Sherece Shavel, Ph.D., L.M.S.W.

Director of Title III Program

Education

• Ph.D., Human Services, Walden University, 2017
• Post Master’s Certificate, Online Teaching in Higher Education, Walden University, 2019
• Post Master’s Certificate, Organizational Research, Assessment & Evaluation, Walden University, 2018
• M.S.W., Social Work Administration, Policy, & Planning, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 2004
• B.A., Social Work, Seton Hall University, 2000

Licenses and Certifications

• Licensed Master Social Worker, Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners
• Certificate in Effective College Instruction, Association of College and University Educators
• Certified Peer Reviewer, Quality Matters
• Certified Master Reviewer, Quality Matters

Selected Presentations

• Shavel, S. (2024, June 27). Using interdisciplinary collaboration for courtroom simulation with social work students: Learning gains and challenges. Presented at the National Organization of Forensic Social Work Conference, New Orleans, LA.
• Coco, J., Shavel, S. (2024, March 19). Keys to successful offender reentry [Webinar]. Forensic Social Work Certificate Program, National Organization of Forensic Social Work.
• Shavel, S., Ferrales, T. D., & Beaty, D. (2020, February). Reimagining support for non-traditional students. Presented at the 17^th Annual Excellence in Teaching Conference, Stephenville, TX.
• Murray, F., & Shavel, S. (2019, March). (Un)invisible fathers: Affirming strategies to recognize and reverse paternal distress. Presented at the 20^th Annual Families and Fathers National Conference 2019, Los Angeles, CA.
• Shavel, S. (2018, April). Necessary intentionality: A socially constructed model for parent-child relations with formerly incarcerated African American fathers. Presented at the Minnesota Association for Family & Early Education Conference, St. Cloud, MN.