Quinnipiac University
Carol R. Awasu

Professor of Social Work

Chair of Social Work

Director of the Masters in Social Work Program

Education

  • MSW, Syracuse University
  • PHD, Syracuse University

Organization

  • Social Work

Office Location

  • Medicine, Nursing, Health Sci MNH277

Mail Drop

  • NH-HSC

Experience

Quinnipiac University

Director, MSW Program

Hamden, Connecticut

2019 - Present

Quinnipiac University

Chair, Social Work Department

Hamden, Connecticut

2019 - Present

Quinnipiac University

Professor of Social Work

Hamden, Connecticut

2019 - Present

Selected Publications

Peer Reviewed Presentations

Intimate Partner Violence: Necessary Acts for Church Leaders in Jamaica

Awasu, CR

NACSW, Reston, VA (2020)

Peer Reviewed Journal

Stress and impact of spirituality as a mediator of coping methods among social work college students.

Yun, K., Kim, S. H., & Awasu, C. R.

29(1) Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment 125-136 (2019)

Peer Reviewed Presentations

Living in the Promised Land: Challenges and Resilience of Immigrant Women from the Caribbean

Awasu, C.R. & Clarke, M.

Tenth Nyack Scholars Symposium, New York, New York (2019)

Peer Reviewed Presentations

Culturally Sensitive Social Work Practice with Immigrant Women from Jamaica

Awasu, C.R.

North American Association of Christians in Social Work Conference, Hartford, Connecticut (2018)