Adjunct Faculty

Gwen Jobes Hampton, MSW Adjunct Faculty College of Social Work University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 Phone: (803) 777-5291 Fax: (803) 777-3498 e-mail: hamptong@gwm.sc.edu

Educational Background:

B.S.W. Columbia College. May 1999
M.S.W. University of South Carolina. May 2000

Research Interests:

Selected Publications:

Selected Presentations:

Keynote address for Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce and the Columbia Community Relations Council, Columbia, SC, January 2005.

Keynote address for Midlands Technical College Human Service Department, Columbia, SC, November 2005

Keynote address for International Association of Administrative Professionals, Denmark Chapter, March 2006

SC NASW Annual Symposium, Columbia, SC. Community Mobilization, June 1999.

Southern Empowerment Project Latinos Unidos Community Activist Conference, Knoxville Tennessee, Why are People Poor, June 2001.

National School Boards Association Annual Conference, San Diego, California, Influencing Public Policy through School Board Advocacy, April 2005.

Specialized Alternative for Families and Youth Conference, Foster Parents as Advocates: You Can Make a Difference, Columbia SC, June 2005

National School Boards Association Annual Conference, Chicago IL, The Power of School Board Advocacy and Community Collaboration, April 2006.

Service:

USC I. DeQuincey Newman Institute for Peace and Social Justice, Board of Directors

Advisory Board Member, Midlands Technical College- Human Service Advisory Board South Carolina Conference of Black Mayor, Committee Member

Columbia College, College of Social Work, Community Coalition Member

Former Board of Directors - Village of Hope Community Development Cooperation

Former member -Junior League of Columbia, Community Advisory Board

Former Board of Directors - Specialized Alternatives for Families &Youth of SC

State & National boards

Former Board of Directors-Southern Empowerment Project

Former member- National Organizers Alliances

Honors and Awards:

Social Work Experience:

Program Associate, SC Fair Share, Columbia, SC

Director of Programs and Training, Prevent Child Abuse SC, Columbia, SC

Director of Leadership Development, SC School Boards Association, Columbia, SC

Teaching Experience:

Adjunct Faculty, Benedict College, College of Social Work, Child Abuse and Neglect

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