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Susan Glassburn

  • Ph.D., MSW, LCSW
  • Associate Professor
  • IU Indianapolis

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About

Susan Glassburn has been a faculty member at IUPUI since 2004, first as a recruiter and advisor, next as a lecturer, and currently as an Assistant Faculty member. Susan currently teaches practice skills courses as well as health concentration courses. Her background is in mental health and health care and her favorite jobs prior to joining the faculty were in home health care and hospice. She currently sees a few clients at a local private mental health clinic every week to keep her practice skills up to date. Her dissertation was titled : New Master of Social Work Graduates in the Workforce: The Journey from Student to Professional. This qualitative grounded theory study focused on the experience of 27 MSW grads in their first 9 – 18 months of employment. She believes that by better understanding the experience of these new grads, social work employers and educators can better prepare and nurture our new social work professionals in the field. She is currently focused on research and writing in the areas of curriculum development, interprofessional education, and geriatrics.

Education

PhD

Emphasis/Major: Social Work
2015 - Indiana University

Dissertation: From Testing the Water to Riding the Waves: New Master of Social Work graduates Journey from Student to PRofessional

Master of Social Work

Emphasis/Major: Social Work
1987 - Indiana University

BA

Emphasis/Major: Psychology & Communications
1985 - Taylor University

Research Interests

Compassion fatigue and burnout, interprofessional education, designing quality student internships, and integrated care.

Teaching Interests

Counseling skills, health care, older adults, and grief and loss

Awards and Honors


  • 2023 - American Geriatrics Society
  • Trustee Teaching Award
    2022 - Indiana University School of Social Work

  • 2021 - Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching

  • 2017 - MSW Student Association Outstanding Teacher Award
  • Outstanding Teacher of the Year
    2016 - MSW Student Association Award