Hermeet Kohli
Professor, Department Chair of Social Work and Gerontology Program
Social Work
Email Address: hkkohli@uncg.edu
Phone: 336.256.1323
Education
Ph.D.,MSW
BIO
Dr. Hermeet Kohli is a Professor in the Department of Social Work. She served for 18 years in various capacities at the University of Southern Maine in Portland before coming to UNCG in Fall 2024. She has also worked at California State University, Chico, University of Louisville, and University of Delhi (India). Dr. Kohli employs the critical compassion framework to guide her work with stakeholders, integrating passion, inspiration, and vulnerability into inclusive and collaborative initiatives.
Her academic leadership spans diverse roles such as site visitor for the Council on Social Work Education’s Board of Accreditation, Director of Women and Gender Studies Program, Interim Director MSW /Associate Dean in the School of Social Work, and Coordinator for both master’s in social work (MSW) and bachelor’s in social work (BSW) programs. She has also chaired the MSW Program Admissions, coordinated Program Assessment, and overseen the BSW Honors Program in her prior academic appointments.
Dr. Kohli’s extensive practitioner experience with runaway youth as well as immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in national and international social work agencies complements her research focus on participatory and applied methodologies, emphasizing culturally responsive social work practices. Her current research explores culturally responsive approaches with immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers, aiming to amplify marginalized voices. Additional research interests include intimate partner violence prevention, integrating self-compassion in higher education and social work practice, and innovating online course development to enhance student needs.
She has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, delivered conference presentations, and secured several grant awards, including federal and regional grants. Dr. Kohli also serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Teaching in Social Work and Critical Social Work.
She earned her master’s in social work from the University of Delhi, India, and her Ph.D. in Social Work from the Joint Program of the University of Louisville and University of Kentucky.