Full Time Faculty

Nancy Brown, PhD Director, Graduate Certificate Program in Drug and Addiction Studies Associate Professor 121 Desaussure College of Social Work University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 Phone: (803) 777-3511 Fax: (803) 777-3498 e-mail: nancy.brown@sc.edu

Educational Background:

MSW, State University of New York at Albany
Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany

Research Interests:

Women & Addictions

Selected Publications:

Brown, N.K. (2005). Women and Addiction. (J.M. Miller, Ed.) Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice.

Schutt, J.E., Miller, J.M., Schreck, C. & Brown, N.K. (2004). The Lightning Strike:
Reconsidering Common Myths of Child Abduction. Criminal Justice Studies: A Critical Journal of Crime, Law and Society.

Brown, N.K. (2003). Grounding research in practice: Connecting conversations.
Reflections. 9(4), 34-37.

Brown, N.K. & Miller-Cribbs, J. (2003). Introduction. Journal of Technology in
Human Services, 22(1), 1-4.

Brown, N.K. & Miller-Cribbs, J. (2003) (Guest Editors). Journal of Technology in
Human Services, 22(1).

Brown, N.K. (2003). Relapsing, Running, and Relieving: A Model for High Risk
Behavior in Recovery. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 14(1), 11-17.

Bryant, K.M. & Brown, N.K. (2003). Victim service delivery at the federal level: A
case study. Journal of Crime and Justice, 25(2), 121-128.

Brown, N.K. (2002). Substance abuse and adolescent pregnancy. In N. Farber,
Adolescent Pregnancy: Policy and Prevention Services. NY: Springer

Brown, N.K. & Rhodes, R. (2002). Part Seven: Resources. The Handbook of
Addiction Treatment for Women, 561-568. In L. Straussner, & S. Brown (eds.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Brown, N. K., & Wolfer, T. A. (2002). Some day... In T. L. Scales, T. A. Wolfer, D.
A. Sherwood, D. R. Garland, B. Hugen, & S.Pittman (Eds.), Spirituality and religion in social work practice: Decision cases with teaching notes. Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education.

Menon, G.M. & Brown, N.K, Eds. (2001). Using Technology in Human Services
Education: Going the Distance. NY: The Haworth Press, Inc. (Also published as Special Issue: Journal of Technology in Human Services, 18(1/2).

Brown, N.K. (2001). Women and Crack-cocaine: Identifying High-risk behavior in Recovery. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 13(3/4), 189-199.

Brown, N.K. & Menon, G.M. (2001). Going the Distance: Use of technology in
human services education. In G.M. Menon & N.K. Brown (Eds.), Using Technology in Human Services Education: Going the Distance. NY: The Haworth Press, 1-4.

Brown, N.K. (2000). Clinical judgments of high-risk behavior in recovery. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 32(3), 299-305.

Selected Presentations:

Brown, N.K. (2006). Roundtable Presentation: Recovering parents’ perceptions of self-
efficacy in substance abuse prevention. Chicago: CSWE Annual Program Meeting. March 19, 2006.

Rhodes, R. & Brown, N.K. (2004). Curriculum Workshop: Addiction Issues Across the Lifecycle. Anaheim, CA: CSWE Annual Program Meeting.

Brown, N.K. (2002). Plenary Speaker: Family Dynamics of Addiction. Tenth Annual
Alcohol & Drug Issues Conference for Clinicians. USCSOM-PRMH CME Organization.

Brown, N.K., & Rhodes, R. (2001, March). Curriculum Workshop: Issues in Women’s Addiction for Social Work Educators. Dallas, Texas: CSWE Annual Program Meeting. March 10, 2001.

Brown, N.K. (2000, October). Women and Crack-cocaine: Exploring high-risk behavior in recovery. Research Confronts Reality National Conference sponsored by Binghamton University, Oswego, NY.

Brown, N.K., Coe, J.R. & Johnson, M. (2000, October). What attracts them? Student Attributes and Technology Adaptation. Paper presented at 18th Annual BPD Conference. Destin, Fl.

Brown, N.K. (July 2000). Relapsing, running or relieving? A model for high-risk behavior in women’s recovery. Joint Conference of the International Federation of Social Workers and the International Association of Schools of Social Work. Montreal, Canada.

Coe, J.R., Brown, N.K., & Johnson, M. (2000, February). The virtual classroom: Results of a survey on perspectives from educators and students on the use of a course management software system. Paper presented at the Stop Surfing-Start Teaching 2000 National Conference, Charleston, SC.

Coe, J.R., Brown, N.K., & Johnson. M. (1999, October). The “Virtual Classroom”: Perspectives from educators and students on computer-supported instruction in higher education. Poster session presented at the WebNet99 World Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Brown, N.K., Coe, J.R., & Johnson. M. (1999, September). Classroom Management Software: A demonstration and discussion of faculty experience with Intrakal™ at The 3rd Annual Conference on Technology for Social Work Education and Practice, Charleston, South Carolina.

Brown, N.K. (1999, May). Women and crack-cocaine: Exploring high-risk behavior in recovery. Paper presented at The Politics of Caring IV: Imagining Women's Minds - Changing Perspectives on Mental Health, Atlanta, Georgia: Emory University, Atlanta.
Brown, N.K. & Stanley, R. (1998, August). Maximizing student participation in a one-way medium. Charleston, SC: Technology Conference of the University of South Carolina – College of Social Work.

Brown, N.K. (1996). Women and Crack-cocaine: The association between recovery and high-risk behavior. Paper presented at Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Service:

Honors and Awards:

Academic Awards:

2003                Two Thumbs Up Award - Office of Student Disability Services

2001                 Award for Achievement and Excellence in Teaching – College of Social Work, University of South Carolina

Links:

Personal Webpage

Conference Presentations: Addiction in Social Work Education