Katherine M. McCarthy

Academic Appointments

• Associate Professor
  Indiana University — 2024 – Present
• Senior BSW Program Director
  Indiana University — 2023 – Present
• Interim Senior BSW Program Director
  Indiana University — 2022 – 2023
• Interim IUPUI BSW Program Director
  Indiana University — 2021 – 2023
• Assistant Professor
  Indiana University — 2018 – 2024
• Lecturer
  Indiana University — 2016 – 2018
• Visiting Lecturer
  Indiana University — 2013 – 2016

Non-Academic Appointments

• Assistant Director
  Eastern Illinois University Counseling Center — 2008 – 2013
• Program Coordinator
  Riverside Community Care Life Skills Center — 2006 – 2008
• Therapist
  Riverside Community Care Outpatient Clinic — 2005 – 2008
• Clinician
  Riverside Community Care Life Skills Center — 2004 – 2006
• Clinician
  BAMHA Anchor Afterschool Program — 2002 – 2004
• Therapist
  BAMHA Outpatient Clinic — 2002 – 2004

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
  State of Indiana — License #34008163A — 2018 – Present
• Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)
  State of Massachusetts — License #113132 — 2005 – Present
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
  State of Illinois — License #149013170 — 2008 – Present

• National Association of Social Workers
  Professional membership — 2002 – Present
• Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors
  Professional membership — 2024 – Present
• Council on Social Work Education
  Professional membership — 2016 – 2017; 2018 – Present

Teaching

• Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching (FACET) Membership
  Indiana University — 2022
• Trustees’ Teaching Award
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2020
• Favorite Professor Award
  IUPUI Athletics — 2017
• Favorite Professor Award
  IUPUI Athletics — 2016

Overall / Other

• Doctoral Graduation Speaker
  Smith College School for Social Work — 2017

• FALCON Conference (FACET Associate Faculty and Lecturer Conference)
  Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching — 2025
• Experienced Leaders Program
  Indiana University Indianapolis Office of Academic Affairs — 2024 – 2025
• Annual Conference
  Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors — 2025
• Annual Program Meeting
  Council on Social Work Education — 2024
• Annual Conference
  International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning — 2024
• Plater–Moore Symposium
  IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning — 2024
• Program Directors’ Academy
  Council on Social Work Education — 2023 – 2024
• Annual Program Meeting
  Council on Social Work Education — 2023
• Culturally Aware Mentor Training
  IUPUI Graduate Mentoring Center — 2023
• Annual Program Meeting
  Council on Social Work Education — 2022
• Associate Faculty Teaching Forum
  IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning — 2022
• ResilienceCon
  Life Paths Research — 2022
• Annual Program Meeting
  Council on Social Work Education — 2021
• Annual Program Meeting
  Council on Social Work Education — 2020
• Faculty and Staff Mentoring Dialogues
  IUPUI Graduate Mentoring Center — 2019 – 2020
• E.C. Moore Symposium on Excellence in Teaching
  IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning — 2020
• Plater Institute on the Future of Learning
  IUPUI Office of Academic Affairs; Center for Teaching and Learning — 2020
• Core Curriculum Webinars
  National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity — 2018 – Present
• Annual Program Meeting
  Council on Social Work Education — 2019
• Teaching for Student Success
  IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning — 2019
• Annual Conference
  Association of College and University Housing Officers — 2019
• Annual Indiana Conference on Cultural Competency for Behavioral Healthcare
  IUPUI; Division of Mental Health and Addiction — 2019
• Opioid Data to Action Conference
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2019
• Annual Conference
  Social Work Distance Education — 2019
• Intergroup Dialogues on Race, Gender, and Socioeconomic Status
  IUPUI Office of Intercultural Literacy, Capacity, and Engagement — 2019
• Group Concept Mapping Training
  Concept Systems — 2019
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Training
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2019
• Early Career Teaching Academy
  IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning — 2018
• Annual Program Meeting
  Council on Social Work Education — 2018
• Miseducation of White Folks
  IUPUI White Racial Literacy Project — 2018
• Curriculum Enhancement Grant Symposium
  IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning — 2018
• Implicit Bias Workshop
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2018
• Annual Conference
  Society for Social Work Research — 2018
• Quality Matters: Applying the Standards at IU
  IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning — 2017
• Annual Program Meeting
  Council on Social Work Education — 2016
• Annual Conference
  Society for Social Work Research — 2016

• BSW Curriculum Steering Committee Chair
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2024 – 2025
• BSW/MSW Curriculum Steering Committee Member
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2023 – 2024
• D518 Course Lead
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2020 – 2021
• D518 Course Revisions
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2018 – 2021
• D518 Online Course Development
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2020
• MSW Direct Community of Practice Co-Facilitator
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2018 – 2020
• Supporting and Enhancing Academic Quality Work Group
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2020
• Strengthening Curriculum and Assessment Work Group
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2019 – 2020
• S332 Master Syllabus Development
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2017
• S518 New Course Development
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2017
• S332 Online Course Transition
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2017
• S503/S504 Major Curriculum Revision
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2016 – 2017
• S331 Online Course Transition
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2016

• Improving Instructor Feedback to Students in a Fully Online Program
  IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning — $15,000 — Co-Principal Investigator — 2018 – 2019

Local

• Student Burn-Out and Pedagogic Strategies
  IUSSW Office of e-Social Work Education and Practice — 2020
• Creating Immediacy and Current Relevance within Standardized Online Courses
  IUSSW Office of e-Social Work Education and Practice — 2020
• Improving Instructor Feedback to Students of a Fully Online Program
  IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning, Scholars Teaching for Student Success — 2019

Regional

• Student Engagement Rosters: Enhancing Student Well-Being and Developing Pathways to Student Success
  Plater Institute on the Future of Learning — 2020

Refereed Presentations — Teaching

Local

• Curriculum as Care
  FACET Associate Faculty and Lecturer Conference (FALCON) — 2025
• Shared Vulnerabilities: Teaching Within a Relational Theory Framework During Crisis
  Center for Teaching and Learning Scholarly Teaching Symposium — 2020

Regional

• Assignments Fostering Authentic Connections in Online Social Work Courses
  E.C. Moore Teaching Symposium — 2020

National

• A Live Instructor — Does It Matter?
  Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting — 2022
• Exploring the Relationship Between MSW Student Wellness and Preparation for Assisting Individuals Who Misuse Substances
  ResilienceCon — 2022
• From Grievers to Champions: Pre-Pandemic Perspectives on the Transition to Online Teaching
  Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting — 2021
• The Role of Feedback in Online Social Work Education
  Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting — 2020
• Supporting the Stress Management Skills of Online Undergraduate Social Work Students
  Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting — 2019
• Theory Scaffolding of Master-Level Social Work Students
  Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting — 2019
• Empowered Online Social Work Educators: Learning from Our Faculty
  Social Work Distance Education Conference — 2019
• Building a Community of Practice for Social Work Distance Education Faculty Development
  Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting — 2018
• Encouraging an Intersubjective Framework for BSW Students and Future Interprofessional Collaborators
  Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting — 2016

International

• 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

Mentoring

• Amanda McKinley
  Qualifying Exam and Dissertation Committee Member — 2021 – 2025
• Nina Johnson
  Research Assistantship Advisor — 2021 – 2022
• Andrew Fultz
  Qualifying Exam and Dissertation Committee Member — 2019 – 2023
• Gifty Ashirifi
  Research and writing collaboration with doctoral student — 2019 – 2020
• Natasha Bragg
  Research and writing collaboration with doctoral student — 2017 – 2020

Research Grants and Fellowships — Submitted but Not Funded

• The Impact of COVID-19 on Educational Experiences and Wellbeing among University Students
  Indiana University Internal Funding — Co-Principal Investigator — $5,000
• Sports District
  Indiana University Foundation — Co-Principal Investigator

Refereed Presentations — Research

Local

• Planning and Preparation: Don’t Keep Students Guessing
  FACET Associate Faculty and Lecturer Conference (FALCON) — 2025

National

• Critical Student Recommendations to Improve Social Work Teaching Capacity
  Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors — 2026
• Building Caring and Accountable Campus Environments: Confronting the Limits of Bystander Theory
  Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting — 2021
• Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in the Residence Halls: RAs’ Perspectives
  NASPA Annual Conference — 2021 (conference cancelled due to COVID-19)
• MSW Student Concerns about Addressing Substance Use Disorders in their Future Careers
  Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting — 2020

International

• “I Would Have Never Guessed”: RAs Encountering Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
  ACUHO-I Conference and Expo — Toronto, Canada — 2019

University Service — School

• Overseeing Final Year of BSW Program at IU East
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Director and Advisor — 2024 – Present
• Executive Leadership Committee
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Member — 2022 – Present
• BSW Directors Meetings
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Chair — 2022 – Present
• Directors Meetings
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Member — 2021 – Present
• Search Committee for Senior MSW Program Director
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Member — 2024
• Search Committee for Assistant Dean of Student Success
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Chair — 2023
• Faculty and Advisor Meetings
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Developer and Facilitator — 2022 – 2023
• Search Committee for BSW Coordinators (IU and IU East)
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Chair — 2022
• Search Committee for Assistant Clinical Professors of Field
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Member — 2021
• Search Committee for Student Services Coordinator and Recruitment Specialist
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Member — 2020 – 2021
• MSW Curriculum Committee
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Member — 2018 – 2021
• Diversity Committee Book Club: “White Fragility”
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Small Group Co-Facilitator — 2020
• Bridge Program Development
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Member — 2020
• Student Awards Committee
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Chair — 2019 – 2022
• Diversity Committee
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Member — 2018 – 2024
• Scholarship Committee
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Member — 2020
• Search Committee for Associate Dean and Senior MSW Program Director
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Member — 2019 – 2020
• BSW Field Agency Poster Expo
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Judge — 2018, 2019, 2021
• CSWE Annual Program Meeting Booth
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Volunteer — 2019, 2021, 2022
• Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure IU Social Walkers Team
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Co-Coach — 2019
• MSW Direct Committee
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Member — 2018 – 2020

University Service — Campus

• Indianapolis Faculty Council
  Indiana University Indianapolis — At-Large Member — 2025 – Present
• Honors Advisory Council
  Indiana University Indianapolis — President — 2025 – Present
• PRAC Committee
  Indiana University Indianapolis — Member — 2023 – Present
• Honors College Advisory Council
  Indiana University Indianapolis — Member — 2021 – Present
• Undergraduate Advisory Committee
  Indiana University Indianapolis — Member — 2021 – Present
• IUSSW PAWS Pantry Shelf Initiative
  Indiana University Indianapolis — Coordinator and Sponsor — 2019 – 2021
• FACET Leadership Institute
  Indiana University Indianapolis — Member — 2018 – 2020
• Elite 50 Awards
  Indiana University Indianapolis — Judge — 2019 – 2024
• IUSSW Booth at IUPUI Regatta
  Indiana University Indianapolis — Volunteer — 2021, 2022

Professional Service — National

• Social Work Education
  Article Reviewer — 2025
• Journal of Teaching in Social Work
  Article Reviewer — 2025
• Clinical Social Work Journal
  Article Reviewer — 2025
• Council on Social Work Education — Council on Practice Methods and Specializations
  Member — 2021 – 2024
• Advances in Social Work
  Article Reviewer — 2019, 2020, 2024
• Journal of American College Health
  Article Reviewer — 2022 – 2023
• Continuity in Education
  Article Reviewer — 2021 – 2022
• Journal of Further and Higher Education
  Article Reviewer — 2020
• Council on Social Work Education
  Presentation Reviewer — 2019
• CSWE, ASWB, and NASW Risk and Retention Group
  Licensing and Regulation Curricular Guide Task Force Member — 2018

Invited Presentations — Service

Local

• Engaging the Whole Student
  IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning Associate Faculty Teaching Forum — 2022
• FACET Leadership Institute Video Project
  IUPUI Forum Council — 2020
• Reflective Teaching
  IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning Associate Faculty Teaching Forum — 2018

Regional

• IUPUI FACET Leadership Institute Project 2018–2020
  FACET Conference — 2019

Teaching — Refereed

• Glassburn, S. L., Dennis, S. R., & McCarthy, K. M. (2025). Navigating identity changes through the digital migration: A collaborative autoethnography of social work educators. American Journal of Distance Education, 39(3), 316–330.
• McCarthy, K. M., Johnson, N. C., & Kondrat, D. C. (2025). Social work educators and student wellness needs. Social Work Education, 44(2), 250–264.
• McCarthy, K. M., Kondrat, D. C., & Johnson, N. C. (2024). Supports and barriers: Social work educators addressing student wellness needs. Studies in Clinical Social Work, 94(2), 136–156.
• McCarthy, K. M., Mariscal, E. S., Wahler, E. A., & Johnson, N. C. (2024). MSW student wellness, training satisfaction, and readiness to address substance misuse. Advances in Social Work, 24(2).
• McCarthy, K. M. (2023). An unintentional case study: How synchronous meetings may influence student perception of instructors. Journal of Educators Online, 20(1).
• McCarthy, K. M., Wilkerson, D. A., & Ashirifi, G. D. (2022). Student and faculty perceptions on feedback in a social work distance education program. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 42(4), 392–408.
• McCarthy, K. M., Bragg, N. W. M., & Gentle-Genitty, C. S. (2022). Master social work students’ explicit and implicit articulation of theory. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 33(4), 578–592.
• Dennis, S. R., McCarthy, K. M., & Glassburn, S. L. (2022). Grievers, skeptics, pragmatists, converts, and champions: The transition to online teaching for social work educators. Journal of Social Work Education, 59(2), 544–557.
• McCarthy, K. M., Glassburn, S. L., & Dennis, S. R. (2021). Transitioning to online teaching: A phenomenological analysis of social work educator perspectives. Social Work Education, 41(4), 641–659.
• Wilkerson, D. A., & McCarthy, K. M. (2021). A social work distance educator community of practice: Description, outcomes, and future. Professional Development: The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education, 24(1), 29–39.
• McCarthy, K. M. (2020). Empowering online undergraduate social work students to address their stress. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 25(1), 231–243.
• McCarthy, K. M. (2020). Nurturing the intersubjective capacities of social work students. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 40(1), 58–70.
• Gentle-Genitty, C. S., Bragg, N. W. M., McCarthy, K. M., & Thomison, E. (2018). Exploring a model-driven approach to social work theory education. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 18(6), 72–78.

Book Chapters

• McCarthy, K. (2021). Shared vulnerability: Transparency as facilitator during pandemic learning. In J. Carello & P. Thompson (Eds.), Lessons from the Pandemic (pp. 117–123). Palgrave Macmillan.

Teaching — Non-Refereed

• McCarthy, K. M. (2021). Faculty expert included in “Inclusive Teaching for Equitable Learning.” Association of College and University Educators.
• McCarthy, K. M. (2020). Faculty expert included in “Effective Online Teaching Practices: Creating an Inclusive and Supportive Online Learning Environment.” Association of College and University Educators.

Research / Creative Activity — Refereed

• Kumaria, S., Byers, D. S., McCarthy, K. M., & Moedano, C. M. (2023). Social identity as a factor in bystander responses to bias-based verbal aggression among college students. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 32(10), 1393–1411.
• McCarthy, K. M. (2021). Nonsuicidal self-injury in residence halls: RA views and counselor opportunities. Journal of College Counseling.
• McCarthy, K. M., Mariscal, E. S., & Wahler, E. A. (2022). MSW student concerns about addressing clients’ substance use and misuse. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 42(1), 45–64.
• McCarthy, K. M. (2019). Resident assistant secondary trauma and burnout associated with student nonsuicidal self-injury. Journal of American College Health, 68(7), 673–677.

Research / Creative Activity — Non-Refereed

• McCarthy, K. M., & Mariscal del Villar, S. (2020). Mental health and addiction focus area evaluation report. Indiana University School of Social Work.

Service

• McCarthy, K. M. (2018). Review of Celebrating the wounded healer psychotherapist: Pain, post-traumatic growth and self-disclosure. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 88(4), 349–351.