Stephanie Clarke, LCSW

Stephanie is a Doctor of Social Work student at the University at Buffalo, where she is developing specialized expertise in implementation science to strengthen, scale, and sustain effective social work practice across educational, clinical, and community settings. Stephanie serves as a professor of Social Work at Nazareth University, where she teaches a range of courses, including Anti-Oppressive Practice, Cultural Diversity, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Advanced Practice with Individuals and Families, and Clinical Interventions: Practice with Groups.

In addition to her academic work, Stephanie serves as a clinical and educational consultant through her consulting practice, partnering with Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES (PNW BOCES), a regional educational consortium that supports school districts across New York. Through this work, she helps design and implement professional development focused on educational equity, trauma-informed practice, community building, and evidence-based clinical programming. Her clinical experience includes supporting children, adolescents, families, and couples through Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and strengths-based approaches.

Stephanie’s research interests are diverse and interdisciplinary, spanning the implementation of mental health initiatives in educational settings, neuroscience, global health, climate justice, and social innovation. Her scholarship seeks to understand the behavioral mechanisms that influence individual, organizational, and community change. Across her roles in clinical practice, consulting, research, and higher education, Stephanie brings a systems-level perspective to improving organizational culture and advancing equitable, sustainable change.