Susan Larsen Assistant Professor Office: EC-472 Phone: (714) 278-5065 Email: slarsen@fullerton.edu

Dr. Susan M. Larsen, Assistant Professor, Human Services. Dr. Larsen, is a tenure-track Assistant Professor and Co-Principal Investigator of the, "Transition to Teaching," grant through The United States Department of Education. She received her MSW from California State University, Long Beach in 1996 and her PhD in 2001 from  Claremont Graduate University in California, in Education with an emphasis in Cross Cultural Studies and Special Populations. She teaches required courses in the program that include: Introduction to Social Services, Community Projects, Fieldwork Practice, Human Behavior in Social Environments, and Social Work Practice. Research areas include: child abuse and domestic violence, disability and special populations, culture and homelessness.  Dr. Larsen's most recent publications include the co-authored articles: " Vietnamese Male Batterers and Non-batterers: Differences in Sociodemographic and Psychological Variables", and  "Depression in Elderly Vietnamese Immigrants: An Exploratory Study".  She has several articles on child abuse under review and is also in the process of completing a text on the topic of child abuse and neglect from a social work perspective.  Dr. Larsen consistently presents for The Department of Children and Family Services, Los Angeles as well as for local foster family agencies and group homes.   She also serves as a voluntary consultant for group homes serving disabled adults and children in Riverside County, California.