Jessica Guzman-Rea

Contributing Faculty
College of Social and Behavioral Health
Barbara Solomon School of Social Work
Master of Social Work (MSW)

Dr. Guzman-Rea has been working in higher education for 19 years and teaching for 16 years. She currently serves as an Assistant Dean for Diversity & Director of the Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center at the University of Rochester. Dr. Guzman-Rea has previously worked as an Academic Advisor & Adjunct Faculty at both the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and the University of Rochester. Dr. Guzman-Rea is most passionate about teaching and practicing cultural humility and restorative justice. In her administrative roles, she enjoys addressing and responding to bias incidents, teaching about implicit bias, macro social work, creating needs assessments, and administrating program evaluations and climate surveys. Dr. Guzman-Rea also has a love affair with APA and has served on several doctoral student committees. Lastly, Dr. Guzman-Rea recently wrote two chapters in edited books that have been published!

Courses Taught

SOCW 6002 - Changing Lives, Changing Society: Introduction to Social Work

SOCW 6051 - Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice

SOCW 6060 - Social Work Theory and Practice

SOCW 6101 - Essential Skills for Social Work Practice

SOCW 6200 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment

SOCW 6215 - Social Work Practice in Children and Family Services

SOCW 6362 - Human Sexuality

SOCW 8610 - Capstone Research Project

SOCW 9000 - Dissertation Research Forum

SWLB 0651 - Social Work Skills Lab I

SWLB 0652 - Social Work Skills Lab II

Education

EdD, University of Rochester

MSW, Columbia University

BA, Case Western Reserve University

Publications

Guzman-rea, J. (2021). Experiencing Compassion Fatigue and Utilizing Trauma-Informed Pedagogy while Teaching Graduate Students Online.

Guzman-Rea, J. (2024). Utilizing counter-storytelling to amplify marginalized student voices and sense of belonging: A university’s strategic partnership and response. . Identity & Practice in Higher Education-Student Affairs

Presentations

Guzman-Rea, J. (2020). Exploring Mixed Identities. Barbara Solomon School of Social Work, Walden University