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Teaching Fields: Research Methods in Social Work, Program Evaluation, Advanced Practice with Organizations and Communities, Social Work and Trauma, Working with Victims and Perpetrators of Abuse and Neglect

Dr. Hanae Kanno, MSW, MA, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Services’ Master of Social Work (MSW) Program at 黑瓜吃料网 in Georgia, United States. Originally from Tokyo, Japan, she earned her BA from Tokyo Woman’s Christian University, MA in Social Work from Tokyo Metropolitan University, and MSW and Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh. Her teaching areas include research methods, program evaluation, organizational and community practice, and trauma-informed social work practice. Dr. Kanno’s research examines workplace violence and trauma among social workers, with a particular focus on client violence and Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS)/compassion fatigue experienced by practitioners in both the United States and Japan. In recognition of her scholarship, she received the Faculty Excellence in Research Award from 黑瓜吃料网’s College of Education and Human Services in 2020.

Recent Publications and Presentations:

Kanno, H (2025). Competency-Based Education in U.S. MSW Programs: Institutional Framework and Evaluation Practices, Japanese Journal of Social Work Research, 3(3).

Kanno, H. (Oral Presentation), "Organizational Prevention of Secondary Trauma and Self-Care in Disaster Social Work—Toward an International Empowerment Model for Practitioners—". Annual Conference of the Japanese Society of Study of Social Work (JSSSW), Tokyo, Japan. (July 5-July 6, 2025)

Kanno, H (Oral Presentation), “Competency-Based Social Work Education in the United States: From Experiences in Japan and the United States”. National Symposium on Social Work Education organized by Japanese Association for Social Work Education (JASWE), Tokyo, Japan. (November 16, 2024)

Kanno, H. (2023). Client violence experienced by social workers in the United States: For Protecting Human Rights of Social Workers and Clients, Journal of Social Work Research, 18 (edited by Social Work Research Center in Japan).

Kanno, H., & Giddings, M (2017). Hidden Trauma Victims: Understanding and Preventing Traumatic Stress in Mental Health Professionals. Social Work in Mental Health (15), 3, p.331-353.

Dr. Kanno has made more than 80 regional, national, and international professional presentations in the United States., Australia, Ireland, Sweden, Croatia, Japan, South Korea, and China. Dr. Kanno has published one book and many scholarly articles including peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and encyclopedia entries. Dr. Kanno has served as the Editorial Board member of the International Journal of Social Science and Business and a manuscript reviewer for academic journals such as the Journal of Social Work Education, the Journal of Gerontological Social Work, British Journal of Social Work, and the Journal of Traumatic Stress. Dr. Kanno has held membership in 11 national and international professional organizations in the United States and Japan such as Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), the CSWE Asian Pacific Islander Social Work Educators Association (APISWEA) Association, Japanese Society for the Study of Social Welfare, and Japanese Society for the Study of Social Work.

Nationwide, she severs as the Public Relations of the CSWE Asian and Pacific Islander Social Work Educators Association (APISWEA). Regionally, she serves as a Board member of Lowndes Associated Ministries to People Ink (LAMP, a homeless shelter) in Valdosta, Georgia and a music therapist at My Friend’s House, the Alzheimer Day Care Center in Valdosta, Georgia.