

Monica Furey
Ph.D., MSW, Clinical Assistant Professor & MSW Practicum Director Social Work, College of Public Service1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Biographical Information
My name is Monica Furey. I have had a number of roles in my life, including assistant clinical professor, clinical social worker, school board member, past-president of the Colorado Association of School Boards, past Interim MSW Field Education Director, and mother, daughter and sister. I received my PhD in Educational Leadership here at UCCS, Master's in Social Work from the University of Texas--Austin, a Master's in English from Georgetown University, and a BS in German from Georgetown University. I love teaching and learning!
Faculty Background/Experience
Prior to joining academia, I worked in Washington, DC's Department of Human Services with abused children. I was a social work fellow in the Yale Child Study Center and went on to a faculty position in the Yale Child Study Center's HIV-Affected Children and Families Program, offering community based therapy as well as traditional case management services to children and families, and was a therapist in a long-term children's group. I also had my own private practice at that time.
After moving to Colorado Springs in 2003, I became active in public schools. I was elected to the Cheyenne Mountain School District Board of Education in 2013, and elected president in 2017. I was elected to the Colorado Association of School Boards Board of Directors in 2015, elected president in 2018. I serve on multiple committees, councils, and boards at the local, state and national level.
It has been an honor to attend UCCS, and now be a member of the UCCS Social Work team. With these amazing opportunities in the social work program, I am able to integrate my passion for leadership, community organization and social work. It is a privilege to serve the students, staff, faculty, and community at UCCS as part of the talented CPS team.
Office Hours
Office Hours: by appointment only (in person or virtual). Please email me to schedule a meeting.
Areas of Interest
My areas of interest include:
- Resilience
- Positive psychology
- Human growth and development
- Children, families and schools
- Strengths based interventions
- Clinical social work
- Issues pertaining to gender, trauma, and life transitions