Dr. Karen Stipp
Associate Professor
School of Social Work
Office
Rachel Cooper - RC 203
Office Hours
By appointment
Office Phone
Email
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Current Courses
400.001Independent Study
420.001Social Determinants of Health: From Disparity to Equity
420.091Social Determinants of Health: From Disparity to Equity
400.001Independent Study
Teaching Interests & Areas
Human behavior in the social environment; School social work; Social work policy; Social work practice; Diversity and Ethics
Research Interests & Areas
Child well-being; Health disparities; Access to health care; Scholarship of teaching and learning
Ph D School of Social Welfare
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
MSW Social Work
University of Illinois
Urbana, IL
BA Social Welfare, Psychology
Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL
Outstanding College Teaching Award
ISU College of Arts and Sciences
2023
RISE to the COVID Challenge Recognition
Illinois State University
2020
Outstanding University Teaching Initiative Award
Illinois State University
2014
National Symposium on Doctoral Research in Social Work
The Ohio State University
2012
Arthur J. Katz Award for Outstanding PhD Student
University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare
2011
Golden Ruler Award
Vermilion County, Illinois schools
1998
Illinois schools for Reader's Digest Educator of the Year
Westville
1996
Dee Yeck Memorial Award
Illinois Association of School Social Workers MSW student
1993
Book Review
Stipp, K. & Smith, T. (2019) [Review of the book Just Medicine: A Cure for Racial Inequality in American Health Care, by Dayna Bowen Matthew]. The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, 46(4), Article 9. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol46/iss4/9
Book, Chapter
Stipp, K. (2016). Scientific and medical research, in Nancy Lind, Erik Rankin and Gardenia Harris (Eds.), Today's Economic Issues: Democrats and Republicans. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
Petr, C., & Stipp, K. Best practices facilitating access to health care for children of the working poor. Multidimensional Evidence-Based Practice: Synthesizing Knowledge, Research and Value. Routledge (2009): 83-107.
Conference Proceeding
Stipp, K. & Miller, K. (2019, September 6). Trauma-Informed Self-Care. 20th Annual Illinois School Psychology Intern Supervision Day, Illinois State University.
Stipp, K. & Miller, K. (2019, September 6). Building resilience: Self-care for people who intervene. Breakout session. 20th Annual Illinois School Psychology Intern Supervision Day. Illinois State University
Stipp, K. & Miller, K. (2019, September 6). Building resilience: Self-care for people who intervene. Breakout session. 20th Annual Illinois School Psychology Intern Supervision Day. Illinois State University
Stipp, K. & Miller, K. (2019, September 6). Trauma-Informed Self-Care. 20th Annual Illinois School Psychology Intern Supervision Day, Illinois State University.
Stipp, K. & Miller, K. (2019, September 6). Building resilience: Self-care for people who intervene. Breakout session. 20th Annual Illinois School Psychology Intern Supervision Day. Illinois State University
Stipp, K. & Miller, K. (2019, September 6). Building resilience: Self-care for people who intervene. Breakout session. 20th Annual Illinois School Psychology Intern Supervision Day. Illinois State University
Stipp, K. & Miller, K. (2019, January 9). Preparing students to serve: Integrating self-care into the curriculum. Teaching and Learning Symposium, Illinois State University.
Stipp, K. (2019, April 23). Trauma-Informed Self-Care. Prairie Community Foundation Women to Women Spring Conference. Illinois State University Alumni Center.
Journal Article
Miller K. E., Stipp, K. F. & Shamaine Bazemore-Bertrand (2022). Student trauma, trauma-informed teaching and self-care in preservice teachers’ clinical experiences. Teacher Development, 27(1)), 55-74. https://doi.org/10.1080/13664530.2022.2146180
Miller, K. & Stipp, K. (2020). Building teacher resilience: Examining a self-care curriculum with preservice teachers. Critical Issues in Teacher Education, 27, 60-73.
Miller, K. & Stipp, K. (2019). Preservice teacher burnout: Secondary trauma and self-care issues in teacher education. Issues in Teacher Education, 28(2), 28 – 45. Retrieved from www.itejournal.org
Stipp, K.F. (2015). A plain view of poor health in a land of plenty. Social Work in Public Health, 30 (4), 360-372. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2015.1024376.
Kapp, S., Mendenhall, A., Robbins, M., Rand, A., & Stipp, K. Theory Meets Practice: The Localization of Wraparound Services for Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance. Jacqueline M. Feldman (EDs). Community Mental Health Journal 49.6 (2013): 793-804.
Stipp, K., & Kapp, S. Building organizational knowledge and value: Informed decision making in Kansas children’s community-based mental health services. Springer (EDs). Community Mental Health Journal: Advance online publication 48.1 (2012): 1-11.
Stipp, K., & Kapp, S. Through the Glass Wall: Lessons Learned from Changing Technology for Knowledge Transfer in Kansas Children’s Community-Based Services. Social Work in Mental Health (2011): 346-363.
Kapp, S., & Stipp, K. Trolling for useful data in an automated information management system: Experiences of Kansas community mental health managers. Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group (EDs). Administration in Social Work 34.2 (2010): 135-147.
Magazine/Trade Publication
Stipp, K. & Miller, K. (2017, November). Self-Care as a trauma-informed practice, SocialWork Today Web Exclusive (2017, November 3). Available at http://www.socialworktoday.com/archive/exc_1117.shtml
Technical Report
Stipp, K.F., Bell, C. & Avant, D.W. (2021). Listening to Middle School and High School Youth: Executive Summary.
Presentations
Stipp, K.F. & Miller, K. (2022, June 10). Stepping Into Trauma: Resilience-Building for Nurses. ISU Mennonite College of Nursing 2nd Annual Symposium on Ambulatory Care. ISU Alumni Center, Normal, Illinois.
Stipp, K. & Miller, K. (2021). Trauma-Informed Self Care: Building Resilience for Healthy Teaching. Bloomington School District 87 professional development.
Helping Students Understand Trauma and Self Care. Self-Care in the University. (2020)
Stipp, K. & Miller, K. (2020, January 6). High Road School of Bloomington, Illinois, Teacher’s In-Service, Trauma-informed self-care: Resilience-building for professionals.
Miller, K. & Stipp, K. (2019, December 3). Self-Care in the University. Professional development, Illinois State University Office of Student Affairs.
Stipp, K. & Miller, K. (2018, December 7). Working with trauma-affected and suicidal youth: Building personal and team resilience. Illinois School Psychology Internship Consortium & Central Illinois Area Health Education Center. Illinois State University.
Stipp, K. & Miller, K. (2018, June 22). Self-care for class management: Building our trauma-informed resilience. New Teacher Conference, Illinois State University, College of Education.
Stipp, K. (2018, June 4). Compassionate self-care: Creating trauma-informed resilience. Teacher’s in-service, Kennedy Middle School, Kankakee School District 111.
OUT OF THE SHADOWS: Promoting Critical Thought And Inclusive Perspectives In The Classroom. Culturally Responsive Campus Community 2016 Conference. CRCC at Illinois State University. (2016)
Postlethwait, A., Rand, A., Pilgrim, S. & Stipp, K. (2016, April). The impact of service learning and groups dynamics on learning outcomes: Group projects in social work education. Gulf South Summit on Service-Learning & Civic Engagement through Higher Education, Savannah, Georgia (poster).
Stipp, K. & Ochoa, F. (2016, October). Do you know we can hear you? Harsh political discourse and cultural identity formation in emerging adults. Culturally Responsive Campus Community Conference, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois (presentation).
Stipp, K. & Sheridan, K. (2016, January). Service learning for developing undergraduate practitioner-researchers. Teaching & Learning Symposium, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois (poster).
Increasing students’ cultural competency for the global and diverse society. 2015 Teaching & Learning Symposium. CTLT. (2015)
Measuring Changes in Student Learning: Moving Social Work Research from Classroom to Field. 2014 Teaching & Learning Symposium. CTLT. (2014)
U.S. child health disparities. PhD student seminar. Mennonite College of Nursing. (2013)
Access to Health Care and School Engagement in United States School Children. 24th National Symposium on Doctoral Research in Social Work. The Ohio State University School of Social Work. (2012)
Using Data to Inform Decision-Making in Kansas Children’s Community-Based Services. Research & Training Center for Children's Mental Health Annual Conference. University of South Florida. (2009)
Grants & Contracts
Resilience-building for professionals: Countering effects of secondary trauma in high-burnout professions. College of Arts and Sciences. Illinois State University. (2018)
Self-care for pre-service and in-service professionals managing effects of secondary trauma: A TCH & social work collaboration. University Teaching Committee. Illinois State University. (2018)
Promises to Keep: The Affordable Care Act and Central Illinois Access to Health Care.. College of Arts and Sciences. Illinois State University. (2016)
Teaching and Learning Development Grant. CTLT. Illinois State University. (2014)
New Faculty Initiative Grant. College of Arts and Sciences. Illinois State University.
Service learning for developing undergraduate practitioner-researchers. Incentive/Reward for making SoTL work public beyond ISU.. Awarded by the Cross Endowed Chair in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Illinois State University.