Andrea Barrick received her B.S.W. from Barton College; M.S.W., M.P.A., M.A. and Ph.D.
in Political Science from West Virginia University. She is the M.S.W. program coordinator
and the assessment coordinator. She teaches primarily social welfare courses. Her
research focuses on policymaking in the state courts, agenda setting, domestic violence,
and pedagogy issues in social work.
Select Publications:
Barrick, A.S., Minnick, D. J., Urban, M., and Loffio, J. (2026). Assessing the use of political
cartoons in BSW social welfare policies classes. Journal of Baccalaureate Social
Work, 31(1) 59-66. doi:10.1891/PA.0156
Barrick, A.S. and Kilwein, J.C. (2025). Isolating policymaking in domestic violence decision-making
in the U.S. state courts of last resort. Social Science Quarterly, 106 (7) 1- 10.
doi:10.1111/ssqu.70112.
Barrick, A.S. and Kilwein, J.C. (2025). LGBTQ+ intimate partner violence policymaking in the U.S.
state courts of last resort from 1965-2025. Journal of Policy Practice and Research,
6 (2) 76-84. doi: 10.1007/s42972-025-00119-1.
Barrick, A.S. and Minnick, D. J. (2024). Assessing the death café to discuss death and dying in
BSW education. The Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 27- 28 (1), 165-171. doi:
10.1891/JBSW-20210305-4R.
Barrick, A. S. and Kilwein, J. C. (2024). The politics and policies of federal efforts to reduce
domestic violence in Indian Country. Journal of Policy Practice and Research, 6 (1),
5- 20. doi: 10.1007/s42972-024-00109-9.
Barrick, A.S. and O’Donnell, M. (2024). Domestic violence survivors and the intermediate appellate
courts. Journal of Policy Practice and Research, 5 (2), 101-118. doi: 10.1007/s42972-024-00099-8.