Jennifer M. Hobson

Social work practica

HOSPICE OF THE BLUEGRASS                                                  JANUARY - MAY 2002

HOSPICE CARE CENTER

Supervisor: Pam Jones, MSW, CSW

BLUEGRASS RAPE CRISIS CENTER                                AUGUST - DECEMBER 2001

Supervisor: Rhonda Henry, MSW, CSW

EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL                                                      JANUARY - MAY 2001

Supervisor: Clotine Kissick, LCSW

Employment

UK INSTITUTE ON WOMEN AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE                 JANUARY 2003 -

Technical Assistant to Tara Grieshop-Goodwin                                                    Lexington, KY

UK COLLEGE OF SOCIAL WORK                                                        AUGUST 2000 -

Research Assistant                                                                                               Lexington, KY

WINBURN MIDDLE SCHOOL                                                         JULY 1999 - JUNE 2000

6^th Grade Teacher                                                                                                  Lexington, KY

•       provided language arts instruction for middle school team of 90 students.

•       implemented experimental reading program for 6^th grade students.

DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE                    AUGUST 1998- MAY 1999

Adjunct Instructor                                                                                                Durham, NC

•       planned and taught developmental reading and writing courses in urban college setting.

•       conducted individualized writing sessions with students in college learning center.

DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE                    AUGUST 1998- MAY 1999

Writing Center                                                                                            Durham, NC

•       coached students in a variety of college level writing assignments.

Education

University of Kentucky                                                                                                May 2002

MSW                                                                                                                             Lexington, KY

Indiana University                                                                                                        May 1998

M.S. in Language Education                                                                               Bloomington, IN

Indiana University                                                                                                        May 1995

B.A. in English                                                                                                   Bloomington, IN

Publications

•       research assistant for report to Cabinet for Families and Children on geographical concentration of case of child abuse and neglect in Kentucky 1999-2000/ University of Kentucky College of Social Work / Robin Ersing and Andrew Grogan-Kaylor, principal investigators./ Lexington, KY/ 2001

•       Research assistant for report on relationships between perpertrators and victims in battery cases in Monroe County, Indiana, 1992. / Middle Way House / Bloomington, IN / 1993.

Volunteer Activities

•       Sidelines Volunteer – October 2003 - present

•       Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center Board Member/ September 2003 - present

•       Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center / Crisis Line Volunteer / September 2000 - September 2003

•       Orange County Agency on Aging / Home Visitor / Chapel Hill, NC / 1998 - 1999

Office skills

∙       Proficiency in ARCView GIS and SPSS as well as standard Microsoft Windows package.