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Catherine A. Simmons, PhD, LCSW, is an Associate Professor at the Department
of Social Work, The University of Memphis. Her research interests revolve around
trauma and violence with a focus on family violence and strengths-based interventions.
Dr. Simmons’ publications include Strengths-Based Batterer Intervention: A New Paradigm
in Ending Family Violence, coedited with Dr. Peter Lehmann, and numerous journal articles
and book chapters focusing on social work practice issues. Dr. Simmons has over 20
years of social work experience with family violence, trauma, and mental health populations.
Currently, Dr. Simmons teaches clinical practice and research courses in the graduate
program.
Peter Lehmann, PhD, LCSW, is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Work,
The University of Texas at Arlington. He teaches in the direct practice stream and has an
interest in the use of strengths-based approaches with youth and adult offender populations
in the criminal justice system. Dr. Lehmann’s publications include Strengths-Based
Batterer Interventions: A New Paradigm in Ending Family Violence, coedited with Catherine
A. Simmons, and Theoretical Perspectives for Direct Social Work Practice, 2nd edition,
Coedited with Dr. Nick Coady.