Kassaw Merie
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Downtown Phoenix Campus West Campus Phoenix, AZ 85004
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Mail code: 3920Campus: Dtphx
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Kassaw Merie, PhD, MSW is an Assistant Teaching Professor and Program Assessment and Evaluation Coordinator at Arizona State University School of Social Work. Also, he served as a Campus Coordinator for the ASU School of Social Work West Valley Campus from December 2022 to May 2025. Before joining ASU as a fulltime faculty, he was a Lecturer and Director of Field Education at the Graduate Social Work Department of Kean University in New Jersey. Before that he served as a Program Manager for the Refugee Foster Care Program in Phoenix, Arizona. He has several years of experience working with vulnerable populations as well as the refugee and immigrant communities. He coordinated federal, state, and local governments’ services to the most vulnerable ones through community outreach, grant writing, program development and management, case management, counselling, supervision, training, and many other culturally sensitive practices.
Dr. Merie’s teaching insight is derived from his own life and experiences. He is a lifelong learner and has acquired valuable knowledge and multicultural experiences in many disciplines. He encourages students to become true agents of positive social change in their own communities and globally. He empowers students to take various initiatives so that they can practice at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels. He follows a student-centered approach and gives emphasis to collaborative learning.
Dr. Merie’s research interest and background include refugees and Immigrants, diaspora communities, children in foster care, Self-Sufficiency, and social entrepreneurship.
- Ph.D. Public Policy and Administration - Walden University
- Master of Social Work (MSW) - Arizona State University
- Master of Business Leadership (MBL) - University of South Africa
- Bachelor of Arts in Management - Addis Ababa University
Courses
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SWU 411 | Social Work Practice III |
| SWU 332 | Social Policy and Advocacy |
| SWU 332 | Social Policy and Advocacy |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SWU 411 | Social Work Practice III |
| SWU 332 | Social Policy and Advocacy |
| SWU 332 | Social Policy and Advocacy |
| SWG 623 | Program Evaluation |
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SWU 320 | Research Methods Social Work |
| SWU 320 | Research Methods Social Work |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SWG 640 | Professional Seminar II |
| SWG 640 | Professional Seminar II |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SWU 411 | Social Work Practice III |
| SWG 623 | Program Evaluation |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SWG 519 | Research Methods/Social Work |
| SWG 519 | Research Methods/Social Work |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SWU 411 | Social Work Practice III |
| SWG 693 | Applied Project |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SWU 411 | Social Work Practice III |
| SWU 306 | Ethics in Social Services |
| SWG 623 | Program Evaluation |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SWG 693 | Applied Project |
| SWG 693 | Applied Project |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SWU 432 | Social Policy and Services |
| SWG 693 | Applied Project |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SWU 332 | Social Policy and Advocacy |
| SWU 332 | Social Policy and Advocacy |
| SWU 306 | Ethics in Social Services |
| SWG 623 | Program Evaluation |
| SWG 640 | Professional Seminar II |
| SWG 640 | Professional Seminar II |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SWU 488 | Advocacy Strategies |
| SWU 488 | Advocacy Strategies |
| SWU 320 | Research Methods in Social Wk |
| SWU 320 | Research Methods in Social Wk |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SWG 632 | Policy Practice |
| SWG 519 | Research Methods/Social Work |
| SWU 306 | Ethics in Social Services |
| SWU 306 | Ethics in Social Services |
| SWU 432 | Social Policy and Services |
| SWU 410 | Social Work Practice II |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| SWU 432 | Social Policy and Services |
| SWG 533 | Diversity/Oppression/Soc Work |
| SWG 623 | Program Evaluation |
| SWG 531 | Social Policy and Services |
Case Manager, Program Manager, Lecturer, Director of Field Education
Social Entreprenuership, Self Sufficiency, Career Development, Gainful Employment
Program Manager, Community Organization, Advocacy