Faculty
SOCIAL
WORK FACULTY INFORMATION
Ronnie J. Evans
570-389-4243
Ronnie J. Evans (Ph.D., MSW), a licensed clinical social worker, earned a doctorate in Social Work with a concentration in Aging and an MSW from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA. The focus of her research is aging, specifically the factors involved in aging successfully. Dr. Evans teaches Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families, Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare, Child Welfare, Social Work and Issues of Aging, and Introductory Practice Experience.
Dr. Evans’ practice experience includes working as a clinical social worker at the Richmond Center, a mental health center, in Ames, IA and in private practice. Prior to going into social work, she was employed as a counselor for Vocational Rehabilitation for the state of Iowa and as a Juvenile Court Officer in Des Moines, IA. Dr. Evans also taught for many years at the middle and high school levels.
Recent publications:
Dorfman, L.T., Murty, S., Ingram, J.G., Evans R.J.,
& Power, J.R. (2004). Intergenerational service-
learning into in five cohorts of students: Is attitude change
robust? Educational Gerontology,
30, 39-55.
Dorfman, L.T., Murty, S., Ingram, J.G., Evans, R.J.
(2002). Incorporating intergenerational service-
learning into an introductory gerontology course. Journal of
Gerontological Social Work, 39,
219-240.
Dorfman, L.T., Murty, S., Ingram, J.G., Evans, R.J.
(2002). Incorporating intergenerational service-
learning into an introductory gerontology course. In M.J.
Mellor & J. Ivry (Eds.), Advancing
gerontological social work education (pp. 219-240). New
York: Haworth Press.
Professional presentations:
Murty, S., Dorfman, L.T., Power, J.R., Evans, R.J.,
& Ingram, J.G. (2003,February). Using
intergenerational service-learning to integrate gerontolgy
into the curriculum. Workshop
at the National Gerontological Social Work Conference, CSWE,
Atlanta, GA.
Dorfman, L.T., Murty, S., Ingram, J.G., Power, J.R.,
& Evans, R.J. (2002, November). Intergenerational
service-learning in three cohorts of students :Is attitude
change robust?. Poster presented at
The Gerontological Society of America, 55th Annual Scientific
Meeting, Boston, MA.
Murty, S., Dorfman, L.T., Evans, R.J., Ingram, J.G.,
& Power J.R. (2002, February). Intergenerational
practice through service-learning in rural community.
Paper presented at the Council on
Social Work Education, 48th Annual Program Meeting,
Nashville, TN.
Dorfman, L.T., Murty, S., Ingram, J.G., & Evans,
R.J. (2001, November) Intergenerational service-
learning in a rural underserved community. Paper
presented at The gerontological Society
of America, 4th Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Evans, R.J., Dorfman, L.T., Murty, S., & Ingram,
J.G. (2001, November). The unique contributions
of reminiscence to the lives of rural elders. Poster
presented at The Gerontological Society of
America, 54th Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Dr. Evans is a member of the Council on Social Work Education, The association for Gerontology Education in Social Work, The gerontological Society of America.
Dale L. Sultzbaugh
570-389-4637
Dale L. Sultzbaugh ACSW, LSW was Director of the Social Work Program from
1987 to 1997. He earned his MSW
degree from West Virginia University and M. DIV. degree from the Lutheran
Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Prior to joining the faculty at Bloomsburg University in 1981, he was
fieldwork coordinator and chairperson of the Department of Social Work at
Saginaw Valley State College, Saginaw, Michigan.
Professor
Sultzbaugh’s practice experience includes six years as an individual, family,
and group therapist at the Norman Westlund Child Guidance Clinic in Saginaw,
Michigan, and five years as a therapist at Tressler Lutheran Social Services’
Family Life Center in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
He has done consultant work with the Columbia-Sullivan County Head Start
Program, Northumberland County Area Agency on Aging, Susquehanna Valley Family
Counseling Agency, Danville State Hospital, and the Columbia County Human
Services Coalition. He has been a
textbook consultant for Merrill Publishing Company; has been a board member of
the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers; and has
served on the Social Policy Committee of the Pennsylvania Chapter, National
Association of Social Workers. In
the community, he serves on the Columbia-Montour Area Agency on Protective
Services Multi Disciplinary Team.
Professor Sultzbaugh has been a member of the University Forum, the University Tenure Committee, and currently serves on the University’s Human Relations Committee. Since 1991 he has been co-chair of the University Community Task Force on Children’s Needs.
Professor Sultzbaugh’s teaching interests are families with children, social policy, and micro social work practice.
Jennifer L. Stotter
Assistant Professor
jstotter@bloomu.edu
Jennifer L. Stotter (M.S.S., ABD), a macro social work practitioner, is currently finishing her doctorate in Social Work through Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research (GSSWSR). Professor Stotter also earned her M.S.S. from Bryn Mawr College GSSWSR, with an emphasis in Planning and Program Development, and her Bachelor of Arts with a major in Social Work from Bloomsburg University. Professor Stotter has taught Research Methods and Data Analysis at the graduate level, and at the undergraduate level has taught Research Methods, Social Issues in the Workplace, Social Policy and Human Behavior in the Social Environment.
Professor Stotter’s practice experience has been primarily focused in the macro arena. As an Equal Opportunity Specialist for the United States Department of Labor, Professor Stotter had the opportunity to investigate and determine from a statistical perspective whether or not evidence existed to support allegations of discrimination in workplace practices. In this role she also worked with government attorneys and company representatives to negotiate settlements, and her efforts contributed to the successful acquisition of compensation and job offers for numerous individuals who had been treated unequally in the workforce.
Professor Stotter’s research interests reflect her practice experience, with a focus on issues of social and economic justice, equal employment opportunity, social policy, women’s issues, social theory, welfare reform, and the valuation of care in U.S. society.
I. Sue Jackson, Professor Emeritus
Charles W. Laudermilch, Professor Emeritus