Nikki R. Wooten, PhD, LISW-CP, is an early career investigator who is a 2010 NIDA Social Work Research Scholar. Dr. Wooten is a licensed clinical social worker with almost 18 years of experience providing services to civilian and military families as a child therapist at the Navy Family Advocacy Program, Social Work Consultant for the Armed Forces Center for Child Protection at the National Naval Medical Center, medically underserved communities, and vulnerable children and families.
Biographical Profile
College
College of Social Work
Department
Social Work - Dean's Office
Tenure Status
Tenured
Interest Background
Do you include students in your research?
Undergraduates and Graduates
Interest Keywords
military and veterans research, military social work practice, gender differences in behavioral health, post-deployment substance use and mental health, Army women
Institutional Focus Areas
Health Disparities, Behavioral Sciences, Social Sciences
Personal Focus Areas
Substance Use and Psychological Problems in Military Personnel and Veterans, Gender differences in military behavioral health service utilization, Deployment stressors and post-deployment mental health
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
Dates
Institution
Location
Degree
Field of Study
2005 - 2009
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
PhD
Social Work
1993 - 1995
Howard University
Washington, DC
Masters of Social Work
08/1988 - 1992
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
BS, Administration of Justice
Memberships & Professional Activities
Dates
Type
Description
Institution/Entity
2013 - Present
Professional Activity
Board of Directors, Dorn Research Institute
William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Medical Center
02/2020
Professional Activity
Elected to the Society for Social Work and Research board of directors as a director at large
Society for Social Work and Research board
2022
Professional Activity
at-large appointment to the Board of Trustees for the Veteran's Trust Fund of South Carolina
South Carolina Senate Family and Veteran's Services Committee
2023
Professional Activity
Named as a member of the Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research (JSSWR) editorial board and special editor for the advancement of antiracist and anti-oppressive research
Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research (JSSWR)
2023
Professional Activity
Keynote speaker for the first broadcast of "Veterans’ Perspectives" on identity following military service
South Carolina Department of Veterans Affairs
Positions & Appointments
Dates
Description
Institution/Entity
2009 - 2012
Assistant Professor
Boston University, School of Social Work
2011 - 2015
Lieutenant Colonel, LG, Crisis Action Team Operations Officer
District of Columbia Army National Guard
2013 - Present
Assistant Professor, Military Social Work Research & Practice
University of South Carolina, College of Social Work
2015 - Present
Lieutenant Colonel, LG
U. S. Army Reserves
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Dates
Type
Description
Foundation/Entity
2010
Award
Social Work Research Scholar
National Institute on Drug Abuse
2013
Award
NIDA Women and Sex/Gender Junior Investigator Travel Award Program to 2013 College on Problems of Drug Dependence
National Institute on Drug Abuse
2024
Award
Society for Social Work and Research Fellows
28th Annual Conference of Society for Social Work and Research in Washington, D.C.
2008
Fellowship
Social Work Pre-doctoral Fellowship
Department of Veterans Affairs, Baltimore VAMC
2013
Honor
PRIDE Institute Program to Increase Diversity in Behavioral Medicine and Sleep Disorders Research
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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