Sonya Crabtree-Nelson, PhD, LCSW

Sonya Crabtree-Nelson, PhD, LCSW received her Doctorate of Philosophy in Social Work from Loyola University Chicago and her MSW from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Jane Addams College of Social Work. Dr. Crabtree-Nelson has fifteen years of direct practice experience working in the areas of child welfare and domestic violence. Her focus is on interdisciplinary and community-engaged teaching, scholarship, and service in the areas of domestic violence, trauma, and social work teaching pedagogy. Dr. Crabtree-Nelson is currently engaged in research that addresses the intersection of intimate partner violence and brain injury and is a co-founder of the Illinois Coalition to Address Intimate Partner Violence - Induced Brain Injury.​​