Tamara A. Noel, DSW, MSW, LCSW, LISW-CP

Experience

• Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
• Adjunct Professor, Department of Social Work, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
• Owner and Clinical Director, Wisdom Solutions of the CSRA, LLC, Augusta, GA
• MSW Field Instructor, Wisdom Solutions of the CSRA, LLC, Augusta, GA
• Forensic Psychiatric Social Worker, Augusta University-East Central Regional Hospital, Augusta, GA
• Psychiatric Social Worker, Central Regional Hospital, Butner, NC
• Lead Intensive In-Home Services, Durham, NC
• Adoptions and Foster Care Supervisor, Children’s Home Society, Gainesville, FL
• Residential Coordinator/Care Coordination Consultant, Boys Town USA, Oviedo & West Palm Beach, FL

Licensure

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker, North Carolina
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Georgia
• Licensed Independent Social Worker, South Carolina

Biography

Dr. Noel skillfully combined over 25 years of experience in the social work field with her teaching abilities to partner with Individuals to own their narrative, maximize their potential, and impact the world. Dr. Noel particularly enjoys developing and implementing courses and programs that contribute to the welfare of the body of Christ and faith-based communities through a trauma-informed lens. Over the years, Dr. Noel has served as a front-line clinician, a leader, an educator, and a minister of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, engaging in church planting, outreach, and evangelistic events, hosting podcasts, and sitting on advisory boards. Her research interests include intimate partner violence, immigration experience, interpersonal and generational trauma, and the intersection of faith and mental health.

Publications

Noel, T. A. (2024). The Woman Enrichment Program: A Church-Based Collaborative Against Intimate Partner Violence (PPV) Among Haitian Christian Women. Social Work & Christianity, 51(4), 396–417. DOI: 10.34043/9b8cj206