Susan L. Schoppelrey is a Professor at Radford University. She earned a BA in Psychology
from Angelo State University in San Angelo, TX, an MSW from Our Lady of the Lake University
in San Antonio, TX, and a Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Texas at Austin.
Her areas of expertise include quantitative and qualitative research methods, social
welfare policy, substance use treatment, prevention and policy, integrative seminar,
history of social welfare policy and social work, and statistics. Schoppelrey’s research
focuses on macro practice in the evaluation of substance use prevention and treatment
programs. She also conducts research on health disparities among minoritized groups,
mental health disparities, the effectiveness of integrated treatment for individuals
with dual diagnoses of SUDs and severe mental illnesses, and the efficacy of Open
Educational Resources (OER) in social work education.
In her personal time, Schoppelrey enjoys reading fiction and non-fiction books, going
on ocean and river cruises, and watching high-quality television and film productions.
