Tina Chiarelli-Helminiak

Tina Chiarelli-Helminiak
  • Professor
  • Department: Social Work Graduate
  • Institution: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
  • Email: CChiarelli@wcupa.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of Connecticut
  • Graduate Certificate in College Instruction, University of Connecticut
  • MSW, Marywood University
  • BA, Shippensburg University

Research Interests

job satisfactionburnouthuman rightssocial work curriculaImmigrant civic engagementcommunity engagementcritical feminisms

Opportunities

Work Study Positions Available: No

Grant Funded Positions Available: No

Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: No

Volunteer Research Positions Available: Yes

Ongoing (Fall & Spring semesters(research projects related to community engagement, job satisfaction, and burnout. Open to any undergraduate or graduate student looking for research experience. Contact Dr. Tina to apply (cchiarelli@wcupa.edu).

Biography

Christina Chiarelli-Helminiak is a Professor of Graduate Social Work and the Faculty Associate for the Center for Civic Engagement & Social Impact at West Chester University. Dr. Chiarelli-Helminiak’s research focuses on organizational factors affecting job satisfaction and burnout and is currently investigating social work educators’ experience during the COVID-19 response and protests for racial justice. Her scholarship also examines and advances the integration of human rights in social work curriculum. Dr. Chiarelli-Helminiak was recognized by the University of Connecticut as an Outstanding Woman Scholar. She was the first social work student awarded the Marywood University Sister M. Eva Connors Peace Medal. In 2021, NASW-PA honored Dr. Chiarelli-Helminiak as the Social Work Educator of the year!

Contact Information

Phone: 610-436-3615

List of Publications

  • Lavery, A., Chiarelli-Helminiak, C. M., Myers, W., Cicerelle, P. (2025) Utilizing photos for deeper learning in graduate social work education. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 45(4), 701-716. https://doi.org/10.1080/08841233.2025.2539076
  • Wolcott, J., Evans, E., Frankel, A. S., Ventura, L., Chiarelli-Helminiak, C. M., Metz, S. M., & Hipple, E. (2025). Rejecting the “new normal”: A call for collective action for the justice-oriented social work and public health community. Journal of Progressive Human Services: Radical Thought & Praxis. https://doi.org/10.1080/10428232.2025.2533073
  • Chiarelli-Helminiak, C. M. (2025). Human rights-based approaches. In J. C. Báez (Ed.), Issues of equity: Key concepts in qualitative research. Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9781003560128-17
  • Chiarelli-Helminiak, C. M., Elias-Lambert, N., Lane, S., & Papanikolaou, M. (2024). Social work education leadership: Insights from faculty and staff. Advances in Social Work, 24(2), 481-502. https://doi.org/10.18060/27503
  • Chiarelli-Helminiak, C. M., Harrell, S., Mountz, S., Singh, S., & Zelnick, J. R. (Eds.). (2023). Critical feminist scholarship as a roadmap towards a just future. Special Issue in Affilia: Feminist Inquiry in Social Work, 38(4). https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08861099231203476

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