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Tiffany R. Washington, PhD, MSW

Associate Professor
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia, United States

Dr. Tiffany Washington, Associate Professor, joined the University of Georgia (UGA) School of Social Work faculty in 2013 after completing her PhD at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her social work direct practice experience in health care settings informs her teaching and research agenda. Dr. Washington was a UGA Service-Learning Fellow, a program that provides faculty the resources and training to support the integration of service-learning into their research, teaching, and service. As a result, she designed and pilot-tested a caregiver respite program, Houseguest. Through Houseguest, graduate students in her gerontological social work course deliver in-home respite visits to caregivers of persons with dementia while learning about the impact of dementia on individuals, families, and communities. Houseguest is supported through a partnership with state and local community partners. Recently, Dr. Washington was awarded a grant from the Alzheimer’s Association to examine a virtual version of the Houseguest. Findings from this feasibility pilot will be presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference this July. Houseguest has been recognized by the UGA Creative Teaching Award and the Gulf South Summit Outstanding Faculty Contributions to Service-Learning in Higher Education Research Award. Manuscripts describing Houseguest’s success can be found in the Journal of Gerontological Social Work and the Journal of Social Work Education.

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