Shaakira Ford, DSW, LCSW
Assistant Professor
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Location: Morehouse Healthcare
E-mail: saford@msm.edu
Education
POST GRADUATE:
Aurora University
Degree: Doctor of Social Work (DSW)
GRADUATE:
Loyola University Chicago
Degree: Master of Social Work (MSW)
UNDERGRADUATE:
University of Alabama at Birmingham,
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Social Services
Research Interests
- Cultural inclusivity in higher education and mental health spaces
- Women of color throughout the life span.
Clinical Interests
- Women's wellness issues with a focus on depression and anxiety.
Board Certification
- License Clinical Social Worker
Publications
- Ford, S. A.. Embodying Change: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study of Black Women with Master’s Degrees in Social Work (Order No. 28028207). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I. (2453654832). June 2020
Honors and Awards
- 2016 Social Work Field Supervisor of the Year, Loyola University Chicago at Carthage
Professional Societies
- Georgia Society of Clinical Social Work
- American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Integrated Health Member