Temeka Bailey

Dr. Temeka S. Bailey is a licensed clinical social worker with over 20 years of experience, currently serving as Director of Social Work Education at the Center for Restorative Change and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work. Her career spans trauma-informed practice in K–12 schools, hospitals, and community-based settings, with a focus on systemic trauma and racial disparities in urban education.

• PhD in Social Work (Morgan State University)
• MSW (University of Maryland)
• BSW (Bowie State University)

Dr. Bailey's research examines trauma-informed systems, structural oppression, and racial discrimination, particularly in educational contexts. Her recent publication critiques systemic perpetuation of retraumatization in public-serving institutions.

She has received the Whitney Young Alumni JEDI Award for her contributions to social work education and community empowerment through storytelling and clinical practice.

As a certified Mental Health First Aid instructor and Board Approved Social Work Supervisor, Dr. Bailey trains students and professionals while advocating for self-esteem, racial equity, and therapeutic dialogue through her children's books Locs Like Mine and The Telling Secret.