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Adjunct Faculty

Frances Mills Frances Mills, PhD, LMSW
John A. Hartford Doctoral Fellow in Social Work
Adjunct Faculty
College of Social Work
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208

Phone: (803) 920-1618
Fax: (803) 777-3498
e-mail: millsf@gwm.sc.edu

Educational Background:

MSW, University of South Carolina at Columbia.
Ph.D., University of South Carolina at Columbia.

Research Interests:

Spirituality & Religiosity
Older adults
Caregiving

Selected Publications:

Choi, G., Tirrito, T. & Mills, F. (2006). Caregiver’s spirituality and its influence on maintaining the elderly and disabled in a home environment. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, under review .

Selected Presentations:

Tirrito, T. & Mills, F. (2006). Challenges of Older Adults in Chile. 33rd Congress: International Association of Schools of Social Work. Santiago, Chile

Crowley, E. & Mills, F. (2005). Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders: What Professionals Need to Know. South Carolina Conference on Aging. Summer Institute of Gerontology. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Mills, F. & Crowley, E. (2004). Caregiving Issues of Older Adults. South Carolina Conference on Aging. Columbia, South Carolina.

Mills, F. & Crowley, E. (2004). Older Adults as Caregivers. Family Connections of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

Marshall, D. T., & Mills, F. (2004). Social Work Licensure Training. Workshop for individuals preparing for LMSW and LISW exam. National Association of Social Workers. Columbia, South Carolina.

Marshall, D. T., Mills, F. (2003). Social Work Licensure Training. Workshop for individuals preparing for LMSW and LISW exam. National Association of Social Workers. Charleston, South Carolina.

Marshall, D. T., Mills, F. (2006). Social Work Licensure Training. Workshop for individuals preparing for LMSW exam. National Association of Social Workers. Charleston, South Carolina.

Service:

2004-2006: Research assistant for Dr. Terry Tirrito and Dr. Gil Choi

Honors and Awards:

Graduated 4.0, University of South Carolina MSW Program
2006 Hartford Doctoral Fellow

Teaching Experience:

SOWK 791 – Research Methodology             
SOWK 793 – Program Evaluation                   
SOWK 772 – Programs and Services for Older Adults

Professional Memberships:

Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work
Council on Social Work Education
National Association of Social Workers
The Gerontological Society of America

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