Eileen Abel
Clinical Professor of Social Work
Dr. Abel is an expert in the areas of domestic violence/intimate partner violence, HIV/AIDS, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Eileen Abel
Clinical Professor of Social Work
Dr. Abel is an expert in the areas of domestic violence/intimate partner violence, HIV/AIDS, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Biography
Dr. Abel is a clinical professor of social work at USC, where she teaches in both the Master of Social Work and Doctor of Social Work programs. She has published extensively in the areas of domestic violence/intimate partner violence, HIV/AIDS, practice effectiveness, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Her research approaches include both quantitative and qualitative methods, and several grants and contracts have supported her research endeavors. Abel has received numerous awards, including the Lois and Samuel Silberman Foundation Award and the Fahs-Beck Award for Research and Experimentation. As a tenured full professor at the University of Central Florida, she was the recipient of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award and three UCF Teaching Incentive Awards. From 2000 to 2004, she was director of the UCF interdisciplinary public affairs doctoral program. Abel has served on 19 dissertation committees. She holds a PhD in social welfare from the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University and a master’s degree in social work from the University of Maryland.
Education
Case Western Reserve University: PhD
University of Maryland: MSW
Syracuse University: BA
Area of Expertise
- Hiv/Aids
- Practice Evaluation
- Social Work Education
- Intimate Partner Violence
- Domestic Violence
Industry Experience
- Research
- Education/Learning
Research Interest
- Social Work Education