Marshelia D. Harris

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker
  Indiana Professional Licensing Agency — 2020 – Present
• Child Youth Care Worker – Professional Level
  Association for Child and Youth Care Practice — 2020 – Present

• BSW Director
  Indiana University Northwest, School of Social Work, Gary, IN — August 2020 – Present
• Assistant Professor
  Indiana University Northwest, School of Social Work, Gary, IN — October 2017 – Present

Professional Appointments

• Vice President
  Executive Faculty Organization, Indiana University Northwest — 2022 – 2024
• Member
  IUN Behavioral Consultation Group — 2017 – Present

• Trustees’ Teaching Award
  Indiana University Northwest — April 2023
• Digital Gardener Fellow
  Indiana University — May 2023
• Research on Teaching Effectiveness in Policy Award
  Influencing Social Policy — August 2025

• Responding to Student Writing
  Center for Innovation and Scholarship in Teaching and Learning, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN — November 16, 2021
• Dossier Preparation for Promotion and Tenure
  Office of Academic Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN — October 7, 2021
• IU Online Conference
  Indiana University, Bloomington, IN — October 2020 – October 2022
• Journey Executive Fellowship
  The Journey, Indianapolis, IN — January 2020 – Present
• Supporting Alzheimer's Disease
  National Association of Social Workers, Indianapolis, IN — July 2020
• Using Virtual Reality in the Classroom
  Center for Innovation and Scholarship in Teaching and Learning, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN — September 2019
• CISTL Transparency in Learning (TILT)
  Center for Innovation and Scholarship in Teaching and Learning, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN — November 2017
• CISTL Understanding Universal Design
  Center for Innovation and Scholarship in Teaching and Learning, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN — June 2017

• Co-creator, Journey Student Scholars BSW Scholarships
  Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN — 2019 – 2023
• Creator, S352 Blueprint Course for Faculty Use
  Center for Innovation and Scholarship in Teaching and Learning, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN — Spring 2018
• Participant, CISTL Faculty Innovative Teaching Seminars
  Center for Innovation and Scholarship in Teaching and Learning, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN — Fall 2017

• Summer Faculty Fellowship Grant
  Center for Innovation and Scholarship in Teaching and Learning — $11,000 — Principal Investigator — Spring 2024
• Faculty Development Grant: SWK S352
  Center for Innovation and Scholarship in Teaching and Learning — $1,500 — Principal Investigator — Fall 2020 – Spring 2021
• Faculty Development Grant: SWK S618
  Center for Innovation and Scholarship in Teaching and Learning — $1,500 — Principal Investigator — Fall 2019 – Spring 2020
• Faculty Development Grant: SWK S632
  Center for Innovation and Scholarship in Teaching and Learning — $1,500 — Principal Investigator — Fall 2019 – Spring 2020
• Faculty Development Grant: SWK S516/509
  Center for Innovation and Scholarship in Teaching and Learning — $1,500 — Principal Investigator — Fall 2018 – Spring 2019
• Faculty Development Grant: SWK S352 (Blueprint for Success)
  Center for Innovation and Scholarship in Teaching and Learning — $3,000 — Principal Investigator — Fall 2017
• Faculty Development Grant: SWK DIRECT D505
  Center for Innovation and Scholarship in Teaching and Learning — $500 — Principal Investigator — Fall 2017 – Spring 2018
• Child Abuse Conference Funding
  American Health Education Center — $3,000 — Principal Investigator — April 2024
• Transportation for LEAD Day
  American Health Education Center — $7,200 — Principal Investigator — April 2021 – April 2024
• Journey Student Scholars BSW Scholarships
  Indiana Youth Service Association and Indiana University Northwest — $24,000 — Co-Principal Investigator — 2019 – 2023

National

• Harris, M. D. (2025, May). Policy in action: A roadmap to teaching social welfare policy. Macro United Conference, St. Louis, MO, United States.
• Harris, M. D. (2025, April). Building community: Creating virtual onboarding modules for adjuncts in Canvas. Social Work Distance Education Conference, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States.
• Harris, M. D. (2024, April). Reducing the teaching obstacles for adjunct faculty through professional development programs. Social Work Distance Education Conference, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX, United States.
• Harris, M. D. (2024, October). Supporting adjunct faculty amid new DEI legislation in higher education. Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors Conference, Kansas City, MO, United States.
• Harris, M. D. (2023, June). The child abuse and neglect forum: Protecting the human rights of children. Macro United Conference, St. Louis, MO, United States.
• Harris, M. D. (2022, April). Ready, set, teach! Celebration of Faculty Research, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN, United States.
• Harris, M. D. (2021, October). Social work interns in law enforcement placements (working with interns). Bloomington Police Department, Bloomington, IN, United States.
• Harris, M. D. (2021, June). Integrating policy advocacy through a social justice lens. Macro Conference, St. Louis, MO, United States.
• Harris, M. D. (2021, April). Adjunct faculty: Bridging practice and academia through effective teaching methods. Social Work Distance Education Conference, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX, United States.
• Harris, M. D. (2021, April). Increasing service delivery outcomes by developing students’ cultural competence and community engagement skills. Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors Conference, Birmingham, AL, United States.
• Harris, M. D. (2019, April). Building a bridge: Integrating and applying social work knowledge in a policy arena. Social Work Distance Education Conference, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX, United States.
• Harris, M. D. (2018, April). Using VoiceThread to enhance faculty teaching and student learning. Social Work Distance Education Conference, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX, United States.
• Harris, M., & Tamburro, A. (2018, March). Developing effective advocacy skills utilizing project-based learning. Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors Conference, Atlanta, GA, United States.
• Harris, M. D., & Tamburro, A. (2018, March). Developing effective advocacy skills through project-based learning. Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors Conference, Atlanta, GA, United States.
• Young, D., Tamburro, A., & Harris, M. (2018, March). Teaching writing in social work. Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors Conference, Atlanta, GA, United States.
• Young, D., Tamburro, A., & Harris, M. D. (2018, March). Teaching writing in social work. Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors Conference, Atlanta, GA, United States.
• Harris, M. (2017, March). Focusing on adjunct faculty: Investing in supportive and educational opportunities. Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States.

University

• Harris, M. D., & Johnson, P. (2022, April). Building collaborative relationships through co-teaching. Adjunct Faculty Scholars Conference, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN, United States.
• Harris, M. D. (2022, April). Ready, set, teach! Celebration of Faculty Research, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN, United States.
• Harris, M. D. (2022, April). Building writing skills by incorporating a team approach. Midwest Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN, United States.

Campus

• Harris, M. D., & Sultzman, V. (2018, September). Engaging students with VoiceThread. Faculty Innovative Teaching Seminars, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN, United States.

Invited Presentations

• Harris, M., & Sultzman, V. Engaging students by using VoiceThread
  Faculty Innovative Teaching Seminars, Center for Innovation and Scholarship in Teaching and Learning, Indiana University Northwest — 2018

Teaching-Related University Service

• Adjunct Faculty Onboarding Organizer and Facilitator
  Indiana University Northwest, School of Social Work — 2017 – Present
• Teaching Workshops Facilitator
  Indiana University Northwest, School of Social Work — 2018 – Present
• Student Social Work Association Co-facilitator
  Indiana University Northwest, School of Social Work — 2018 – Present
• BSW Curriculum Task Force Member
  Indiana University Northwest, School of Social Work — 2024 – Present
• BSW Committee Member
  Indiana University Northwest, School of Social Work — 2017 – Present
• BSW Committee Chair
  Indiana University Northwest, School of Social Work — 2021 – 2022

Teaching-related publications

Peer-reviewed

• Harris, M. D., & Sultzman, V. (2025). Cultivating cultural humility. In J. Chonody (Ed.), Teaching activities for social work. Springer.
• Harris, M. D. (2025). Free writing. In J. Chonody (Ed.), Teaching activities for social work. Springer.
• Harris, M. D. (2024). Policy in action: Using reflection of experiences to teach social welfare policy. Journal of Social Work Welfare Policy, 2(2), 126. https://doi.org/10.33790/jswwp1100126
• Tamburro, A., & Harris, M. (2016). Enhancing social work writing skills using project-based learning. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 21(1), 51–61. https://doi.org/10.18084/1084-7219.21.1.51

Not peer-reviewed

• Young, D., Tamburro, A., & Harris, M. (2014). Documentation, feedback, and forms. In D. Young, A. Tamburro, & M. Harris (Eds.), The writer’s handbook: A guide for social workers. Cognella Academic Publishing.
• Harris, M. D. (2014). 12 effective workshops for social workers. In D. Young, A. Tamburro, & M. Harris (Eds.), The writer’s handbook: A guide for social workers. Cognella Academic Publishing.