Name: Shanika Wilson
Title: Adjunct Faculty
Education: DSW, University of Tennessee Knoxville
Office:
Phone: 803/323-2168
E-mail: wilsonsl@winthrop.edu
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Area(s): Clinical social work practice, assessing effective mental health and substance abuse
services, studying the effectiveness of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) and
Mindfulness interventions, assessing the consequences of young adult alcohol and substance
use, racial identity and mental health, colorism, financial literacy and social work,
social work education and technology, and Collegiate Homelessness.
Dr. Wilson received her Bachelors in Psychology from the University of Connecticut-Storrs,
Masters of Science in Social Work (MSSW) with a concentration in Mental Health and
Substance Abuse from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and her Doctor of Social
Work (DSW) with a concentration in Clinical Practice and Leadership from the University
of Tennessee-Knoxville. She is a Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist (LCAS) and
was Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the State of North Carolina. She is
currently LCSW in the state of Florida. Dr. Wilson resides in Central Florida.
Her direct practice includes providing mental health and substance abuse therapy to
individuals, groups, and families. She has experience working at a university student
health center, university counseling center, private practice, and in community mental
health agencies.