Bronwyn Cross-Denny, Ph.D.,LCSW
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Dr. Cross-Denny has been a full-time faculty member at the university since 2010. She boasts extensive clinical social work practice experience with youth and families of diverse and vulnerable populations and she has vast curriculum development experience in social work, health science, and global programming. Dr. Cross-Denny was the founding director of the Master of Social Work program at Sacred Heart University and was responsible for the development and initial accreditation with integrated social work practice as the model for the curriculum. Throughout her academic tenure she has fostered interdisciplinary collaborations both within and outside of social work, locally and abroad. Her teaching and scholarship expertise include diversity, social justice, social determinants of health, and global health and engagement. Dr. Cross-Denny has served in a number of leadership roles for the Council on Social Work Education, and serves on the educational sub-committee for the Consortium of Universities for Global Health.
Degrees & Certifications
- Ph.D., Fordham University
- MSW, Fordham University
- BS, Western Michigan University
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker, CT, 1999-present
Teaching & Curricular Responsibilities
- Childhood Health Inequities: Social and Environmental Determinants of Health
- Global Health and Social Work in India
- Global Initiatives and Study Abroad
- Health Research Capstone
- HRSA IMPACTS Co-Director, Curriculum Coordinator, CHP Liaison
- Human Diversity and Social Justice
- Human Development and Behavior in the Social Environment
- Professional Practice
- Research Methods
- Virtual Global Immersion Project: Bringing Global Experiences to the Classroom, Co-Director
Research Interests
- Social and economic justice
- Human diversity
- Social determinants of health
- Global health and engagement
Awards, Leadership & Grants
- Council on Social Work Education, Board of Directors, 2023-2024
- HRSA PHSP Grant, $1,495,472; September 2022-September 2025
- Davis Educational Foundation, Implementation Grant, $75,000, January 2022-January 2023
- Co-Director of Research Consultation and Education, College of Health Professions, September 2021-present
- HRSA BHWET Grant, $1,782,290, July 2021-June 2025
- Faculty Fellow of Global Health Curricular Integration, 2020-present
- Sacred Heart University Faculty Global Engagement Award, 2020
- Committee on Environmental Justice, CSWE, 2020-present
- Council on Social Work Education Commission on Diversity and Social and Economic Justice, 2019-present
- Consortium of Universities for Global Health, Sub-committee on Masters and Undergraduate Degrees in Global Health, 2019-present
- Innovative Teaching Award, Sage Publications and Council on Social Work Education, CSWE Annual Program Meeting, Denver, CO, October 2015
- The Dr. Marian Calabrese Outstanding Faculty Award, Campus Life Leadership Awards, Sacred Heart University, May 2013
- Faculty Excellence Award, University College, Sacred Heart University, May 2012