Lauren Ricciardelli

• Position: Associate Professor
• Department: Social Work
• Office Location: Building 85, Room 140
• lricciardelli@uwf.edu
• Campus: 850.474.2381
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Biography

Dr. Ricciardelli is a full-time, associate professor and graduate faculty member in the Department of Social Work at the University of West Florida. Ricciardelli teaches research methods/ evaluation, theory, social policy, and practice. She has professional experience working with Department of Juvenile Justice-involved youth and their families; youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance in the school setting; adults with Intellectual/ Developmental Disabilities in the community setting; and experience in the renal dialysis setting. She has additional experience with program evaluation and policy practice.

Her primary research agenda uses mixed methods to examine criminal legal systems policy, disability policy, and their intersection. Her secondary area of research focuses on the professional and ethical standards of macro-social work practice within the global context of digital information and communications technology.

Degrees & Institutions

Dr. Ricciardelli earned an undergraduate degree in philosophy, a Master of Social Work, and PhD in Social Work, all from the University of Georgia.