Stephen Cummings is a clinical professor with over 20 years of practice in social service fields, including 10 years as a licensed social worker in a Trauma I level hospital setting. His areas of interest include ethical use of technology in social work practice, clinical supervision, and preparing students for the social work licensure exam.

Fall 2026 drop-in hours

• Mondays (Iowa City)
  1:45 to 3:45 p.m.
  Room 225E, North Hall (NH)
• Thursdays (Des Moines)
  4:15 to 5:15 p.m.
  Room 123, Pappajohn Education Center (PEC)
• Or by appointment

Teaching areas

• Social work ethics
• Social work practice in health care settings
• Death and dying across the lifespan
• Ethical use of technology in practice

Work experience

• Medical Social Work

Recent publications

• Coohey, C., Landsman, M. & Cummings, S. (2023). Teaching strategies to reduce test anxiety among MSW students preparing for licensure. The Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 43(2), 226-238. 2.
• Counselman-Carpenter, E., Cummings, S., Marquart, M. (2023). Trauma-informed macro strategies to support faculty resiliency. The Journal of Faculty Development, 33(2), 87-89
• Cummings, S. (2025). Utilizing social media in social work practice, book chapter in Social Work and Technology: A Practical Guide for Using Technology in Social Work Practice. Eds A.D. Colvin and M. Sebrena Jackson. Routledge Publishing.
• Cummings, S. (2025). Healthcare & medical chapter introduction. In M. Sage & L.I. Hitchcock (Eds.). 101 things to do with a social work degree (pp. 302-305). We Social Work, LLC.
• Cummings, S. (2025). Clinical Associate Professor profile in M. Sage & L.I. Hitchcock (Eds). 101 things to do with a social work degree (pp. 246-249). We Social Work, LLC.
   

Stephen Cummings CV