Faculty Profile

Sarah Moore

Title
Associate Professor
Department
Social Work
College
College of Health and Public Service

    

Education

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

Current Scheduled Teaching*

SOWK 4325.400, The Intersection of Trauma and Substance Use, Summer 2024
SOWK 4725.900, Theory and Practice in Mental Health, Spring 2024 Syllabus
SOWK 3525.800, Violence in Families, Spring 2024 Syllabus

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

SOWK 5243.891, Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural Practice, Fall 2023 Syllabus
SOWK 5243.001, Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural Practice, Summer 10W 2023 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5243.891, Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural Practice, Summer 10W 2023 SPOT
SOWK 5333.001, Social Work Advanced Policy Analysis, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5333.002, Social Work Advanced Policy Analysis, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5333.891, Social Work Advanced Policy Analysis, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5333.892, Social Work Advanced Policy Analysis, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 3525.800, Violence in Families, Spring 3W1 2023 Syllabus
SOWK 5243.001, Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural Practice, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5243.002, Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural Practice, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5243.891, Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural Practice, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5243.892, Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural Practice, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5413.001, Social Work Program and Practice Evaluation, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5413.891, Social Work Program and Practice Evaluation, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5243.001, Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural Practice, Summer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5243.891, Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural Practice, Summer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5113.001, Human Behavior in the Social Environment II, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5113.891, Human Behavior in the Social Environment II, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5333.001, Social Work Advanced Policy Analysis, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5333.891, Social Work Advanced Policy Analysis, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 3525.800, Violence in Families, Spring 3W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5303.001, Social Work History and Social Welfare Policy, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5303.891, Social Work History and Social Welfare Policy, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5243.001, Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural Practice, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5243.891, Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural Practice, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5243.893, Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural Practice, Fall 2021
SOWK 5333.001, Social Work Advanced Policy Analysis, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5333.002, Social Work Advanced Policy Analysis, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5333.891, Social Work Advanced Policy Analysis, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5333.892, Social Work Advanced Policy Analysis, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5243.001, Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural Practice, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5243.002, Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural Practice, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5243.891, Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural Practice, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5243.892, Social Work Human Diversity and Multicultural Practice, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 1450.900, Introduction to Social Work, Summer 8W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5333.001, Social Work Advanced Policy Analysis, Spring 2020 Syllabus
SOWK 5333.002, Social Work Advanced Policy Analysis, Spring 2020 Syllabus
SOWK 5333.891, Social Work Advanced Policy Analysis, Spring 2020 Syllabus
SOWK 5333.892, Social Work Advanced Policy Analysis, Spring 2020 Syllabus
SOWK 5303.001, Social Work History and Social Welfare Policy, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5303.891, Social Work History and Social Welfare Policy, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 5113.001, Human Behavior in the Social Environment II, Spring 2019 SPOT
SOWK 5113.891, Human Behavior in the Social Environment II, Spring 2019 SPOT
SOWK 5333.001, Social Work Advanced Policy Analysis, Spring 2019 SPOT
SOWK 5333.891, Social Work Advanced Policy Analysis, Spring 2019 SPOT
SOWK 5103.001, Human Behavior in the Social Environment I, Fall 2018 SPOT
SOWK 5103.891, Human Behavior in the Social Environment I, Fall 2018 SPOT
SOWK 5413.001, Social Work Program and Practice Evaluation, Fall 2018 SPOT
SOWK 5413.891, Social Work Program and Practice Evaluation, Fall 2018 SPOT

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Publications

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.

Awarded Grants

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. (June 2024 – Present).
Moore, S. E., "Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad," Sponsored by US Department of Education, Federal, $17000 Funded. (June 2022July 2022).
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Challenge and
Engagement Index
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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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