Mary Rogge, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Courses Taught:
Foundations of Social Work Practice III (SW 504)
Social Welfare Policy and Services (SW 516)
Seminar on International Social Welfare and Sustainability (SW 540)
Financial Management and Resource Development (SW 543)
Research Interests:
Environmental degradation, social welfare, justice, and children’s well-being; disasters; and community-based research.
Selected Publications:
Rogge, M.E., Davis, K.L., Maddox, D.N, & Jackson, M. (in press). Leveraging environmental, social, and economic justice at Chattanooga Creek: A participatory research case study. Journal of Community Practice.
Humphreys, N., & Rogge, M.E. (2004). Environmental Policy. In National Association of Social Workers, Social Work Speaks: NASW Policy Statements (2000-2003, 5th Ed., and 2004-2006, 6th Ed.). Washington, DC: National Association of Social Workers. (Approved by NASW National Delegate Assemblies).
Rogge, M.E., & Rocha, C.M. (2004). Community Partnership Centers: An Important Link for Social Work Education. Journal of Community Practice, 12(3/4).
Rogge, M.E. (2003). The future is now: Social work, disaster management, and traumatic stress in the 21st century. Journal of Social Services Research, 1-6.
Rogge, M.E., & Combs-Orme, T. (2003). Protecting our future: Children, environmental policy, and social work. Social Work, 48(4), 439-450.
Soliman, H.H., & Rogge, M.E. (2002). Ethical considerations in disaster services: A social work perspective. Electronic Journal of Social Work, 1(1), Article10.
Rogge, M.E., & Cox, M.E. (2001). The person-in-environment perspective in social work journals: A computer assisted content analysis. Journal of Social Services Research, 28(2), 47-68.
Rogge, M.E. (2000). Children, poverty, and environmental degradation: Protecting current and future generations. Social Development Issues, 22(2/3), 46-53.
Rogge, M.E. (2000). Social development and the ecological tradition. Social Development Issues, 22(1), 32-41. Special Issue on Social Development and Theoretical Perspectives.
Research Projects, Funded Research, Grants and Awards:
2005-2009 Alton Park/Piney Woods Environmental Health and Justice Collaborative. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. 1 R25 ES014317-01. Principle Investigator. $238,000/per year/4 years.
2005-2006 Smart Growth for Healthy Children in Newport and Cocke County. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. M. Keel and M.E.Rogge (co-Principal Investigator). $60,210/ 1 year.
2004-2005 Training School Purchasing Officers and Extension Agent Trainers to Increase IPM Adoption in Tennessee’s Child-serving Facilities. USDA Southern Regional Integrated Pest Management Program, K.M. Vail, M.E. Rogge, M.Keel (co-Principal Investigator). ($25,339/2 years).
225 Henson Hall
1618 Cumberland Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37996-3333
Phone: (865) 974-7500
mrogge@utk.edu
B.A., Kansas State University
M.S.W., Ph.D., George Warren Brown
Personal site: http://web.utk.edu/~merogge
UT Youth Environment And Health (UT YEAH) Research Team page: http://utyeah.utk.edu/

