Elizabeth Sharda

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I am an Associate Professor of Social Work at a small, private liberal arts college in Michigan. I am also a licensed social worker who practiced primarily in the field of child welfare before joining academia. I teach courses in Macro Social Work Practice, Diverse Populations, and Childhood Trauma. My areas of research include social support, parenting stress, and belonging.

I was also a licensed foster parent for 15 years and am an adoptive parent, roles that greatly inform my research interests. Currently, I enjoy reading and writing about community care and its application to parenting.

Experience

  • –present
    Associate Professor of Social Work, Hope College

Education

  • 2020 
    Michigan State University, PhD, Social Work

Publications

  • 2024
    "On an island": Foster parent experiences of support during the COVID-19 pandemic, Children and Youth Services Review
  • 2022
    Parenting stress and well-being among foster parents: The moderating effect of social support, Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal
  • 2020
    The relationship between well-being and meaning-making in kinship caregivers, Children and Youth Services Review
  • 2019
    Parenting stress, well-being, and social support among kinship caregivers, Children and Youth Services Review

Professional Memberships

  • National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
  • Association for Community Organizing and Social Action (ACOSA)

Contact Elizabeth for

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  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision