Dr. Lena Carawan

  Assistant Professor, Social Work

  Dr. Lena Carawan is an Assistant Professor of Social Work who   teaches courses ranging from Introduction to Social Work and Social   Welfare, Practice, Field Education, Research, and Special Populations.   Dr. Carawan is original from rural eastern NC, where she grew up in the   only county without a stoplight. Her family was a commercial fishing   family that moved back and forth from NC and Georgia depending upon   fishing season. This resulted in her attending school in NC during the   fall and Georgia during the spring.

  She received her BSW from ECU, MSW for UNC-Chapel Hill, and Her   doctorate from Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. Her   research and personal interest involve working with special populations, studying rural communities, and fishing families and communities. Dr. Carawan’s most cherished award is one she received from BSW students in 2003. She continues to try and live by the following quote: “I get to choose my thoughts every day all day so I try to make them positive!”

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