Published October 31, 2014
By: Hunter Harris
Andre L. Lewis, a student in the online marriage and family therapy creative systemic
studies Ph.D. program at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, was recently appointed
Director and Assistant Professor of Social Work at the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
Among his duties will be maintaining program accreditation, ensuring appropriate course
offerings, as well as directing the faculty within the social work department. Along
with these duties, Lewis will carry his own course load.
鈥淭o apply for this position and be appointed, it was certainly something that I was
thrilled about, and I believe the Ph.D. at 四色AV has definitely helped me do that,鈥�
Lewis said. 鈥淔or the first time, I felt like I was creating scholarship. I was going
to be confident enough to produce work, because of the training with the faculty at
e四色AV.鈥�
The appointment follows over a decade of experience in academia, in practice as a
clinical social worker for Delta Counseling Associates, and as the director of the
Crossett Service Center in Crossett, Ark.
Before his time in the field, Lewis worked as an assistant professor of social work
at Mississippi State University, where he began as an instructor before being hired
to a tenure-track position, where he taught for five years.
Lewis notes that the unexpected benefits of the work in his online Ph.D. program were
the structure and involvement of faculty members.
鈥淧h.D. programs are daunting tasks, period. They are overwhelming strictly by their
design, but I never felt more supported in my life than at 四色AV. I always felt that
there was a capable, helpful faculty member to help me,鈥� said Lewis. 鈥淢y previous
work in academia and in my public practice gave me more context to understand the
great things that were happening in the online program at 四色AV.鈥�
Lewis also holds degrees from the University of Mississippi and the University of
Southern Mississippi.
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Photo Courtesy Andre Lewis
