
Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Development
Professor of Social Work
Areas of Expertise
- Geriatrics/Gerontology/Ageing
- Education/Teaching and Learning
- End-of-Life Care, Hospice & Palliative Care
- Health & Wellness
- Mental Health/Behavioral Health/Psychology/Psychiatry
Organization
- Social Work
Mail Drop
- SB-ACA
Experience
Quinnipiac University
Professor of Social Work
Hamden, CT
2023 - Present
Compassionate Counseling and Culinary Arts Therapy, LLC
Clinical Social Worker
Woodbridge, CT
2022 - Present
Quinnipiac University
Associate Department Chair of Social Work
Hamden, CT
2019 - Present
Quinnipiac University
Associate Professor of Social Work
Hamden, CT
2019 - 2023
Quinnipiac University
Interim Department Chair & MSW Program Director
Hamden, CT
2018 - 2019
Quinnipiac University
Associate Department Chair
Hamden, CT
2016 - 2018
Geriatric and Adult Psychiatry
Clinical Social Worker
Hamden, CT
2016 - 2022
Quinnipiac University
Interim Department Chair
Hamden, CT
2015 - 2015
Quinnipiac University
Assistant Professor
Hamden, CT
2013 - 2019
Silver School of Social Work at New York University
Adjunct Lecturer
New York, NY
2011 - 2013
Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College
Adjunct Lecturer
New York, NY
2011 - 2012
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Social Worker
New York, NY
2007 - 2013
Selected Publications
Peer Reviewed Journal
The dynamic duo: use of standardized clients across the social work practice and field curriculum
Jacobson, S.A., Kelly, A., McCave, E., & Mutrie, L.
Journal of Social Work Education (accepted 2023)
Chapter
Rethinking Social Work Education in light of the Covid-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned from Social Work Scholars and Leaders
Jacobson, S.A., & McCave, E.
Teaching telehealth during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond as the new normal in Connecticut, USA. (Cognella 2024)
Peer Reviewed Presentations
Moving away from "culture not applicable": Using standardized clients to develop students' cultural sonsciousness
Jacobson, S.A., & Sampson, S.
Inclusive Excellence Summer Assembly, Hamden, CT, Quinnipiac University (2023)
Peer Reviewed Presentations
Moving away from "culture not applicable": Using standardized clients to develop students' cultural sonsciousness
Sampson, S., Jacobson, S.A., Doyle, M., & Mutrie, L.
Annual Program Meeting, Atlanta, GA, Council on Social Work Education (2023)
Peer Reviewed Presentations
Practicing Difficult Conversations: Suicide Risk Assessment and Safety Planning
Jacobson, S.A., & McCave, E.
Annual State Conference, Groton, CT, National Association of Social Workers Connecticut Chapter (2022)
Non-Peer Reviewed Presentation
The Use of Standardized Clients to Practice Social Work Skills with Diverse Populations
Jacobson, S.A., & McCave, E.
Inclusive Excellence Assembly at Quinnipiac University (2022)
Peer Reviewed Presentations
Teaching telehealth skills: using standardized actors to meet social work competencies
Jacobson, S.A.
CSWE Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, Council on Social Work Education (2021 accepted, but not presented)
Peer Reviewed Journal
The dynamic duo: Use of standardized clients across the social work practice and field curricula
Jacobson, S.A, Kelly, A, McCave, E., & Mutrie, L.
Journal of Social Work Education (2021 - in review)
Peer Reviewed Poster
How Social Isolation in Older Adults is Affected by Population Density and Race/Ethnicity Factors
Powell, D., Jacobson, S.A., Lerner, R. Feinn, R., Nicholson, N., & Andreoletti, C.
CPHA Virtual Annual Conference, CT, Connecticut Public Health Association (2021)
Peer Reviewed Journal
Utilizing Change Leadership Within Social Work Education to Prioritize and Expand Interprofessional Education in a University Setting: A Case Study
McCave, E.L., Mutrie, L., Doyle, M.H., Jacobson, S., Kelly, A.
30(2) Advances in Social Work 497-514 (2020)