Dr. Sharon Cuba Rodriguez

Speaker Information

Dr. Sharon Cuba Rodriguez is a school social worker for the Child Study Team at East Orange Campus High School, NJ and Faculty at Kean University, Department of Graduate Social Work at Union, NJ. Dr. Rodriguez has a double master’s degree: Masters of Social Work from Rutgers University (NJ) and Masters of Science in Criminal Justice from Ashworth University (GA). She obtained her PhD on November 2017 from Walden University.

Dr. Cuba Rodriguez has more than 15 years of experience working with HIV/AIDS prevention and education, hospital discharge planning, and working with students with disabilities. She assisted in the disaster and trauma response in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. As a faculty member at Kean University, she teaches various courses including Generalist, Policy, Research, Social Work in School Setting, and International Social Work. She has also redeveloped the Research 1 and 2 courses to align it with the CSWE competencies. Dr. Cuba Rodriguez’s interest include advocacy, national and international women’s rights, HIV/AIDS, intimate partner violence, individuals with disabilities, mental health and wellness, cultural competence and cultural humility, trauma including ACEs and self-care.