Sharon Holmes Thomas serves as the assistant dean of Recruitment, Admissions, and Financial Aid in the Office of Academic & Student Affairs at the UNC School of Social Work. She is a graduate of the UNC-Chapel Hill MSW program and returned to the School to serve as a field education advisor and then as director of the Triangle 3-year program before assuming her current role.
Prior to joining the faculty at the School, Sharon was the coordinator of the Adolescent Parenting Program for the Orange County Department of Social Services. Sharon’s professional areas of interests are adolescent pregnancy prevention/risk behaviors, interventions with families of color, and global social work education.
Degrees and Licenses
MSW, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BA, University of Michigan
Primary Program
Office of Academic and Student Affairs
Certifications
Mental Health First Aid
Green Zone
Haven
Safe Zone
Research and Professional Interests
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
Interventions with Families of Color
Global Social Work Education
Recent Publications
Defining the Minimum Expectation of MSW Students: Implementation and Application of Technical Standards
Presentations, Workshops and Media
Strategies for Increasing MSW Program Diversity: Partnering with a Historically Black College/University
Matter Out of Place: Black Faculty at PWIs, Challenges/Rewards
Preparing Graduate Students for Study Abroad: Mutual Responsibilities of Home and Host Institutions
Developing Culturally Competent Treatment with Racially and Ethnically Diverse Clients
Strategies to Increase Provider Effectiveness with African American Clients
