Dr. Rebecca Davis is Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Director of the Office of Global Social Work Programs at Rutgers School of Social Work. She teaches foundation, clinical practice, and global social work courses. Dr. Davis directs global education programs to Romania and Mexico with a special focus on community engagement. Her global development work focuses on social work education and child protection system strengthening in Eastern Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa with a special focus on ending violence against children and girl’s empowerment. Her recent work includes a social service workforce assessment in Eastern Europe, strengthening case management services in Nigeria, Malawi, Swaziland, and Namibia, and evaluation of child protection reforms in Ghana. She served as a Fulbright Scholar to Romania from 1992-94 and implemented a major child welfare reform project for World Vision Romania and USAID in 1998-2002. Rebecca is a National Association of Social Work (NASW) Foundation Pioneer, represents the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) to the United Nations, and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.