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Dr. Pablo Arriaza

Associate Professor

College of Education and Social Work - Social Work

Bio

Dr. Pablo Arriaza is a social work professor, practitioner, researcher, and consultant. He is independently licensed as a clinical social worker and has practiced social work for the past 24 years with 18 years providing direct services to military families both in the United States and abroad. He has published and presented with national and international leaders in the field of social work and nursing. Arriaza is a Consulting Editor for the Health & Social Work Journal of The National Association of Social Workers, the Journal of Qualitative Health Research, an external reviewer for the Journal of Palliative Medicine, and Co-Editor of the Journal of Social Work in the Global Economy.

Expertise

  • Intersection of Cultural Factors with End of Life Care
  • Bilingual Social Work Practice
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Social Work Practice with Latinos
  • Military Families
  • Death and Dying
  • Human Behavior and the Social Environment

Education

  • B.S., Florida State University
  • MSW, Florida State University
  • Ph.D., University of Alabama

Media

New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR), All Things Considered, 2013