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Kathryn Bonach is the Chair of the Social Work Department, Director for the BSW Program, and Associate Professor. She holds a Master鈥檚 and Doctorate in Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh. She is a licensed social worker and a licensed professional counselor in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and certified end-of-life doula specialist. Her areas of expertise include trauma and loss related to children and families, family policy, healthcare social work, forensic social work, and end-of-life care. She has presented at national and international conferences and published in national and international peer reviewed journals including the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, the Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, and Sociological Viewpoints.

She is the Associate Editor of the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse and has served as an editorial reviewer for several other scholarly publications including Child Maltreatment, the Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, Journal of Marriage and Family, and the Journal of Family Studies. She has served as a board member, officer, and volunteer for in home care agencies and non-profit agencies such as Visiting Nurses Association and Healthcare at Home Hospice as well as the Center for Family Life, Children鈥檚 Advocacy Center, and Child Advocacy and Relationship Enhancing (CARE) Center that provide services to children and families. She grants funded a private non-profit and nationally accredited Children鈥檚 Advocacy Center (CAC) that provides forensic services to children and their families. She has been a recipient of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Most Notable Woman award.

Education

• PhD – Social Work, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (2001)
• MSW – Direct Practice, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (1997)
• MA – Sociology, Human Services Specialization, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA (1994)
• BA – Double Major, Psychology and Sociology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA (1977)

Professional Memberships 

• Professional Member – National Association of Social Workers (1998 鈥� present)
• National End of Life Doula Alliance 
• Council on Social Work Education (2019 – present)
• Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors
• Bachelor of Social Work Program Directors (2019 – present)
• Licensed Social Worker
• Licensed Professional Counselor
• Emerita Professor Indiana University of Pennsylvania
• CARE Children’s Advocacy Center

Research

Interests: Trauma and Loss; Complex Trauma; Children and Families; Child Maltreatment; Healthcare Social Work; Forensic Social Work; End-of-Life Care; Family Policy

Publications

• Hysock-Witham, D. & Bonach, K. Sociological Viewpoints, 32 (1), 37 鈥� 57. (2018)
• Bonach, K. & Heckert, D.A. (2012). Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 21(3), 295 – 314.
• Bonach, K., Mabry, J. B. & Potts-Henry, C. (2010). Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, Special Issue: Child Sexual Abuse and Forensic, Systems, and Cultural Issues, 19 (6), 687 鈥� 708.
• Bonach, K. (2009). . Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 50 (1), 38 鈥� 54.
• Bonach, K. (2007). . Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 48 (1/2), 105 鈥� 123.
• Bonach, K. (2005). . Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 43 (3/4), 79 – 103.
• Bonach, K. Sales, E. & Koeske, G. (2005). . Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 43 (1/2), 1-28.
• Bonach, K. & Sales, E. (2002). . Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 38 (1/2). 17 – 38.

Awards & Recognition

• Most Notable Women Award, American Association of University Women 
• Professor Emerita, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
• Emeritus Board Member, CARE Center and Children鈥檚 Advocacy Center
• Research Institute (IUP) New Investigator of the Year Award