Overview

Shaunna Millar, LMSW, is a Clinical Professor and MSW Program Director in the School of Social Work. Ms.Millar received her BSW in 1997 and her MSW in 2001, both from Wichita State University. Ms. Millar joined the faculty of the School as a full-time instructor in 2010, serving as the Associate Director of Field Practicum from 2010-2013. Ms. Millar served as the BSW Program Director from 2013-2019 before taking over as MSW Program Director in 2019. Ms. Millar was an adjunct instructor for Butler Community College from 2000-2004 and 2008-2011 and was a full-time instructor with the School from 2003-2004. She has taught across the Social Work curriculum in areas of practice, policy, and children's issues. Ms. Millar has worked in the areas of child welfare, mental health, direct practice, forensic Social Work, and Creative Social Work. She worked with the YWCA Women's Crisis Center as a child advocate, with the Exploited & Missing Children's Unit at SRS, with the Wichita Children's Home, with the Sedgwick County Department of Corrections, and with Youthville Family Consultation Service as an outpatient therapist. At Wichita State, Ms.Millar has served as an Online Faculty Fellow from 2015-16, received a Tilford Fellowship in 2014-2015, served as a University Retention Fellow for 2016-2018, and as a Recruitment Faculty Fellow for 2019-2020. Ms. Millar co-Chairs the School's annual POWER Conference, is a member of the Kansas Council for Social Work Education, and a member of the National Association of Social Workers. Ms. Millar was named Wichita State "Phenomenal Woman of The Year" in 2018 and Recruitment Faculty Fellow for the 2020/21 school year.

Information

Academic Interests and Expertise
  • 2019 MSW Director & Clinical Professor, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
  • 2013-2018 BSW Program Director & Clinical Educator, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
  • 2010-2013 Associate Director of Field Practicum, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas.
  • 2008-2011 Adjunct Instructor, Butler County Community College, Andover, Kansas.
  • 2003-2004 Visiting Instructor, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas.
  • 2000-2004 Adjunct Instructor, Butler County Community College, Andover, Kansas.
  • 1999-2001 Graduate Assistant, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas.
Publications

Millar, Shaunna C. (2016) Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank for American Social Welfare Policy: A Pluralist Approach (8th Ed.). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.

Professional Experience
  • 2014-present Writing Workshop Developer and Facilitator, Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center, Wichita,
    Kansas (contractual)
  • 2006-2008 Outpatient Clinician, Youthville Family Consultation Service, Wichita, Kansas.
  • 2005-2006 Program Manager for the Bridges Transitional Living Program, Wichita Children’s Home,
    Wichita, Kansas.
  • 2001-2003 Senior Social Worker, Sedgwick County Juvenile Detention Facility, Wichita, Kansas.
  • 1999-2000 Victims of Crime Act Social Worker, Wichita Children’s Home, Wichita, Kansas
  • 1997-1999 Social Worker, State of Kansas SRS, Exploited and Missing Child Unit, Wichita, Kansas.
  • 1996-1997 Children’s Advocate, YWCA Women’s Crisis Center, Wichita, Kansas.
Clinical Experience
  • 2019-Present MSW Director & Clinical Professor, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
  • 2013-2018 BSW Program Director & Clinical Educator, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
Awards and Honors
  • 2020-2021 Recruitment Faculty Fellow, Wichita State University
  • 2018-2019 Phenomenal Woman of The Year, Wichita State University 
  • 2016-2018 Faculty Retention Fellow, Wichita State University
  • 2015-2016 Online Faculty Fellow, Wichita State University
  • 2014-2015 Tilford Diversity Teaching Fellow, Wichita State University
Areas of Service
  • 2019 Chair, Wichita State University School of Social Work Graduate Admissions Committee
  • 2017-present Co-Chair, Wichita State University POWER Social Work Conference Committee
  • 2017-present Member, Wichita State University School of Social Work Search Committee
  • 2017-present Member, Wichita State University School of Social Work Bylaws Committee
  • 2017-present Member, Wichita State University School of Social Work Spring Celebration Committee
  • 2016 Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition Executive Board
  • 2015-present Member, Wichita State School of Social Work Undergraduate Certificate in Social Work and Addictions Committee
  • 2014-2017 Member, Wichita State Tilford Diversity Executive Committee
  • 2013-present Co-Chair, Wichita State School of Social Work Curriculum Committee
  • 2013-present Member, Wichita State School of Social Work Strategic Plan
  • 2013-present Member, Wichita State University School of Social Work Assessment Committee
  • 2013-2018 Chair, Wichita State University School of Social Work Undergraduate Admissions
    Committee
  • 2013-2017 Advisor, Student Organization of Social Work, Wichita State University
  • 2012-present Member, Wichita State University School of Social Work Graduate Admissions Committee
  • 2012-2014 Member, Tilford Diversity Subcommittee on Student Issues, Wichita State University
  • 2012-2013 Member, Council of University Women, Wichita State University
  • 2011-2014 Member, Wichita Infant Mental Health Group
  • 2011-2013 Member, Wichita State University School of Social Work Undergraduate Admissions Committee
  • 2011-2014 Member, Wichita State University School of Social Work Student Issues Committee
  • 2011-2013 Member, Wichita State University School of Social Work Curriculum Committee
  • 2011-present Member, Kansas Council on Social Work Education
  • 2010-2013 Co-Chair, Practicum Advisory Committee, Wichita State University
  • 2011-2012 Member, Wichita State University Women’s Association
  • 2011-2012 Advisor, Wichita State University Student Conduct and Community Standards
  • 2011-2012 Member, Wichita State University School of Social Work Graduate Admissions Committee
  • 2008-2012 Member, Girl Scouts of the Kansas Heartland