Katie Roosevelt
Kathryn (Katie) Roosevelt, PhD, LCSW is a social work scholar, educator, and clinician whose work focuses on aging, retirement transitions, rural health, and mental health across the life course. She earned her PhD in Social Work through the joint doctoral program at North Carolina A&T State University and University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She holds a Master of Social Work (MSW) with a clinical concentration from Florida Gulf Coast University and a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) from Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Dr. Roosevelt’s research examines how individuals navigate later-life and retirement transitions, with particular attention to continuity, adaptation, and rural and underserved contexts. She brings extensive clinical and program development experience to her teaching and scholarship and remains actively engaged in practice. Her passion lies in advancing equitable, ethical, and innovative social work education and practice that prepares students to respond to complex aging and mental health challenges.
Education:
- Ph.D., Social Work, Joint Doctoral Program, North Carolina A&T State University & University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Master of Social Work (MSW), Clinical Concentration, Florida Gulf Coast University
- Bachelor of Social Work (BSW): Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Research Interests:
Dr. Roosevelt’s research focuses on aging and the life course, with particular emphasis on how individuals maintain continuity and adapt to change across later-life transitions. Her scholarship examines mental health and well-being in aging populations, including the ways substance misuse intersects with retirement, health, and social context over time. Grounded in continuity and resource-based frameworks, her work integrates quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods approaches to examine individual, social, and structural determinants of well-being, with particular attention to rural and underserved communities. Her research is designed to inform evidence-based practice, policy development, and systems-level interventions that promote resilience, equity, and improved quality of life across the life course.