Lisa Street
- Associate Professor of Practice
- DSW Capstone Coordinator
Contact Info
Biography —
Dr. Lisa Street has been a full-time social work educator for 15 years, also serving in leadership positions as Field, BSW, and MSW Program Coordinators. She teaches primarily in the DSW Program and serves as Capstone Coordinator.
Dr. Street has 11 years of social work practice experience including medical social work (emergency center and traumatic brain injury rehabilitation), adoptions, juvenile justice, drug courts, and social work administration. Dr. Street has been the author/coauthor and program manager for grant awards totaling over $1.7 million from agencies such as the Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Reclaiming Futures.
She has taught a variety of social work courses including social work theory; practice with individuals, families, and groups; social policy; research; and practicum.
Education —
Research —
Teaching and learning in social work education, field education, and supervision
In 2021, Dr. Street won the Field Educator Prize for Excellence in Field Education Scholarshipfor the article, “Field Instructors as Professional Gatekeepers: A Qualitative Study of Gatekeeping Influences.”
Selected Publications —
Street, L. A. (2018). Selective BSW admission: Experiences and expectations of students and alumni. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 23(1), 123-143. https://doi:10.18084/1084-7219.23.1.123
Street, L. A. (2019). Field instructor perspectives on challenging behaviors in social work practicum. Field Educator, 9(1). http://www2.simmons.edu/ssw/fe/i/18-213.pdf
Street, L. A. (2021). Field instructors as professional gatekeepers: A qualitative study of gatekeeping influences. Field Educator, 11(2). https://fieldeducator.simmons.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/21-290.pdf
Street, L. A., MacGregor, C. J., & Cornelius-White, J. H. (2019). A stakeholder analysis of admission in a baccalaureate social work program. Journal of Social Work Education, 55(1), 34-49. https://doi:10.1080/10437797.2018.1513877
Street, L. A., Martin, P. H., White, A. R., & Stevens, A. E. (2022). Problem-based learning in social policy class: A semester-long project within organizational policy practice. Journal of Policy Practice and Research, 3(2), 118-131. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42972-022-00047-4
Street, L. A., & Moyle, T. L. (2019). Supervision strategies for social work students: Managing faith and spirituality in addictions practice. Social Work & Christianity, 46(3), 87–109. https://doi:10.34043/swc.v46i3.84