Peggy Trosper, M.S.W
Clinical Assistant Professor
Practicum Administrator – Des Moines
Biography
Peggy L. Trosper is a Clinical Assistant Professor with over 20 years of social work practice experience. Prior to joining the University of Iowa School of Social Work faculty in 2024, Peggy was an Instructor and Continuing Education Coordinator at The University of Alabama School of Social Work in Tuscaloosa, 2018-2024.
Recent Publications
| Wilkes, S., Davis, C., Cheatham, L., and Trosper, P. (2024). One Click Away: Establishing a Virtual Platform to Amplify and Learn from Marginalized Voices during Crises. Professional Development: The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education, 27(1), 03. |
| Cheatham, L. P., Smith, S., Siler, M., Johnson, K., Turner, C., Wilkes, S., Shah, A., Johnson, L., Swails, P., & Lopaczynski, L.* (2020). “Own your vote”: A novel approach to teach social workers about voting rights. |
| Swails, P. (2020). [Reviewed book “Gerontological Social Work and the Grand Challenges: Focusing on Policy and Practice, by S. Sanders, S. Kolomer, C. Spelleman, and V. Rizzo]. Best Practices in Mental Health, 16(2), p. 69-70. |
| Sanders, S. and Swails, P. 2011. A Quest for Meaning: Hospice Social Workers and Patients with End-Stage Dementia. Social Work, 56(2), p. 129-140. |
| Sanders, S., Butcher, H., Swails, P., and Power, J. 2009. Portraits of Caregivers of End-stage Dementia Patients Receiving Hospice Care. Death Studies, 33, 521-556. |
| Sanders, S. and Swails, P. 2007. Caring for Patients with End-Stage Dementia at the End-of-Life: A Specific Focus on Hospice Social Workers. Dementia, 8, 117-138. |
| Dohrmann, J., Yeggy, L., Swails, P., Sanders, S., et al. 2010. Dementia Care: A Guide for Individuals, Families and Caregivers. (revised version of 2007 Providing Care Through the Course of Dementia: A Guide for Caregivers), Iowa City Hospice. |
| Swails, P., Sanders, S. and Dohrmann, J. 2007. Providing Care Through the Course of Dementia: A Guide for Caregivers, Iowa City Hospice. |
Research areas
- Macro / Leadership social work
- Aging and end of life
- Communities and organizations
