Melissa J. Earle, PhD, LCSW
Director of Online Instruction,
Clinical Associate Professor
School of Social Welfare
Email: Melissa.Earle.1@stonybrook.edu
EDUCATION
PhD, City University of New York Graduate Center, New York, NY
MSW, State University of New York, Albany, NY (Advanced Standing)
BSW, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
AREAS OF INTEREST
Tele-mental health; technology in social work education and practice; online education; trauma; veterans; addiction: gender sensitive responses to co-occurring disorders
PUBLICATIONS
Freddolino, P.P., Earle, M.J., & Hampson, R. (2022) Lessons from the field during a pandemic: students’ views of ethics in e-therapy. Social Work Education. DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2022.2142550
Earle, M.J., Freddolino, P.P. Meeting the Practice Challenges of COVID-19: MSW Students’ Perceptions of E-Therapy and the Therapeutic Alliance. Clin Soc Work J(2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10615-021-00801-3
PRESENTATIONS
Earle, M. (2021) Social work students’ perceptions of e-therapy: Implications for practice and research. Presented at the 5th International Conference on Practice Research. University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia (Virtual).
Earle, M. (2019). MSW students’ perceptions of Information and Communication Technologies in Social Work Practice. Presented at the Council on Social Work Education’s Annual Program Meeting. Denver, CO.
Earle, M., Freddolino, P. (2018). MSW students’ perceptions of Information and Communication Technologies in Social Work Practice. Presented at the Council on Social Work Education’s Annual Program Meeting. Orlando, FL.
