Professional Bio
Scott Coble, MSW, LMSW, is a faculty member in the Department of Social Work at Middle Tennessee State University and a PhD student in the School of Social Work at Saint Louis University. His teaching and scholarship are informed by lived experience shaped through trauma and recovery. His work centers on the development and evaluation of mentorship programs in higher education, with attention to how theoretical grounding shapes student outcomes. He has published on minority rights and on expanding educational access for incarcerated individuals and has presented at academic conferences on inclusion and student engagement. He has received grant funding to support high-impact learning initiatives, including the development of an open educational resource for an Introduction to Substance Use and Misuse course. As a former clinician, he continues to draw on his experience to shape his approach to teaching and research.
Scholar & Educator
I teach and conduct research focused on mentorship, social work education, substance use, and preparing students to think critically about the people and communities they serve.
Practitioner & Advocate
My work is grounded in practice and focused on understanding the person first, challenging stigma, and recognizing the real experiences that shape people’s lives.
Researcher & Storyteller
I bring research and lived experience together to ask hard questions, challenge our assumptions, and find ways to make social work more responsive to the people we serve.