Dr. Jason McKinney

Dr. Jason McKinney is an Assistant Professor of Social Work. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in Social Work from Roberts Wesleyan College and a PhD in Human Development from the University of Rochester. Dr. McKinney brings experience as an Adjunct Professor of Social Work at The Greater Rochester Collaborative, State University of New York (SUNY, Brockport) and Nazareth College, and also at Roberts Wesleyan College. He has authored articles in peer reviewed journals, including Child and Family Services Review and The Journal of Critical Social Work. He has also published articles in The New Social Worker. His practice experience includes family therapy, parent-training curriculums, and community based participatory action research. Prior to joining Ashland University, Dr. McKinney has experience with design and implementation of a successful therapeutic foster care program in Rochester, NY. His research interest is in the developing self across the life span, and most recently within caregiver-child interactions. In 2006, Dr. McKinney received the Scandling Scholar Award from the University of Rochester. He places a strong emphasis on the need for research in social welfare and looks forward to providing students with opportunities for meaningful research.