Amy Murphy-Nugen MSW and Phd

Western Carolina University | WCU · Department of Social Work

p>Symbolically and historically, the attributes associated with homeownership are positive; however, in light of the 2006 housing crash and subsequent 2008 financial crisis, scholars and laypeople continue to reassess the sacred position homeownership holds in U.S. culture and the market economy. Using an interpretative phenomenological analysis, t...

Introduction: The Health Educators Academy at Western Carolina University was developed by the Dean of the College ofHealth andHuman Sciences. Interdisciplinary fellows in the 2015HEA focused on competency based education (CBE), which naturally incentivizes collaborative, interdisciplinary and interprofessional work. The 2015 Health Educator Academ...

Life review writing produces numerous psychosocial benefits for older adults, who are at risk for isolation and depression. This article shares findings from a study that examined the experiences of older adults participating in a life review writing group. The impact of gender composition on the group dynamic was also explored. Using interpretativ...

First-year seminars and learning communities (LC) have been used to help increase retention, provide continuity, and support students as they transition to the university setting. Another high impact educational practice-common intellectual experiences (CIE)-includes student activities centered on a theme to help facilitate learning, increase invol...

Using an appreciative inquiry method, this study explored the experiences of women who participated in off-site postsecondary correctional education (PSCE). Semistructured interviews were conducted with four women who participated in study release, a program in which women who are incarcerated are permitted to leave the prison facility on a daily b...

The purpose of this project was to explore the influence of international service-learning on the personal and professional development of future special educators and speech-language pathologists. The service-learning students engaged in educational site visits, presentation of workshops, cultural activities, and interprofessional exchange in Bots...

This preliminary inquiry is to prepare for the collaboration between Interior Design, Environmental Health, Nursing, and Social Work. This project looks to investigate the Appalachian community's generational poverty and health-related issues pertaining to poor housing conditions. Forty million people live in poverty, 18.5 million in extreme povert...

The 2020 Census is approaching and facing challenges associated with technological innovations and ongoing concerns involving a citizenship question. Census data are used to determine how approximately $675 billion is allocated to states and localities through over 132 federal programs; provide demographic information on which voting maps are drawn...

University/child welfare collaborations funded by Title IV-E have flourished since the 1990s. This article explores a case study of one such collaboration with success in moving master's in social work (MSW) graduates into leadership positions in the public child welfare agency, allowing them the opportunity to advocate for changes within the syste...