Erin Miess

Erin Miess serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work within the School of Social Sciences at Viterbo University. Her office is located in MRC 524, and she can be contacted via email (etmiess@viterbo.edu) or telephone (608-796-3729).

Her research focuses on foundational social work disciplines, with emphasis on direct clinical practice and systemic community interventions. Key areas include:

• Social Work as a comprehensive human services profession
• Clinical Social Work addressing individual and family mental health
• Community Social Work fostering organizational development
• Social Policy analysis influencing welfare systems

These interconnected fields drive contemporary social work education and practice at Viterbo University.