Our Faculty and Staff
Susan Mapp
Associate Professor
Department Chair
mapps@etown.edu | 717-361-3766
Susan Mapp, MSSW, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department
Her areas of specialty include human trafficking, international social work, violations of children's rights and program evaluation. She has published research on these topics including a book on international social work and one on global issues of children's welfare. She is currently writing a book on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking. She serves on the Commission of Global Social Work Education for the Council on Social Work Education and is on the editorial board of several journals dealing with social work education and international social work.
She teaches a First-Year Seminar on Global Child Welfare and Well-being, SW 160: Social Problems, SW 330: Social Work Research Methods as well as SW 260: International Social Development. She has led a number of short-term study abroad experiences and works with the seniors who are completing an international internship.
Vivian R. Bergel
Associate Professor
Director of Field Instruction
bergelvr@etown.edu | 717-361-1446
- B.A. in Sociology, Minors in Social Work and Psychology, West Virginia University, 1971
- M.S.W. West Virginia University, 1973
- Ph.D. University of Maryland at Baltimore, 1991
Dr. Vivian Bergel teaches social work classes on the sophomore and senior level. Her areas of special interest include mental health, clinical practice, geriatric social work, women’s issues, and service-learning.
- SW 280 Interpersonal Counseling in a Multicultural Context
- SW 470, 471 Field Instruction I and II
Areas of Professional Interest or Research:
- Motherless Daughters
- Mental Health
- Geriatrics
- Homelessness
- Integration of service learning into college curriculum
Peggy L. McFarland
Professor
mcfarlml@etown.edu | 717-361-1319
- B.S.W. Lock Haven University 1979
- M.S.W. Marywood School of Social Work 1980
- Ph.D. University of Maryland at Baltimore 1990
Courses Taught:
- SW 160 Social Problems
- SW 339 Human Sexuality
- SW 344 Aging
- SW 367 Practice I
- SW 498 Senior Seminar
Areas of Professional Interest or Research:
- Geriatrics
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Male Caregivers
- International Social Work
- Corporate Eldercare
- Geriatric Care Management
Heather Kanenberg
Assistant Professor
kanenbergh@etown.edu | 717-361-1310
Heather Kanenberg, Ph.d., MSW, is currently an Assistant Professor of Social Work. She obtained her BSW from Murray State University and her MSW and Ph.D. from the University of Houston. Dr. Kanenberg has taught at the graduate and undergraduate level for 12 years, her teaching includes courses such as: Women's Issues, Ethics, Introduction of Social Work, Human Behavior, Policy Analysis, Community Practice, and Field Seminar. She also serves as an active member of the Women and Gender Studies Faculty at Elizabethtown College. Before coming to Elizabethtown, Dr. Kanenberg was an Assistant Professor and the Field Director at the University of Houston-Clear Lake for 6 years. During her career as a professional social workers she has worked as an advocate on behalf of oppressed and disenfranchised population with a primary focus on Children's Health, Women's Health, and Public Policy. Examples of Dr. Kanenberg's professional experiences include work with county health departments, work as a public policy analyst, experience with advocacy organizations and in academia. Heather's research agenda includes a focus on feminist policy analysis and frameworks and is concerned with underrepresented populations such as women and girls access to healthcare, adoptive families with gay and lesbian parents and issues specific to the transgender community.
