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Genesia Kilgore-Bowling serves as Professor of Social Work and Chair of the School of Social Work at the University of Pikeville, teaching core courses including Introduction to Social Work, Professional Ethics, Generalist Social Work Practice IV: Policy Practice, and Senior Seminar – Capstone in Armington Hall Room 463A.
Her academic credentials include:
- Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Master of Social Work from the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- BA in Psychology, Human Services, and Communication from Pikeville College (UPIKE), Pikeville, KY
Her research critically examines fat oppression within social work education frameworks, identifies systemic vulnerabilities in rural populations, and advances interprofessional leadership models. She investigates how weight-based discrimination manifests in Appalachian communities and shapes professional training, advocating for structural reforms in educational curricula to address body weight stigma.
Her scholarly output demonstrates sustained focus on fat studies and rural social work contexts, analyzing sociocultural narratives around obesity in media and medical discourse while evaluating their impact on educational practices in underserved regions.
As an institutional leader, she founded and sponsors both the Student Social Work Association (SSWA) and Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society, providing mentorship pathways for professional development and academic excellence among social work students.
