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Patricia M. Bamwine

Assistant Professor, UTK College of Social Work


Dr. Bamwine is an expert in traumatic stress, loss, and violence prevention.

Dr. Patricia M. Bamwine is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work and is the Founder and Director of the Traumatic Stress and Violence Lab at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. As an integrative social work scholar, her agenda focuses on developing and testing novel multi-level interventions to reduce violence among adolescents and young adults through community and stakeholder engagement. In her lab, she aims to develop and refine trauma-responsive and culturally relevant behavioral interventions that maximize health benefits while reducing resource consumption.