Land Acknowledgement

The School of Social Welfare acknowledges that the University of Kansas resides on the ancestral territory of several tribal nations, including the Kaw, Osage, and Shawnee Peoples. Specifically, the University occupies land taken from these Native Peoples in 1825 with the Kaw Treaty and with the Shawnee Treaty enforced in 1854.

This land acknowledgement recognizes that Indigenous people are traditional guardians of the land and that there is an enduring relationship between Indigenous peoples and these traditional territories. Our School recognizes, advocates, and supports the sovereignty of the four-federally recognized tribes of Kansas, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska and the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska.

This acknowledgement reminds us to continue advocating for and supporting Native students, staff, and faculty while working towards decolonizing the systems of power and oppression.

Kortney A. Carr

LCSW, LSCSW
Doctoral Student
Associate Professor of Practice

she/her/hers

Contact Info

k_carr@ku.edu

913-897-8789

Regnier Hall, Room 270
Edwards

Biography —

Kortney’s scholarly interests include the health and well-being of Black men, trauma, and hope. The goals of her work include engaging Black men in research and amplifying their voices and experiences due to the unique challenges that they face. Within her teaching, she focuses on assisting students in building advanced, competent, multi-system skills while infusing DEI and social justice into every course taught.

Education —

MSW, University of Missouri- Kansas City

Research —

Intergenerational trauma, clinical practice in social work, leadership development, trauma and its impact on behaviors, relationships, and violence in communities, mental health