Dr. Donna Wang
Dr. Donna Wang
PRIMARY SPECIALTY
Social Work
CONTACT
Biography
Dr. Donna Wang joins UMass Global with over fifteen years of academic experience serving in various roles, such as Departmental Chair, BSW Program Director, and MSW Program Director. She has taught across the social work curriculum at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in various modalities. Dr. Wang has been a social worker for over twenty years, and has practice experience with the juvenile justice system, community mental health, aging and adult services, and as a psychotherapist. Dr. Wang’s current clinical interests include Internal Family Systems and mindfulness. She is also a prolific scholar with over 40 peer-reviewed articles focusing on a wide range of issues, such as professional use of self, social work education, gerontology, cultural competence, and mindfulness and reflexivity. Dr. Wang is committed to dismantling oppressive systems and empowering individuals, and has dedicated her career to promoting inclusivity.
Specialty
- Social Work
- Clinical Practice
- Human Behavior
- Research methods
Scholarly Activities
2021
Wang, D., Chonody, J.,Krase, K. &Luzuriaga, L. (2021). Coping with and adapting to COVID-19 in rural USA and Canada. Families in Society 102(1), 78-90.
2021
Wang, D., Marmo, S. Krase, K. & Phanod, L. (2021). Compliance with preventative measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA and Canada: Results from an online survey. Social Work in Healthcare. Https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2020.1871157
2020
Wang, D. & Perlman, A. (2020). In their own words: Orthodox Jewish social workers integration of religion and values into practice. Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1080/15426432.2020.1826385
2019
Wang, D., MacMillian, T. & Corke, M. (2019). Mindfulness as a construct in urban dwelling minority fifth graders: Psychometric properties of the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure(CAMM). Smith College Studies in Social Work,88(4), 282-298.
Professional Experiences
2020 - 2024
Professor and MSW Program Director
Springfield College, Springfield, MA
2019 - 2020
Clinical Associate Professor
Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT
2011 - 2019
Associate Professor
Long Island University-Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
Departmental Chair, Chief Administrator of the MSW Collaborative Program, BSW Program Director