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CURRICULUM VITAE
TERRY LEA KOENIG
University Address Home Address
School of Social Welfare 220 Sharon Drive
University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66049
1545 Lilac Lane 785-840-4649
Lawrence, KS 66044
785-864-2656
email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Social Work, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 2001.
Dissertation: Ethical Dilemmas Faced by Women as Caregivers of Frail
Elders: A Qualitative Study.
M.S.W. Social Work, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1991.
B.S. Education and Theology, Concordia University, Seward, Nebraska, 1981.
(Certification in Elementary Education and Director of Christian
Education).
Special Training/Schooling
Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Training, sponsored by the John A.
Hartford Foundation and the National Institute of Health, Baltimore, MD, 2008.
Institute on Aging and Social Work, sponsored by the National Institute of Health,
selected to participate in three weeks of intensive training in research design and
quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods approaches, St. Scholastica University,
Duluth, MN, 2005-2006.
Mixed Methods Pre-Conference Training, Society for Social Work Research National
Conference, 2004.
LSCSW certification (Kansas), 1993.
Director of Christian Education internship, Trinity Lutheran Church, Leavenworth,
Kansas, 1980-1981.
Student teaching for elementary and junior high; Zion Elementary School, Omaha,
Nebraska, 1979.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2008 – Present Associate Professor, School of Social Welfare, University of
Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.
2005 – 2008 Assistant Professor, School of Social Welfare, University of
Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.
2002 – 2005 Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University at Buffalo,
State University of New York, Buffalo, New York.
Courses Taught
Doctoral Level
Social Work in Italy (University of Kansas)
PhD Theory for Research (University of Kansas)
PhD History and Philosophy II (University of Kansas)
PhD Proseminar - Social Problems (University at Buffalo)
Master’s Level
Social Work in Italy (University of Kansas)
Advanced Standing Social Work Practice Seminar I (University of Kansas)
Foundation Social Work Practice (University of Kansas)
Social Work Ethics (University of Kansas)
Human Behavior in the Social Environment (University of Kansas; University at
Buffalo)
Practice Evaluation (University at Buffalo)
Interventions I (University at Buffalo)
Interventions II (University at Buffalo)
Fundamentals of Research I (University at Buffalo)
Fundamentals of Research II (University at Buffalo)
Undergraduate Level
Social Work in Italy (University of Kansas)
Human Behavior in the Social Environment (University of Kansas; University at
Buffalo)
Social Policy (Eurasian National University, Astana, Kazakhstan)
Seminar in Professional Issues (University of Kansas)
Social Work Experience
1991 – 2002 Social worker, inpatient and outpatient medical and
mental health clinics, Veterans Administration Medical
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Center, Leavenworth, KS
1991 – 2001 Preceptor and Field Instructor for Social Work
graduate students, University of Kansas, Lawrence,
Kansas; Nominated in 2001-2002 for the Margo Award for
Excellence in Field Practicum Instruction
1991 Social Worker, Behavioral Medicine Unit
Cushing Memorial Hospital, Leavenworth, KS
1987 – 1990 Victim-Witness Program Director, Leavenworth
Community Corrections, Leavenworth, KS
Other Work Experience
1986 – 1987 Junior High Teacher, St. Paul Lutheran School,
Leavenworth, KS
1981 – 1986 Director of Christian Education, specializing in
group work and adult education, Trinity Lutheran
Church, Leavenworth, KS
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Articles
Koenig, T. L., Spano, R., Kaufman, D., Leiste, M. R., Tynyshbayeva, A. A.,
Madyarbekov, G., & Makhadeyeva Karataeva, (Prepublished, 2015). A Freirean
analysis of Kazakhstani social work education. International Social Work. DOI:
0020872814559558.
Koenig, T. L., Spano, R., Kaufman, D., Leiste, M. R., Tynyshbaeva, A. A.,
Madyarbekov, G., & Makhadiyeva, A. K. (2014). Language and power in post-
Soviet Kazakhstan: A social work educational experience. In S. Elsen, S. & W.
Lorenz (Eds.), Social Innovation, Participation and the Development of Society
(pp. 85-99). International Social Development Conference – European Branch,
Bozen- Bolzano, Italy: Bolzano University.
Dennis, M. K., Washington, K. T,, & Koenig, T. L. (2014). Ethical dilemmas faced by
hospice social workers. Social Work in Health Care, 53, 950-988.
Chapin, R. K., Sergeant, J. F., Chandran, D., Koenig, T. L. (2014). Hospital to
community transitions for adults: Discharge planners and community service
providers’ perspectives. Social Work in Health Care, 53, 311-329.
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Koenig, T. L., Spano, R., Leiste, M. R. Macmillan, K.R. & Holmes, R. (2014).
Multidisciplinary teams’ practice strategies with older adult clients who hoard.
Social Work in Mental Health, 12, 81-97.
Koenig, T. L., Lee, J. H., Macmillan, K. R., Fields, N., & Spano, R. (2014). Older
adult and family member perspectives of the decision-making process involved in
moving to assisted living. Qualitative Social Work, 13, 335-350.
Chapin, R. K., Sergeant, J. F., Landry, S., Leedahl, S. N., Rachlin, R., Koenig, T., &
Graham, A. (2013). Reclaiming joy: Evaluation of a mental health peer support
program for older adults who receive Medicaid. The Gerontologist, 53, 345-352.
Koenig, T., Leiste, M. R., Spano, R., & Chapin, R. (2013). Multidisciplinary team
perspectives on older adult hoarding and mental illness. Journal of Elder Abuse
and Neglect, 25, 56-75.
Fields, N.L., Koenig, T. L., & Schoeny-Dabelko, H. I. (2012). Resident transitions to
assisted living: A role for social workers. Health and Social Work, 37(3),147-154.
Koenig, T. L., Lee, J. H., Fields, N. L., & Macmillan, K. R. (2011). The role of the
gerontological social worker in assisted living. Journal of Gerontological Social
Work, 54, 494-510.
Leedahl, S. N., Koenig, T. L., & Eckerdt, D. J. (2011). Perceived benefits of VFW post
participation for older adults. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 54, 712-
730.
Spano, R., & Koenig, T., Hudson, J. W., Leiste, M. R. (2010). East meets west: A non-
linear model for understanding human growth and development. Smith College
Studies in Social Work, 80, 198-214.
Spano, R., & Koenig, T. (2010). The delicate balance between private viewpoints and
professional duties. Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics, 7(1). Retrieved on
July 1, 2010 at http://www.socialworker.com/jswve/
Chapin, R. K., Sergeant, J. F., Landry, S. T., Koenig, T., Leiste, M., & Reynolds, M.
(2010). Hoarding cases involving older adults: The transition from a private
matter to the public sector. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 53, 732-742.
Koenig, T., Chapin, R. K., & Spano, R. (2010). Using multidisciplinary teams to address
ethical dilemmas with older adults who hoard. Journal of Gerontological Social
Work, 53, 137-147.
Spano, R., & Koenig, T. (2009).Free speech and special responsibilities of the profession:
Response to Adams. Journal of Social Work Ethics and Values, 6(1). Retrieved
on January 10, 2010 at http://www.socialworker.com/jswve/
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Spano, R., & Koenig, T. (2008). Response to P. Adams: The code of ethics and the clash
of orthodoxies. Journal of Social Work Ethics and Values, 5(2). Retrieved on
October 1, 2008 at http://www.socialworker.com/jswve
Spano, R., & Koenig, T. (2007/2008). What is sacred when personal and professional
values collide? Journal of Social Work Ethics and Values, 4. Retrieved on
October 1, 2008 at: http://www.socialworker.com/jswve/
Dabelko, H. I., Koenig, T. L., & Danso, K. (2008). An examination of the adult day
services industry using the resource dependence model within a values context.
Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 20, 201-217.
Koenig, T. L., & Crisp, C. (2008). Professional ethical decision-making with older
women who misuse substances. Journal of Substance Misuse and Use, 43, 1045-
1061.
Koenig, T., & Spano, R. (2007). The cultivation of social workers’ hope in personal
life and professional practice. Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work,
26, 45-61.
Koenig, T.L., & Spano, R. (2006). Professional hope in working with older adults.
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 33, 25-44.
Koenig, T. L., Rinfrette, E. S., & Lutz, W. A. (2006). Female caregivers’ reflections on
ethical decision-making: The intersection of domestic violence and elder care.
Clinical Social Work Journal, 34, 361-372.
Koenig, T. L. (2005). Caregivers’ use of spirituality in ethical decision making. Journal
of Gerontological Social Work, 45, 155-172.
Koenig, T. L. (2004). From the woman’s viewpoint: Ethical dilemmas confronted by
women as informal caregivers of frail elders. Families in Society, 85, 236-242.
Koenig, T. L., & Spano, R. (2004). Sex, supervision and boundary violations: Pressing
problems and possible solutions. Clinical Supervisor, 22, 3-19.
Koenig, T. L. (2003). Ethical dilemmas faced by women as caregivers of frail elders:
A qualitative study. Proceedings of the Fifteenth National Symposium on
Doctoral Research in Social Work (p. 17-22), College of Social Work, The Ohio
State University, Columbus, Ohio.
Spano, R., & Koenig, T. L. (2003). Moral dialogue: A worker-client interactional model.
Social Thought, 22, 91-104.
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Koenig, T. L., & Spano, R. (1998). Taoism and the strengths perspective. Social Thought,
18, 47-65.
Book Chapters
Besthorn, F. H., Koenig, T. L., Spano, R., & Warren, S. L. (in press). A critical analysis
of social and environmental justice: Reorienting social work to an ethic of
ecological justice. In R. Hugman & J. Carter (Eds.), Rethinking values and ethics
in social work. London: Palgrave-Macmillan.
Koenig, T. L., Spano, R., & Thompson, J. B. (in press). Critical theories. In T. L. Koenig,
R. Spano, & J. B. Thompson, Human behavior theory in social work practice.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Koenig, T. L., Spano, R., & Thompson, J. B. (in press). Historical context. In T. L.
Koenig, R. Spano, & J. B. Thompson, Human behavior theory in social work
practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Koenig, T. L., Spano, R., & Thompson, J. B. (in press). Introduction to human behavior
theory for social work practice. In T. L. Koenig, R. Spano, & J. B. Thompson,
Human behavior theory in social work practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Publications.
Koenig, T. L., Spano, R., & Thompson, J. B. (in press). Critique of theories. In T. L.
Koenig, R. Spano, & J. B. Thompson, Human behavior theory in social work
practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Spano, R., & Koenig, T. L. (in press). Social work ethics. In S. Kapp (Ed.), Introduction
to Social Work. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Zimmerman, S., Munn, J., & Koenig, T. (2016). Social work practice in assisted living.
In B. Berkman (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of Social Work in Health and Aging (2nd
ed.), New York: Oxford University Press.
Zimmerman, S., Munn, J., & Koenig, T. (2006). Assisted living settings. (pp. 677-684).
In B. Berkman (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of Social Work in Health and Aging, New
York: Oxford University Press.
Book
Koenig, T. L., Spano, R., & Thompson, J. B. (Book contract accepted 12/2014). Human
behavior theory in social work practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
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Manuscripts under review
Chappell Deckert, J. & Koenig, T. L. (under review). The transformative power of
perplexity in social work practice. Qualitative Social Work.
Koenig, T. L., Spano, R., & Thompson, J. B. (under review). Psychodynamic theories. In
T. L. Koenig, R. Spano, & J. B. Thompson (Eds.). Human behavior in the social
environment. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Koenig, T. L., Spano, R., & Thompson, J. B. (under review). Systems theories. In T. L.
Koenig, R. Spano, & J. B. Thompson (Eds.). Human behavior in the social
environment. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Manuscripts in progress
Thompson, J. B., Spano, R., & Koenig, T. L. (in progress). Back to Addams and
Richmond: Was social work really a divided house in the beginning?
Koenig, T. L., Warren, S., Tuhy, E., Tynyshbayeva, A. A., Madyarbekov, G., &
Makhadeyeva, A. (in progress). The current and future role of social work in
Kazakhstan.
Statz-Hill, M., Koenig, T. L., Thompson, J. B., Goscha, R., & Coffman, M. (in progress).
Adults with schizophrenia and their active participation in mental health
treatment.
Book Review
Koenig, T. (1999). Women, Feminism and Aging. Affilia, 14, 380-382.
Other Professional Writings
Koenig, T. L., Spano, R., Matejkowski, J., Goscha, R., Marty, D., Coffman, M.A., &
Fukui, S. (2013). Integrating Behavioral and Physical Health Care at a
Community Mental Health Center in Kansas, grant proposal submitted to the
Health Care Foundation of Kansas City in collaboration with Johnson County
Mental Health Center, Adult Mental Health Office of Research and
Training, School of Social Welfare, Lawrence, KS.
Koenig, T. L. (2011). Cross-cultural social policy; Social work, social policies and social
services in Kazakhstan, CIES Fulbright scholar proposal for combined
teaching/research award at Eurasian National University, Programme of
Psychology and Social Work, Astana, Kazakhstan.
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Koenig, T. L., & Zimmerman, S. (2008). Reducing Elder Mistreatment through
Evidence-Based Screening, Federal grant proposal submitted to the National
Institute for Justice, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Chapin, R., McKenzie, S., Landry, S., Reynolds, K., Rachlin, R., & Koenig, T. L. (2007).
The Community Tenure of Older Adults Hoarders: Identifying Risks and
Enhancing Opportunities. Lawrence, KS: Office of Aging and Long-Term Care,
School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Koenig, T. L., Dabelko, H. I., & Rinfrette, E. R. (2006). Beechwood continuum of care
enhanced dining and model household program evaluation: Executive summary.
Lawrence, KS: School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Koenig, T., Bowers, J., & Moppin, J. (1998). Resiliency and aging. Leavenworth, KS:
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Leavenworth, KS.
Spano, R., & Koenig, T. (1997). An examination of the children’s program at Mattie
Rhodes Center. Lawrence, KS: School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas,
Lawrence, KS.
RESEARCH
2015 – Present Principal Investigator, Croatian First Responders of Refugee Crisis,
Zagreb, Koprivnica, and Varazdin, Croatia.
2015 – Present Principal Investigator, Transformative learning and short-term study
abroad experiences, Co-study with social work students at Universita
Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and University of Kansas.
2014 – Present Research consultant, CommonGround and its Impact on Psychotropic
Medication Usage and Diversion study, funding through Title XIX
Medicaid: Research, Training, and Evaluation for Adult Mental Health
Services, $2,529,086, Dr. Rick Goscha, PI, Office of Mental Health
Research and Innovation, School of Social Welfare, University of
Kansas.
2014 Co-Investigator, Acceptability Testing of a Strengths Model Risk
Management Program, grant proposal, Fahs-Beck Fund, Not funded.
2013 Co-Principal Investigator, Ethics in Practice: An Online Resource for
Research and Teaching, Ethics Center, grant proposal, University of
Kansas, Bold Aspirations, Not funded.
2013 Principal Investigator, Integrating Behavioral and Physical Health
Care at a Community Mental Health Center in Kansas, Health Care
Foundation of Kansas City, Not funded.
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2012 – Present Research consultant, CommonGround Program Evaluation – Voices of
Adults with Schizophrenia, funding through Title XIX Medicaid:
Research, Training, and Evaluation for Adult Mental Health Services,
$2,529,086, Dr. Rick Goscha, PI, Office of Mental Health Research
and Innovation, School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas.
2011 – 2012 Cross-cultural social policy; Social work, social policies and social
services in Kazakhstan, $38,000, CIES Fulbright scholar award for
combined teaching/research study at Eurasian National University,
Programme of Psychology and Social Work, Astana, Kazakhstan.
2011 – 2012 Principal Investigator, Pilot Test of Hoarding Intervention, Health
Care Foundation of Kansas City, Collaboration with Catholic Charities
of Kansas City, Missouri. Not funded.
2010 – 2011 Social Work in Central Asia – Current and Future Trends, in
collaboration with Soros Foundation, conducted a pilot study with
Central Asian scholars as part of the Soros Faculty Development
Program in Spring, 2010. Pilot data findings were incorporated into
Fulbright application for August, 2010.
2008 – 2009 Principal Investigator, Reducing Elder Mistreatment through
Evidence-Based Screening, National Institute for Justice, University of
Kansas, Lawrence, KS. Not funded.
2008 – 2011 Research Consultant, Mental Health Peer Support Program, Funded
by the Kansas Department on Aging, Dr. Rosemary Chapin, PI, Office
of Aging and Long-Term Care, School of Social Welfare, University
of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. Involved quantitative evaluation of older
adult participant outcomes (e.g., depression, anxiety) in a peer support
program being expanded into several Kansas counties.
2009 Principal Investigator, Taoism and the Art of Helping Older Adults
Reach Their Full Potential. National Endowment for the Humanities,
Summer Stipend Award, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS – Not
funded.
2007 – 2009 Principal Investigator, New Faculty General Research Fund Grant,
$8,000, Multidisciplinary approaches to working with older adults
hoarders, School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence,
KS.
2007 – 2008 Research Consultant, Real Choice Hospital Discharge Planning
Project, Funded by the Kansas Department on Aging, Dr. Rosemary
Chapin, PI, Office of Aging and Long-Term Care, School of Social
Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. Involved analyzing the
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discharge planning process in Kansas for older adults and disabled
persons.
2007 – 2009 Research Consultant, The Community Tenure of Older Adults
Hoarders, Funded by the Borchard Foundation Center on Law and
Aging, Rosemary Chapin, PI, Office of Aging and Long-Term Care,
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. Involves analyzing older adult
cases of hoarding that are addressed by Kansas hoarding task forces.
2004 – 2007 Principal Investigator, Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholar
grant, $100,000, Study on Transitions from Community to Assisted
Living: Decision Making, Transitions and the Role of Social Workers,
School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
2004 – 2006 Principal Investigator, Program Evaluation of Beechwood Continuum
of Care Model Household and Enhanced Dining Initiatives, $11,750,
funded by Beechwood Nursing Facility, Getzville, NY.
1997 – 1998 Research Assistant, Long Term Care Research Grant, funded by the
Kansas Department of Social Rehabilitation Services and the Kansas
Department on Aging, Dr. Rosemary Chapin, PI, School of Social
Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
1997 Research Assistant, Resiliency and Aging Study, conducted at Golden
Age Games, Ft. Leavenworth, KS., sponsored by the National
Veterans Health Administration. Supervised by Dr. Judy Bowers,
Department of Nursing, Veterans Administration Medical Center,
Leavenworth, KS.
1996 – 1997 Research Assistant, Program evaluation of the Children’s Program at
Mattie Rhodes Arts and Counseling Center, Kansas City, MO. funded
by the Kaufman Foundation, Dr. Richard Spano, PI, School of Social
Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
National and International Refereed Conference Presentations
Spano, R. & Koenig, T. L. (2015). Ethical decision making in communication studies.
University of North – Koprivnica, Croatia.
Koenig, T. L., Spano, R. (2015). Critical thinking in journalism and the media.
University of North – Varazdin, Croatia.
Spano, R. & Koenig, T. L. (2015). Ethical decision making in the media. University of
North – Koprivnica, Croatia.
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Koenig, T. L. & Spano, R. (2015). Critical theories and feminist perspectives. University
of North – Koprivnica, Croatia.
Spano, R. & Koenig, T. L. (2015). Critical thinking in communication studies. University
of North – Varazdin, Croatia.
Koenig, T. L. & Spano, R. (2015). Ethical decision making in journalism and the media.
University of North – Varazdin, Croatia.
Spano, R. & Koenig, T. L. (2015). Ethical decision making in an entrepreneurial context.
Croatian Business Organization, Zagreb, Croatia.
Koenig, T. L., Macmillan, K. R., Cohen, A., & Olsen, J. (2014). Panel Presenter, Global
social work learning: Deepening students’ cultural awareness and humility.
Council on Social Work Education National Conference, Tampa, FL.
Besthorn, F., Spano, R., & Koenig, T. L. (2014). Co-Presenter, Social work and
ecological justice. Global Partnership for Transformative Social Work
International Conference, Burlington, VT.
Koenig, T. L., Warren, S., Tuhy, E., Tynyshbayeva, A. A., Madyarbekov, G., &
Makhadeyeva, A. (2014). The Current and Future Role of Social Work in
Kazakhstan, International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry Conference, University
of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL.
Koenig, T. L., Thompson, J. B., Goscha, R., Statz-Hill, M., & Coffman, M. (2014).
Adults with Schizophrenia and their Active Participation in Mental Health
Treatment, International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry Conference, University
of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL.
Koenig, T. L. & Spano, R. (2013). Co-Presenter, Neoliberalism, Global Partnership for
Transformative Social Work International Conference. Burlington, VT.
Koenig, T. L. & Spano, R. (2012). Co-Presenter, Language and Power in the Post-Soviet
Space: The Kazakh Classroom. International Social Development Conference,
Bressanone, Italy.
Koenig, T.L. & Spano, R. (2012). Co-Presenter, Language and Power in the Kazakhstani
Classroom. Global Partnership for Transformative Social Work International
Conference. Burlington, VT.
Koenig, T. L. & Spano, R. (2011).Co-Presenter, Ethical Decision Making in Social Work
Practice and Related Disciplines. Winter Conference, Eurasian National
University, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Koenig, T. L. & Spano, R. (2011).Co-Presenter, Tensions Between Personal and
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Professional Values. Winter Conference, Eurasian National University, Astana,
Kazakhstan.
Koenig, T. L. & Spano, R. (2011).Co-Presenter, Professional Ethical Decision Making:
Gender and Cultural Issues. Winter Conference, Eurasian National
University, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Spano, R. & Koenig, T. L. (2011). Co-Panel Organizer, Panel Presentation entitled,
Diversity, Pluralism, Professional Education and Practice Behavior, Association
for Practical and Professional Ethics National Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
Panelists included Rick Spano, Social Work, University of Kansas; Terry Koenig,
Social Work, University of Kansas; Anne Simpson, Director, Institute for Ethics,
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Jennifer Vest, Philosophy,
University of Central Florida.
Koenig, T. L. & Spano, R. (2010). Using multidisciplinary teams to address ethical
dilemmas with older adults who hoard, Paper presentation, Association for
Practical and Professional Ethics National Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
Spano, R. & Koenig, T. L. (2009).Using Taoist principles to critique and expand life
span perspectives, Global Partnership for Transformative Social Work
International Conference. Burlington, VT.
Koenig, T. L., & Spano, R. (2009). Co-Panel Organizer, Panel Presentation entitled,
Tensions Between Personal Values and Professional Ethics, Association for
Practical and Professional Ethics National Conference, Cincinnati, OH. Panel
members included: Raquel Diaz-Sprague, School of Allied Medical Professions,
Ohio State University; Michael C. Brannigan, Philosophy and Religion, The
College of Saint Rose; and Stephen O. Sodeke, National Center for Bioethics in
Research & Health Care, Tuskegee University.
Koenig, T. L., & Spano, R. (2008). Mediating the impact of personal and professional
values on practice, Paper presentation, Association for Practical and Professional
Ethics National Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
Spano, R. & Koenig, T. L. (2008). Tensions between personal values and professional
ethics, Paper presentation, Global Partnership for Transformative Social Work
International Conference. Burlington, VT.
Koenig, T. L., & Spano, R. (2008). Ethical issues in working with groups. Paper
presentation, Association for Practical and Professional Ethics National
Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
Koenig, T. L., & Spano, R. (2007). Mediating the impact of personal and professional
values on practice, Paper presentation, Association for Practical and Professional
Ethics National Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
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Dabelko, H. I., Koenig, T. L. (2006). An examination of the adult day services industry
using the resource dependence model, Paper presentation, International
Gerontological Society of America Conference, Dallas, TX.
Koenig, T., & Spano, R. (2006). Ethics in a turbulent 21st century, Paper presentation,
Association for Practical and Professional Ethics National Conference,
Jacksonville, FL.
Koenig, T., & Spano, R. (2005). Sexual boundary violations in the professions, Paper
presentation, Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Conference, San
Antonio, TX.
Koenig, T., & Lutz, W., & Rinfrette, E. (2005). The intersection of domestic
violence and elder care: Women as caregivers reclaiming power in
abusive relationships, Paper presentation, Society for Social Work Research,
Miami, FL.
Koenig, T., & Spano, R. (2004). Professional hope in working with older adults,
Paper presentation, International Gerontological Society of America, Washington,
DC.
Koenig, T., & Spano, R. (2004). The professional’s use of hope: Eastern and
western views, Paper presentation, International Spirituality and Social Work
Conference, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY.
Koenig, T. (2003). The use of spirituality in decision making for female caregivers, Paper
presentation in symposium organized by T. Koenig entitled, “The role of
spirituality in decision making for caregivers” International Gerontological
Society of America, San Diego, CA.
Koenig, T., & Spano, R. (2003). Managing normal sexual feelings in professional
relationships: The link between human sexuality and spirituality, International
Spirituality and Social Work Conference, University of Texas, Austin, TX.
Koenig, T. (2002). Personal ethical decision making: Dilemmas and processes
as defined by female caregivers of frail elders, Paper presentation, Gerontological
Society of America, Boston, MA.
Koenig, T., & Spano, R. (2001). Hard choices and spirituality: Women who
provide elder care, International Spirituality and Social Work Conference, Paper
presentation, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.
Koenig, T., & Spano, R. (2000). Exploring moral universes without moralizing,
International Spirituality and Social Work Conference, Paper presentation,
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
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Koenig, T. (1999). Moral dialogue, International Spirituality and Social Work
Conference, Paper presentation, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO.
Koenig, T. & Spano, R. (1998). Ethical decision making, International Spirituality and
Social Work Conference, Paper presentation, St. Catherine’s University,
Minneapolis, MN.
Koenig, T. & Spano, R. (1998). A qualitative look at mental health services for
inner-city youth, Annual National Research Conference on Children’s Mental
Health, Paper presentation, Tampa, FL.
Koenig, T. & Spano, R. (1997). Taoism and the strengths perspective, International
Spirituality and Social Work Conference, Paper presentation, Dana College, Blair,
NE.
Battar, S. S. & Koenig, T. L. (1995). Too sick to go, too health to stay, and too
confused to know what to do!: Dilemmas during placement of the elderly.
Poster presentation, National American Geriatrics Society Conference,
Washington, DC.
Professional Regional Presentations
Koenig, T. L. (2015). Ethical decision making and elder abuse and neglect. Kansas City
Adult Protective Services, Kansas City, KS.
Spano, R. & Koenig, T. L. (2015). Ethical decision making in school social work
practice. Park Hill School District, Kansas City, MO.
Koenig, T. L. (2014). Older adults, hoarding behavior and elder abuse. State Committee
for Adult Protective Services, Topeka, KS.
Koenig, T. L. & Spano, R. (2013). Ethics and diversity with a difference. Professional
and Community Education Program, School of Social Welfare, University of
Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Koenig, T. L. (2013). Hoarding and ethical decision making in social work practice.
Wyandot County Mental Health Center, Kansas City, KS.
Goscha, R. & Koenig,, T. (2012). The strengths model as applied to mental health
services for older adults. San Diego Mental Health Services, San Diego, CA.
Koenig, T. (2012). Domestic violence and professional ethical decision making, Police
Department, Kansas City, KS.
Koenig, T. (2012). Elder abuse and professional ethical decision making, Police
Department, Kansas City, KS.
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Spano, R. & Koenig, T. (2012). Ethical decision making and elder abuse. Professional
and Community Education Program, School of Social Welfare, University of
Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Spano, R. & Koenig, T. (2012). Tensions between personal and professional values.
Professional and Community Education Program, School of Social Welfare,
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Spano, R. & Koenig, T. (2011). Ethical decision making in working with families.
Professional and Community Education Program, School of Social Welfare,
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Koenig, T. (2011). Adult Protective Services and the ethical dimensions of hoarding
cases. Kansas City, KS.
Koenig, T. (2011). Hoarding and professional ethical decision making, Phoenix
Cooperative, Kansas City, KS.
Koenig, T. (2010). Professional ethical issues in addressing hoarding, Douglas County
Aging Association, Lawrence, KS.
Koenig, T. (2010). Tensions between personal values and professional ethics, Johnson
County Government Employees, Olathe, KS.
Koenig, T. (2010). Ethical decision making in school social work practice, Summer
Institute, Kansas School Social Work Association, Topeka, KS.
Koenig, T. (2010). Social work practice and ethical decision making with families,
Professional and Community Education Program, School of Social Welfare,
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Spano, R. & Koenig, T. (2009). Tensions between personal and professional values and
ethics. Field Practicum Forum, Lawrence, KS.
Koenig, T. (2009). Ethical issues with seniors. Keynote Presenter, Social Work Day,
University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO.
Koenig, T. (2009). Ethical Issues faced by seniors and caregivers, Professional and
Community Education Program, School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas,
Lawrence, KS.
Koenig, T. (2009). Ethical decision making with elders and caregivers. Summer
Seminar Presenter, Professional and Community Education, University of
Maryland, Baltimore, MD.
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Koenig, T. (2008). Ethical decision making in health care, Kansas City Free Health
Clinic, Kansas City, MO.
Koenig, T. (2008). Ethical decision making in health care, Kansas City Free Health
Clinic, Kansas City, MO.
Dabelko, H. I., Koenig, T. L., & Rinfrette, E. S. (2007). Enhanced dining in long-term
care: A program evaluation. Paper presentation, Ohio Association of Gerontology
and Education Conference, Ohio State University, Newark, OH.
Koenig, T. (2006). Gender and ethical decision making, Professional and Community
Education Program, School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence,
KS.
Koenig, T. (2006). Conducting social work research in the medical setting, Children’s
Mercy Medical Center, Kansas City, MO.
Koenig, T. (2006). Ethical decision making: The intersection of personal and
professional values. Field Practicum Forum, Lawrence, KS.
Koenig, T. (2006). Ethical decision making in health care, Children’s Mercy Medical
Center, Kansas City, MO.
Koenig, T. (2005). Ethical decision making with elders who are anxious, New
York State Chapter, National Association of Social Workers, Annual Conference,
University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.
Koenig, T. (2004). Ethical decision-making for seniors, Professional and
Community Education Program, School of Social Welfare, University of
Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Koenig, T., & Spano, R. (2003). Walking the ethical line. Regional Developmental
Disabilities Conference, Buffalo, NY.
Koenig, T. (2002). Ethical dilemmas faced by female caregivers of frail elders.
Videoconference for Social Workers in the Regional Veterans Health Care
System, Leavenworth, KS.
Koenig, T. (2000). Medical ethics in social work. Videoconference for Social
Workers in the Regional Veterans Health Care System, Leavenworth, KS.
Koenig, T. (1999). Ethical decision making in health care, Professional and
Community Education Program, School of Social Welfare, University of
Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
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Koenig, T. (1999). Ethical decision making in social work, Professional and
Community Education Program, School of Social Welfare, University of
Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
School of Social Welfare Professional Service
2015 – Present Member, Advanced Standing Curriculum Committee, University
of Kansas
2015 – Present Member, Foundation Representative, MSW Curriculum
Committee, University of Kansas
2015 – Present Member, BSW Committee, University of Kansas
2013 – Present Member, Search Committee, University of Kansas
2011 – Present Member, MSW Foundation Committee, University of Kansas
2011 – 2012 Chair, Dean’s 5th Year Review Committee, University of Kansas
2009 – 2011 Chair and Member, MSW Foundation, University of Kansas
2009 – 2011 Member, Faculty Executive Committee, University of Kansas
2009 – 2010 Member, BSW Curriculum Committee, University of Kansas
2008 – 2009 Chair, History and Philosophy of Social Work Doctoral
Committee, University of Kansas
2008 – 2009 Member, PhD Committee, University of Kansas
2007 – Present Chair, HBSE Curriculum Area Group, University of Kansas
2006 – 2008 Member, History and Philosophy of Social Work Doctoral
Committee, University of Kansas
2005 – 2007 Member, HBSE Curriculum Area Group, University of Kansas
2003 – 2005 Member, Personnel Committee, University at Buffalo
2002 – 2003 Member, Academic Committee, University at Buffalo
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University Professional Activities
2015 – Present Faculty sponsor, Habitat for Humanity, University of Kansas
2013 – Present Member, Human Subjects Committee, University of Kansas
2011 Faculty Presenter & Participant, Fulbright Scholars, German
Program, Orientation Meeting.
2011 Faculty Presenter & Participant, Junior Faculty Development
Scholars Program, International Studies, Orientation Meeting
2010 Faculty Interviewer, GDX Faculty Exchange Program,
International Studies
2010 Faculty Participant, Junior Faculty Development Scholars
Program, International Studies, Orientation Meeting
2006 – 2009 Interviewer, University-wide undergraduate educational
evaluation
2006 Presenter, Campus wide Gerontology Seminar, KU Gerontology
Center
2006, 2009 Presenter, Field Practicum Forum, University of Kansas,
Lawrence, KS
National Professional Activities: Reviewing
2013 – Present Reviewer, Qualitative Social Work
2013 – Present Reviewer, Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect
2010 – Present Consulting Editor, Journal of Gerontological Social Work
2002 – Present Consulting Editor, Social Work
2009 – 2011 Consulting Editor, The Gerontologist
2002 – 2010 Reviewer, Clinical Supervisor
National Professional Activities: Consulting
2011 – 2012 Research consultant for Noelle Fields, PhD student, Hartford
Geriatric Social Work Doctoral Scholar Ohio State University,
Columbus, OH
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Other National Service
2015 – Present Board Member, Global Partnership for Transformative Social
Work, Burlington, VT.
2010-2011 Planning Committee Member, Global Partnership for
Transformative Social Work International Conference,
Burlington, VT
2006 Co-Organizer, Social Work Professional Mini-Conference at the
Applied Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) National
Conference, Jacksonville, FL
International Professional Activities
2015 Consultant, Classroom teaching with faculty at the University of
North –Koprivnica, Croatia
2015 Faculty Organizer & Facilitator, Italian study abroad course at
the University of Kansas with social work students, faculty and
staff from Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan Italy.
2013 Faculty Sponsor for Sherry Warren, PhD student, KU Latin
American Field Research Grant, Pilot Study of Social Work with
Indigenous People in Guatemala.
2012 Faculty Sponsor and Developer of International Social Work
Study Abroad Course, Milan and Florence, Italy.
2012 Co-Collaborator, for development of joint scholarship between
the University of Kansas and Hallym University, Chuncheon,
South Korea.
2011 Fulbright Faculty Researcher, Social Work in Kazakhstan,
Social Work Programme, Eurasian National University, Astana,
Kazakhstan.
2011 Fulbright Faculty Instructor and Developer of Cross-Cultural
Social Policy Course, Social Work Programme, Eurasian National
University, Astana, Kazakhstan
2011 Consultant, for development of Social Work Doctoral Program,
Eurasian National University, Astana, Kazakhstan.
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2011 Fulbright Scholar Presenter, American College Student Life,
Kazakhstan branch of Moscow State University, Astana,
Kazakhstan.
2010 Academic Commentator, for Doctoral Dissertation of Ane A.
Tynyshbayeva, Chair of the Department of Psychology and Social
Work, Eurasian National University, Astana, Kazakhstan
Dissertation and Qualifying Committee Participation
2015 Chair, Qualifying Paper Proposal, Jennifer Chappell Deckert,
School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
2015 Chair, PhD Dissertation Proposal, Melisande Statz-Hill, School of
Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2015 Chair, Qualifying Paper Proposal, Sherry Warren, School of
Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2015 Chair, PhD Dissertation, Linda Herzberg, School of Social
Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Degree 5/2015 Methodologist, PhD Dissertation Committee, Jung Hee Lee,
School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Degree 5/2015 Methodologist, PhD Dissertation Committee, Jon Hudson, School
of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Completed 5/2015 Chair, PhD Dissertation Proposal, Linda Herzberg, School
of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Completed 5/2015 Member, PhD Qualifying Committee, Melisande Statz-Hill,
School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
2011 – 2014 Member, PhD Qualifying Committee, Linda Herzberg, School of
Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Degree 12/2013 Methodologist, PhD Dissertation Committee, Tami Radohl,
School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence KS.
Degree 5/2013 Chair, PhD Dissertation Committee, Alexander Macdonald,
School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
2013 – 2015 Member, PhD Qualifying Committee, Sarah Landry, School of
Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
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2011 – 2012 Chair, PhD Qualifying Committee, Alexander Macdonald, School
of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
2011 – 2013 Member, PhD Qualifying Committee, Sachiko Gomi, School of
Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Degree 5/2013 Member, PhD Dissertation Committee, Skye Leedahl, School of
Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Degree 5/2012 Member, PhD Dissertation Committee, Sarah Pilgrim, School of
Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Degree 5/2012 Methodologist, PhD Dissertation Committee, John Thompson,
School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
2010 – 12/2011 Member, PhD Qualifying Committee, John Thompson, School of
Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2009 – 6/2011 Member, PhD Qualifying Committee, Sarah Pilgrim, School of
Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Degree 5/2011 Methodologist, PhD Dissertation Committee, Vincent Starnino,
School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
2008 – 2009 Member, PhD Qualifying Committee, Jon Hudson, School of
Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
2007 – 2009 Member, PhD Qualifying Committee, Vincent Starnino, School of
Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Degree 5/2008 Methodologist, PhD Dissertation Committee, Jeong Woong
Cheon, School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas,
Lawrence, KS.
Degree 6/2007 Member, Masters Thesis Committee, Skye Leedahl, Gerontology
Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Degree 6/2008 Member, PhD Qualifying Committee, Doreen Higgins, School of
Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Degree 5/2008 Member, PhD Qualifying Committee, Eunjeong Ko,
School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
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Volunteer and Community Service
2012 – Present Member, Kansas Adult Protective Services Committee, Topeka,
KS.
2006 – 2008 Ethics Panel Member, Children’s Mercy Medical Center, Social
Work Department, Kansas City, MO
2004 – 2005 Member, Network in Aging of Western New York
2003 – 2005 Member, Social Work Board on Aging, Buffalo, NY.
1999 Health Cabinet Member, Trinity Lutheran Church, Leavenworth,
KS.
1990 – 1991 Youth Counselor, St. James Lutheran Church, Kansas City, MO.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Kansas Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Global Partnership for Transformative Social Work
AWARDS
2015 Budig Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Kansas,
Lawrence, KS.
2012 Selected as member of Phi Beta Delta, University of Kansas,
Lawrence, KS.
2011 – 2012 Sabbatical Award, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
2011- 2012 CIES Fulbright Faculty Scholars Award, Eurasian National
University, Programme of Psycholoy and Social Work, Astana,
Kazakhstan
2009 Budig Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Kansas,
Lawrence, KS
2005 – 2006 Selected for the Institute on Aging and Social Work, sponsored by
the National Institute of Health, St. Scholastica University, Duluth,
MN.
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2005 Nominated for Teacher of the Year Award. School of Social Work,
University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY.
2003 Dissertation Award for the Fifteenth Annual National Dissertation
Symposium for Social Work, The Ohio State University,
Columbus, OH.