Dr. Dean Pierce

Dean Pierce is Professor and Director of the University of Nevada, Reno, School of Social Work.

An active member of the Council on Social Work Education, he chairs its Commission on Accreditation. He also is active with the Nevada Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, having served as president, board member, and chair of the Western Coalition for the 1996 Delegate Assembly.

Dr. Pierce serves as vice-president of Nevada's Social Work Licensing Board. He is the author of Social Work and Society and Policy for the Social Work Practitioner, and has presented dozens of refereed and invitational papers and workshops dealing with gay and lesbian issues.

Dr. Pierce teaches a lesbian/gay lives, capstone/diversity class.

"I am a member of the social work profession, which counts a Nobel Peace Prize winner, Jane Addams, among its founders. Social workers have a commitment to the peaceful achievement of social justice for all people, and working with the Center is a natural for me."

Profession
Professor and Director, School of Social Work

Contact
pierce@unr.edu