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Faculty
Heath H. Hightower, Ph.D., MSW, ACSW, LICSW-MA, LCSW-CT
Assistant Professor of Social Work Joined USJ: Academic Degrees Ph.D., Lesley University
MSW, Boston University
B.A., Seattle Pacific University
MSW, Boston University
B.A., Seattle Pacific University
Contact Information
- Ph.D. in Counseling and Psychology, Lesley University
- M.S.W. with a clinical concentration, Boston University
- B.A. in Psychology, Seattle Pacific University
- Human Behavior and the Social Environment
- Community Engaged Research II
- Advanced Clinical Practice I
- Critical Suicide Studies
- Clinical Suicide Education
- Suicide in Marginalized Communities
- Suicide in Black Communities
- Political Experiences of 18 to 29 year old U.S. Citizens
Publications
- Hightower, H. (2024). From involuntary treatment to self-determined accompaniment: Reimagining suicidal people’s care through a trans, queer, crip prism. Sexuality Research & Social Policy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-024-01006-2
- Hightower, H. (2024). Being essential and feeling expendable: Black female clinicians’ narratives about working in the U.S. during dual pandemics. American Journal of Qualitative Research, 8(1), 177-198. https://doi.org/10.29333/ajqr/14097
- Hightower, H., Almeida, J., & Anderson, J. (2023). Reimagining suicide prevention as a social justice issue: Getting back to social work’s roots. Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swad005
- Hightower, H., & Grant, M. (In Press). Proposing an Individual-in-Contexts Model for reimagining suicide screening, assessment, and intervention in Black communities. Journal of Human Services.
Presentations
- Hightower, H. (2024, October 15). Black deaths matter: Critically understanding Blackfemale clinicians’ perspectives about suicide in Black communities. Agora Series, West Hartford, CT.
- Hightower, H. (2024, September 24). Reimaging suicide prevention: An Individual-in Contexts Model. National Organization for Human Services, Zoom.
- Hightower, H. (2023, April 20). Black deaths matter: Critically understanding Black female clinicians’ perspectives about suicide in Black communities. American Association of Suicidology Annual Conference, Portland, OR.
- Hightower, H. (2023, January 03). Reimagining suicide prevention through a social justice prism. Boston School-based Behavioral Health Collaborative’s Annual Conference, Boston University, Boston, MA.
- National Association of Social Workers