Biography

Dr. Mary Kay Tuohy, holds a doctorate in clinical social work from the University of Pennsylvania. Her clinical and research interests focus on severe mental illness, community integration and certified peer specialists. She co-developed and piloted a measure for community integration- The Community Connections and Engagement Scale (CCES) and has presented extensively on peer support and recovery.  Her more recent projects focus on the expansion of peer services in the autism community.

Dr. Tuohy is a Professor of Professional Practice and Social Work, Sociology & Anthropology. Having launched a BSW degree completion program at Rowan College of South Jersey Cumberland and lectured in the MSW program in the University of Pennsylvania, she will develop and direct the MSW program at Rowan University.

Selected Publications and Presentations

Petros, R., Tuohy, M.K., Bressi, S. et al. Measuring Community Integration: Development and Psychometrics of the Community Connections and Engagement Scale. Administration and Policy and Mental Health 48, 619–632 (2021).

Petros, R., Solomon, P., & Tuohy, M. K. (2019, November). Development of a Community Integration Measure to Serve as a Planning and Evaluation Tool. In APHA's 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo (Nov. 2-Nov. 6). APHA.

Sherman, M., Tuohy,M. (October 2019). Meeting Students Where They Are:  Differentiated Supervision in Field Education. CSWE 2019 APM: Denver, CO.

Petros, R., Tuohy, M. K., & Solomon, P. (January 14, 2018). Development and preliminary psychometrics of a scale measuring community integration: A community-based participatory research approach. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference: Washington, D.C.