
Trish Cox
<p>Trish Cox, MSW, MSEd, CCLS, is an Associate Clinical Professor and the MSW Director in the University of New Hampshire’s Department of Social Work. She has worked as a consultant in New Hampshire for a variety of different organizations and institutions. Prior to her time at UNH she was employed as a Social Worker, Out-of-District and Transition Special Education Coordinator for Portsmouth School District in New Hampshire. Trish worked as a child life specialist, and later as a child life coordinator, for Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York for nine years. Trish has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Trinity College in Connecticut, a M.S.Ed (Early Childhood with a specialization in child life) from Bank Street College in New York, and a MSW from the University of New Hampshire, Durham. </p>
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<p>Trish has a strong history of leadership within the NASW-NH and National. and Association of Child Life Professionals. She he has served on the boards and various committees for NASW, NASW NH and ACLP. Her other volunteer leadership efforts include positions as Director and past VP, of the Richie McFarland Children’s Center Board, and President of the Friends of Newfields Public Library. She has held two public elected offices for her town, Trustee of the Trust Funds and the Budget Advisory Committee for her school board.</p>
Courses Taught
- HDFS 565: Introduction to Child Life
- HDFS 695: Independent Study
- HDFS 707: Practicum/Child
- HDFS/SW 565: Introduction to Child Life
- SW 565: Introduction to Child Life
- SW 785: Stdy Abrd:Comp Soc Welfare Sys
- SW 785/885: Stdy Abrd:Comp Soc Welfare Sys
- SW 851: Human Behavr & Soc Environ II
- SW 885: Stdy Abrd:Comp Soc Welfare Sys
- SW 982: Internship III
- SW 992: Special Projects & Ind Study
Selected Publications
Morton, C. M., Wells, M., & Cox, T. (2019). The Implicit Curriculum: Student Engagement and the Role of Social Media. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION, 55(1), 153-159. doi:10.1080/10437797.2018.1508393