John C Rife

Dr. John Rife is Associate Dean for Academic Administration at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Human Environmental Sciences. He has previously served as department chairperson, director of graduate studies and director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Social Work. He has authored over forty peer reviewed articles and abstracts and has received over five million dollars in external funding for his research. He is the winner of two School of Human Environmental Sciences Outstanding Teaching Awards and is a recipient of the UNCG Gladys Strawn Bullard Award.

There are 2 included publications by John C Rife :

TitleDateViewsBrief Description
Innovative Social Work Field Education in Congregational and Community-based Settings Serving Persons Fifty Five+: An Interdisciplinary Training Initiative for BSW and MSW Students 2013 1389 Advances in medical technology, nutrition and life styles are all contributing to increased life expectancy for persons age 55+. However, persistent poverty, chronic disease and gaps in both community social services and family caregiving often adver...
Reflections on Teaching and Learning in Field Education: A Teacher-Scholar Model 2019 428 The purpose of this brief article is to report an innovative attempt to promote high quality field education utilizing Specialized Field Education Units (SFEUs) while overcoming both the internal and external barriers noted above. This approach, an i...