Kara Carter graduated with her PhD from the University of Iowa School of Social Work (UISSW) in May 2023. Her research interests include end-of-life care, rural aging, COVID-19, and post-ICU syndrome.

Lance Clemsen has taught the School of Social Work's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual class since 2005. His professional career began in 1985 providing behavioral health therapy and evaluations in public, health care, and private practice settings in California and Iowa.

LaTasha J. DeLoach holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Iowa School of Social Work. In her position as the Director of the City of Iowa City Senior Center she provides administrative leadership for staff. She was previously Community Projects Specialist at Johnson County Social Services and the Johnson County Disproportionate Minority Contact coordinator and the Community Partnerships for Protecting Children coordinator for 10 years.

In 2010, Yvonne Farley joined the National Center for Social Work Trauma Education and Workforce Development through their National Collaboration for Trauma Informed Care. Over the last 4 years, she has been helping to train Iowa’s workforce in trauma informed practice and to prepare M.S.W. students through the trauma informed class.

Taylor Ford has a decade of experience providing concrete clinical social work services to clients struggling with a variety of mental health and substance use disorders. She has served in various settings and levels of care including outpatient, partial hospital, residential, psychiatric observation/emergency, acute inpatient, k12 schools, and higher education institutions.

Amanda graduated from the UI School of Social Work with a BSW in 2007 and from the University of Northern Iowa with a macro-focused MSW in 2010. Amanda’s field experience is in crisis intervention, psychotherapy, and program design and evaluation in community and healthcare settings.

Ellen Szabo, M.Ed., is the primary writing instructor for the annual Creative Writing Workshop for Social Workers. She is the founder of Szabo Creative Consulting, promoting the use of creative writing for personal investigation, enrichment and social change.