Dr. Hitchcock is a licensed social worker and has 10 years of practice experience in the areas of health care and community mental health. Prior to her career in social work, she served as a Peace Corp Volunteer in Senegal, West Africa (’91-’93), working with women’s groups in rural communities to promote health-related prevention activities such as vaccinations and anti-malaria programs. Dr. Hitchcock's blog: Teaching Social Work Dr. Hitchcock’s research and teaching interests include social work education, technology and social media, social work history, and public health social work. Her dissertation research focused on the development of the federal program for children with special health care needs (CSHCN) under the US Children’s Bureau during the 1930s. One of her current research project examines the role of social media literacies in professional social work practice.