerfords's research agenda is focused in three interconnected areas: international issues including refugees and human rights; the learning processes involved in effectively meeting the challenges of an increasingly multicultural, multivocal, globalizing world, (local, national and international); and leadership within these contexts.

Her teaching areas include human rights, social policy, leadership development and theory, diversity issues, and gender issues in the workplace. Prior to doctoral studies in Cleveland, Susan's social work focused primarily on policy analysis, advocacy, and international organizing on refugee issues in the areas of human rights, refugee relief, and development issues in nations of the South.

Awards and Achievements

  • Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Award, Nominee, University of Vermont (2019)
  • CUPS Lynn Bond Outstanding Faculty Award, University of Vermont (2018)
  • Case Western Reserve University Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences 100 Centennial Alumni Award Winner (2017)
  • Tim Shiner Outstanding Ally Award, The University of Vermont, ALANA Student Center (2015)
  • Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Award, Nominee, University of Vermont (2015)
  • Outstanding Advisor, Residential Life Division, Nominee (2014)
  • Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Award, Nominee, University of Vermont (2014)
  • University of Vermont Women’s Center - Outstanding Woman Faculty Award (2012)
  • University of Vermont Graduate Student Senate – Outstanding Faculty Award (2011)
  • University of Vermont Women’s Center – Faculty Social Activist Award (2011)

Areas of Expertise

  • Adult learning
  • Diversity, access and equity
  • Human rights
  • Immigrant issues
  • Leadership
  • Organizational development