Carolyn J. Tice, DSW, ACSW, was professor and associate dean of the Baccalaureate Social Work Program, School of Social Work, University of Maryland, from July 2002 to August 2020. Her prior 9-year appointment was as chair of the Department of Social Work, Ohio University, where she introduced the Masters in Social Work (MSW) with a focus on rural policy and practice.  Dr. Tice received her BSW from West Virginia University and an MSW from Temple University, and she completed her DSW at the University of Pennsylvania, where she worked with Hmong refugees.  She holds a Certificate in Administration from the Wharton School. Dr. Tice is the coauthor of numerous books and peer-reviewed articles; her scholarship focuses primarily on the development of critical-thinking skills and social work practice and policy from a strengths and advocacy perspective. She is on the editorial board of the Journal of Teaching in Social Work and serves as a book prospectus reviewer for Wadsworth, SAGE, and Wiley. In 2008, she was named a Fulbright specialist and traveled to Mongolia to assist in the development of social work programs. Dr. Tice has worked with the Fulbright program for 9 years as an application reviewer. Her other international social work experiences include program development in Botswana, India, Portugal, Taiwan, Vietnam, and China.  Dr. Tice is a member of the Council of Social Work Education and the National Association of Social Workers, and she is associated with the American Friends Service Committee and the Friends Committee on National Legislation.  Dr. Tice is the proprietor of Olde Friends, a booth in an antique store located on the southern New Jersey coastline.