| Title: | Assistant Professor |
| Dept: | Social Work |
| Office: | RT 1440 |
| Phone: | , 440-804-5929 |
| Email: | a.l.vincent@csuohio.edu |
| Web: | https://academic.csuohio.edu/vincent-aviva/ |
| Address: | 2121 Euclid Ave. RT 1440, Cleveland, OH 44115 |
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| Education: | ||||||||
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Ph.D., Social Work, Case Western Reserve University, 2019
MSW, Social Work, University of Connecticut, 2011 B.A., Social Thought and Political Economy, UMass, Amherst, 2007 | ||||||||
| Brief Bio: | ||
| Aviva Vincent, PhD, LMSW is a Veterinary Social Worker and co-owner of Healing Paws LLC. She is social work faculty at Cleveland State University and Program Director at Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center. Dr. Vincent is trained in Results Based Accountability for organizational strategic planning and evaluation. She holds facilitator training through the Harwood Institute, Sustained Dialogue, and the Institute for Social Change. As a social justice advocate, she centers DEI in her practice inclusive of Access and Belonging. She is on the board of trustees for PATH International Board of Trustees wherein she chairs the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee, and she chairs the conference committee for the International Association of Veterinary Social work. Dr. Vincent was awarded Cleveland Crain's 40 under 40 (2023), and the Early Career Success Award by Case Western Reserve University (2022). She has twenty peer-reviewed publications and chapters in Career Paths in Human-Animal Interaction for Social and Behavioral Scientists, The Comprehensive Guide to Interdisciplinary Veterinary Social Work, The Handbook on Human Animal Interactions and Anthrozoology, and Integrating Horses Into Healing. | ||
| Honors and Awards: | ||
| - 40 under 40, Crain's Cleveland Business, 2023
- PATH International Region 4 Credentialed Professional of the Year, 2023 - Early Career Success Award, 2022, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University - Doctoral Program Research Fellowship 2015-2019, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University - Phi Beta Kappa Research Award 2018, Case Western Reserve University - Dr. Dorothy Pijan Student Leadership Award 2018, Case Western Reserve University - Honorable mention recipient, ShowCASE 2018, Case Western Reserve University - Graduate Student Travel Award 2018, Case Western Reserve University - Animals & Society Fellowship 2017, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - Verhosek Fund Award 2016, Case Western Reserve University - Next Generation Leadership Award (30 under 30) 2014, National Afterschool Association | ||
| Creative and Activities: | ||
| Horseback Riding
Reading Triathlon/Running | ||
| Teaching Areas: | ||
| Social Work, Community Organizing, Social Welfare/Advocacy/policy, Veterinary Social Work, Human Animal Interaction | ||
| Professional Affiliations: | ||
| - Animal Assisted Intervention professionals, 2022-current
- International Association of Veterinary Social Work 2020-current - National Association of Social Workers (NASW) 2009-current - Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International 2016- current | ||
| Professional Experience: | ||
| See C.V. | ||
| University Service: | ||
| Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee, Social Work
Curriculum Committee, Social Work | ||
| Professional Service: | ||
| Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee, PATH Intl
IAVSW, Conference | ||
| Community Service: | ||
| Volunteer with the Humane Society of Summit County | ||
| Research Grants: | ||
| see C.V. | ||