Shaunna C. Millar, LMSW

Overview

Shaunna Millar, LMSW serves as a Clinical Professor in the School of Social Work at Wichita State University. She joined the School of Social Work faculty in 2010 following a decade of teaching at Butler Community College and has since held numerous leadership roles within the School and the broader community.

With more than 28 years of experience in social work practice and higher education, Ms. Millar has taught extensively across the social work curriculum. Her professional background spans direct practice and consultation in child welfare, mental health, forensic social work, and creative approaches to social work practice. Her practice and administrative experience includes positions with the YWCA Women’s Crisis Center as a child advocate, the Exploited and Missing Children’s Unit at the Kansas Department of Children and Families, the Wichita Children’s Home, the Sedgwick County Department of Corrections, and Family Consultation Service.

At Wichita State University, Ms. Millar has demonstrated sustained commitment to faculty development, student success, and inclusive excellence. She has served as a Tilford Fellow, Online Faculty Fellow, University Retention Fellow, and Recruitment Faculty Fellow. In recognition of her leadership and service, she was named a Wichita State University Phenomenal Woman of the Year in 2018.

Ms. Millar currently chairs the School’s annual POWER Conference and is an active member of the Kansas Council for Social Work Education (KCSWE). She also holds professional affiliation with the State of Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board as a Licensed Master Social Worker and academic recognition with the Phi Alpha Honor Society.

Ms. Millar earned both her Bachelor of Social Work (1997) and Master of Social Work (2001) degrees from Wichita State University.

Academic Interests and Expertise

• 2025 Clinical Professor, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
• 2019-2025 MSW Director & Clinical Professor, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
• 2013-2018 BSW Program Director & Clinical Educator, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
• 2010-2013 Associate Director of Field Practicum, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas.
• 2008-2011 Adjunct Instructor, Butler County Community College, Andover, Kansas.
• 2003-2004 Visiting Instructor, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas.
• 2000-2004 Adjunct Instructor, Butler County Community College, Andover, Kansas.
• 1999-2001 Graduate Assistant, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas.

Publications

Millar, Shaunna C. (2016) Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank for American Social Welfare Policy: A Pluralist Approach (8th Ed.). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.

Professional Experience

• 2014-present Writing Workshop Developer and Facilitator, Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center, Wichita,
  Kansas (contractual)
• 2006-2008 Outpatient Clinician, Youthville Family Consultation Service, Wichita, Kansas.
• 2005-2006 Program Manager for the Bridges Transitional Living Program, Wichita Children’s Home,
  Wichita, Kansas.
• 2001-2003 Senior Social Worker, Sedgwick County Juvenile Detention Facility, Wichita, Kansas.
• 1999-2000 Victims of Crime Act Social Worker, Wichita Children’s Home, Wichita, Kansas
• 1997-1999 Social Worker, State of Kansas SRS, Exploited and Missing Child Unit, Wichita, Kansas.
• 1996-1997 Children’s Advocate, YWCA Women’s Crisis Center, Wichita, Kansas.

Clinical Experience

• 2019-Present MSW Director & Clinical Professor, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
• 2013-2018 BSW Program Director & Clinical Educator, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas

Awards and Honors

• 2020-2021 Recruitment Faculty Fellow, Wichita State University
• 2018-2019 Phenomenal Woman of The Year, Wichita State University 
• 2016-2018 Faculty Retention Fellow, Wichita State University
• 2015-2016 Online Faculty Fellow, Wichita State University
• 2014-2015 Tilford Diversity Teaching Fellow, Wichita State University

Areas of Service

• 2019 Chair, Wichita State University School of Social Work Graduate Admissions Committee
• 2017-present Co-Chair, Wichita State University POWER Social Work Conference Committee
• 2017-present Member, Wichita State University School of Social Work Search Committee
• 2017-present Member, Wichita State University School of Social Work Bylaws Committee
• 2017-present Member, Wichita State University School of Social Work Spring Celebration Committee
• 2016 Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition Executive Board
• 2015-present Member, Wichita State School of Social Work Undergraduate Certificate in Social Work and Addictions Committee
• 2014-2017 Member, Wichita State Tilford Diversity Executive Committee
• 2013-present Co-Chair, Wichita State School of Social Work Curriculum Committee
• 2013-present Member, Wichita State School of Social Work Strategic Plan
• 2013-present Member, Wichita State University School of Social Work Assessment Committee
• 2013-2018 Chair, Wichita State University School of Social Work Undergraduate Admissions
  Committee
• 2013-2017 Advisor, Student Organization of Social Work, Wichita State University
• 2012-present Member, Wichita State University School of Social Work Graduate Admissions Committee
• 2012-2014 Member, Tilford Diversity Subcommittee on Student Issues, Wichita State University
• 2012-2013 Member, Council of University Women, Wichita State University
• 2011-2014 Member, Wichita Infant Mental Health Group
• 2011-2013 Member, Wichita State University School of Social Work Undergraduate Admissions Committee
• 2011-2014 Member, Wichita State University School of Social Work Student Issues Committee
• 2011-2013 Member, Wichita State University School of Social Work Curriculum Committee
• 2011-present Member, Kansas Council on Social Work Education
• 2010-2013 Co-Chair, Practicum Advisory Committee, Wichita State University
• 2011-2012 Member, Wichita State University Women’s Association
• 2011-2012 Advisor, Wichita State University Student Conduct and Community Standards
• 2011-2012 Member, Wichita State University School of Social Work Graduate Admissions Committee
• 2008-2012 Member, Girl Scouts of the Kansas Heartland