Education and Credentials

MS/PhD, Urban Studies (Sociology, Planning, Anthropology, History, and Geography),  2016, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

MSW, Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of IL, Chicago, IL

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL

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Licensure

State of Louisiana, Licensed Clinical Social Worker #12691

State of Pennsylvania, Licensed Clinical Social Worker #CW021138

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Teaching Experience

Southern University of New Orleans—New Orleans, LA, Associate Professor of Social Work (August 2021-present)

Taught social work classes at the undergraduate and graduate levels.  Classes to date include Human Behavior in the Social Environment, Direct Practice, Field Seminar, Families in Stress and Crisis, Psychopathology and Diagnoses of Children and Youth, Counseling Techniques with Children, Youth and Families.  Chair of the Children, Youth and Families Committee.  Working to establish the PhD program for Social Work, SUNO's first PhD program.

 

Eastern University Social Work Department—St. David’s, PA, Chair of Social Work Department (2020 to 2021)

Chaired the undergraduate social work department of a liberal arts institution offering the BSW degree while writing the CSWE standards for a fully asynchronous online MSW program in trauma-informed advanced generalist practice.

• Successfully received approval of Benchmark 1 documents by CSWE, allowing the MSW program to proceed.

• Created the MSW Curriculum for a fully asynchronous online MSW program in trauma-informed care.

• Taught a variety of classes including: social work practice (BSW), human diversity (BSW), and qualitative methods (PhD Level).

• Participated in two faculty searches for professors (Social Work and Marriage & Family Therapy).

• Wrote and received approval for tenure paper to advance to full professor.

 

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary – New Orleans, LA, Professor (2014 to 2020)

Taught variety of courses in Social Work and Counseling to graduate students. Utilized instructional materials, tools, and aids to support the students in grasping important concepts. Instructed students individually and in groups using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations. Guided each student in discovering their unique individual strengths.

• Designed and implemented course curriculum objectives and assessed student progress throughout the tenure to introduce improvements.

• Received positive feedback from students and professors for the innovative content and engaging classroom management style.

• Maintained a professional attitude in all manner of conduct with students, faculty, and parents, including a commitment to confidentiality.

• Director of Prison Extension Education overseeing six degree programs inside maximum security prisons across four states (undergraduate and graduate).

 

Tulane University – New Orleans, LA, Adjunct Professor (2007 to 2014)

Provided field placement supervision and oversight to MSW students at a community center. Supervised interns in their fieldwork and oversaw the entire range of field experience. Facilitated interns and students in meeting and exceeding field education objectives. Maintained regular contact with the intern and other agency supervisors involved in the internship.

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New Orleans School of Urban Missions – New Orleans, LA, Adjunct Professor (1999 to 2007)

Taught Introduction to Pastoral Counseling to undergraduate students of Urban Ministry. Assessed students’ skills to determine their needs and to develop teaching plans. Planned, organized, and assigned instructional work specific to each student’s goals. Monitored and evaluated the progress of each student. 

 

Professional Experience

Trinity Christian Community – New Orleans, LA, Executive Director (1998 to 2014)

Played an instrumental role in efficiently managing the daily operations of $2 million inner city, faith-based community development organization. Provided hands-on support in writing and managing large government, city, and private grants in an accurate manner. Spearheaded the management of youth, family, rebuilding, and educational programs from conception to completion and final delivery while staying within budgets and stringent deadlines. Led and hosted 100-member AmeriCorps Program. Facilitated post-Katrina recovery efforts by creating a social safety net in collaboration with 15 other organizations.

• Successfully raised multimillion dollars to reconstruct homes in post-Katrina New Orleans.

• Purchased a community center in the midst of an at-risk neighborhood by raising funds.

• Reduced violent crime in a high-crime neighborhood by 72%.

• Established an urban pocket farm and market in a food desert.

• Received awards honoring our service from the President of the United States, the US Attorney General, and the US Marshal Service.

 

Additional experience

Team Chaplain, New Orleans Hornets (NBA Franchise Team)

Project Manager, Jensen Window Corporation

Director of Child and Adolescent Services, Minirth Meier Clinic

Host of Talk It Out, WYLL Radio

Family Therapist, Midwest Family Resource Associates

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Board service

Board Member, New Orleans Council on Aging, 2023-present.

President, North American Association of Christians in Social Work, 2020-2022.

Advisory Board Member, Center for Faith and the Public Square, 2016 – 2020.

Trustee, Belhaven University, Jackson, MS, 2016 – 2020.

Vice-President, NOLA Code, 2015 – 2019.

Board Member, The Irish Network, 2016 – 2017

Advisory Board Member, Rebuilding Together New Orleans, 2006 – 2014

Board Member, Pratt Stanton Manor Independent Living Facility, 2007 – 2009

President, The Carrollton Rotary Club of New Orleans, 2007 – 2008

President, New Orleans Federation of Churches, 2006 – 2008

Board Member, Covenant Presbyterian Urban Ministry Network, 1999 – 2001

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Professional memberships

National Association of Social Workers.

North American Association of Christians in Social Work.

Southern Sociological Society.

Fellow of The Restoration Institute.

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Publications

Books

1. Brown, K.J. (2014).  Hurricane Katrina.  In D.C. Hillis Cities: Playgrounds or battlegrounds? (pp. 111-116). Tacoma, WA: Leadership Foundations Press.

2. Brown, K.J. & Mitsch, R. (1994). The Quest: A Self-Discovery Adventure for Teens, Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers.

3. Brown, K.J., McDonald, M. & Mitsch, R. (1993). You Take Over God, I Can’t Handle It, Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers.

4. Brown, K.J., Mitsch, R. & McDonald, M. (1991). Setting New Boundaries, Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers.

 

Dissertation

1. Brown, K.J. (2016). You could get killed any day in Hollygrove: A qualitative study of neighborhood-level homicide. University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2131.  http://www.scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2131

 

Articles

1. Brown, K.J. (2022). Shifting sand: Reconnecting social work values to historical biblical foundations. Social Work & Christianity, 49(4), 308-328. DOI: 10.3403/swc.v.49i4.248.

2. Brown, K.J. (2022). One hundred years before Rosa Parks: Four women who desegregated transit. Journal of Public Transportation, 24, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubtr.2022.100033.

3. Brown, K.J. (2021). Review of Y. Park Facilitating injustice: The complicity of social workers in the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans. Social Work & Christianity, 48(3): 323-324. DOI: 10.34043/swc.v48i3.195.

4. Brown, K.J. & Yancey, G. (2020). Understanding the importance of community practice for Christian social workers. Social Work and Christianity, 47(3): 6-15. DOI: 10.34043/swc.v47i3.174.

5. Brown, K.J. (2020). Review of R.C. Smith, S.C. Boddie and R.D. Peters’ (Eds.) Urban ministry reconsidered: Contexts and approaches. Social Work & Christianity, 47(1): 99-101. DOI: 10.34043/swc.v47i1.131.

6. Brown, K.J. (2019). The death penalty is inconsistent with evangelical Christianity, part 2. The Restoration Institute Blog, www.therestorationinsitute.com.

7. Brown, K.J. (2019). The death penalty is inconsistent with evangelical Christianity, part 1. The Restoration Institute Blog, www.therestorationinsitute.com.

8. Brown, K.J. (2019). A faith model of prison reform. Shared Grace: North American Association of Christians in Social Work, https://www.nacsw.org/a-faith-model-of-prison-reform/.

9. Brown, K.J. and Weil, F. (2019). Strangers in the neighborhood: Violence and neighborhood boundaries. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891241619857150

10. Brown, K.J. and Fontenot, J. (2019, August 28). The death penalty and other questions. Geaux Therefore: The NOBTS Blog. https://www.nobts.edu/geauxtherefore/articles/2019/Death-penalty-and-other-questions.html

11. Brown, K. J. (2019, April). Racism and Our Definitional Challenge: Is Sin Simply an Individual Act? North American Association of Christians in Social Work Quarterly Newsletter, https://www.nacsw.org/ENewsletters/April2019/DiversityColumnBrownKApril2019.pdf.

12. Brown, K.J. (2019, April). Depending daily upon Christ: Future vs. present orientation toward time. Biblical Counseling and Spiritual Formation Network Transformation, 12(1): 4-5.

13. Brown, K. J. (2019, March 13). The evangelical razor edge. The Restoration Institute Blog, www.therestorationinstitute.com

14. Brown, K.J. (2019). Mayberry is not our home: Embracing danger in the city’s public realm, Social Work and Christianity, 46(1): 26-31.

15. Brown, K.J. (2019). What is Cultural Humility?  The Restoration Institute Blog, www.therestorationinstitute.com.

16. Brown, K.J. (2018, October 11). Training inmates for ministry inside maximum security prisons. Christianity Today/The Exchange. https://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2018/october/training-inmates-ministry-inside-maximum-security-prisons.html

17. Brown, K.J. (2018). Agents of Transformation: NACSW’s Potential to Bridge a Longstanding Theological Divide. Shared Grade: North American Association of Christians in Social Work Blog. https://www.nacsw.org/agents-of-transformation/.

18. Brown, K.J. (2016). Hollygrove revisited. Crime Prevention through Environmental Design Perspectives, 13(1): 3-8.

19. Brown, K.J. (2016). Between two worlds: Addressing culture and kingdom values in Christian counseling. Biblical Counseling and Spiritual Formation Network Transformation, 9(3): 4-6.

20. Brown, K.J. (2015). Seeking the shalom of New Orleans: 47 years of community building.  Proceedings of the North American Association of Christians in Social Work. www.nacsw.org/Convention/BrownKSeeking theShalomFINAL.pdf.

21. Brown, K.J. (2015). Review of G.S. Smith’s The testing of God’s sons: The refining of faith as a biblical theme. Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry, 12(2): 80-81.

22. Brown, K.J. (2015). A biblical take on anxiety. Biblical Counseling and Spiritual Formation Network Transformation, 8(2): 2-3.

23. Brown, K.J. (2014). Hurricane Katrina, in D.C. Hillis, Cities: Playgrounds or battlefields (pp. 111-116), Tacoma, WA: Leadership Foundations Press.

24. Brown, K.J. (2014). Joseph Guillaume’s audacious ride. Gathering Magazine. Retrieved from http://gatheringmagazine.com/joseph-guillaumes-audacious-ride-by-kevin-brown

25. Brown, K.J. (2013). Bibliography for Joseph Guillaume and The Star Cars. New Orleans Historical. Retrieved from http://www.neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/553#.U_8hU_ldV8z

26. Brown, K.J. (2013). Joseph Guillaume's Audacious Ride, Part 3 of 3. New Orleans Historical, accessed August 8, 2014, http://www.neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/548#.U_8gNfldV8E

27. Brown, K.J. (2013). Joseph Guillaume: Streetcar Segregation, Part 2 of 3. New Orleans Historical, accessed August 8, 2014, http://www.neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/547?tour=29&index=1#.U_8gn_ldV8E

28. Brown, K.J. (2013). Joseph Guillaume: The Star Car, Part 1 of 3. New Orleans Historical, accessed August 8, 2014, http://www.neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/545?tour=29&index=0#.U_8g7fldV8E

29. Brown, K.J. (2013). Making groceries: Schwegmann Brothers Giant Supermarket. Gathering Magazine. Retrieved from: http://gatheringmagazine.com/makin-groceries-schwegmanns-style/

30. Brown, K.J. (2012). Lafitte: Buccaneer or businessman? Gathering Magazine. Retrieved from: http://gatheringmagazine.com/jean-lafitte

31. Brown, K.J. (2012). Margaret Haughery: The bread woman of New Orleans. Gathering Magazine. Retrieved from: http://gatheringmagazine.com/the-irish-in-new-orleans-margaret-haughery

32. Brown, K.J. (2011). The Irish in New Orleans: The New Basin Canal. Gathering Magazine. Retrieved from: http://gatheringmagazine.com/the-irish-in-new-orleans

33. Brown K.J. (2010). The Christian way is far more than spiritual. At the Threshold. http://atthethreshold.org/2012/09/27/the-christian-way-is-far-more-than-spiritual

34. Brown, K.J. (2009). The Christian’s razor edge: Social action in the context of the Great Commission. North American Association of Christians in Social Work. Retrieved from: http://www.nacsw.org/Publications/Proceedings2009/BrownK/ChristiansRazorF.pdf

35. Brown, K.J. (1991). Honor your parents: A closer look. Christian Psychology for Today, 7(2): 6-7.

 

Professional Presentations and Peer-Reviews

1. Panelist: "Social Justice in the Church and Community," Unify Conference, New Orleans, LA, July 15, 2023.

2. Reviewed: "Voices of Black Faculty at Predominately White Institutions: Coping Strategies and Institutional Interventions," for The Journal of Applied Social Sciences, July 11, 2023.

3. Presenter: “Shifting Sand: Constructing a Social Work Values Base Rooted in Scripture,” NACSW, Glendale, CA, October 2021.

4. Panelist: “Managing Microaggressions,” The Minorities Fellowship Program of CSWE, Orlando, FL, Fall 2021 Annual Program Meeting.

5. Moderator: “A Panel Conversation about Political Engagement as Social Workers of Faith,” NACSW, Washington, DC, Fall 2020.

6. Panelist: “CSWE Summit for Critical Conversations on Religion, Faith and Spirituality in Social Work Education,” 7/12, 7/14, 7/19 and 7/21/2021, online.

7. Presentation: Planner, presenter and facilitator, NACSW Symposium on Race, Religion and Social Work, “Living the story: Voicing contemporary intersections of race and religion within social work,” February 22, 2021, online.

8. Reviewed: "Religious orientation and poverty in Ghana: associations and explanations" for The Journal of Applied Social Sciences, February 25, 2021.

9. Guest Editor: Social Work and Christianity, Special Edition on Community Practice. Volume 47, edition 3, Fall 2020.

10. Presented: “2nd Generation Crime Prevention through Environmental Design: Where Crime Prevention and Community Organizing Meet.” North American Association of Christians in Social Work Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, November 9, 2019.

11. Presented: “Using Scripture to Alter Anxiety-laden Narratives: How Christian Counselors can Integrate Biblical Paradigms to Combat Problematic Beliefs in the CBT Model.” New Orleans Christian Counseling Conference, New Orleans, LA, November 1, 2019.

12. Panelist: “The Gospel and the City: Understanding the Challenges of Ministry in an Urban Context.” The Gospel and the City Conference, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, October 24, 2019.

13. Presented: “Embracing Diversity in Church Leadership.” The Gospel and the City Conference, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, October 24, 2019.

14. Reviewed: “Faith Integration: Student Perspectives on Spirituality and Social Work in a Christian MSW Program” for Social Work and Christianity, October 10, 2019.

15. Reviewed: "Entitlements, Capabilities and Crisis in the United Kingdom" for The Journal of Applied Social Sciences, April 19, 2019.

16. Panelist: “Discussing the Death Penalty: A Community Forum.” Equal Justice USA, New Orleans, LA, April 2, 2019.

17. Panelist: Racial Reconciliation Roundtable, New Orleans, LA, January 31, 2019.

18. Presenter: “A Structural Framework for Understanding Family Abuse.” New Orleans Christian Counseling Conference, New Orleans, LA, November 2, 2018.

19. Presenter: “A Christian’s Ethical Imperative: Engaging Ethics in the Broader Society.” North American Association of Christians in Social Work, October 27, 2018.

20. Presenter: “The Newman Idea: Reintegrating Theology into the University.” University of Holy Cross, New Orleans, LA, September 21, 2018.

21. Presenter: “The ABC’s of Thinking Differently.” Senior Fest, New Orleans, LA, April 6, 2018.

22. Presenter: “You Could Get Killed Any Day in Hollygrove: A Qualitative Study of Neighborhood-Level Homicide.” Southern Sociological Society, New Orleans, LA, April 6, 2018.

23. Presenter: “Christian Community Development in a post-Katrina Rebuilding Context.” St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, New Orleans, LA, March 22, 2018.

24. Presenter: “Cultural Lenses: Dominant, Minority, and Biblical Views of Culture.” Mississippi College, Jackson, MS, February 27, 2018.

25. Presenter: “Cultural Lenses: Dominant, Minority, and Biblical Views of Culture.” First Baptist Church, New Orleans, LA, February 24, 2018.

26. Presenter. “Social Justice Panel Discussion.” Reset Camps College Forum.  New Orleans, LA, October 4, 2017.

27. Facilitator, Social Work Workgroup, Sojourners “The Summit,” Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, June 19-23, 2017.

28. Presenter. “Cultural Lenses: Understand the Role of Race in Perception of the Other.” InterVarsity Spring Break,  New Orleans, LA. March 5, 12, 26, and April 7, 2017.

29. Presenter. “You Could Get Killed Any Day in Hollygrove: Understanding Neighborhood Violence.” National Association of Social Workers. Baton Rouge, LA, March 16, 2017.

30. Facilitator. “Safety and Justice Forum: How Should Communities Reduce Violence?”  Kettering Foundation. New Orleans, LA, March 12 and 14, 2017.

31. Presenter. “Reforming and Transforming Criminal Justice: Case Studies from Angola State Prison.” Society of Christian Ethics Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 6, 2017.

32. Moderator. “Breaking Barriers: A Student-Organized Forum on Racial Reconciliation.” New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, December 1, 2016.

33. Presenter. “Seeking the Shalom of the City: Applied Macro Social Work in an Urban Ministry Context.” North American Association of Christians in Social Work, Audio Conference Webinar, November 28, 2016.

34. Presenter. “Understanding Urban Homicide: A Neighborhood Perspective,” North American Association of Christians in Social Work. Cincinnati, Ohio, November 17-20, 2016.

35. Presenter. “The Christian Response to Race and Violence in New Orleans,” University of Holy Cross, New Orleans, LA, November 15, 2016.

36. Presenter.  “Understanding Poverty,” Intern Training, Free Church of the Annunciation, New Orleans, LA. June 28, 2016.

37. Elected Board Member Rotary Club of Carrollton—New Orleans, May 2016.

38. Presenter. “Stress Management and Substance Abuse Skills,” Great Lakes Dock and Dredge, Lake Charles, LA. May 8, 2016.

39. Was named Outstanding Graduate Student by the Department of Urban Planning and Studies on April 14, 2016.

40. Received his M.S. and PhD in Urban Studies after successfully defending his dissertation entitled: “You Could Get Killed Any Day in Hollygrove: A Qualitative Study of Neighborhood-Level Homicide,” March 15, 2016.

41. Presented. “Understanding Homicide from a Neighborhood Perspective.” New Orleans Roundtable Club, New Orleans, LA. February 25, 2016.

42. Dissertation research featured in a Louisiana Weekly article entitled: “Dissertation Uses Author’s Neighborhood to Take on NOLA’s Murder Rate.” February 22, 2016.

43. Presented. “Understanding Homicide from a Neighborhood Perspective.” Carrollton Rotary Club, New Orleans, LA. February 8, 2016.

44. Presenter. “Seeking the Shalom of New Orleans: 47 Years of Urban Community Building.” North American Association of Christians in Social Work. Grand Rapids, Michigan. Nov. 12-15, 2015.

45. Presenter. “Dominant, Minority, Biblical Cultural Views.” Christian Renewal New Orleans training. June 14, 2015.

46. Presenter.  “International Peace Initiatives.” District 6840 and 6820 Rotary Conference, Biloxi, MS. April 10, 2015.

47. Presenter. “The ABCs of Thinking Differently.” Senior Fest, New Orleans, LA. February 27, 2015.

48. Presenter. “The Future of Social Work at NOBTS.” Social Work Club at NOBTS. New Orleans, LA. August 26, 2014.

 

Awards

Heart of the Club Award, Carrollton Rotary Club of New Orleans  2016

Graduate Student of the Year, University of New Orleans  2016

Meritorious Public Servant of the Year, United States Attorney General  2010

Paul Harris Fellowship, Rotary International  2009

United States Citizen of the Year, United States Marshal Service  2009

President’s Call to Service Award, President George W. Bush  2006