Louise Simmons

Professor Emeritus

School of Social Work


Louise Simmons Ph.D., is a Professor in the Community Organization sequence, former Director of the Urban Semester Program, and Chair of the Urban Issues in Social Work substantive area: focused area of study. Her research interests are in community organization, urban social movements, community-labor alliances, welfare policy and urban politics and problems. She is also involved with the University of Connecticut Urban Studies Program, and service learning activities.

Areas of Specialty

Social Work: community organization, urban social movements, community-labor alliances, urban politics and policy issues, progressive political movements, welfare policy

Louise Simmons
Contact Information
Emaillouise.simmons@uconn.edu
Phone(959)200-3641
Mailing Address
University of Connecticut
38 Prospect Street
Hartford, CT 06103-2814
Office Location
School of Social Work (HSSW), 228
CampusHartford
Linkhttps://ssw.uconn.edu