Tami Curtis
Clinical Assistant Professor
Educational Background
MSW – Utah State University – 2012
BS – Utah State University – 2007
Expertise
Clinical Social Work with Individuals, Couples, and Families, Trauma, Resilience, School Social Work, Trauma Sensitive Schools, Self-Care, Neurodivergence, Substance Dependence, Eating Disorders, Abuse and Neglect, Crisis work, Suicide Prevention, Field Education
Biography
Tami Curtis, MSW, LCSW is an Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work and Agency Field Instructor for Master of Social Work students attending the USU-Logan campus and completing their practicum in Logan City School District. Prior to joining USU, she worked as the Wellness Coordinator in Washington County School District from 2017-24. Prior to catching the prevention bug that took her to schools, she worked in various clinical settings including crisis work in the emergency department, inpatient behavioral health, residential treatment, intensive outpatient, general outpatient, and behavioral support in a work training day program.
Being trained as a social worker, Tami sees the world through a system lens with a strong person-in-environment perspective. She is passionate about prevention and interested in how early adverse childhood experiences affect brain development, impacting perceptions, attitudes, and behavior throughout the lifespan. She actively works to promote and advocate for teacher and student wellness in schools where she has been a nationally recognized trainer in the area of trauma sensitive schools, particularly how to implement mental health and wellness support in a multi-tiered system of support. She has partnered with United Healthcare and Intermountain Healthcare to onboard a model she created for Wellness Rooms as a trauma sensitive Tier 1 intervention for students and teachers. She has worked with hundreds of schools throughout Utah and schools in Alaska, Florida and New Mexico. She has consulted with schools and professionals in Pennsylvania, California, Texas, Colorado, Washington, and Hawaii where these supports have been implemented.
Tami is a first generation college graduate with a passion to empower others through education. Outside of academia, she enjoys yoga and training for sprint triathlons. She and her husband reside in Providence. They have 3 children and a dog. They love to adventure in nature together.