Kathleen L. Lopez
Director, Office of Global Activities and Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor
Katie Lopez (LMSW) is the Director of the Office of Global Activities at the University of Michigan School of Social Work where she is responsible for the overall administration of the office including overseeing the Global Activities Scholars Program, the Masters International Volunteer Program and Coverdell Fellows programs, the Certificate in Global Social Work, and the Visiting Scholars program. As an adjunct clinical assistant professor, she also serves as the Office of Field Education liaison for students completing global field placements. Ms. Lopez has lived and worked abroad in various locations including Mexico, the Philippines, Tanzania, and Honduras. Her work with those living in extreme poverty has strengthened her resolve to build positive, sustainable, intentional collaborations among schools of social work and institutions aimed at training social workers to address global issues. Ms. Lopez is an active member of NAFSA, Association of International Educators, where she has presented on various topics.
Contact Information
| Phone | Room | Address | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (734) 936-1964 | kalopez@umich.edu | 3640A SSWB | University of Michigan School of Social Work 1080 S. University Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
Education
| Year | Degree | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | MSW | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | |
| 2006 | Ed Cert | University of St. Thomas | |
| 2005 | BA | Anthropology | University of Notre Dame |
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Christiaens, R., Lopez, K., (chair) Smith, R., & Brezina, K. (2020). Trans passport day: Advising and programming to support trans/non-binary folks. Poster presented at the Diversity Abroad, New Orleans, LA. |
| 2019 | Lopez, K. (session chair) & Chizek. J. (2019) Collaborating for Change: Leveraging Technology to Prepare Students for Ethical and Sustainable Community Engagement. Session presented at the Forum on Education Abroad Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. |
| 2018 | Coughlin, J., Kowatch, K., Lopez, K., Nelson, K., & Nolting, B. (2018, June) Development of Best Practices in International Engaged Learning Opportunities at a Decentralized Research University. Presented at the Global Internship Conference, Detroit, MI. |
| 2018 | Aamodt, H., Brezina, K., Østertun Geirdal, A., Kleppe, L. C., Lopez, K., Olkowska, A. & Ruffolo, M. (2018). Developing a Multifaceted and Bilateral Institutional Partnership that Benefits Students and Faculty. Oral session presented at the Joint Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development, Dublin, Ireland. |
| 2018 | Lopez, K. (session chair) & Ruffolo, M. (2018). Holistically Preparing Students for Sustainable Community Engagement Using a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). Session presented at the Joint Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development, Dublin, Ireland. |
| 2017 | Cullen, C., Chizek, J., Lopez, K., Luke, C., & Patterson, B. (2017). Teaching Sustainable Community Engagement at Scale: A Roundtable on Developing Digital Toolkits. Roundtable presented at the University of Michigan Enriching Scholarship Conference, Ann Arbor, MI. |
| 2017 | Lopez, K. (session chair), Muñoz Guzmán, C., Gonzalaez Suitt, K., & Reyes Quilodrán, C. (2017). Developing International Internship Opportunities: A Social Work Perspective. Session presented at the Global Internship Conference, Santiago, Chile. |
| 2016 | Root, L., & Lopez, K. (2016). Fostering Resiliency Studying Abroad. Session presented at the Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education, and Social Development, Seoul, South Korea. |
| 2016 | Lopez, K., Richards-Schuster, K., Ruffolo, M., & Voshel, E. (2016). Digital Education innovations of Social Workers: Strategies Used at One University. Session presented at the Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education, and Social Development, Seoul, South Korea. |
| 2016 | Bess, A., Lopez, K., Martin, F., & Roby, J. (2016). Ethical International Social Work Field Placements & Children's Care. Session presented at the Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education, and Social Development, Seoul, South Korea. |
| 2015 | Peters, J. & Lopez, K. (2015, May). Sharing best practices: Advising international students on a decentralized campus. Presented at the Conference on Undergraduate Academic Advising, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. |
| 2015 | Favorite, T. K., Lopez, K., Meyer, M., & Wagner, B. (2015, March). Before, during and after: Enhancing resilience in students engaging in international experiences. Presented at the Forum on Education Abroad Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. |
| 2015 | Voshel, E., & Lopez, K. (2014, October). Global global engagement: Developing best practices for social work graduate internships. Presented at the Council on Social Work Education 2014 Annual program Meeting, Tampa, FL. |
| 2015 | Griffin, R., Keeler, E., & Lopez, K. (2014, October). Returning student programming: From evaluation to student learning outcomes and beyond. Presented at the Association of International Educators NAFSA Region V Conference, Grand Rapids, MI. |