Quinnipiac University
Carol R. Awasu

Professor of Social Work

Chair of Social Work

Director of the Masters in Social Work Program

Education

  • MSW, Syracuse University
  • PHD, Syracuse University

Organization

  • Social Work

Office Location

  • Medicine, Nursing, Health Sci MNH277

Mail Drop

  • NH-HSC

Experience

Quinnipiac University

Director, MSW Program

Hamden, Connecticut

2019 - Present

Quinnipiac University

Chair, Social Work Department

Hamden, Connecticut

2019 - Present

Quinnipiac University

Professor of Social Work

Hamden, Connecticut

2019 - Present

Selected Publications

Conference Presentation

Accelerated BA-MSW Dual Degree Programs: Pathways to Diversity and Inclusion

Wong, R., Awasu, C.R., Bach, J., Kendall, K., & Winter, T.

Leading Critical Conversations: Racial, Economic, & Environmental Justice, Orlando, Florida, Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting (APM) (2021)

Peer Reviewed Presentations

Intimate Partner Violence: Necessary Acts for Church Leaders in Jamaica

Awasu, CR

NACSW, Reston, VA (2020)

Peer Reviewed Journal

Stress and impact of spirituality as a mediator of coping methods among social work college students.

Yun, K., Kim, S. H., & Awasu, C. R.

29 (1) Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 125-136 (2019)

Academic Awards, Fellowships and Grants

Connecticut Health Horizon Grant

Grant | 2024-2025

Connecticut Health Horizon Grant, funded for 3 years at $906,563. That grant focused on the development and retention of social workers in CT and was co-authored with Janelle Chiasera,