Catherine Simmons

Dr. Catherine Simmons, Ph.D., LCSW, is a Professor of Social Work at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS), where she served as the founding Chair of the Department of Social Work from 2019 to 2024. With 10 years of post-MSW clinical experience and 19 years in academia, Dr. Simmons brings nearly three decades of expertise to her teaching, research, and leadership. She is the author/editor of three books and over 60 scholarly publications. Her research interests span strengths-based interventions, career trajectories in social work, politics, leadership, measurement, and issues related to gender, trauma, and violence. Dr. Simmons holds LCSW licensure in both Colorado and Tennessee and has a rich background in clinical practice across multiple subspecialties. Her direct practice experience includes a decade as a military social worker, where she led programs in family violence prevention, crisis intervention, and clinical services. Known for her strengths-based approach to both research and practice, Dr. Simmons is widely recognized for her leadership in program development, particularly in launching new academic initiatives across disciplines.

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•  Trauma and Interpersonal Violence

• Ethics, Leadership, and Political Social Work

• Measurement and Evaluation in Social Work

• Program Development and Academic Innovation

• Gender, Power, and Systems of Oppression

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