Heather LaBarre, LCSW, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Old Main 344
Kutztown, PA 19530
Phone: 484-646-4236
Fax: 610-683-4383
e-mail: labarre@kutztown.edu

Biographical Statement:

Dr. Heather A. LaBarre is the Director of Field Education and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work at Kutztown University. She earned her PhD in Human Development with a specialization in Social Work from Marywood University. Dr. LaBarre obtained her Master of Social Work degree from Kutztown University. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with experience across all levels of practice including individual and family therapy, crisis intervention, hospital social work, community-based services, research, policy, and program development.

Teaching Interests:

Field Education
Professional Development/Leadership
First Year Experience/Seminar

Publications

LaBarre, H. (2023). The Density of Hollow Bones: A Narrative Reflection on the Pandemic. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 29(1), 99–104. Retrieved from https://reflectionsnarrativesofprofessionalhelping.org/index.php/Reflections/ article/view/1945

Toth, C., LaBarre , H., & Murray, G. (2022). I Feel Robbed: Students’ Responses to Traumatic Disruptions of Internship Placements Secondary to COVID-19. Journal of Trauma Studies in Education, 1(1), 69–85. https://doi.org/10.32674/jtse.v1i1.3993

Gasker, J., & Campbell LaBarre, H. (2010). The elephant in the room: Understanding barriers to students’ articulation of diversity. Creative Education, 1(2), 69-74. DOI: 10.4236/ce.2010.12011