Beverly Wagner

Beverly Wagner serves as Assistant Professor of Social Work and BSW Program Director at the University of Maine, based in 312 South Hall. Her academic leadership focuses on undergraduate social work education within the Department of Social Work.

Her educational background includes:

• B.S. from Tennessee Technological University (1982)
• MSW from University of South Carolina (1992)
• EdD from University of South Carolina (2018)

Her research spans Social Work Education, Clinical Social Work, Mental Health Practice, Community Social Work, and Child Welfare. These interconnected fields emphasize evidence-based practice, clinical interventions, and community-centered approaches to address systemic inequities in mental health and child welfare systems. Her work integrates educational theory with frontline practice methodologies.

As BSW Program Director, she oversees curriculum development and student training while maintaining active engagement in clinical social work domains. Her EdD specialization in 2018 indicates recent scholarly contributions to social work pedagogy and practice frameworks.