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Michelle D. Hand, PhD, MSW, LSW

She/her/hers

MISC

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CURRENTLY READING

Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown

Literary Hub and Kraz Marston

Toddler on the Tenure Track (a blog by the amazing scholar-mom, Jill Hoffman)
 
Selected poems of Rainer Maria Rilke

ON MY RADAR: READING LIST

SALT by Daniel Boyd & Peka

 

Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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FOR MY FRIENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

(In addition to Toddler on the Tenure Track, particularly for parents)  

The Professor is In (a blog for early career professionals and doctoral students)

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Inside Higher Ed for Building Online Communities and Collaborative Experience

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APA 7th Edition

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        A user friendly 7th edition resource I created for students can be accessed here.

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Michelle Hand, PhD, MSW, LSW

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mhand2@gmu.edu

michellehandphd.com

George Mason University

College of Public Health
Department of Social Work
4400 University Drive, MS 1F8
Fairfax, VA 22030, USA

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Exploring and Addressing Violence and Trauma
through Multi-level Non-pharmacological Interventions
for Greater Wellbeing and Among
At-risk Communities Across the Lifespan

Professional Development

  • Public Speaking​

    • Trauma, Resilience and Healing

    • Sexual Violence, Trafficking and Healing Across the Lifespan​

    • Trauma-informed Teaching, Research and Practice

    • Nature- and Arts-based Strategies​ for Mental Health and Trauma

    • Research (e.g., Systematic, Scoping, Rapid and General Literature Reviews)

 

  • Trauma-informed Consultation and Coaching                for Individuals, Agencies and Organizations

    • ​Trauma-informed Healthcare and Social Work​

    • Trauma-informed Teaching and Mentorship

    • Trauma-informed Research

 

  • PhD Candidate and Job Market Consultation and Coaching 

    • Highlights on Qualifications

      • Successful Dissertation Defense as a First-Gen Graduate, while Teaching and in Practice, as a Parent (Support is Essential)

      • 12 Campus Visit Invitations, Resulting in Multiple Offers ​

      • Pre- and Post-pandemic TT Market Experience 

      • Relevant Service: Candidacy, Dissertation and Search Committee Experience

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Teaching Skills and Software

  • Curriculum, Syllabus and Lecture Development

  • Extensive Independent In-Person, Online and Hybrid Lecture Experience

  • Collaborative Study Abroad Leadership

  • Formal and Informal Mentorship

 

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Advanced Quantitative Methods and Software

  • Scoping and Rapid Reviews

  • Multiple Hierarchical and Logistic Regression Analysis

  • Chi-Square Analysis

  • Survey design and Implementation

  • Red Cap and Qualtrics

  • SPSS

 

Advanced Qualitative Methods and Software

  • Individual Interviews and Focus Groups

  • Thematic Analysis and Synthesis

  • Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis

  • Discourse Analysis

  • Grounded Theory

  • Case Study

  • NVivo and Excel

 

Advanced Mixed Methods

  • Multistage Transformative Methods

  • Community-Based Participatory Research

 

Research, Writing and Presentation Collaboration

  • Excellent Written Skills, with a Record of High Impact First-authored Publications

    • Experience Successfully Training Colleagues and Students on Research and APA Formatting​

  • Over 50 Peer-reviewed National and International Conference Presentations

 

Social Work Practice Skills

  • Case Management

  • Individual, Group and Family Therapy

  • Structural Family and Solutions-Focused Therapy, as well as Trauma-Informed Approaches

  • Arts-based Social Work

  • School Social Work

  • Medical Social Work

  • Urban and Rural Social Work

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

© 2025 by Michelle D. Hand

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