Molly Driessen
Assistant Professor
Education:
Ph.D. - Social Work University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Brief Biography:
Dr. Molly C. Driessen (she / her), PhD, MSW, LICSW (RI) / LCSW (CT), is an incoming Assistant Professor of Social Work at Providence College, her alma mater. Dr. Driessen formerly was an Assistant Professor of Social Work at the University of Saint Joseph. She also was previously an Adjunct Faculty Member in the Departments of Social Work at St. Catherine University, the University of St. Thomas, and the University of Minnesota all in St. Paul, MN. Dr. Driessen has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate level courses in individual, family, group, and community practice, social welfare, policy, research, diversity, and special topics on interpersonal violence and trauma. Her research is focused on issues pertaining to intimate partner and sexual violence, specifically campus sexual assault, as well as issues related to student well-being in higher education and trauma, broadly. Dr. Driessen has worked on several community-engaged research projects and interdisciplinary evaluation studies (quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods) examining these topics, with a focus on qualitative methodologies. She has been awarded various grants and scholarships to fund her research projects, and has disseminated her work through peer-reviewed journal articles, national juried conference presentations, and invited presentations at community-based organizations and local and national settings. Dr. Driessen also maintains a part-time clinical practice and, like her research and teaching, has been engaged in micro-mezzo-macro practice roles (in Washington DC, MN, CT, and RI) with individuals, children and youth, families, communities, and systems on topics ranging from trauma to resilience, using relational, person-centered, intersectional, and trauma-informed approaches.
Selected Publications:
Driessen, M. (2024) Women who invented the sixties: Ella Baker, Jane Jacobs, Rachel Carson, and Betty Friedan. [Book review essay]..
Driessen, M. (2023) A restorative approach to family violence: Feminist kin-making. Book Review. In Affilia: Feminist Inquiry in Social Work.
Driessen, M. (2023) Researching Gender-Based Violence: Embodied and Intersectional Approaches. Book Review. In Affilia: Feminist Inquiry in Social Work.
Driessen, M. (2023) Student stories of resilience after campus sexual assault. Qualitative Social Work. .
Driessen, M. (2023) The struggle to find theory. International Social Work..1-5.
Renner, L. Driessen, M. Lewis-Dmello, A. (2022) An evaluation of a parent group for survivors of intimate partner violence.. Journal of Family Violence.(37), 247-259.
Driessen, M. (2022) Bodies in evidence: Race, gender, and science in sexual assault adjudication. Book Review. In Affilia: Feminist Inquiry in Social Work.
Driessen, M. (2022) Resilience and resistance in the campus sexual assault literature.. Journal of Critical Thought and Praxis.(11),
Renner, L. Hartley, C. Driessen, M. (2021) Provider, caretaker, nurturer, hero: Perceptions of parenting changes among women who experienced intimate partner violence.. Journal of Family Violence.(30), 2191-2203.
Porta, C. Elmquist, S. Sampson, K. Stack, K. Hill, A. Lee, A. Driessen, M. (2021) “It could bring down Greek life as a whole”: Greek life members’ perspectives on party culture, safety, responsibilities and consequences. American Journal of College Health..
Renner, L. Driessen, M. Lewis-Dmello, A. (2020) A pilot study evaluating a parenting group intervention for survivors of intimate partner violence. ournal of Family Violence.(35), 203-215.
Driessen, M. (2019) Campus sexual assault & student activism, 1970-1990. Qualitative Social Work.(19), 1-16.
Driessen, M. (2019) Campus sexual assault policies: A feminist policy analysis framework. Affilia: Feminist Inquiry in Social Work.(35), 1-16.
Renner, L. Driessen, M. (2019) Siblings who are exposed to child maltreatment: Practices reported by county children’s services supervisors. . Journal of Public Child Welfare.(13), 491-511.
Kivnick, H. Driessen, M. Santavasy, C. Wardwell, C. Davis, L. (2019) “Who’s Been Putting Socks in My Drawer?” Narrative case study of an elder role model. The Gerontologist.1-10.
Selected Presentations:
Driessen, M. Renner, L. Violence Prevention Research Conference. , Portsmouth, NH - "The experiences of Title IX coordinators navigating multiple and changing social and political climates and the impact on campus sexual misconduct" July, 2024
Driessen, M. Society for Social Work and Research Conference. , Washington, DC - "Exploring the role of social media as storying campus sexual assault" January, 2024
Driessen, M. Phadke, M. Annual Imagining America Conference. , Providence, RI - "Storying the self; Re-storying trauma: Engaging with storying as guided by the elements" October, 2023
Driessen, M. Renner, L. Council on Social Work Education. , Atlanta, GA - "Master of social work students' experience of an interpersonal violence course" October, 2023
Driessen, M. Hinds, L. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting. , Atlanta, GA - "Universal design for learning and implications for trauma-informed social work education" October, 2023
Driessen, M. Annual International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. , Urbana, IL - "A global network for qualitative social work research? Yes? No? It depends?" May, 2023
Driessen, M. Annual International Qualitative Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. , Urbana, IL - "Exploring the role of social media as storying campus sexual assault" May, 2023
Driessen, M. University of Saint Joseph's MSW Graduation Ceremony. , West Hartford, CT - "MSW Hooding Ceremony Charge" May, 2023
Driessen, M. Agora Faculty Lecture & Research Series. University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT - "Exploring the role of social media and stories of campus sexual assault" November, 2022
Rosich, G. Driessen, M. University of Saint Joseph MSW Workshop. , - "A friendly guide to academic success (mostly about writing)" November, 2022
Driessen, M. University of Saint Joseph School of Interdisciplinary and Health Science Convening. , - "Faculty presence & gratitude" November, 2022
Driessen, M. Raid, K. Hazza, R. Zingales, S. Faculty Panel for New Faculty Orientation. University of Saint Joseph, - "Advice from returning faculty" August, 2022
Driessen, M. University of Hawaii, Honolulu Community College, Sociology Department. , - "Gender-based violence, campus sexual assault, and social work" February, 2022
Renner, L. Driessen, M. University of Minnesota Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare. , - "Intimate partner violence & domestic violence courts, Part I" November, 2021
Renner, L. Driessen, M. University of Minnesota Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare. , - "Intimate partner violence & domestic violence, Part II" November, 2021
Driessen, M. E.O. Smith High School. , Storrs, CT - "Trauma-informed classrooms" October, 2021
Driessen, M. University of Minnesota Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare. , - "Data from men whose partner participated in domestic violence court" July, 2021
Driessen, M. International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry Annual Meeting. , - "Campus sexual assault and resilience: Student experiences of agency, coping, connection, and hope" May, 2021
Driessen, M. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. , - "Student stories of resilience after campus sexual assault: A post-intentional phenomenological exploration" April, 2021
Driessen, M. . University of Minnesota Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, - "Data from women whose partner participated in domestic violence court" March, 2021
Renner, L. Driessen, M. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting. , - "Social work licensure boards and educational needs related to intimate partner violence" November, 2020
Driessen, M. Annual International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry Conference. , - "Arts based research as resistance: A social work lens of sexual violence activism on campuses" May, 2020
Driessen, M. Annual International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry Conference. , - "Exploring resilience in the context of campus sexual assault" May, 2020
Peck, S. Shopa, A. Christensen, D. Driessen, M. Klismith,, R. National Art Education Association Annual Conference. , - "Emerging arts-based research panel: Part 1" March, 2020
Driessen, M. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting. , Denver, CO - "Debating the role of theory in research and evidence-based practice." October, 2019
Driessen, M. Perrotti, C. Annual International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. , Urbana, IL - "Our shared educational experiences as spouses, students, and researchers: A critical autoethnography" May, 2019
Boehm-Turner, A. Driessen, M. Phadke, M. Toedt, E. Annual International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. , Urbana, IL - "Welcoming the whole self: Writing and workshop as method" May, 2019
Driessen, M. Annual International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry Conference. , Urbana, IL - "Meaning making from trauma: The storied self in social work qualitative inquiry" May, 2019
Driessen, M. Annual Practicum Conference. University of Minnesota School of Social Work, - "Vital involvement in older adulthood: Five dimensions & scale development" May, 2019
Driessen, M. Policy Works in Progress Conference. University of Minnesota School of Social Work, - "Campus sexual assault policies: A feminist policy analysis framework" April, 2019
Driessen, M. Annual Minnesota Social Service Association Conference. , St. Paul, MN - "Mindfulness: Best practices from research, theory, & practice" March, 2019
Driessen, M. Society for Social Work and Research Conference. , San Francisco, CA - "Student activism in the anti-rape movement, 1970-1990" January, 2019
Driessen, M. History Works in Progress Conference. University of Minnesota School of Social Work, - "Student activism in the anti-rape movement at the University of Minnesota, 1970-1990" May, 2018
Bush, A. Morton, K. Driessen, M. Annual Imagining America Conference. , Baltimore, MD - "The city and: A pedagogy of storytelling, boundary crossing, and difficult dialogues." September, 2015
Bush, A. Longo, N. Driessen, M. Rhode Island Student Summit. Rhode Island Campus Compact Roger Williams University, - "Advocating for increased service-learning on campus" February, 2011
