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Susan Glassburn

Email:
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Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work — 2024 – Present

  • Trustee Teaching Award
    Indiana University School of Social Work — 2022
  • Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching
    Indiana University — 2021
  • Outstanding Teacher Award
    MSW Student Association — 2017
  • Outstanding Teacher of the Year
    MSW Student Association — 2016
  • American Geriatrics Society Recognition
    American Geriatrics Society — 2023

  • Aging Research Network Conference
    Professional conference attendance — 2025
  • Aging Research Network Symposium
    Professional symposium attendance — 2025
  • High Impact Practices and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
    Professional workshop — 2025 – Present
  • Addressing Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Special Focus on Holidays and Anniversaries
    American Society on Aging — 2025
  • Training for Faculty Search Committees
    Indiana University Indianapolis — 2024
  • ChatGPT, Generative AI, and Syllabi: An Ethics of Practice
    IU Center for Teaching and Learning — 2023
  • Speed Dating with IU Learning Technologies
    Indiana University — 2022
  • Indiana Network of Healthcare Social Workers Conference
    INHCSW — 2022
  • The Teaching Professor Weekly Online
    Continuing education program — 2022 – Present
  • Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching Conference and Induction
    FACET — 2021
  • LIFT Mentoring Circles
    Indiana University Academic Affairs — 2021 – 2022
  • Dossier Preparation Workshop
    Indiana University Office of Academic Affairs — 2021
  • Doctoral Speaker Series
    Indiana University School of Social Work — 2021
  • Top Hat: Canvas Teaching Tool Workshop
    IU Center for Teaching and Learning — 2021
  • Group Concept Mapping Training for Research
    Group Wisdom Concept Systems — 2021
  • Dossier Preparation Workshop
    Indiana University Indianapolis — 2019
  • ECHO Training: Remote Teaching and Learning Platform
    ECHO Institute of New Mexico — 2019
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Bootcamp
    Praxis — 2019
  • Course Consultation with the Center for Teaching and Learning
    Indiana University Indianapolis — 2019 – Present
  • Indiana Society for Social Work Leadership in Healthcare Annual Conference
    ISSWLHC — 2019
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Workshop
    Indiana University School of Social Work — 2019
  • When Hoping to Help Hurts: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Global Health Volunteerism
    IU Office of Study Abroad — 2018
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Workshop
    Community Hospital — 2017
  • Narrative Writing in Medicine
    Indiana University School of Medicine — 2017
  • Gottman Level 1 Certification in Marriage Counseling
    National Marriage Seminars — 2017
  • IU Social Work Alumni Conference
    Indiana University — 2016 – 2022
  • Educational Neuroscience
    School Social Work Association — 2016
  • International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry
    Professional conference — 2016
  • Post-Traumatic Growth
    Indiana Society for Social Work Leadership in Healthcare — 2016
  • Indiana Society for Social Work Leadership in Healthcare Conference
    Continuing education program — 2006 – Present

TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS — GRADUATE
Course Subject and Class NumberCourse NameDelivery MethodTerm and YearEnrollment Total
SWK-S 692PRCT SKLLS FOR HEALTH CARE SETIn Person 1Fall 202522
SWK-S 696CONFRNT LSS,GRIEF,DEATH&BRVMNTIn Person 1Fall 202527
SWK-S 692PRCT SKLLS FOR HEALTH CARE SETHybridDist 1Fall 20256
SWK-S 518CLINICAL THEORY AND PRACTICEIn Person 2Spring 202538
SWK-S 694SW PRACTICE WITH OLDER ADULTSIn Person 1Spring 20259
SWK-S 692PRCT SKLLS FOR HEALTH CARE SETIn Person 1Fall 202412
SWK-S 696CONFRNT LSS,GRIEF,DEATH&BRVMNTIn Person 1Fall 202419
SWK-S 696CONFRNT LSS,GRIEF,DEATH&BRVMNTIn Person 1Summer 202411
SWK-S 518CLINICAL THEORY AND PRACTICEIn Person 1Spring 202419
SWK-S 694SW PRACTICE WITH OLDER ADULTSIn Person 1Spring 202414
OTHER TEACHING
Course Subject and Class NumberCourse NameDelivery MethodTerm and YearEnrollment Total
SWK-S 696CONFRNT LSS,GRIEF,DEATH&BRVMNTN/AFall 202326
SWK-S 692PRCT SKLLS FOR HEALTH CARE SETN/AFall 202323
SWK-S 518CLINICAL THEORY AND PRACTICEN/ASpring 202316
SWK-D 652SOCIAL WORK PRACTICUM IIIN/ASpring 20231
SWK-S 694SW PRACTICE WITH OLDER ADULTSN/ASpring 202322
SWK-S 652SWK PRACTICUM IIIN/ASpring 20234
SWK-S 696CONFRNT LSS,GRIEF,DEATH&BRVMNTN/AFall 202221
SWK-S 692PRCT SKLLS FOR HEALTH CARE SETN/AFall 202213
SWK-D 651SOCIAL WORK PRACTICUM IIN/AFall 20221
SWK-S 651SWK PRACTICUM IIN/AFall 20224
SWK-D 517ASSESSMENT IN MH & ADDICTIONSN/ASummer 202224
SWK-S 693PRAC IND, FAM & COM IN HEALTHN/ASummer 202212
SWK-S 518CLINICAL THEORY AND PRACTICEN/ASpring 202222
SWK-D 652SOCIAL WORK PRACTICUM IIIN/ASpring 20221
SWK-S 694SW PRACTICE WITH OLDER ADULTSN/ASpring 202226
SWK-S 652SWK PRACTICUM IIIN/ASpring 20224
SWK-S 696CONFRNT LSS,GRIEF,DEATH&BRVMNTN/AFall 202126
SWK-S 692PRCT SKLLS FOR HEALTH CARE SETN/AFall 202118
SWK-D 651SOCIAL WORK PRACTICUM IIN/AFall 20211
SWK-S 651SWK PRACTICUM IIN/AFall 20210
SWK-S 651SWK PRACTICUM IIN/AFall 20214
SWK-D 517ASSESSMENT IN MH & ADDICTIONSN/ASummer 20210
SWK-S 518CLINICAL THEORY AND PRACTICEN/ASummer 202118
SWK-S 724SOCIAL WORK TEACHINGN/ASummer 20219
SWK-S 694SW PRACTICE WITH OLDER ADULTSN/ASpring 202128
SWK-S 518CLINICAL THEORY AND PRACTICEN/ASpring 202123
SWK-S 652SWK PRACTICUM IIIN/ASpring 202112
SWK-S 692PRCT SKLLS FOR HEALTH CARE SETN/AFall 202019
SWK-S 651SWK PRACTICUM IIN/AFall 202012
SWK-S 696CONFRNT LSS,GRIEF,DEATH&BRVMNTN/AFall 202029
SWK-D 517ASSESSMENT IN MH & ADDICTIONSN/ASummer 202020
SWK-S 518CLINICAL THEORY AND PRACTICEN/ASpring 202015
SWK-D 652SOCIAL WORK PRACTICUM IIIN/ASpring 20201
SWK-S 694SW PRACTICE WITH OLDER ADULTSN/ASpring 202022
SWK-S 652SWK PRACTICUM IIIN/ASpring 20204
SWK-S 508GENERALIST THEORY AND PRACTICEN/AFall 201914
SWK-S 692PRCT SKLLS FOR HEALTH CARE SETN/AFall 201920
SWK-D 651SOCIAL WORK PRACTICUM IIN/AFall 20191
SWK-S 651SWK PRACTICUM IIN/AFall 20194
SWK-D 517ASSESSMENT IN MH & ADDICTIONSN/ASummer 201917
SWK-S 518CLINICAL THEORY AND PRACTICEN/ASummer 201913
SWK-S 600SEMINAR IN SOC WORKN/ASpring 201914
SWK-S 600SEMINAR IN SOC WORKN/ASpring 20191
SWK-S 694SW PRACTICE WITH OLDER ADULTSN/ASpring 201918
SWK-S 652SWK PRACTICUM IIIN/ASpring 20196
SWK-S 652SWK PRACTICUM IIIN/ASpring 20195
SWK-S 651SWK PRACTICUM IIN/AFall 20185
SWK-S 692HEALTH CARE PRACTICE IN/AFall 201818
SWK-S 692HEALTH CARE PRACTICE IN/AFall 201815
SWK-S 651SWK PRACTICUM IIN/AFall 20185
SWK-D 517ASSESSMENT IN MH & ADDICTIONSN/ASummer 201819
SWK-S 600SEMINAR IN SOC WORKN/ASummer 201816
SWK-S 600SEMINAR IN SOC WORKN/ASpring 201814
SWK-S 692HEALTH CARE PRACTICE IN/AFall 201719
SWK-S 692HEALTH CARE PRACTICE IN/AFall 201711
SWK-S 514PRACTICE INDIVID & FAMILIES IN/ASpring 201717
SWK-S 600SEMINAR IN SOC WORKN/ASpring 201714
SWK-S 600SEMINAR IN SOC WORKN/ASpring 20171
SWK-S 555SOCIAL WORK PRACTICUM IN/ASpring 201710
SWK-S 694SW PRACTICE WITH OLDER ADULTSN/ASpring 201728
SWK-S 514PRACTICE INDIVID & FAMILIES IN/ASpring 201720
SWK-S 692HEALTH CARE PRACTICE IN/AFall 201621
SWK-S 504PROF PRACTICE SKILLS IN/AFall 201620
SWK-S 504PROF PRACTICE SKILLS IN/AFall 201617
SWK-S 692HEALTH CARE PRACTICE IN/AFall 201625
SWK-S 514PRACTICE INDIVID & FAMILIES IN/ASpring 201622
SWK-S 514PRACTICE INDIVID & FAMILIES IN/ASpring 201618
SWK-S 694SW PRACTICE WITH OLDER ADULTSN/ASpring 201619
SWK-S 652SWK PRACTICUM IIIN/ASpring 20161
SWK-S 517ASSESS MENTAL HLTH & ADDICTNSN/ASpring 201626
SWK-S 692HEALTH CARE PRACTICE IN/AFall 201513
SWK-S 504PROF PRACTICE SKILLS IN/AFall 201516
SWK-S 504PROF PRACTICE SKILLS IN/AFall 201518
SWK-S 692HEALTH CARE PRACTICE IN/AFall 201521
SWK-S 501PROF SOCIAL WORK: AN IMMERSIONN/ASummer 201513
SWK-S 501PROF SOCIAL WORK: AN IMMERSIONN/ASummer 201512
SWK-S 514PRACTICE INDIVID & FAMILIES IN/ASpring 201418
SWK-S 555SOCIAL WORK PRACTICUM IN/ASummer 201411
SWKD-D 517ASSESSMENT IN MH & ADDICTIONSN/ASpring 201417
SWK-S 694SW PRACTICE WITH OLDER ADULTSN/ASpring 201430
SWK-S 692HEALTH CARE PRACTICE IN/AFall 201323
SWK-S 504PROF PRACTICE SKILLS IN/AFall 201312
SWK-S 513HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN SOC ENVIR IIN/ASummer 201327
SWKD-D 501PROF SOCIAL WORK: AN IMMERSIONN/AWinter 201211

  • Graduate Independent Study Advisor
    Supervised independent study (Phillips, M.) — 2025 – Present
  • Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member
    Educational Neuroscience (Dennis, S.) — 2018
  • Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member
    Sexual addiction (Pfeiffer, D.) — 2018

  • Major Course Revision — Social Work Teaching (SWK-S 724)
    Indiana University School of Social Work — 2021
  • Motivational Interviewing Training for Interprofessional Students
    Guest lecture and training session — 2021
  • Community Engagement Project — Social Work Practice with Older Adults (SWK-S 694)
    Course development initiative — 2021
  • Major Course Revision — Grief, Loss, Death, and Bereavement
    Indiana University School of Social Work — 2020
  • TEACH Program Facilitator
    Indiana University School of Social Work — 2018 – 2021
  • Study Abroad Course Development — Trafficking and Empowerment (India)
    Indiana University School of Social Work — 2017 – 2019

  • Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Grant Dementia Module
    Major curriculum revision — 2021

  • Study Abroad Innovation Grant
    IUPUI Office of International Affairs — Principal investigator — 2021
  • Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Grant
    HRSA — Personnel — 2021
  • Comprehensive Pain Clinic – Grand Challenges Grant
    Indiana University — Personnel — 2019 – 2023

  • Telebehavioral Health Fellowship for Master of Social Work Students
    Indiana CTSI Community Health Partnerships Trailblazer Award — Principal investigator — 2021

Teaching Presentations — Invited

  • From Grievers to Champions: Pre-Pandemic Perspectives on the Transition to Online Teaching
    Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting — 2021
  • Building the Plane While Flying: Teaching Social Work Online Pre and Post Pandemic
    International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry — 2021
  • A New Geriatrics Interprofessional Curriculum for Advanced Practice Nurses, Social Workers, and Third-Year Medical Students
    Interprofessional education presentation — 2019
  • Learning Outcomes of a New Interprofessional Geriatrics Curriculum
    Interprofessional education presentation — 2019

Teaching Presentations — Peer-Reviewed

  • Building the Plane While Flying: Teaching Social Work Online Pre and Post Pandemic
    International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry — 2021
  • Tradeoffs: The Lived Experiences of Social Work Educators Transitioning to Online Teaching
    International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry — 2021
  • From Grievers to Champions: Pre-Pandemic Perspectives on the Transition to Online Teaching
    Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting — 2021
  • Building the Plane While Flying: An Autoethnography of Social Work Educators
    International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry — 2020
  • Tradeoffs: The Lived Experiences of Social Work Educators Transitioning to Online Teaching
    International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry — 2020

Campus Service

  • Facilitator
    Indiana University Interprofessional Education Center — 2023 – Present

Active Grants

  • Mental Health America of Indiana Older Adults Training Grant
    Humana — $15,000 — Personnel — 2025 – Present

Completed Grants

  • Indiana Geriatrics Education and Training Center (Indiana GETC) 2.0
    Health Resources and Services Administration — $3,932,181 — Personnel — 2019 – 2024
  • Comprehensive Pain Clinic – Grand Challenges Grant
    Indiana University — Personnel — 2019 – 2023
  • Comprehensive Counseling – Lilly Endowment Grant
    MSD Lawrence Township — $89,999 — Personnel — 2018 – 2021
  • Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Project (GWEP)
    Health Resources and Services Administration — Personnel — 2015 – 2018

Research Presentations — Invited

  • Role Play v. Real Play in the Classroom: Vulnerability and Risk-Taking in Learning Counseling Skills
    E.C. Moore Symposium — 2023
  • The Lived Experience of Compassion Fatigue and Burnout for Social Workers
    International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry — 2023
  • Real-Play Versus Role-Play in the Classroom: Student Vulnerability and Risk-Taking
    EC Moore Conference on Teaching — 2023
  • Opioid Trends at an Interprofessional Education-Based Comprehensive Pain Assessment Clinic
    Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference — 2022
  • Bridging the Gap: Health Professions Learners’ Involvement with an Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice Model Addressing the Opioid Crisis
    National Academies of Practice Annual Meeting — 2022
  • Real-Play Versus Role-Play in the Classroom: Vulnerability and Risk-Taking in Learning Counseling Skills
    International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry — 2022
  • Not Your Mama’s Healthcare
    Professional presentation — 2022
  • Promoting and Assessing Human Rights-Based Social Work Teaching Practice
    Assessment Institute — 2021
  • Building the Plane While Flying: An Autoethnography of Social Work Educators
    International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry — 2021
  • Quality Improvement on the QI: Improving Quality Improvement Education for Interprofessional Learners
    IU School of Medicine Education Day — 2021
  • Deconstructing the Perfect Storm: Compassion Fatigue and Burnout in Social Work
    Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting — 2020
  • Tradeoffs: The Lived Experience of Social Work Educators Transitioning to Online Teaching
    International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry — 2020
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in a Nutshell
    Indiana Network of Health Care Social Workers — 2020
  • Effective Communication Facilitates Team Coordination and Collaboration in an Interprofessional Primary Care Clinic
    Collaborating Across Borders International Conference — 2019
  • The Secret to Becoming a Good Social Worker: Mentoring
    Indiana Society of Social Work Leadership in Health Care — 2019
  • Applied Educational Neuroscience in Classrooms: A Grounded Theory Study
    International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry — 2018
  • Bringing Home Activist Selves: The Longer-Term Impact of Short-Term Study Abroad
    Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting — 2018
  • Where’s the Roadmap: New MSW Graduates in the Workforce
    Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting — 2018
  • An Innovative Geriatrics Interprofessional Curriculum
    All Together Better Health Conference — 2018
  • Managing Anxiety Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
    Indiana Society of Social Work Leadership in Health Care — 2018
  • Development of a New Geriatrics Interprofessional Curriculum for Medical, Advanced Practice Nursing, and Social Work Students
    Interprofessional Practice and Education Conference — 2017
  • Fried Social Worker: Compassion Fatigue and Burnout in the Profession
    International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry — 2017
  • New MSWs in the Workforce: The Journey from Student to Professional
    Indiana Association for Social Work Leadership in Health Care — 2016
  • Staying Fresh: Preventing Compassion Fatigue and Burnout
    Indiana University Alumni Conference — 2016

Research Presentations — Peer-Reviewed

  • More Than Discrimination: The Harmful Health Effects of Ageism on Older Adults
    Conference presentation — 2025
  • Navigating Professional Loss: What Do We Do with Our Grief from Losing Our Patients
    Conference presentation — 2025
  • It Means Everything … and It Means Nothing: MSW Experiences with Taking the Licensure Exam
    Conference presentation — 2025

Research Presentations — Other

  • Ageism in the Healthcare System
    Professional presentation — 2024
  • Promoting Resilience in Cultures of Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
    Professional presentation — 2024
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Hospice
    Ethics session presentation — 2023
  • Empathetic Listening
    Geriatrics on the Go Podcast — 2023
  • When the Walls Fall Down: Navigating Boundary Work in Hospice Social Work
    Professional ethics presentation — 2022
  • Coping with Grief from Chronic Illness and Pain
    Integrated Pain Management ECHO — 2022
  • Real Talk about Grief and Supporting Grieving Individuals
    Indiana Professional Management Group Conference — 2022
  • Ethical Issues in Hospice Social Work
    Flanner & Buchanan Ethics Series — 2021
  • Motivational Interviewing in Pain Management
    ECHO Pain Management Program — 2021
  • Goal Setting in Motivational Interviewing
    IU Pain Management ECHO — 2020
  • Grief and Loss for Older Adults
    Indiana Geriatrics Conference — 2020
  • Ethics in Hospice and End-of-Life Care
    Professional seminar — 2020
  • Moral Distress in Social Work
    Indiana University Interprofessional Education — 2020
  • Human Trafficking
    Cohen & Malad Symposium on Human Trafficking — 2019
  • Qualitative Research: Grounded Theory
    Indiana University School of Nursing — 2019
  • Motivational Interviewing Workshop
    Marion County Drug Court Training — 2019
  • Finding Joy, Bearing the Grief
    ALS Society Support Group — 2018
  • Empowerment of Women in the Sex Trade: Lessons from India
    Indiana University Alumni Association Conference — 2017
  • Staying Fresh: Dealing with Compassion Fatigue and Burnout
    Indiana Association of Resources and Child Advocacy — 2016

University Service — College/School

  • Dissertation committee member
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; served on dissertation committee for Tayon Swafford — 2024
  • Dissertation committee member
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; served as qualitative methods expert for Eprise Richardson Armstrong — 2024
  • Dean search committee member
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; participated in dean search — 2023 – 2024
  • Curriculum revision committee chair
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; led curriculum revision across seven IU campuses — 2023 – 2025
  • Doctoral committee member
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; doctoral committee for Eprise Armstrong Richardson — 2023 – 2024
  • Search committee member
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; participated in faculty search and selection panels — 2023
  • Qualifying exam committee member
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; qualifying exam committee for Meredith Canada — 2023
  • Faculty advisor
    Master of Social Work Student Association; liaison between students, faculty, and administration — 2022 – Present
  • Mentor to faculty
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; mentored faculty teaching a practice course — 2021
  • Doctoral dissertation committee member
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; committee member for Marcia French — 2021
  • Integrated Care Health meeting member
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; worked on integrated health curriculum — 2021 – 2023
  • Curriculum workgroup member
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; planning MSW coursework — 2021
  • Grading equity committee chair
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; led revision of grading policy language — 2021
  • Faculty senate member
    Indiana University Indianapolis; elected member of faculty senate — 2021 – Present
  • MSW committee member
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; admissions and curriculum participation — 2021 – Present
  • PhD committee member
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; admissions and curriculum planning — 2021 – Present
  • Doctoral dissertation committee member
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; committee member for Dustin Pifer — 2021
  • MSW curriculum workgroup member
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; curriculum revision work — 2021 – Present
  • International and global affairs committee member
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; international affairs work — 2021
  • MSW admissions committee member
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; screened MSW applicants — 2021
  • Advances Journal adjudicator
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; journal reviewer for school publications — 2020 – Present
  • Teaching peer review
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; observed and reported on teaching for Sada Fukui — 2020
  • Strategic planning committee chair
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; led strategic planning sessions and reporting — 2020
  • IU School of Social Work grading equity committee chair
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; led committee to update syllabus language — 2020 – 2021
  • Diversifying our curriculum workgroup member
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; participated in curriculum diversification efforts — 2020
  • Dissertation committee member
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; dissertation committee for Marcia French — 2020
  • Dissertation committee member
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; dissertation committee for Dustin Pifer (qualitative methods advisor) — 2020 – Present
  • Guest lecturer
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; guest lecture on end-of-life care — 2019
  • Faculty retreat attendee
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; participated in retreat activities and committee work — 2019
  • Dean’s Advisory Council member
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; advisory council participation — 2019 – 2020
  • International and global affairs committee member
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; policy and procedure contributions — 2019 – 2020
  • MSW committee chair
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; chaired MSW committee — 2018 – 2021
  • AMPATH Kenya project task force member
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; international collaboration visit to Kenya — 2018
  • MSW gala coordinator
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; coordinated MSW networking gala — 2018
  • Faculty senate secretary
    Indiana University Indianapolis; managed minutes and elections — 2018 – 2020
  • IUSSW search committee member
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; participated in admissions review — 2018
  • Doctoral dissertation committee member
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; committee member for Sheila Dennis — 2017 – 2018
  • CSWE accreditation workshop participant
    Indiana University Indianapolis; curriculum accreditation workshop — 2016
  • Student Outreach Clinic faculty advisor
    Indiana University Indianapolis; faculty advisor for student clinic — 2016 – 2018
  • MSW committee member
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; MSW committee participation — 2016 – 2022
  • Curriculum committee — health member
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; drafted proposed changes for health care practice focus — 2016 – Present
  • MSW committee member
    Indiana University Indianapolis, School of Social Work; foundation and intermediate curriculum work — 2004 – 2020

University Service — Campus

  • Interprofessional education facilitator
    Interprofessional Education Center, IUPUI; facilitated IPE sessions as part of TEACH program — 2023
  • Interprofessional education event organizer
    IUPUI TEACH curriculum; organized interprofessional student sessions — 2021
  • IUPUI Interprofessional Center advisor
    IUPUI; created motivational interviewing videos for Grand Challenges Grant — 2021
  • Search committee member
    Director of the Interprofessional Center search, IUPUI — 2021
  • Integrated care sub-committee chair
    IUPUI; coordinated integration of social work into IU Health system — 2021
  • Out of the Darkness Walk faculty sponsor
    IUPUI; faculty advisor for suicide prevention walk — 2020
  • Academic steering committee member
    IUPUI; represented school on interprofessional education matters — 2020
  • Search committee member
    IU Health Social Work Director search; participated in interviews — 2020
  • Integrated Care Team member
    Indiana University Healthcare; participated in integrated health-behavioral health planning — 2020 – Present
  • UCA shared resources committee member
    IPE schools collaboration during COVID-19 — 2020
  • International affairs — Fulbright review committee member
    IUPUI; reviewed Fulbright applications — 2019
  • TEACH curriculum facilitator
    IUPUI; facilitated one-day interprofessional TEACH sessions — 2019
  • ECHO coordinator
    IUPUI; facilitator and planner for ECHO pain management program — 2021 – Present
  • Liaison to Indiana University Health (chair)
    IUPUI; coordinated faculty-team integration with IU Health — 2021
  • Doctoral mentor — interprofessional education
    IUPUI; mentored doctoral student on qualitative design and analysis — 2021
  • IPE Center motivational interviewing videos designer
    IUPUI; wrote and performed role plays for teaching videos — 2020
  • Pain Clinic Committee member
    IUPUI; participated in quality improvement for pain clinic — 2019
  • IU Pain Clinic advisor
    IUPUI; developed clinic and mentored MSW students — 2019

University Service — University

  • FACET retreat planning committee member
    Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching (FACET) — 2021 – 2023
  • IPE curriculum committee member
    IUPUI interprofessional education curriculum — 2021 – Present
  • Search committee member
    Director of Interprofessional Education Center — 2021
  • ECHO organizer/coordinator
    University-wide ECHO pain management program — 2021 – Present
  • Liaison to Indiana University Health (committee chair)
    University collaboration on health integration — 2021
  • Mentor to doctoral student
    University-wide interprofessional education mentorship — 2021
  • Pain Clinic committee member
    University pain clinic quality improvement — 2019

Professional Service — Local

  • Komen Walk participant
    Indiana University School of Social Work team — 2019
  • Motivational interviewing presenter
    Marion County Drug Court — 2019
  • Clinical social worker hiring consultant
    IU Family Practice — 2019

Professional Service — State

  • Committee chair
    Indiana Association of Social Work Educators — 2021 – 2023
  • Conference co-chair and organizer
    Indiana Association of Social Work Educators (relaunch) — 2020
  • Treasurer
    Indiana Network for Social Work Leadership in Healthcare — 2019 – 2024
  • Treasurer
    Indiana Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care — 2015 – 2021

Professional Service — National

  • Manuscript reviewer
    Advances in Social Work Journal — 2019 – 2020

Professional Service — International

  • Ad hoc reviewer
    BMC Psychiatry — 2023
  • Ad hoc reviewer
    Social Work Journal — 2023
  • Manuscript reviewer
    The Clinical Supervisor Journal — 2021
  • Study abroad participant and collaborator
    Hearts in Motion (Guatemala) — 2016

Professional Service — Other

  • Campus promotion and tenure committee member
    IU Indianapolis Campus — 2025 – 2026
  • Article reviewer
    Gerontology & Geriatrics Education — 2025
  • PhD dissertation committee member
    Haresh Dalvi — 2025 – Present
  • MSW welcome night participant
    Indiana University Indianapolis — 2025
  • Post-tenure review committee member
    Indiana University Indianapolis — 2025 – Present
  • PhD committee member
    Nina Johnson — 2025
  • MSW commencement helper
    Indiana University Indianapolis — 2025
  • Community workshop presenter
    Motivational Interviewing for O'Connor House — 2025
  • Faculty mentor
    Course materials and Canvas support — 2025
  • MSW program recruitment activities
    Indiana University Indianapolis — 2025 – Present
  • Article reviewer
    Social Work Education — 2025
  • PhD committee member
    Ranjanya Nandi — 2025 – Present
  • Event organizer
    Voices From the Field — 2025
  • Board member
    Global Street Connect — 2025 – Present
  • Treasurer & conference committee member
    Indiana Network of Health Care Social Workers — 2025 – Present
  • Dissertation committee member
    Anamika Dhaske — 2024 – Present
  • Dissertation committee member
    Maryann Kaboi — 2024 – Present
  • Dissertation committee chair
    Tyler Jean — 2024 – Present
  • Dissertation committee member
    Rajanya Nandi — 2024 – Present
  • Dissertation committee member
    Tayon Swafford — 2024 – 2025
  • Curriculum committee chair
    IUSSW Curriculum Committee — 2023 – 2024
  • Dissertation committee member
    Meredith Canada — 2023 – Present
  • Treasurer
    Indiana Association of Social Work Educators — 2022 – Present
  • Board member
    Indiana Association of Social Work Educators — 2021 – Present
  • Podcast contributor
    IU Interprofessional Education Podcast — 2020 – Present
  • Podcast interviewee
    IU Interprofessional Education (moral distress) — 2020 – Present

  • Clinical faculty
    Student Outreach Clinic; supervise students and provide services to clients — 2025
  • Facilitator, Post-MSW Support Group
    Indiana University Indianapolis — 2025 – Present
  • Interprofessional education facilitator
    Indiana University Interprofessional Practice and Education Center — 2025
  • Facilitator, Comprehensive Pain Management ECHO
    IU ECHO Center — 2025 – Present
  • Clinical social worker and preceptor
    IU Family Practice; provided clinical services and supervised students in the Comprehensive Pain Program — 2019 – 2020

  • Glassburn, S., Dennis, S., & McCarthy, K. (2025). Navigating identity changes through the digital migration: A collaborative autoethnography of social work educators. American Journal of Distance Education, 39(3), 316–330.
  • Pfeifle, A., Glassburn, S., Frank, K., Fulton, J., Garrison, E., Bo, N., … Litzelman, D. (2023). Program evaluation of a new interprofessional geriatrics curriculum for advanced practice nursing and master of social work learners. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 37(5), 743–753.
  • Glassburn, S., Frank, K., Fulton, J., Westmoreland, G., Garrison, E., Roth, S., & Litzelman, D. (2022). An interprofessional yearlong geriatrics fellowship program for advanced practice nursing and social work students. Nurse Educator, 47(5), E114–E119.
  • Glassburn, S., & Reza, M. H. (2022). Letting it sink in: The longer-term impact of a social work short-term study abroad course. Social Work Education, 41(5), 874–889.
  • McCarthy, K. M., Glassburn, S. L., & Dennis, S. R. (2022). Transitioning to online teaching: A phenomenological analysis of social work educator perspectives. Social Work Education, 41(4), 641–659.
  • Glassburn, S. L., Westmoreland, G. R., Frank, K., Fulton, J. S., Garrison, E., Roth, S., … Litzelman, D. K. (2022). Preparing advanced learners for geriatric team care: A short-term curricular model that works. Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 43(1), 102–118.
  • Larimer, S. G., Sullivan, W. P., Wahler, B., & McCabe, H. (2018). No more silos: Animating integrated health and behavioral health care practices in the classroom. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 38(4), 363–378.
  • Bai, J., Larimer, S., & Riner, M. E. (2016). Cross-cultural pedagogy: Practical strategies for a successful interprofessional study abroad course. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 16(3), 72–81.
  • Riner, M. E., Bai, J., & Larimer, S. (2015). Intercultural global health assessment and reflection framework for teaching study abroad courses. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 5(5).
  • Glassburn, S., Delbridge, E., Loghmani, M. T., Newton, A. D., Binion, K., Romito, L., & Willis, D. R. (2022). Communication tools and strategies for interprofessional teamwork in a comprehensive pain assessment clinic in primary care. Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice, 29.
  • Dennis, S. R., McCarthy, K. M., & Glassburn, S. L. (2023). Grievers, skeptics, pragmatists, converts, and champions: Social work educators’ transition to online teaching. Journal of Social Work Education, 59(2), 544–557.
  • McCarthy, K., Glassburn, S., & Dennis, S. (2021). Transitioning to online teaching: A phenomenological analysis of social work educators’ perspectives. Social Work Education.
  • Glassburn, S., McGuire, L. E., & Lay, K. (2019). Reflection as self-care: Models for facilitative supervision. Reflective Practice, 20(6), 692–704.
  • Glassburn, S. L. (2020). Where’s the roadmap? The transition from student to professional for new Master of Social Work graduates. Qualitative Social Work, 19(1), 142–158.
  • Lay, K., & Larimer, S. G. (2018). Vigilance: The lived experience of women in recovery. Qualitative Social Work, 17(5), 624–638.
  • Glassburn, S., Henson, J., Miller, R., Saylor, P., Staton, S., Walsh, M. A., & Wilderman, S. (2025). It means everything…and it means nothing: New social worker views on taking the master’s licensure exam. Advances in Social Work, 25(2), 702–720.
  • Glassburn, S. L., Lay, K., & Canada, M. (2025). The lived experience of compassion fatigue and burnout in social workers: The role of moral distress and shame. Advances in Social Work, 25(1), 418–435.
  • Glassburn, S., & Ernst, L. (2022). Should grandma be living by herself? In Social Work in Health Settings (pp. 315–328). Routledge.
  • Discussion of published article on MSW licensure experiences. Media interview — 2025.
  • Glassburn, S. (2019). Older clients: Getting social work students on board. Media contribution — 2019.
  • Vernon, R., & Glassburn, S. (2017). The Overseer of the Poore. Performance — 2017.
  • Vernon, R., & Glassburn, S. (2016). The Overseer of the Poore. Performance — 2016.

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