Bree Alexander Richardson

Bio & Education

Dr. Bree Alexander (she/her/hers) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work at UNC Greensboro. She is a licensed independent social worker (LISW-CP) in the state of South Carolina and a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW-S) in the state of Texas. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Furman University, Master’s degree in Social Work at the University of South Carolina (Columbia) and PhD in Social Work at Baylor University.

She has taught a variety of master and undergraduate level social work courses related to her specializations in mental health, trauma, grief and loss, and the child and adolescent population. Her research interests include school-shooting trauma and focuses on broader interests like youth, family, and public-school mental health services. She has published articles in peer reviewed journals and textbooks related to her research in managing trauma in students and faculty in public schools in the U.S. after school shootings and works toward developing connections with key stakeholders in the community to develop and pilot programs that could help to alleviate the trauma impact of school shootings and improve the trauma response from public schools.

Additionally, she has research interests in the role of faith and spiritual practices in healing from trauma as well as race equity. She has presented her research nationally and internationally at professional and research conferences.

Research

• School Shootings
• Collective and/or Shared Traumatic Experiences
• Trauma-Informed Care, Trauma Wellness
• Role of Faith and Spiritual Practice in Trauma Healing
• Race Equity