Full Time Faculty

Nicholas Cooper-Lewter, PhD Lecturer in Social Work 2006-2007 Former Visiting Professor of Social Work DeSaussure 335 Columbia, SC 29208 Phone: (803) 777-1382 Fax: (803) 777-3498 e-mail: cooperle@gwm.sc.edu

Educational Background:

Research Interests:

Selected Publications:

Dr. Nicholas Cooper-Lewter's column "Beyond better: A social work instructor helps students understand performance and potential." is in the Spring 2007 issue of the Carolinian. Click here to view the article directly (in Adobe Acrobat)

Selected Presentations:

Keynote Presentation to the 2007 Congressional Black Caucus Spring Health Braintrust

“Affirmative Programs to Prevent and Reduce Drug Usage – The Role of the Black Churches, Mentors and Educators,” Presidential Showcase Symposium “Drug Laws and Policies: The Need for Reforms and Creative Solutions,” National Bar Association Pre-Convention Program, Charlotte, North Carolina, August 7, 2004.

“St. Croix Youth Summit 2004, Let the Voice of the Children be Heard!” St. Paul Community Baptist Church, Brooklyn, NY, Maafa Collective & Beyond, St. Croix Chapter in fellowship with Kingshill Lutheran Church, St. Croix, USVI, July 6, 2004

“MAAFA Commemoration & St. Croix Emancipation Day Celebration” St. Paul Community Baptist Church, Brooklyn, NY, Maafa Collective & Beyond, St. Croix Chapter in fellowship with Kingshill Lutheran Church, St. Croix, USVI, June 29 -July 4, 2004

“Aggression, and Athletics, Prevention and Healing, Multiple Perspectives-Diverse Voices Needing to be Heard,” Teen Dating Violence Prevention Initiative, The American Bar Association Steering Committee on the Unmet Legal Needs of Children, Center on Children and the Law, Commission on Domestic Violence, Washington, DC, June 26-27, 2004.

“Giving Up the Love: Public Junior High Schools Anti-Drug and Anti-Violence Lecture Tour,” The Virgin Islands Basketball Federation, St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John, April 5-9, 2004

“Exploring Multigenerational Legacies of Grief and the Potential of Our Spiritual Brain,” Twelfth Annual Christian Education Summit of the Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc., Nassau, Bahamas, January 15-19, 2004.

“A Gift Just for You!” Residence Education Mid-Year Training Conference, Student Development and University Housing, University of South Carolina, SC, Columbia, SC, January 6, 2004.

“You are the Answer to Someone’s Prayers,” The Fourteenth Graduation Ceremony for Non-Custodial Parent Workforce Development (Project Re-Connect), Benedict College, Columbia, SC October 16, 2003.

“Unwanted, Untouchable, and Ugly: Uncovering the Hidden Shame of the Adopted Child for Social Work Practitioners,” Saturday Workshop Series – Spring 2003, Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning, University of South Carolina, College of Social Work, Columbia, SC October 26, 2002 & May 31, 2003.

“Moving Beyond Legacies of Depression with an Eye on Diversity,” Palmetto Healthy Start and Mid-Carolina AHEC, Columbia, SC April 25, 2003.

“Time to Move Beyond Things That Crucify Us,” Social Work in the Delta: A Bridge Over Troubled Waters, 21st Annual Department of Social Work Conference, Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, MS April 3-4, 2003.

“We Grow or We Die!,” The St. Croix Maafa Committee Celebrates Black History Month & Maafa Moments, St. Paul Community Church Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A., Presented by the American Federation of Teachers St. Croix Chapter, St. Croix, USVI, February 13-18, 2003.

Service:

National Advisory Board Member, “Teen Dating Violence Prevention Initiative,” The American Bar Association Steering Committee on the Unmet Legal Needs of Children, Center on Children and the Law, & Commission on Domestic Violence.

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Links:

Curriculum Vitae (in Adobe Acrobat)

Personal Statement (in Adobe Acrobat)