Scott Coble, MSW, LMSW, is a faculty member in the Department of Social Work at Middle Tennessee State University and a PhD student in the School of Social Work at Saint Louis University. His teaching and scholarship are informed by lived experience shaped through trauma and recovery. His work centers on the development and evaluation of mentorship programs in higher education, with attention to how theoretical grounding shapes student outcomes. He has published on minority rights and on expanding educational access for incarcerated individuals and has presented at academic conferences on inclusion and student engagement. He has received grant funding to support high-impact learning initiatives, including the development of an open educational resource for an Introduction to Substance Use and Misuse course. As a former clinician, he continues to draw on his experience to shape his approach to teaching and research.
As I complete the first year of my PhD program, I am deeply grateful for this opportunity — even with the early waves of self-doubt and imposter syndrome that came with it. Over time, those feelings gave way to a different perspective: a clearer sense of how I want to approach this new kind of learning and what I can genuinely contribute to the profession. Yes, I still get homesick, and there are days when balancing coursework, teaching, research, and everything in between leaves me drained. But what keeps me grounded is a simple reminder — six and a half years ago, this was the life I prayed for, as my life could have looked quite differently. I carry that gratitude with me every step of the way.
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