Adjunct Professor
Contact Information
Email: lsechres@gmu.edu
Phone: 703.993.1110
Mailstop: Honors College, MSN 1F4
Campus: Fairfax
Office: Buchanan 205
Personal Websites
Biography
Dr. Sechrest-Ehrhardt Lisa Sechrest-Ehrhardt, PHD, MSW, LMSW is a dynamic and professional social justice. She teaches courses in social policy, clinical practice and diversity, and a section of Honors 130: Identity, community, and difference. worker whose career focuses on identity and social justice.
Education
PhD, The Catholic University of America, National Catholic School of Social Services, 2012
MSW, Boston College Graduate School of Social Work, 1984
BA, Psychology; Developmental Psychology, University of Virginia, 1982
Publications
Rockingson-Szapkiw, A., EdD, PhD, Sechrest-Ehrhardt, L. PhD, Dubay, Chelsie, Mizelle, PhD. (2020). "Being Culturally Responsive in a Peer Mentoring Relationship". Chapter 7, In Navigating the Peer Mentoring Relationship. Kendall Hunt Publishing.
Hampton-Garland, P., Sechrest-Ehrhardt, L., Cooke, Benson, (2017). “Socio-Economic and Education Factors Impacting American Political Systems: Emerging Research and Opportunities”. IGI Publishing.
Courses Taught
HNRS 130 Identity, Community, Difference: Experiencing Difference
Spring 2023: Section 004 - MW 10:30am - 11:45am and Section 006 - MW 1:30pm - 2:45pm
Fall 2023: Section 005 - MW 1:30pm-2:45pm and Section 006 - MW 10:30am-11:45am
Diversity in the United States provides a rich, yet complicated environment regarding social interaction among people from varying racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds. Different world perspectives affect behavior in social interactions and can have positive and or negative consequences. How does a person’s race, ethnicity, or gender affect his or her interactions with others? Students will be introduced to Social Interaction Theory and Cognitive Theory which provide a robust foundation for navigating diverse social interactions. Using inquiry and collaborative learning processes students will learn how these theories provide an understanding to what one “brings” to communications and exchanges with others. Students will examine the “intersectionality” of race, ethnicity, gender, ability, socioeconomic status, and age to comprehend the importance of self-awareness in the process of understanding self, others and community.