Susan Egbert MSW, PhD, LCSW
Social Work
Clinical Professor | MSW Program Director | Statewide MSW Coordinator

Contact Information
Office Location: USU Kaysville CenterPhone: (801) 518-1115
Email: susan.egbert@usu.edu
Educational Background
Biography
Susan Cutler Egbert, PhD, LCSW is clinical professor, MSW Program Director, and Statewide Campus MSW Program Coordinator. She is passionate about improving the wellbeing of vulnerable people through social work practice and scholarship.
Teaching Interests
Susan teaches across the social work curriculum with a focus on: field practicum, social work values and ethics; human behavior in the social environment; practice with individuals, families, groups and communities; policy; and research.
Research Interests
Child welfare systems change: Foster care and Adoption
Pedagogy: Team teaching and distance development/delivery of social work education.
Awards
Taggart/Ballard Award of Excellence for Regional Campuses and Distance Education, 2011
Utah State University RCDE
- Egbert, S.C, Camp, H.H, (2016). Practical Strategies for Team Teaching in the Distance Education Context: Distance Classrooms: Interdisciplinary Approaches to IVC Teaching. Routledge/Taylor & Francis
- Egbert, S.C, Calloway-Graham, M.D, Tollefson, D.R, (2016). Distance Field Education in Social Work: Development, Delivery, and Evaluation. : Connected Classrooms: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Distance Teaching.. Routledge/Taylor & Francis
Publications | Book Chapters
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Curriculum
- Calloway-Graham, M.D, Egbert, S.C, Tollefson, D.R, (2015). Implementing a model for rural field education: Development, delivery, and evaluation. . *
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Camp, S., Egbert, S.C, (2022). Enhancing Technology-Based Distance Education Delivery Using Collaborative Team-Teaching Methods. Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence, 5:3, 9-26.
- Camp, H.H, Egbert, S.C, (2018). Team Teaching via Video Conferencing: Practical Strategies for Course Design and Delivery. . Professional Development: The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education, 21:1
- Egbert, S.C, Calloway-Graham, M.D, Tollefson, D.R, (2017). Distance Field Education in Social Work: Development, Delivery, and Evaluation. . Field Educator Journal, 7:1
- Egbert, S.C, (2015). Supporting and Strengthening Foster Adoptive Families: Utah's Story of Post Adoption Service Development, Delivery, and Ongoing Evaluation. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 9:1, 88-113.
Public or Trade Journal
- Egbert, S.C, Church, E.C, Bymes, W.T, (2006). Justice and Treatment Collaboration: Process Evaluation of a Drug Court.. Best Practices in Mental Health: An International Journal
- Egbert, S.C, LaMont, E.C, (2004). Factors Contributing to Parents’ Preparation for Special-Needs Adoption. Child and Adolescent Social Work, 21:6
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Technical Reports
Research Reports
- Egbert, S.C, Tollefson, D.R, Crawford, A., (2010). Foster Care and Delinquent/Troubled Youth: A literature review with policy and practice recommendations. Utah State University Title IV-E Research
- Egbert, S.C, (2010). Foster Parent Survey 2010: Qualitative Data Report. Utah State University Title IV-E Research
Other Reports
- Tollefson, D.R, Egbert, S.C, Sorensen, S., Harker, J., (2006). Employer Perceptions of MSW Graduate Job Performance. Council on Social Work Education, APM
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
Magazine/Trade Publications
- Egbert, S.C, Camp, S., (2021). Self-Care for the Caregiver: Trauma Stewardship for Foster Parents. Fostering Families Today
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.