Missouri State University

Mary Ann Jennings, Ph.D.

EDUCATION:

  • B.A. Washburn University, Topeka, KS (1975)
  • M.S.S.W University of Texas at Arlington (1982)
  • Ph.D. University of Kansas, Lawrence (1994)

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
  • Associate/Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Missouri State University, Springfield, August 1994-present. Interim Chair, MSW Program, 2001-2002.
  • Training Development Specialist, University of Oklahoma, National Resource Center for Youth Services, 1989-1991
  • Youth and Adult Services Supervisor, Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, February-June 1989.
  • Child Protective Services Supervisor, Texas Department of Human Services, February 1986-January 1989.
  • Adult Services Social Worker, Texas Department of Human Services, March 1985-June 1986.
  • Child Protective Services Specialist, Texas Department of Human Services, March 1982-March 1985.
  • Contract Consultant, Home and Adoption Studies, Texas Department of Human Services, January 1981-March 1982.
  • Juvenile Probation Officer, Neosho County, KS, May 1976-December 1979.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Jennings, M.A., Butler, L.M., & Summers, A.B. (2001). Rethinking Child Welfare: A Public Affair. Journal of Public Affairs. (accepted for publication with revision)
  • Jennings, M.A., & Gunther, J. (2000). Juvenile Delinquency in Search of a Practice Model: Family Health, Differential Association & Social Control. Journal of Family Social Work, 5(1), 75-89.
  • Jennings, M.A. & Gunther, J. (1999). Community Organizing on Behalf of Victims of Same-Gender Domestic Violence. In McClennen, J.C. & Gunther, J. (Eds.) A Professional Guide to Understanding Gay and Lesbian Domestic Violence: Understanding Practice Interventions. Lewiston, NY: The Edwin Mellen Press, 223-228.
  • Jennings, M.A., & Skibinski, G. (1998). Treatment in a Family Health Perspective. In J.T. Pardeck & F. Yuen (eds). Family Health Practice. Greenwood Press.
  • Jennings, M. A., McDonald, T., & Henderson, A. (March, 1996). Early citizen review: Does it make a difference? Social Work.

SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE PROFESSION
  • Advisory Board, Families for Children, Council of Churches of the Ozarks, 1999 to present
  • Advisory Board, Help Elderly Live Productively, Council of Churches of the Ozarks, 1999 to present
  • NASW – Missouri Chapter: Southwest Unit Representative and Vice-President, Board of Director; Social Worker of the Year 1999
  • Southwest Unit, NASW – Co-Chair; Steering Committee; Social Work Celebration Events;
  • Missouri Association of Social Welfare, Southwest Missouri Chapter
  • Community Representative, Adoption Stuffing Teams, DFS, 1997-1999
  • Mentor, Springfield Public Schools (1995-1996)
  • Volunteer, Therapeutic Riding of the Ozarks, 1996-1997