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1985: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Social Work, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dissertation entitled: Contemporary American Indians and Access to Health Services: Urban and Reservation Differences in Use of Social Networks to Access Health Services. Doctoral Committee: Barbara Shore, Chair; Martha Baum, William T. Hall, Hide Yamatani.
1981: Master of Public Health (MPH) in Health Services Administration, Maternal Child Health Programming, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh. Master's thesis: Utilization of Health Services by Western Pennsylvania Urban Indians. Committee chair: William T. Hall.1968: Master of Social Work (MSW), School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Major research paper: Human Service Delivery in Rural Settings. Advisors: John Tropman, John Erlich.
HUSR 1074 Human Services Practicum - seminar and internship supervision.
PSYC 1013 General Psychology – introductory, General Education course.
PSYC 2093 Abnormal Psychology – undergraduate elective course.
SOCI 1163 General Sociology – introductory, General Education course.
New Alfred State Courses developed awaiting approvalSOCI 8003 Transcultural Issues in Health Care – a new course included as a required course in the new Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.
HUSR 5xx3 Case Management Systems – a new core course included in the proposed new B. S. in Human Services Management program.
HUSR 5x14 Human Services Field Practicum Seminar– the new upper division field practicum included in the new B.S. in Human Services Management program.
HUSR 5x15 Human Services Field Practicum – the new field practicum in Human Services management
HUSR 5xx3 Rural Community Organization—new course on rural community structure and organizing.
HUSR 5xx3 Issues in Human Services—new course on the evolution of American social problems and policy.
Florida Gulf Coast UniversityHUS 1001 Introduction to Human Services. Three-hour prerequisite course, developed and presented in both an Internet-based format and an in-class format.
HUS 3601 Human Services Delivery Systems. Three-hour core course with technological content and methods.
HUS 3410 Case Management Problem-Solving in Human Services. Three-hour core course with technological content and methods. In 1999, developed a completely Internet-based version of this course.HUS 3201 Interventions with Groups and Communities. Three-hour core course with technological content and methods.
HUS 4508 Substance Abuse and the Family. Three hour Internet based course that meets certification requirements for substance abuse counselors.HUS 4560 Social Problems & Policy. Three hour senior course with technological content and advocacy experiences.
HUS 4604 Issues in Health Care. Popular three hour elective course on current policy and practice in health care. Originated the course.
HUS 4683 Substance Abuse Treatment and Resources. Three-hour course that meets substance abuse counselor certification requirements. Cross-listed with Criminal Justice.
HUS 4931 Human Services Integrative Senior Seminar. Three-hour core course, the capstone course integrating program content and preparing graduates for professional career development, experiential content.HUS 4937 Health, Mental Health and Poverty. Three-hour elective course focusing on the socioeconomic aspects of health and mental health. Newly developed with technological content and methods.
SOW 6124 Theoretical Perspectives on Mental Dysfunctioning. Three-hour core clinical graduate course. Presented in three formats, an Internet distance learning course for post-MSW students; a face-to-face course for MSW students, and a distributive learning version that combines the Internet and face-to-face formats.
SOW 6126 Theoretical Perspectives on Physical Dysfunctioning. Two-hour core graduate course in a seminar format.
SOW 6344 Clinical Community Social Work Practice III: Social Work with Groups. Three-hour required course in group work.
SOW 6931 Substance Abuse and Families. Three-hour, graduate clinical elective course in a lecture-discussion format. Developed as an addition to the curriculum to include certification requirements.
SOW 6375 Macro Practice Seminar. Three-hour required graduate course on the application of management and community organization knowledge for the direct practice social worker.
University of South FloridaSOW 6125 Theories of Mental and Physical Dysfunction. Five hour required clinical course. Fort Myers Campus.
Haskell Indian Nations UniversityHuman Sexuality. Three-hour course, required for all pre-social work students, pre-education, and a popular elective for many other majors. Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, KS. Taught every semester for eight years.
Family Systems and Alcohol Problems. Three-hour elective course for social work, education, and alcoholism counseling students. Haskell Indian Nations University. Taught annually for four years. Modules of the course presented to tribal programs.
Introduction to Human Sexuality. Co-authored with technical specialist as a computer-assisted instruction course. Offered as an asynchronous version of the above Human Sexuality course both on campus and via distance (mailed).
Stress Management. Taught in multiple formats including a three-hour course in behavioral sciences, one-hour module in business management, and workshop format for tribal and government employees.
Social and Behavioral Sciences, Alfred State College
September 2005 to present
Associate Professor and Acting Chair,Division of Social Work, Florida Gulf Coast University
May 25, 2005 to July 1, 2005.
Associate Professor and BSW Program Coordinator,Division of Social Work, Florida Gulf Coast University
August 2004 to August 2005
Associate Professor and Coordinator, Human Services Program.Promotion April 2001 with continuing contract (FGCU).
Assistant Professor and Coordinator, Human Services Program. Founding Coordinator, Social Work and Human Services, College of Public Services, Florida Gulf Coast University. January 1997 to April 2001.
Visiting Assistant Professor and Coordinator, Social Work and Human Services. College of Professional Studies, Florida Gulf Coast University. July 1996 to December 1996.Admissions Coordinator and Adjunct Assistant Professor. MSW Social Work Program, Fort Myers Campus, University of South Florida, Part-time, January 1994 to June 1996.
Adjunct Clinical Professor (Field Instructor). School of Social Work, Fort Myers Program, Barry University, Part-time 1993 to 1995.Mental Health Clinical Consultant and Professor (an unranked, untenured institution). Health and Human Services, Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, Kansas. July 1981 to May 1992.
Field Instructor and Lecturer. School of Social Work, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, Part-time 1982 to 1992.Field Instructor and Clinical Instructor. School of Social Work, Clinical Psychology Department, and Family Medicine, University of Oklahoma, Claremore Indian Hospital Residency Program, Claremore, Oklahoma, 1974-1979.
Mental Health Consultant and Staff Educator. Seneca Indian School (Federal boarding school K-8th grades), Seneca, Oklahoma. 1974-1979.Lecturer. Social and Behavioral Sciences, Rogers State College (now Rogers State University), Claremore, OK, Part-time 1974-1979.
Mental Health Consultant and Staff Educator. Wahpeton Indian School (Federal boarding school K-8th grades), Wahpeton, North Dakota. Flandreau Indian School (Federal boarding school 9-12th grades), Flandreau, South Dakota, 1970-1974.
Director, After-School, Adult Education, and Community Programs. Lincoln-Spain Community School Complex, Detroit Public Schools, Detroit, Michigan, 1968-1970.
Administration
BSW Program Director (FGCU). Appointed to lead the undergraduate program through the formation and accreditation process. August 2004 to August 2005.
Coordinator, Human Services Program. Division of Social Work and Human Services, College of Public Services, Florida Gulf Coast University, 1996 to August 2005.Director of Social Services and Executive Management Team. Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida (serving Charlotte, Glades, Hendry, and Lee Counties), Fort Myers, Florida, (detailed assignment from Bureau of Primary Health/HRSA, U. S. Public Health Service) 1992 to 1996.
Social Work Administrator and Manager, Clinical Information Systems. Haskell Service Unit (three counties of NE Kansas), Oklahoma Region, Indian Health Service, U. S. Public Health Service, 1981 to 1992.Director of Human Services (Social Work, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Programs). Claremore Service Unit (three counties of NE Oklahoma), Oklahoma City Area, Indian Health Service, 1974 to 1979.
Service Unit Director (CEO). Sisseton Service Unit (Inter-state, four county area in NE South Dakota, SE North Dakota, and Western Minnesota), Aberdeen Area, Indian Health Service, U. S. Public Health Service, 1972 to 1974.Director of Human Services (Social Work, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Programs), Sisseton Service Unit, Aberdeen Area, Indian Health Service, 1970 to 1972.
Director of School-Community Programs. Lincoln-Spain Community School Complex, Detroit Public Schools, Detroit, Michigan, 1968 to 1970.
Clinical Experience
Clinical Supervision and Consultation. Private practice, 1996 to present.
Clinical Supervision and Consultation (community service). Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida, Fort Myers, FL, 1996 to August 2005.Consultation, CARS program, Florida Gulf Coast University, 2002-2005.
Clinical Social Work and Supervision. Family Health Services of Southwest Florida, 1992 to 1996.
Clinical Social Work and Supervision. Haskell Health Center, Lawrence, KS., 1981 to 1992.
Clinical Social Work and Supervision. Claremore Indian Hospital, Claremore, OK, 1974 to 1979.
Clinical Social Work and Supervision. Sisseton Indian Hospital, Sisseton, SD, 1970 to 1974.
Clinical Social Work. Lincoln-Spain Schools, Detroit Public Schools, 1968 to 1970.
Professional Development Grant: Alfred State Academic Affairs competitive grant, $1000. toward the cost of participating in the APHA Annual Conference, January 2007.
Professional Development Grant: Alfred State professional development grant to participate in the Family Development Credential Instructor Training, Cornell University, July 2006.
Grants submitted 2004-2005: U.S. HUD College Outreach Partnership Grant, U.S. DHHS Rapid Response grant for hurricane impact study.Professional Development Grant. Support for participation and presentation at the Bachelor of Social Work Program Director’s Annual Conference, FGCU Faculty Senate Fund, October 2003, $1000.
Professional Development Grant. Support for participation and presentation at the Bachelor of Social Work Program Director’s Annual Conference, FGCU Faculty Senate Fund, October 2002, $1200.Instructional Support Grant. Case Management software to support HUS Case Management distributive learning course. Donated by Radii Technologies, Orlando, FL, $32,500, August 2003.
Co-Investigator with Redlands Christian Migrant Association. Establishment of the Family Development Credential for Migrant Education Workers in Florida, $40,000 to FGCU to-date.Principal Investigator. Homelessness in Southwest Florida. Renewed for the sixth year. Funded by the Florida Department of Children and Families, 1997 to present. FY 2003 & 2004, $36,600, FY 2005-$89,000.
Grant proposal written and submitted. Faith-based collaboration in homeless health care. Submitted to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, July 2002.
Co-Investigator (with Amanda Goff and P.A. Washington). Charlotte County needs assessment. A countywide, quantitative and qualitative survey of human services in Charlotte County. Funded by a consortium of agencies led by the Health Department, 2000.Lounsberry, G. A Day in the Life of a Commissioned Officer. In Grobman, L. (Editor). Days in the Lives of Social Workers (vol. 3), 2005, Harrisburg, PA: White Hat Communications.
Lounsberry, G. and Madera-Fernandez, J. Application of Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) in Southwest Florida. Contracted report, Florida Department of Children and Families, June 2002.Lounsberry, G. 2001 Annual Report to the Governor on Homelessness in Southwest Florida. Florida Department of Children and Families, May 2001 (Annual report updated every year).
Lounsberry, G. 2000 Annual Report to the Governor on Homelessness in Southwest Florida. Florida Department of Children and Families. March 2001.Washington, P., Lounsberry, G., Mayfield, G., & Goff, A. The Charlotte County Millennium Project. The Institute of Government, Florida Gulf Coast University, January 2000. (Invited report.)
Lounsberry, G. 1999 Annual Report to the Governor and Legislature on Homeless Conditions in District 8. Florida Department of Children and Families, November 1999. (Invited report.)Lounsberry, G. Human Services Student Handbook 1999-2000. Florida Gulf Coast University, August 1999.
Barnett-Queen, T.R., Bennett, C., Lounsberry, G., Mayfield, G. "Social Service Needs of Domestic Violence Victims in Migrant Farmworker Families in South Florida" in T. McClam & M. Woodside (Eds.) Human Service Delivery in the 21st Century. Birmingham, AL: Ebsco Media (2001).Lounsberry, G. County Data Supplement to the 1998 Annual Report to the Governor and Legislature, Florida Department of Children and Families and Florida Gulf Coast University, January 1999.
Lounsberry, G. 1998 Annual Report to the Governor and Florida Legislature on Homelessness in District 8. Florida Department of Children & Families and Florida Gulf Coast University, November 1998.Lounsberry, G. 1998 Supplemental Report on Homelessness in District 8 by County. Florida Department of Children & Families and Florida Gulf Coast University, December 1998.
Lounsberry, G. Human Services Student Handbook. Fort Myers, FL: Florida Gulf Coast University, August 1998.Lounsberry, G. Homeless Persons Directory of Services in Florida District 8. Fort Myers, FL: Florida Department of Children & Families and Florida Gulf Coast University, May 1998.
M. Greene, G. Lounsberry, M. Isaacs, J. McGaha, D. Cozzetto. “Interdisciplinary Partnerships: The University’s Role As Change Agent.” National Forum of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal. Vol. 15, no. 2, 1998-1999. (A peer-reviewed journal.) G. Lounsberry. "The Ecology of Social Work and Human Services in Southwest Florida." Submitted for publication in Proceedings University of Pittsburgh Social Work Doctoral Program Anniversary Conference, University of Pittsburgh, January 1997.Consultant and Event Planner, Scio Memorial Library, Scio, New York, Spring 2006.
FGCU President’s Representative, Lee County Human Services Task Force, 003-2005
Chairman, Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida Governing Board, 2004-2005.Vice Chairman, Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida Governing Board,2002-2004.
Treasurer, Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida Governing Board, 1999- 2001. Federal grant reviewer and editor.
President, Community Coordinating Council, Lee County, Florida, 1998-2000.
Chair, Nominating Committee and Chair, Advocacy Committee, 2001- 2002.
Committee on Program Development, Health Planning Council of Southwest Florida, 2002.
Consultant and Grant Advisor and Reviewer. Immokalee Friendship House, 2001-2002. Organization successfully obtained $1 million grant to build a new migrant farm worker shelter.
Stakeholders Advisory Board, Kids First, District 8 Children and Families, 1999 to 2004.Health Advisory Board Member, Redlands Christian Migrant Association, 1993 to 2005.
Organizing member, SHARE food distribution program, 1995 to 2005.
Chair, Bishop Verot High School, Academic Boosters Advisory Board, 1995 to 1996; Member, 1992 to 2000.Presenter and consultant to public schools on Native American culture and art.
Advisor and presenter to high school students on public service careers.
Science Fair Review Committee, Dunbar Middle School, 1994 –2005.
UNIVERSITY/PROGRAM COMMITTEES Alfred State CollegeChancellor’s Award Committee for Faculty Scholarship, Fall 2006-Spring 2007.
Student Services Committee, AY 2006-2007.
Workload Committee, Alfred State College, AY 2005-06.
Curriculum Review Committee, Social and Behavioral Sciences..
Human Services Committee, Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Faculty representative, Summer Freshman Orientation, July 2006.
Florida Gulf Coast UniversityElected College representative, FGCU Faculty Senate, 2002-2005
Appointed faculty representative, SACS Reaffirmation Self-Study Committee,Fall 2003 to 2005.
Appointed faculty representative, NCAA Athletic Program Self-Study Committee, October 2002-2005.
Appointed faculty representative, Search Committee College Administrative Assistant, College of Professional Studies, 2001.
Elected member, College Peer Review Committee, 2002 to 2004.
Member, College Leadership Team, 2000-2005.
Chair, Social Work Faculty Search Committee, 2001.
Chair, Field Faculty Search Committee, Social Work and Human Services, 2000.
Elected representative to the Institutional Affairs Team. 2000 - 2002.
Elected Alternate Faculty Senator. 1998-2000.
Elected member. Executive Council, School of Public and Social Services,1999- 2000.
Member, Division Faculty Search Committee, 1999-2000, 2002-2003.
Member, Division Student Affairs Committee, 1999-2005.
FGCU representative on the State University System Course Numbering Committee for Human Services and Social Work, 1998-2005.
Co-chair, BSW Curriculum Committee, 2003-2005.
Chair, BSW Registration Committee, 2005-2005.
Member, Division Faculty Development Committee, 2000-2005.
Member HUS Policies and Procedures Committee, 1997-2004.
Member HUS Field Committee, 1997-2004.
Member MSW Admissions Committee, 1997-2004.
Member, Division Student Affairs Committee, 2000-2005.
Faculty Advisor. Rotaract Club at FGCU—the college unit of Rotary International. 1999 -2000.
Faculty Advisor. Human Services Student Organization, 1998-2000.
Program presenter and representative. Student Expo days, fall and spring semesters, annually 1996-2005.
Recognition Award for service as Vice Chairman of Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida, January 2004.
Outstanding Leadership Award. Community Coordinating Council of Southwest Florida. January 2000.
National Association of Social Workers, 1968-present. New York State Chapter, Southern Tier Unit.
Past President, Southwest Florida Unit, Florida Chapter:
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Section; School Social Work Section
American Public Health Association, Governing Council elected member, Social Work and Mental Health Sections, American Indian/Alaska Native and Homeless Caucuses.
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), Faculty Member. 1992-2006.
Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD), Faculty Member, 1996-2006.
Florida Coalition for the Homeless, Florida State Task Force on Data, 1992-2006.
Florida Public Health Association, Social Work Section, 1992-2006.
Commissioned Officers Association of the U. S. Public Health Service.
Clinicians United for Service to the Underserved, National Health Service Corps Alumni.
Association of Military Surgeons of the United States
Military Officers Association of the United States
