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Sarah E. Moore

Title: Associate Professor

Department: Social Work

College: College of Health and Public Service

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, The Catholic University of America, 2015
    Major: Social Work
    Specialization: Theory & Res in Pol/Admin in SW
    Dissertation: The Impact of Social Networks on the Immigration Experience of Ethiopian Women
  • MSW, Washington University in St. Louis, 2001
    Major: Social Work
    Specialization: Social and Economic Development
  • BS, Brigham Young University, 1999
    Major: Social Work

Current Scheduled Teaching

SOWK 5580.400Global Social WorkSpring 2025
SOWK 3525.400Violence in FamiliesSpring 3W1 2025
SOWK 5240.400Human Diversity and Multicultural PracticeFall 2024
SOWK 5330.400Policy Practice and AnalysisFall 2024

Previous Scheduled Teaching

SOWK 4325.400The Intersection of Trauma and Substance UseSummer 5W1 2024 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 4725.900Theory and Practice in Mental HealthSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 3525.800Violence in FamiliesSpring 3W1 2024 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5243.891Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural PracticeFall 2023
SOWK 5243.001Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural PracticeSummer 10W 2023 SPOT
SOWK 5243.891Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural PracticeSummer 10W 2023 SPOT
SOWK 5333.001Social Work Advanced Policy AnalysisSpring 2023 SPOT
SOWK 5333.002Social Work Advanced Policy AnalysisSpring 2023 SPOT
SOWK 5333.891Social Work Advanced Policy AnalysisSpring 2023 SPOT
SOWK 5333.892Social Work Advanced Policy AnalysisSpring 2023 SPOT
SOWK 3525.800Violence in FamiliesSpring 3W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5243.001Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural PracticeFall 2022 SPOT
SOWK 5243.002Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural PracticeFall 2022 SPOT
SOWK 5243.891Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural PracticeFall 2022 SPOT
SOWK 5243.892Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural PracticeFall 2022 SPOT
SOWK 5413.001Social Work Program and Practice EvaluationFall 2022 SPOT
SOWK 5413.891Social Work Program and Practice EvaluationFall 2022 SPOT
SOWK 5243.001Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural PracticeSummer 5W1 2022 SPOT
SOWK 5243.891Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural PracticeSummer 5W1 2022 SPOT
SOWK 5113.001Human Behavior in the Social Environment IISpring 2022 SPOT
SOWK 5113.891Human Behavior in the Social Environment IISpring 2022 SPOT
SOWK 5333.001Social Work Advanced Policy AnalysisSpring 2022 SPOT
SOWK 5333.891Social Work Advanced Policy AnalysisSpring 2022 SPOT
SOWK 3525.800Violence in FamiliesSpring 3W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5303.001Social Work History and Social Welfare PolicyFall 2021 SPOT
SOWK 5303.891Social Work History and Social Welfare PolicyFall 2021 SPOT
SOWK 5243.001Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural PracticeFall 2021 SPOT
SOWK 5243.891Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural PracticeFall 2021 SPOT
SOWK 5243.893Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural PracticeFall 2021
SOWK 5333.001Social Work Advanced Policy AnalysisSpring 2021 SPOT
SOWK 5333.002Social Work Advanced Policy AnalysisSpring 2021 SPOT
SOWK 5333.891Social Work Advanced Policy AnalysisSpring 2021 SPOT
SOWK 5333.892Social Work Advanced Policy AnalysisSpring 2021 SPOT
SOWK 5243.001Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural PracticeFall 2020 SPOT
SOWK 5243.002Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural PracticeFall 2020 SPOT
SOWK 5243.891Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural PracticeFall 2020 SPOT
SOWK 5243.892Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural PracticeFall 2020 SPOT
SOWK 1450.900Introduction to Social WorkSummer 8W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5333.001Social Work Advanced Policy AnalysisSpring 2020
SOWK 5333.002Social Work Advanced Policy AnalysisSpring 2020
SOWK 5333.891Social Work Advanced Policy AnalysisSpring 2020
SOWK 5333.892Social Work Advanced Policy AnalysisSpring 2020
SOWK 5303.001Social Work History and Social Welfare PolicyFall 2019 SPOT
SOWK 5303.891Social Work History and Social Welfare PolicyFall 2019 SPOT
SOWK 5113.001Human Behavior in the Social Environment IISpring 2019 SPOT
SOWK 5113.891Human Behavior in the Social Environment IISpring 2019 SPOT
SOWK 5333.001Social Work Advanced Policy AnalysisSpring 2019 SPOT
SOWK 5333.891Social Work Advanced Policy AnalysisSpring 2019 SPOT
SOWK 5103.001Human Behavior in the Social Environment IFall 2018 SPOT
SOWK 5103.891Human Behavior in the Social Environment IFall 2018 SPOT
SOWK 5413.001Social Work Program and Practice EvaluationFall 2018 SPOT
SOWK 5413.891Social Work Program and Practice EvaluationFall 2018 SPOT

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Nyiransekuye, H., Moore, S., Mukherjee, D., Wagner, B., Murakami, N.J. (2023). Practicing Internationally: Centering the Voice of the Refugee. Integrative Social Work Practice with Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Forcibly Displaced Persons.
  • Editorial: Introduction to Special Issue

  • Rice, K., Fisher, C., Moore, S.E. (2022). Social work and the Sustainable Development Goals: an introduction to the special issue. Social Work Education: The International Journal. 41 (7)
  • Journal Article

  • Fisher, C.M., Hitchcock, L., Moak, S.C., Neyer, A.D., Moore, S., Marsalis, S. (2023). Does Faculty-Led Short-Term Study Abroad Improve Students’ Global Competence? Findings from a Systematic Review and Evidence Gap Map. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad. 35 (1) 417-452.
  • Moore, S., Farber, M., Donaldson, L.P. (2022). A Snapshot of HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Behaviors, and Attitudes of Ethiopian Immigrants in the District of Columbia. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work.
  • Donaldson, L.P., McIntyre, B.L., Moore, S. (2022). Understanding Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness Through a Qualitative Approach. Families in Society. Sage.
  • Moore, S., Donaldson, L.P. (2022). Incorporating Community Based Participatory Action Research in social work graduate education. Journal of Teaching in Social Work. 42 (4) 409-422.
  • Fisher, C.M., Hitchcock, L.I., Neyer, A., Moak, S.C., Moore, S.E., Marsalis, S.E. (2022). Contextualizing the impact of faculty-led short-term study abroad on students’ global competence: Characteristics of effective programs. Journal of Global Awareness. 3 (1) New York, NY, St. John's University. https://scholar.stjohns.edu/jga/
  • Moore, A., Laurent-Simpson, A., Oliphant, S. (2021). The Experiences of Foreign-Born Female Academics (FBFA): A Photo-Elicitation Analysis. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work. Routledge.
  • Moore, A.R., Owusu , A.Y., Moore, S., Knight, R.P. (2021). Caring for a loved one with stroke in Lomé, Togo: An intersectional framework. Ageing International. Springer.
  • Oliphant, S. (2020). "This is the place I need to stay": Church communities in the lives of Ethiopian immigrant women in Washington, DC. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought. Taylor & Francis Online.
  • Oliphant, S., Donaldson, L.P. (2019). A Community-Based Participatory Approach to Understanding HIV/AIDS in the Ethiopian Community. Social Work in Public Health. 34 (7) 557-569. Taylor & Francis.
  • Moore, S.E., Bennett, S. (2019). Using reflexivity journaling to lessen the emic–etic divide in a qualitative study of Ethiopian immigrant women. Qualitative Social Work. Sage Journals. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1473325019836723
  • Moore, S.E., Ritchie, D., Origanti, F. (2019). Teaching social work in a global context: Models of international social work learning experiences. Journal of Teaching in Social Work. 39 (1) 23-41. Taylor and Francis Online. https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wtsw20/current
  • Zajicek-Farber, M.L., Hodges-Wu, J., Moore, S.E. (2018). The Interrater Reliability of the Survivors of Torture Psychosocial Wellbeing Index: An Assessment Matrix Instrument. Journal of Social Service Research. 45 (2) 294-308. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01488376.2018.1480555
  • Moore, S.E. (2017). Voices of Ethiopian Women. International Social Work. Sage. https://journals.sagepub.com/home/isw
  • Moore, S.E. (2017). Solar cookers as a global poverty alleviation strategy. Journal of Global Awareness.
  • Moore, S.E. (2016). International faith based organizations: An organizational analysis of Latter-Day Saint Charities. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought. Taylor and Francis.
  • Other

  • Moore, S.E., Donaldson, L.P., Farber, M. (2018). Understanding Knowledge, Behavior, and Attitudes Related to HIV/AIDS Among Ethiopian Immigrants in the Washington, DC Area.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Moore, S.E., "Fulbright-Hays Follow-Up Special Project," sponsored by US Department of Education and US Department of State, Federal, $5000 Funded. (2024).
  • Moore, S.E., "Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad," sponsored by US Department of Education, Federal, $17000 Funded. (2022 - 2022).
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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