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Sharon Warren Cook, Ph.D., MSW

16 Linden Lane

Greensboro, N.C. 27410

(336) 971-5883 swcook1@ncat.edu

Dr. Sharon Warren Cook is an associate professor in the department of social work and sociology. She received her PhD from the University of

North Carolina at Greensboro, her MSW from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her BA in Psychology from North Carolina Central University. Dr. Cook has been at NC A&T SU since 2009.

She has held numerous administrative roles including Executive Director,

Center for Outreach in Alzheimer’s, Aging and Community Health (COAACH); Interim Chair, Department of Sociology and Social Work,

Interim Co-Director; Joint Master of Social Work Program; Director of the Undergraduate Social Work Program; and, Special Assistant to the Dean for

Assessment and Special Programs. Dr. Cook’s research areas include Alzheimer’s and Dementia, Health Disparities in the African American

Community, Community Based Participatory Research, Diversity/Cultural Competence, Empowerment and Qualitative Research Methods Program Evaluation-Human Services and Ethno-geriatrics.

She has published broadly in these areas and has received funding to support

her work. As the Interim Associate Dean for Research and Institutional Effectiveness, Dr. Cook will support the interim Dean in the development of

a new College. Specifically, she will provide oversight for faculty research from pre-award to post award. She will also be responsible for reviewing Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure and Promotion, Tenure and

Reappointment guidelines while identifying assessment tools to support faculty efforts towards advancement along the professorial rank. She will

also be responsible for supporting the development of departmental assessment plans, the College Student Success Plan and the

development/design of benchmarks and data mapping.

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Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Teaching (2009)

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina Master of Social Work (1995)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (1986)

North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina Experience

August 2016-Present Interim Associate Dean for Research and Institutional Effectiveness

College of Health and Human Services North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, North Carolina Responsibilities : Support the Dean in the development of a new College. Provide oversight for faculty research from pre-award to post award. Responsible for reviewing Reappointment Promotion and Tenure and Promotion Tenure and Reappointment

guidelines while identifying assessment tools to support faculty efforts towards advancement. Responsible for supporting the development of departmental assessment plans, the College Student Success Plan and the development/design of benchmarks and data mapping.

May 2015-August 2016

Executive Director, Center for Outreach in Alzheimer’s, Aging and Community

Health (COAACH)

North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, North Carolina Responsibilities : Administer and lead all aspects of our Alzheimer’s genetics, diabetes research study, and community based participatory research. Responsible for managing

State budgets, corporate giving, research grants, and individual donations. Oversight is provided for all activities in the community, University, other medical and behavioral

health collaborators. Responsible for hiring and evaluating all faculty, staff, and student researchers. Design and employ operational accountability and compliance metrics.

June 2012-May 2015 Interim Chair, Department of Sociology and Social Work North

Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, North Carolina Responsibilities : Administrator and leader for three degree programs –

Bachelors of Science in Sociology, Bachelors of Science in Social Work, and Joint

Masters of Social Work (JMSW); hiring of all faculty, accreditation assurance, research and publication responsibilities.

July 2012-July 2013 Interim Co-Director, Joint Master of Social Work Program

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North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, North Carolina

Responsibilities : Overall program management of JMSW program including leadership and direction of joint campus budgets (UNC-G); curriculum development, program assessment, accreditation compliance, and faculty hiring.

August 2011-June 2012 Special Assistant to the Dean for Assessment and Special Programs (CAS)

North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, North Carolina Responsibilities : Provided leadership to the College of Arts and Sciences/Departments

consistent with the University’s Strategic Plan including areas of assessment, evaluation, program benchmarks, developed faculty goals and objectives including oversight of

licensed and accredited programs. August 2009-June 2012

Director of the Undergraduate Social Work Program

North Carolina A& T State University, Greensboro, North Carolina Responsibilities : Chief administrator for undergraduate social work education including faculty supervision, oversight of all Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)

accredited activities, budget management, curriculum, and compliance standards. July 2007- August 2009

Director of Field Education for the Bachelor of Social Work Program

Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Responsibilities : Chief administrator for all field practice activities including teaching

three upper-level social work courses, maintenance of all student academic records and graduation clearances; maintained all training records and liability insurance requirements to meet accreditation standards mandated by HIPAA and CSWE.

January 2007-May /2007

Adjunct Professor

Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Responsibilities : Taught senior level Human Behavior, Social Environment and Social

Work Policy courses for the Day and Evening Weekend College. July 2004 – December 2005 Assistant Chair

Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Responsibilities : Managed administrative duties to support the functions of the department and chair.

August 2002 – December 2005 BSW Program Coordinator

Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Responsibilities : Provided program oversight for the BSW degree, supervision of adjunct

faculty, maintenance of budget, program compliance, curriculum development, including

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a 6-hour teaching load.

June 2005 – August 2007

Facilitator

Stop Child Abuse Now Program, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Responsibilities : Facilitator of bi-monthly Post-Partum Depression Psycho-educational groups.

September 2005 – September 2007 Facilitator/Trainer

Today’s Woman. Novant Healthcare Systems, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Responsibilities : North Carolina’s Psycho-educational facilitator and trainer for case

management, mental health, domestic violence, and topics that supported women’s empowerment.

February 2004 – June 2005 Case Management Program Consultant

Center for Community Safety, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC Responsibilities : Supervised service integration, court involvement, mental health

services, and clinical documentation with at-risk youth. Training topics included cultural competence, drug use, youth violence, juvenile sex offense, and youth mental health issues.

January 2004 – May 2004 Adjunct Professor

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Responsibilities : Taught Inequality and Discrimination courses to the first year MSW students.

August1999 – August 2002 Assistant Professor of Sociology/Social Welfare & Program Coordinator

Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Responsibilities : Taught social work concentration courses and provided advisement

for sociology majors and field supervision; supervised adjunct faculty. August 1997 – August 2003

Office of Distance Learning Coordinator, Social Work Paraprofessional Program

Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Responsibilities : Coordinator for off-site and web-based courses in social welfare; recruitment, fiscal management, contracts, and course assignments.

July 1995 –August 1997

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Adjunct Professor

Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Responsibilities : Taught courses in Social Welfare concentration within the Sociology

Program. Responsible for the facilitation, coordination and supervision of all field practice activities, including advisement and committee assignments.

Selected Honors

2014 Faculty Row Private Global Network of Accomplished Academics.

2014 Honoree, 100 Collegiate Women of North Carolina A & T State University

“Women Teaching and Making History” March 25, 2014. 2012 Phi Alpha Phi Honor Society Induction, North Carolina A & T State University

2011 Research Fellow, Center for New North Carolinians.

2011 Council on Social Work Education Gero-Ed Center, Certificate of Completion:

Curriculum Development Institute (CDI) 3-Year Program

(Awarded September 27, 2011) 2010 Biltmore Who’s Who of Executives and Professionals

2009 Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society, Winston-Salem State University

2009 The National Scholars Honor Society

2009 Who’s Who in America Special Commemorative Edition, Marquis Publications

2008 Wall of Tolerance Honoree-Leadership Council, Southern Poverty Law Center,

Montgomery Alabama 2008 Who’s Who in America 27th Edition 2008, Marquis Publications

2007 Exemplary Board of Director’s Service, Mental Health Association in Forsyth

County 2007 Who’s Who Among American Women, 26th Edition 2007, Marquis Publications

2006 Governor’s Institute on Alcohol and Substance and Community Partnership

Award, University of North Carolina at Wilmington 2006 Certificate of Merit for Women’s History Month

First Recipient of the Great Women at Winston-Salem State University Award 2005 Who’s Who among American University Professors

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2004 National Recipient and Founding Member, Rosa Parks Wall of Tolerance, Southern Poverty Law Center, Birmingham Alabama

2004 Joseph Patterson Master Teacher Award, Winston-Salem State University

2003 Outstanding Volunteer of the Year, Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools

2003 Non-Traditional Adult Student Teaching Award

2002 Volunteer Award, Winston-Salem Forsyth County School System

2001 Non-Traditional Adult Student Teaching Award

2000 Editorial Advisory Board, McGraw Hill Press

2000 Who’s Who Among American University Professors

2000 American Scholars 10th Edition

1999 Editorial Advisory Board, Collegiate Press

1999 Wachovia Teaching Excellence Award, Winston-Salem State University

1999 Induction, Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education

1995 Recipient, Annie Kizer Bost Award for Outstanding Service in Public

Welfare

North Carolina A&T Special Appointments

2012-May 2015

Interim Chair, Department of Sociology and Social Work

2012-2013

Adjunct Co-Director of the JMSW Program-UNC Greensboro 2012-Present

Adjunct Faculty, Dept. of Social Work-UNC Greensboro 2011-2012

Special Assistant to the Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Memberships

National Black Child Development Institute

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Council on Social Work Education

National Association of Social Workers

Southern Poverty Law Center

National Organization of Women

Kappa Delta Pi National Honor Society

Alumni Association at UNC-Chapel Hill

Research/Specialty Interests

Alzheimer’s and Dementia Health Disparities in the African American Community

Community Based Participatory Research

Diversity/Cultural Competence

Empowerment and Qualitative Research Methods

Program Evaluation-Human Services

Ethno-geriatrics

Specialized Training

Alzheimer’s Update (3 CEU’s) Cornerstone Neurology

Greensboro, North Carolina Dr. Chester Haworth

April 6, 2016 Dementia Beyond Disease

Nursing Home and Adult Care Home Administrators (6 CEU’s) Triangle Area Agency on Aging Ombudsman Program

Durham, North Carolina March 23, 2016

Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research Symposium Eastern North Carolina Chapter, Alzheimer’s Association

UNC-Chapel Hill

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Duke University-Durham, North Carolina

February 29, 2016 National Science Foundation (NSF)

Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network Proposal Development Workshop Broadening Participation Research in STEM Education

Baltimore, MD

October 8-10, 2015

UNC-Chapel Hill Training for New Department Chairs

UNC Center for Leadership and Teaching

UNC Chapel Hill January 31-February 1, 2013

Strategies for Success in Academe: Charting Your Path

NC A & T State University and UNC-Charlotte

May 14, 2013 Conference for Women in the Academy

Equal Employment Opportunity Institute North Carolina Office of State Personnel

Certificate of Completion for Managers and Supervisors-Level I June 20-21, 2012

Collaborative Curriculum Completion Report (CITI) Human Research Curriculum Completion

Basic Course Vulnerable Subjects (Elective Module)

Internet Research (Elective Module) Reference # 7652200-March 19, 2012

Council of College of Arts and Sciences (CCAS) Montreal Canada

November 2-6, 2011 Training for New Deans

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation

Non-profit Management Excellence

Charlotte, North Carolina October 11-12, 2011

Training for Chairs of Boards of Directors

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NIH / NIEHS Grantsmanship Guidelines North Carolina A & T State University Division of Research June 9, 20011

NC Field Director’s Consortium

UNC-Greensboro Social Work Department March 27, 2009

NC Field Director’s Consortium Appalachian State University Social Work Department

September 25-26, 2008

North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice

Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Memorial United Methodist Church

101 Randolph Street

Thomasville, NC February 22-23, 2007 Governor’s Institute on Alcohol and Substance Abuse

Evidenced Based Practices and Mental Health Reform UNC- Wilmington, July 31-August 4, 2006

Mid-Atlantic Addiction Technology Transfer Center Leadership Training

Management Performance and Evaluation, Greensboro, NC, 2006

Mid-Atlantic Addiction Technology Transfer, Center Leadership Training

2005 – 2008

Publications Byrd, G.S., Lang, R., Cook, S.W., & Edwards, C.L. (2016). Ethnogeriatrics: Healthcare Needs of Diverse Population. Trial Participation and Inclusion. Springer-Science. (Accepted)

Shears, J., Ross, T., Kirven, J., Cook, S. W., & Grimsley, K. 2015(V1) Issue 1. The Value of a Father: A qualitative analysis of children’s essays about their fathers. The Wheelock International Journal of Children, Families and Social Change.

Nsonwu, M.B., Welch-Brewer, C., Heffron, L.C., Lemke, M., Busch-Armendariz, N., Sulley, C., Cook, S. W., Lewis, M., Watson, E., Moore, W., & Li, J. 2015.(V1) 1-11.

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Development and Validation of an Instrument about Human Trafficking: An Exploratory.

Research on Social Work Practice.

Cook, S.W., Williams-Wheeler, M. and Giddings, V. L. (2014). Utilizing a Community- Based Participatory Research (CBPT) Model to Enhance Health Promotion in a Rural

African American Community. International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education, 1 (5).

Cook, S.W. (2013). Qualitative Research as an Empowerment Tool. Saarbucken,

Germany: Scholars Press. Floyd, M. R. & Cook, S. W. (2013). Value identification as a basis for program

evaluation. Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics, Volume 10, Number 1, 70-77. Association of Social Work Boards.

Lewis, M., Nsonwu, M.B., Cook, S.W., & Bailey, R. (2013). Health and Poverty: Exploring Emerging Responses to Health Disparities within Immigrant and Refugee Communities. In K. Fitzpatrick (Eds.). Series on Poverty and Health in America.

Praeger Publishers.

Nsonwu, M.B., Casey, K., Cook, S.W., & Busch-Armendariz, N. (2013)

Embodying Social Work as a Profession: A Pedagogy for Practice. Sage Online. Fortune, D.A, Walker-Lang, R., Cook, S., & Byrd, G. (2013). African Americans &

Alzheimer’s disease: Role of health educators in addressing this silent epidemic. American Journal of Health Studies 28 (3), 51-58.

Carlton-LaNey, I. & Cook, S.W., Diversity. Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare(2012). Vol. I. Wiley Press.

Cook, S. W. (2010).Council on Social Work Education. Bachelors of Social Work Re-

affirmation. Self-Study. Technical Report. (No areas of non-compliance) Official Vote, June 2011 Meeting.

Cook, S.W. (2008). A Case Study of the Impact of Social Work Education on a Diverse

Group of Adult Learners Working in a Grassroots, Community-Based Family Support Agency. (Doctoral dissertation, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2008)

Cook, S.W. (2001). Mary Church Terrell: Giving Decades of Quiet Service. In I. Carlton-Laney (Ed.), African American Leadership: An Empowerment Tradition in

Social Welfare History (pp.153-162). Washington, D.C: National Association of Social Workers Press.

Cook, S.W. (1998). Campus Diversity. The First Year Experience.

Wadsworth Publishers.

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Cook, S.W. (1997). White Collar Brides and Blue Collar Grooms, Signature Bride

January/February Ed. (pp. 112-113).

Funded Research

The Hampton University Regional Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center -

Minority Men’s Health Initiative (MMHI). North Carolina A & T State University. Co-Investigator 2015-present. Diabetes and Obesity. Achieving better health status in African-American Males. Sub-award HU 140004. (2013-2018). $375.000.

USDA-Evans Allen Grant. Investigating Aging in place Strategies used by North Carolina Low-Income Elderly Renters. (October 2015-October 2018). $586,814.00 .Sung

Jin Lee Principal Investigator (Sharon Warren Cook, Consultant). Project # 1006719.

USDA-Evans Allen Grant. Health Promotion of Older African American Adults in Faith- Based Settings. (October 2015-October 2018). $475,000 .Meeshay Williams-Wheeler Principal Investigator (Valerie L. Giddings, Travella Free, Gloria H. Elliott, Sung-Jin Lee

and Sharon Warren Cook, Co-Investigators). Project # 1006720.

Innovation Venture Grant (College of Arts and Sciences) December 2013

$20,000.00 (1 year) Faculty Collaborator Connected, Collaborative Learning Project: An Integrative Approach to Developing Discipline-Specific and Inter-Professional Competencies of Social Work, Drama, and

Journalism Students

Innovation Grant (College of Arts and Sciences) December 2011

$10,000.00 (1 year) Co-PI Addresses Violence Through Pedagogical and Research Paradigms by the Utilization of

Technology in the Classroom with Field Education and in Community Collaborations

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture-Evans

Allen. $450,000.00 (3 years) Examining Dietary Habits of African American Families to Reduce Obesity

October 2011-October 2014. NC.X-999-5-09-120-1

Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)

National Center for Gerontological Social Work Education $19,000.00 (Over 3 years, 2009-2011)

Gero-Ed Curriculum Development Institute. North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Family Support Services

$186,088.00 (March 2010)

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Grandparents Case Management Program, Winston-Salem State University

Co-Principal Investigator North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

Family Support Services $186,088.00 (March 2009) Grandparents Case Management Program at Winston-Salem State University Co-Principal Investigator

North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

$115,340.00 (April 2007) Grant to support juvenile delinquency services and programs

United Way of Davidson County

$73,351.00 (March 2007) Grant to support structured day treatment and outpatient support programs for juveniles with substance abuse.

Davidson County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council

$234,190.00 (April 2007) Grant to support a Structured Day Treatment Program at Family Services of Davidson County

Title III Grant

$75, 190.00 (October 2006)

Winston Salem State University Grant for development of a Bachelor of Social Work Program

Title III Grant

$75, 190.00 (October 2005)

Grant to support the development of a Bachelor of Social Work Program Winston-Salem State University

Title III Grant

$75, 190.00 (October 2004) Grant to support the development of a Bachelor of Social Work Program

Winston-Salem State University Center for Community Safety Case Management Project

$36,000.00 Weekly human service training provided to paraprofessional staff.

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services -Child Welfare Division

$75,000.00

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Family Reunification Grant

Partnership with the Multicultural Community Diversity Services in Spring Lake, NC A-1 Clinical Oversight and Academic Support

Incentive Grant

$26,250.00 (May 2001 – July 2001) Winston-Salem State University, Office of Distance Education

Unfunded Research National Science Foundation. HBCU-UP ACE Implementation: Data Science and Analysis Advancing STEM Education at NC A & T State University Education Research

Component. Proposal # 16-0214. Total request-$3,199,299.00. Qualitative evaluator. (Submitted 12-16-15)

National Science Foundation. HBCU-UP Broadening Participation Research (BPR) -

Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network- North Carolina A & T State University. “Effect of STEM Faculty Communities of Practice (CoP) on Transforming Pedagogy and Student Success.” October 2015. $300,000.00 (Pending)

Hampton University (NIH) Minority Men’s Health Initiative. North Carolina A & T

State University. NCAT Proposal # 14-0419. May 9, 2014. Amount requested-$39, 980. National Child Welfare Workforce Institute. North Carolina A & T State University. February 3, 2014. Amount requested-$593,780.00.

UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases. Submitted January 10,

2014. Notification date-March 28, 2014.Climate Change, Mental Health and the Global

Obesity Epidemic. A collaborative partnership with Kuwait University. Co-PI, Dr. Anna Lee, Associate Professor of Psychology.

NIH Health Disparities Grant for Promoting Healthy Lifestyles of African American Adolescents in Rural North Carolina. Co-PI’s, Dr. Meeshay Williams Wheeler and

Dr. Sharon Warren Cook. Submitted fall 2011.

North Carolina A & T State University Extending Research Advancement for Women

and Impacting Institutional Change for All, (ADVANCE-IT EXTRA) Submitted to NSF November 7, 2011.

Service - University

Sirius XM-The CORE. Radio host for the College of Arts and Sciences. Spring 2014-

Present. WNAA-90.1 FM HD. North Carolina A & T State University. Search Committee Member, ADVANCE IT Summer- Fall 2015 (Program Director)

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Search Committee Member, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences Summer-Fall

2015 (Assistant Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences) College of Arts and Sciences- Commencement Marshall May 2015

Graduate School-Commencement Marshall May 2013

Program Assessment for Improvement Council, January 2013-Present

HBCU-UP Supplemental Research Team (Research Council) 2012-Present

Institutional Effectiveness Council Executive Committee, 2011-Present

Winston-Salem MSW Program Advisory Board, Winston Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, August 2009-Present

Teacher Education Council, North Carolina A & T State University

August 2009-2013 Assessment Coordinator for the College of Arts and Sciences, 2011-2012

Council on Social Work Education-Reaffirmation of Accreditation for the BSW Program

Document submitted August 1, 2010-Site Visit January 24, 2011 National Conference for the Elimination of Health Disparities, Conference II. The Center of Excellence for the Elimination of Health Disparities

Program Advisory Committee, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Spring 2009 Academic Assessment Committee, 2005-present

Judicial Council Committee, 2005-2006

National Conference to End Health Disparities: Faces of a Healthy Future

Program Advisory Council, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, September 27-29, 2004 Faculty Senate Representative for the Faculty Grievance Committee, 2003-2004

National Moderator, live satellite broadcast from the CDC Sexual Violence Prevention,

2003 September 11th National Observance Panelist, 2002

UNC-Pembroke-Social Work Field Supervisor, Spring 2002

Faculty Mentor, College of Arts and Sciences, Academic Year 2001-2002

Member, Walking-the-Walk Campus-Community Diversity Consortium,

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Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, 2001 – 2002

Winston-Salem State University Food Service Committee, 2001 – 2003

General Education Core Curriculum Committee, 1997 – present

Judicial Council, 1999 – 2004

Chair of Student Day Activities – Investiture Activities, 1998

Member of the Investiture Hosts/Hostess Committee, 1998

WSSU Community Service Learning Program Project G.I.V.E. Committee, 1998-2002

First Year Experience Committee, 1997 – 2000

Sub-Committee on Student Orientation, 1999

Commission on the Future of the University - Strategic Team Leadership/ Service, 1999

Leadership Development Program, 1998

University/Community Wellness Advisory Board, 1998 – 2005

Who’s Who Student Selection Committee, 1998 – present

Faculty Development Cohort, 1999 – 2003

Continuing Education Advisory Committee, 1999 – present

Gerontology Degree Program Planning Committee, 1997 – 2000

Departmental Service

Search Committee, Associate Professor of Sociology, Spring 2016

BSW Advisory Board, Department of Social Work, UNC-G, 2012-Present

Academic Integrity Committee, 2012-2015

BSW Advisory Board, Department of Social Work, Bennett College, 2011-Present

North Carolina Council on Social Work Education, 2011-2015

College of Arts and Sciences Retention Committee, 2011-2015

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College of Arts and Sciences Strategic Planning Committee, 2011-2015

Academic Assessment Committee, 2005 – 2009

Justice Studies Degree Curriculum Development Team, 2003 – 2006

Liberal Studies Degree Curriculum Development Team (Distance Learning)

2003 – 2004

Diversity Recruitment, School of Social Work, UNC- CH, 2001

Needs Assessment Subcommittee of the Distance Learning Planning Committee

2000 – 2004

Distance Learning Strategic Planning Committee, 2000 – 2004

Planned the Leadership and Civil Rights Symposium, 2000

Career Blitz, 1999 – 2001

Information for the Strategic Planning Commission, 1998

Nurse Managed Care Center, Steering and Advisory Board Member,1998 – 2001

Departmental Representative for the Gerontology Committee, 1997 – 2000

Core Assessment Committee, 1997 – 2006

Spring Open House Representative, 1996 –2007

Social Welfare Advisor, 1995 – 2008

Community Service

Chair and Director of the Administrative Oversight Committee, Communities and

Schools, Forsyth County, January 2010-Present Chair, Board of Directors for Communities in Schools, Forsyth County July 2009-Present

Mayor’s Appointment, Citizens Review Committee, Silk Plant Forest

December 2007- 2010

Committee Member and Project Co-Administrator, Grand-parenting Program

Winston-Salem State University Steering Committee, September 2007-2009

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Steering Committee Member, Collaborative for Offender Re-entry Enhancement

(C.O.R.E. Project), March 2007-May 2008

PTA Representative, Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools, , August 2005 –June 2008

Hurricane Katrina Interview, WXII News Channel 12, Winston-Salem, NC September 2005

Chess Teacher , Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools, Brunson Elementary,

January 2003 – May 2004 Featured in a PBS-UNC-TV Special on Blacks and Stress in the Workplace

February, 2003

WXII News Channel 12 interview, The Impacts of Child Abuse, September 24, 2002 and Youth, 1996 – 1997

Selected Presentations Byrd, G.S., Lang, R., & Cook, S.W. (July 24-28, 2016). Alzheimer’s Association

International Conference. Assessment of the Needs of Alzheimer’s Disease Caregivers in the African American Community. Toronto, ON, Canada.

Cook, S.W. & Williams-Wheeler, M. (June 23, 2016). American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. Aging and Health in the African-American Community.

Bellevue, Washington.

Cook, S. W. , Corr, C. A., Doka, K. J., Rabins, P. V., Supiano, K. (February 5, 2016). The Longest Loss: Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia. The Lusk Center. Greensboro, North Carolina.

Cook, S.W., Baker, L.D., Herrick, S., Monroe, S. & Moore. L.D. (November 16, 2015).

Alzheimer’s Awareness Town Hall Meeting. Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Cook, S.W. & Williams-Wheeler, M. (October 17-20, 2015). Initiating conversations on

health in the Black Church. 45th Annual National Black Child Development Institute. Arlington, Virginia.

Panelist, AARP-I HEART Caregivers Initiative. Carolina Theater, June 17, 2015.

Fortune, D., Byrd, G. S. & Cook, S. W. (April 17, 2015). UNC System Summit, Innovation and Change: Thriving in the 21st Century University. An Investigation of

Female Faculty Mentoring at HBCU’s. April 17, 2015. Winston Salem State University.

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Cook, S. W. (April 11, 2015). Keynote Address. North Carolina Central University’s 3rd

Annual Graduate & Undergraduate Research Symposium. Durham, NC. Cook, S.W. (March 20, 2015). Preparing Today to Lead Tomorrow. 14th Biennial

Conference for the South Atlantic Region of Gamma Phi Delta Sorority. Greensboro, NC.

Cook, S.W. & Williams-Wheeler, M. (October 11-14, 2014). Assessing Eating

Behaviors in Black Children. 44th Annual National Black Child Development Institute. Detroit, Michigan.

Cook, S. W. (September 9, 2014). Communities In Schools, Forsyth County.

Professional Development and Community Engagement Strategies for Successful Internships. Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Cook, S. W. (July 27-29, 2014). North Carolina A & T State University HBCU-UP

Faculty Retreat. “The Art of Critiquing Academic Work.” Pinehurst, North Carolina. Cook, S. W. (July 24, 2014) Pre-proposal Development for faculty and staff. Research

Infrastructure in Minority Institutions. Shaw University, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Cook, S. W. (June 10-12, 2014) Proposal Development and the Basics of Academic

Research. Research Infrastructure in Minority Institutions. Shaw University, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Cook, S. W. (April 29, 2014) Grant writing Workshop. Research Infrastructure in

Minority Institutions. Shaw University, Raleigh, North Carolina. Cook, S. W. (April 12, 2014) Manuscript and Proposal Development Academy. Research

Infrastructure in Minority Institutions. Shaw University, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Cook, S. W. (March 20, 2014). Utilization of Qualitative Research Methodologies.

Research Infrastructure in Minority Institutions. Shaw University, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Cook, S.W. & Williams-Wheeler, M. (February 21-23, 2014). Utilizing a Community- Based Participatory Research Model to Examine Health and Well-Being Among Rural African-American Families. American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.

Research Triangle Park. Durham, NC.

Cook, S. & Williams-Wheeler, M. (September 2013). Preserving Our Legacy: How to Fund a Community-Based Participatory Child Health Project. National Black Child Development Institute. Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.

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Cook, S.W. (August 29, 2013). Reel Black Love. Documentary Review. International

Civil Rights Center and Museum, Greensboro, North Carolina. Cook, S.W. (August 28, 2013). Voices of the March on Washington: Looking back and

Moving Forward. Panelist. International Civil Rights Center and Museum

Greensboro, NC Cook, S.W. (April 3, 2013) Emotional Intelligence. Guilford Technical Community

College (GTCC), President’s Leadership Seminar. Grandover Hotel, Greensboro, NC.

Cook, S.W. Empowerment Practices with African American Teen Girls and Women: A Celebration of Women’s History Month. (March 23, 2013) International Civil Rights

Museum, Greensboro, NC Cook-Heffron, L., Busch-Armendariz, N., Nsonwu, M., & Cook, S. (January 2013).

Exploring the Needs of Survivors of Human Trafficking. Society for Social Work Research, San Diego, CA.

Cook, S. & Williams-Wheller, M. (October 2012). We're Movin: A Model for Child Health. National Black Child Development Institute. Annual Conference, Fort

Lauderdale, FL. Williams-Wheller, M., & Cook. S. (October 2012). Faith-Based Collaborations to Reduce Obesity in Rural Communities. Agricultural Research Seminar, NC A&T State

University, Greensboro, NC Cook, S.W. (April 10, 2012). Town Hall Meeting on Hazing and Community Violence, Harrison Auditorium, NC A&T State University, Greensboro, NC

Cook, S.W., (2012). Advanced Communication Law and Public Forum Harrison Auditorium. NC A & T State University, Greensboro, NC

Cook, S.W. (March 24, 2012). Hazing on College Campuses

International Civil Rights Museum, Greensboro, NC

Cook, S.W. (February 8, 2011). Panelist. Social and Behavioral Sciences Research

Conference, NC A& T State University, Greensboro, NC Cook, S.W. (November 8, 2011). Panelist, Social and Behavioral Sciences Research

Conference, Strategies to Secure Funded Projects. NC A&T State University Division of Research, Greensboro, NC

Cook S.W. (October 2011) Attendee. Council on Social Work Education.

Annual Program Meeting. Atlanta, GA.

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Moderator. (February 28, 2010). Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Conference. Qualitative Research Methodologies. North Carolina A&T State University. Division of Research, Greensboro, NC

Presenter. (January 2010). City of Greensboro, Parks and Recreation.

Conflict Management with Diverse Populations. Greensboro, North Carolina. Presenter, (October 26, 2010). Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Conference

Community-Based Participatory Research. North Carolina A & T State University. Division of Research, Greensboro, NC

Presenter, (April 16, 2009) REMBA Conference. Topic, “Clinical Updates.” Proximity Hotel, Greensboro, North Carolina. Hosted by NC A&T State University and Sponsored

by The Governor’s Institute on Alcohol and Substance Abuse, Greensboro, NC

Presenter. (September 2009). City of Greensboro, Parks and Recreation. Gender-based communication styles. Greensboro, North Carolina.

Presenter. (November 7, 2008). Annual NCOHSE Conference. Central Carolina

Community College. Topic: “Transitioning from College to the Field of Human Services.” Sanford, North Carolina

Trainer, (November 2007-Present) Mental Health Association of Forsyth County-Crisis

Intervention Team for the Winston-Salem Police Department and the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Department, Winston Salem, NC

Trainer. (August 27, 2008). State of North Carolina Crime Control and Public Safety,

Division of Emergency Management Recovery Section, Topic-Cultural Diversity in the Workplace Part II, Raleigh, NC

Trainer. (August 20, 2008). State of North Carolina Crime Control and Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management Recovery Section, Topic-Cultural Diversity in the Workplace Part I, Raleigh, NC

Trainer. (August 13, 2008). State of North Carolina Crime Control and Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management Recovery Section, Topic-Stress in the Workplace, Raleigh, NC

Trainer, (August 6, 2008). State of North Carolina Crime Control and Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management Recovery Section, Topic-Effective Communication

Strategies in the Workplace Part II, Raleigh, NC

Trainer. (July 30, 2008). State of North Carolina Crime Control and Public Safety,

Division of Emergency Management Recovery Section, Topic-Effective Communication Strategies in the Workplace Part I, Raleigh, NC

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Trainer. (July 23, 2008). State of North Carolina Crime Control and Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management Recovery Section, Topic-Team Building Part II Raleigh, NC

Trainer. (July 16, 2008). State of North Carolina Crime Control and Public Safety,

Division of Emergency Management Recovery Section, Topic-Team Building Part I Raleigh, NC

Trainer, (April 21, 2008). City of Greensboro Risk Management Section

Topic -Stress Management in the Workplace, Greensboro, NC

Trainer. (March 27, 2008). State of North Carolina Crime Control and Public Safety,

Division of Emergency Management Recovery Section, Topic-Disaster Case Management, Raleigh, NC

Trainer, (April 7, 2008). City of Greensboro, Risk Management Section, -Topic-Work

Issues, Gender Differences and Communication in the Workplace, Greensboro, NC Presenter, (March 6, 2008). Guilford Technical Community College

Staff Professional Day, “Managing Stress in the Workplace” Jamestown, NC

Presenter. (October 12-14, 2008). North Carolina Community College System State

Conference. Raleigh Convention Center. Topic-Mental Health Issues and Juvenile Crime.

Scholarship Recipient. (July 28-31, 2008). Governor’s Institute on Alcohol and Substance Abuse-Faculty Development Workshop at UNC-Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina,

78th Annual North Carolina Statewide Safety Conference. (May 13-16, 2008). Joseph S. Koury Convention Center, Greensboro NC

Presenter (March 6, 2008). Guilford Technical Community College. Professional Development Day Training Stress in the Workplace: Understanding Individual

Responses, Jamestown, NC

Presenter. (February 1, 2008). City of Greensboro Parks and Recreation. Stress in the

Workplace Training for Accreditation, Greensboro, NC Presenter. (November 5, 2007). Duke University Healthcare Systems, Durham, North

Carolina, Stress in the Workplace Presenter. (March 2007). Dell, Inc. Winston-Salem North Carolina, Stress in the

Workplace Training for Women’s History Month Presenter. (June, 2005-2007). Novant Healthcare Systems, Today’s Woman

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Case Management and Mental Health Training for Staff

Presenter. (June 2005-2006). Novant Healthcare Systems, Today’s Woman. Domestic

Violence and Mental Health Training on various topics for consumers

Mentor, Mid-Atlantic Addiction Technology Transfer Center. 2005 – 2008

Facilitator, Monthly Group, Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) Depression Group,

August 2004 – 2006

Facilitator, Schizophrenia Support Group, Mental Health Association, September 2004

Trainer, Cultural Competency, Health Careers Opportunity Program, July 2004

Trainer, Case Management Juvenile Justice Program, Center for Community Safety,

March 2004 – Sept. 2005 Presenter, Foster and Adoptive Parents Training Conference-Topic-When Love

Isn’t Enough A Guide to Successfully Parenting Transracially, June 2003

Presenter, Guilford County Public Health, the Healthy Start Program, Adolescents at Risk

January 2002 Presenter, Moore Magnet School Career Day, January 2002

Presenter, NC Council of Educational Opportunity Programs Annual Conference, Topic- Risks and Protective Factors of Adolescent Drug Use, November 2001

Presenter, UNC Greensboro, Greensboro, NC Anti-Racist Pedagogy, April 2001

Presenter, N.C. Division of Social Services 2001 Children’s Services Conference- Working Together for What Matters Most, State Conference, Greensboro, NC March 2001

Presenter at the N.C. Adult Education Association’s State Conference, October 2000

Presidential Pre-Post Debate Panelist, October 2000

Presenter, AIDS Awareness Conference, October 2000

Presenter, NCCEOP Spring 2000 Conference Cultural Diversity for Upward Bound

Presenter, N.C. Association for Research in Education, March 1999

Presenter for Diversity in the New Millennium: A Discussion on Race, 1999

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Trainer, Forsyth County Health Department. Assessments and Clinical Documentation,

1998 Motivation and Team Building Training Campus SGA, 1998 - 2000

Presenter, Winston-Salem Urban League Training Series, 1997

Presenter, First Year Experience, Campus Diversity, Winston-Salem State University,

1997

Mind, Body, and Spirit Workshop at New Bethel Baptist Church 1997

Academic Program Development

Gerontology Certificate, North Carolina A & T State University. Spring 2016.

Re-design and evaluation of the BSW Program for the Council on Social Work

Education’s Re-accreditation in 2010 Social Work Ethics SOW 3342 Course Developer for the BSW Curriculum, developed spring 2008, taught fall 2008

Marriage and Family SOC 2356 Course Developer and Curriculum Designer for

Blackboard. taught, Spring 2006

Sociology of the African American SOC 4311 Course Developer and Curriculum

Designer for Blackboard 6.0, developed fall 2003 taught Spring 2004 BSW Program Permission to Establish, Department of Social Sciences, Winston-Salem

State University, April 2002 BSW Program Appendix A, University of North Carolina Notification of Intent to Plan a

New Baccalaureate Program, April 2001 University of North Carolina Notification of the Intent to Offer a Sequence of Distance Education Courses, Appendix E, April 2001

University of North Carolina Notification of the Intent to Offer a Sequence of Distance

Education Courses, Appendix E, October 2001

Addictions Course, Department of Social Sciences-Office of Distance Learning

October 2001

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BSW Program approval to plan from Winston-Salem State University

Academic Standards and Curriculum Committee, May 2000

Social Work Paraprofessional Program, Department of Social Sciences, Winston-Salem

State University Notification of Intent to Offer to UNC-Chapel Hill, 1998