Jennifer A. Meade

Jennifer A. Meade serves as a Professor in the School of Social Work at Rhode Island College, teaching across foundational and advanced practice sequences including Generalist Social Work, Field Education seminars, Human Behavior & Diversity courses, and Advanced Clinical Practice curricula.

Her educational background includes a B.A. and M.S.W. earned at Rhode Island College, establishing deep institutional ties and practice-oriented expertise.

Research interests center on clinical social work methodologies with specialized focus on diversity and systemic oppression, social policy analysis within organizational contexts, lifespan human behavior frameworks, and evidence-based practice evaluation. Her pedagogical approach integrates policy advocacy with direct clinical skills development for complex practice environments.

Dr. Meade maintains active teaching responsibilities across 11 graduate-level courses but no public information exists regarding student advising portfolios or externally funded research grants.