Kathy Black
Kathy Black
Associate Professor
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Office: SMC C253
Phone: 941/359-4584
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Bio
Dr. Kathy Black is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at USF’s Sarasota/Manatee
campus. Dr. Black obtained her Ph.D. from the University at Albany in New York in 2000. She also holds
a B.S.W. from the University at Albany (1986), along with Master’s Degrees in both Social Work and
Gerontology from the University of Southern California (1988) and a Master’s Degree in Public Health
from the University of California at Los Angeles (1990). Dr. Black’s research interests are broadly in the
area of health and aging. Her research agenda is focused on advance directive communication in
gerontological practice. Her past experience includes 25 years of working with older people and their
families as a geriatric nurse, social worker, and case manager. Kathy recently relocated to Sarasota from
New York with her family. All are adapting well to their new warmer climate in southwest Florida.
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