James R. Carter, PhD, MPH, MSW, LSW
Dr Carter is licensed in the State of Ohio as a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) (Ohio Lic.# S.2410991).
He is currently the Campus Coordinator for the University Partnership Program (UPP). This programs trains selected students for careers in Ohio's Child Welfare system upon graduation.
His primary interests are where Public Health and Social Work intersect. Topics like macro social work, voter and civic engagement, human sexuality and relationships, sexual health and wellness across the lifepsan, aging care service systems, and other related areas is where his work typically resides.
While a student Dr Carter was part of a multi-national research project that explored assisted reproductive technologies in the United States and India. That work, and other projects have resulted in publications in The Journal of Social Work Education, Sage Open, The Journal of Social Work and Welfare Policy, The Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet, Affilia, Health and Social Work, and Home Health Care Services Quarterly.
Research projects he has been a part of have also been presented at over a dozen national and international conferences.
Awards/Recognition
2017 Journal of Social Work Education, Best Empirical Article 2017, "Career Implications of Social Work Doctoral Student Debt Load"
2015 The Ohio State University, College of Social Work, Merriss Cornell Distinguished Researcher
2015 The Ohio State University, College of Social Work, Selma & Alexander Erlen Award winner for Doctoral Student Excellence
2014 The Ohio State University, College of Social Work, Oustanding PhD Student Lecturer
2013 The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, Fellow For Life
2012 The Ohio State University, Albert Schweitzer Fellow
Education History
PhD The Ohio State University, College of Social Work, specialization: sexual health promotion
MPH The Ohio State University, College of Public Health, specialization: health behavior and health promotion
MASW Wright State University, College of Health, Education, and Human Services, Department of Social Work, specialization: older adults
BSBA Franklin University
AA Columbus State Community College
Teaching
In Spring of 2027 Dr Carter will lead an initiative to partner with the University of North Carolina's National Institute for Trauma Education Workforce Development to provide a graduate level elective course on trauma informed practice at Wright State University.
Fall of 2025 Dr Carter assumed the role of Campus Coordinator for the University Partnership Program (UPP). This program trains students for careers in the Ohio child welfare workforce upon graduation.
Spring of 2025 Dr Carter was awarded the Suicide Prevention Curriculum grant from the Ohio Department of Higher Education to support Wright State University Department of Social Work in reducing barriers in order to implement the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation’s interprofessional suicide prevention course. Funding for the competitive grant was generously provided by the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation.
Dr Carter has taught a wide array of classes including human sexuality, adolescent parenthood & sexuality, minority perspectives, social & economic justice, and many social work major courses. At Wright State he teaches in the bachelor's and master's degree programs and the gerontology certificate program.
Publications
Dr Carter's Google Scholar Page is accessible by clicking here.
