Assistant Director of Practicum Education, Social Work
Contact Information
Phone: 703-993-6848
Biography
Ms. Lisa Climer is Assistant Director of Practicum Education in the Department of Social Work. In this capacity, she advises graduate and undergraduate students entering practicum, teaches field seminar courses, and collaborates with community agencies and faculty to support and develop field placements and partnerships. Before joining Mason, Ms. Climer was with Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville. There she designed, coordinated, and provided college and career readiness instruction and coaching to adult secondary students, displaced workers, English language learners, and alternative school students. Her practice experience includes workforce services, child welfare, mental health, and juvenile justice settings.
Community Service
Manassas City Representative, Prince William-Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center Board, 2019-Present
Degrees
- BA, Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia, 1991
- MSW, Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1994