Susan Roche

Associate Professor of Social Work Emerita

Susan.Roche@uvm.edu
(802) 656-1200
Susan Roche
Susan.Roche@uvm.edu
+18026561200

85 South Prospect St
437A Waterman
Burlington, VT 05401
United States
Alma mater(s)
  • Ph.D. in Social Work from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
  • M.S.W. in Social Work from University of Louisville
Affiliated Department(s)

Department of Social Work

BIO

Associate Professor of Social Work Susan Roche served in the following roles for the Department of Social Work in UVM's College of Education and Social Services:

  • Interim Chairperson (2015-2019)
  • Associate Professor (1997-2018)
  • Assistant Professor  (1991-1997)

Courses

  • Advanced Social Welfare Policy Analysis and Practice
  • Social Work Practice I and II
  • Social Work with Children and Families II
  • Social Work with Groups
  • Transformative Social Work Approaches to Violence in Multiple Communities
  • Transformative Social Work Practice I

Awards and Achievements

  • "Trailblazer" Crime Victim Service Award from the VT Center for Crime Victim Services and the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (2006)
  • Statewide Contributor Award from Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence for contributions to the work in Vermont to end domestic and sexual violence (2006)

Area(s) of expertise

  • Applied ethics
  • Child and family welfare
  • Diversity, access and equity
  • Gender studies
  • Human rights
  • Interpersonal violence
  • Organizational development and group leadership
  • Social justice
  • Social policy

Bio

Associate Professor of Social Work Susan Roche served in the following roles for the Department of Social Work in UVM's College of Education and Social Services:

  • Interim Chairperson (2015-2019)
  • Associate Professor (1997-2018)
  • Assistant Professor  (1991-1997)

Courses

  • Advanced Social Welfare Policy Analysis and Practice
  • Social Work Practice I and II
  • Social Work with Children and Families II
  • Social Work with Groups
  • Transformative Social Work Approaches to Violence in Multiple Communities
  • Transformative Social Work Practice I

Awards and Achievements

  • "Trailblazer" Crime Victim Service Award from the VT Center for Crime Victim Services and the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (2006)
  • Statewide Contributor Award from Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence for contributions to the work in Vermont to end domestic and sexual violence (2006)

Areas of Expertise

  • Applied ethics
  • Child and family welfare
  • Diversity, access and equity
  • Gender studies
  • Human rights
  • Interpersonal violence
  • Organizational development and group leadership
  • Social justice
  • Social policy