Curriculum Vitae Sheila Gillespie Roth Address: 224 South Homewood Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Telephone: (412)

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1 Curriculum Vitae Sheila Gillespie Roth Address: 224 South Homewood Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Telephone: (412) EDUCATION 1991 Ph.D. Administration and Policy Studies University of Pittsburgh School of Education, Pittsburgh, PA. Teaching Internship: University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work Dissertation: A Model for Medical Social Work Field Instruction 1984 M.S.W. Social Work, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Internships: Women s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh & Saint Joseph s Health Care and Rehabilitation Center 1983 B.S.W. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Internship: Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh Outpatient Clinics 2005 Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B). Community College of Allegheny County ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Carlow University, Pittsburgh, PA. Chair, Social Work Department Hold primary responsibility for maintaining academic excellence within the Social Work Program, maintain the program budget, scheduling, hire parttime faculty, encourage shared governance, facilitate planning, monitor development and assessment of the program. Served as primary author of three successful accreditation self-study documents (2000), (2004), and (2012). Facilitate discussion and coordination of all participants and constituencies in this process. Promotion to Full Professor Carlow Undergraduate Course Work Introduction to Social Work Theories and Methods of Practice Case Management Social Work Practice with Families Groups Crisis Intervention and Trauma Death and Dying Carlow College, Pittsburgh, PA, Adjunct Instructor, Division of Social 1993 Sciences. Courses were taught on Carlow s campus as well as Shadyside Hospital School of Nursing and St. Francis School of Nursing.

2 Carlow Graduate Course Work 2010 Doctorate of Nursing Practice: Committee Member for a scholarly project titled, Interprofessional Collaboration Masters in Professional Counseling Program: Design and instruction of 2007 the Advanced Crisis Management course The Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania Present Adjunct faculty in the Paramedic program FUNDED RESEARCH Auberle Research Project (BLOOM). Giebel Grant 2004 The Psychosocial Effects of Working in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) on Family Life Social Work and End-of Life Care. UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE WORK Promotion, Tenure & Evaluation Committee Faculty Senate Member Grievance Committee Present University Mental Health Task Force Co-Chair Faculty Senate Faculty Senate Member Workload Committee Faculty Representative to Student Affairs, the Board of Trustees Carlow University Crisis Response Team (co-founder) 2010

3 PROFESSIONAL POST-MASTER S CLINICAL EXPERIENCE 2016 Connect Community Paramedic Program Sabbatical Project: January to August. Assisted with patient case management, home visits and follow up. Conducted qualitative interviews with Community Paramedics (CP s) across the U.S. regarding the role of the CP and the lived experience of this role by the provider Connect: Community Paramedic Program Design and development of course materials related to crisis intervention, family systems, safety, psychiatric emergencies and provider slf-care Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania. Present Counselor, Paramedic Education. Provide crisis management and Short term counseling to paramedic students. Liaison for community referrals Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh 1993 Clinical Social Worker Department of Emergency Medicine. Provide crisis intervention, grief counseling, and referral to community resources for patients and families in physical, emotional, psychological and social crisis. Clinical Social Worker ICU/Burn and Orthopedic Units Provide psychosocial assessment, grief counseling, life adjustment counseling, crisis intervention and post hospital planning services to patients and families. Participation in weekly trauma rounds. Clinical Social Worker Oncology Department. Provide supportive intervention and grief counseling with oncology patients and their families. Post hospital planning and liaison to community resources. Co-facilitator of oncology support groups for patients and families. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors Council on Social Work Education International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc. National Association of Social Workers PA STATE LICENSE Licensed Clinical Social Worker, State of Pennsylvania, # CW L Trainings/Certifications Certified Emergency Medical Technician, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, # EMDR Certificate and CBT

4 COMMUNITY SERVICE/ BOARD MEMBERSHIP Western Pennsylvania Family Center Board of Directors Present Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC), University of Pittsburgh Community Member Pittsburgh Critical Incident Stress Management Team Present Steering Committee and Behavioral Health member Safe Schools and Communities Consulting Group LLC Editorial Board, Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care. Present Reviewer, Journal of Prehospital Emergency Care. Present VOLUNTEER WORK: 2016 Co-Chair, Emergency Management Services Institute Regional Suicide Initiative Task Group 2015 Public Safety Behavioral Health Alliance (PS ITS OK inititive) Pittsburgh Critical Incident Stress Management Team, Mental Health Present Member Catholic Charities: Settlement of the Haitian Orphans in Pittsburgh Tri-Community South Emergency Medical Services, EMT-B AWARDS, GRANTS, RECOGNITION 2015 Emergency Management Services Institute Recognition Award 2012 Grace Ann Giebel Institute for Social Responsibility Research Grant 2012 NASW (Southwest PA Division) Social Worker of the Year International Critical Incident Stress Foundation Team Member Award 2006 Celebrate & Share Women of Achievement Award 2006 Certificate of Appreciation, City of Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS 2005 Carlow University Faculty Scholarship Grant 2001 Carlow College Faculty Summer Institute Grant

5 PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS 08/16 Basics of Crisis Intervention and Response. City of Pittsburgh Fire Peer Response Group Training. 8/16 Suicide Awareness for Peers. City of Pittsburgh Fire Peer Response Group Training. 04/16 Impact of Violence on Public Safety Providers. CIAP Violence Summit. Farmington, PA 03/16 Difficult Conversations: Talking about suicide in public safety. EMSI Regional EMS Conference, Champion, PA 09/15 Understanding Trauma, Understanding Self. National Partnership for Juvenile Services (NPJS) Conference. Pittsburgh, PA. 03/14 Traumatic Stress Consequences and Response. Governor s Office of Homeland School Safety Security Seminar. Pittsburgh, PA (Invited Presentation) 11/13 Psychological Survival Skills During Crisis Response. Crisis Intervention Association of Pennsylvania (CIAP) Conference. 11/13 Public Safety Response: Assessing and Dealing with Aggressive People. CIAP Conference. 03/13 Psychological Survival Skills for Public Safety. EMSI Regional EMS Conference. Champion, PA 06/12 Death Notification in the Health Care Setting. University of Pittsburgh Physician Assistant Program. 05/12 Loss and Grief: Considerations for Behavioral Health Professionals. Mercy Behavioral Health Continuing Education Program. Pittsburgh, PA. 05/12 Culture, Rituals, and Death. Mercy Behavioral Health Continuing Education Program. Pittsburgh, PA. 03/12 From Tragedy to Strategy. Phenomological Psychological Association Conference. Point Park University, Pittsburgh, PA. 09/10 The Crisis of Loss and Grief. Crisis Intervention Association of Pennsylvania Annual Conference. Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion, PA.

6 05/10 End of Life Issues. Mercy Behavioral Health Continuing Education Program. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 10/09 Dealing with Stressful Incidents. Dispatcher & Emergency Services Front and Center Education Series: UPMC Prehospital Care. Washington, PA. 03/09 Critical Incident Stress Management: Pros and Cons of When and How to Use It. Emergency Medical Services Institute (EMS Update) Champion, PA. 03/09 Work Family-Fit and the Public Safety Family. Family Support Unit Lecture, Mt. Lebanon Fire Department. 02/09 Crisis on Campus: Essential Considerations for CISM Teams. International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, 10 th World Congress. Baltimore, MD. 09/08 Stress is My Business. City of Pittsburgh EMS (14 sessions) Training Day Series. Pittsburgh, PA. 10/08 CIT Training for Police Officers: De-escalating Techniques. Pittsburgh, PA 09/07 Crisis on Campus: Strategies for Campus Counselors. Carnegie Mellon University. Pittsburgh, PA. (Invited Presentation). 02/07 The Public Safety Family: Do They Have Stress? International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, 9 th World Congress. Baltimore, MD. 08/06 The Effects of Working in EMS on Family Life. Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services Council Conference, Penn State University. 03/06 Social Work Roles in End of Life Care Across Practice Settings, Council on Social Work Education: Annual Program Meeting, Chicago, IL. 02/05 Hospital Social Workers Liaison Role in End-of-Life Care Decisions, Council on Social Work Education: Annual Program Meeting, New York, NY. 07/05 Adults in Crisis, Indiana University of Pennsylvania. (Invited Presentation). 10/04 The Many Roles of Social Work, California University of Pennsylvania School of Education, California, PA. 10/04 Advocacy in Times of Crisis, California University of Pennsylvania Social Work Day. California, PA.

7 06/04 The Public Safety Family, Critical Incident Stress Management Training, Pittsburgh, PA. 10/02 Social Work Role in Developing a College Crisis Response Team, BPD Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. 10/02 Using Crisis Intervention Techniques with the Elderly in Times of Loss, BPD Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, 09/02 The Psychological Effects of Terrorism: Responding to a Critical Incident, Carlow College. 01/02 Ethical Dilemmas for Social Workers in End-of-Life Care, Society for Social Work in Research, San Diego, CA. PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS Manuscripts Roth, S. G., & Moore, C.D. Volume 13, Number 4, Work-Family Fit: The Impact of EMS Work on the Family System. Prehospital Emergency Care. Pittsburgh, PA Roth, S. G., Reed, R. A. & Zurbuch, H. (2008). The effects of working in emergency medical services on family life. In Blakely, M. & Timmons, S. (Eds.), Lifestyle and health research. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Publishers. Csikai, E. & Jones, B. (2007). Teaching resources for end of life and palliative care courses. (Contributing author: Roth, S.G., part 5, page 85-90). Chicago: Lyceum Books. Roth, S. G., Issue 11, Work Life Balance. Ambulance. Dublin, Ireland. Roth, S. G., Kearney, P., and Reed, R.A. Volume 9, Number 1, Selected Abstracts from the 9 th World Congress. The public safety family: Do they have stress? International Journal of Emergency Mental Health. Ellicot City, MD. Roth, S.G., Issue 9, Family Emergency. Ambulance, Dublin Ireland. Roth, S.G., Reed, R.A., & Donnelly, G. Volume 7, Number 4, Building a Campus Crisis Team. International Journal of Emergency Mental Health, Ellicot City, MD. Csikai, E., Roth, S.G., Moore, C., Volume 22, Number 1, Ethical Problems Faced in the End-of-Life Care Decision Making by Oncology Social Workers and the Need for Practice Guidelines. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, Binghamton, New York.

8 Documents Roth, S.G., Frank, M., Kelly, J & Friedrichs, J. Carlow University Social Work Department Self-Study Documents, For the Council on Social Work Education Roth, S.G., Tips For EMS Families (Published for the City of Pittsburgh Emergency Medical Services) Roth, S.G., Girard, B., & Besong, J., Carlow Campus School Crisis Policy and Procedures Manual Roth, S.G., Reed, R., & Groetch, N. Carlow College Crisis Response Policy Manual, Roth, S.G., Carlow College Social Work Program Self-Study Documents (facilitator and lead writer) 2000 & 2004.