Angie Colvin Burque

Angie Colvin Burque serves as a Clinical Professor and Director of Field Education for the BA in Social Work program within Auburn University's College of Liberal Arts Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work. She founded and co-directs the Expressions of a BraveHeart Fine Arts Program and BraveHeart Center for Place and Purpose, community partnerships supporting individuals with disabilities and their families.

• MSW, Florida State University
• BSW, University of Alabama

Her research centers on family and child welfare systems with specialized expertise in special needs adoption, teen pregnancy interventions, transitional housing for homeless families, and adult incest survivor therapeutic support. Professor Burque is recognized for advancing diversity and cultural competence through state agency workshops and curriculum development, emphasizing community-based solutions for vulnerable populations.

Scholarly output focuses on cultural competence pedagogy in social work education, exemplified by her 2007 SOAP model evaluation study. This work establishes foundational methodologies for integrating diversity training into professional social work curricula through structured assessment frameworks.

As Field Education Director, she oversees practicum placements for social work students while teaching Social Work Practice Methods and Sociology of Minority Groups courses. Her instructional approach bridges classroom theory with community-based field experiences.

Through the BraveHeart initiatives, she creates therapeutic art environments and purpose-driven support systems for individuals with disabilities. These programs exemplify her commitment to translating academic expertise into tangible community resources through cross-sector partnerships.