Phone:

(317) 524-8513

Email:

pklemme@iu.edu

Departments:

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Degrees:

Ph.D., Social Work, Indiana University

MSW, Social Work, Indiana University

BS, Neuroscience, Purdue University

Resume/CV

Biography

Paige Klemme received her Ph.D. in social work with an individualized minor in community health from Indiana University in 2022. She was a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Graduate fellow and a Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH) fellow for the 2016-2017 year. Paige's research focuses on the child welfare workforce, trauma responsive services, secondary traumatic stress, community engagement, and program evaluation.

In addition to research, Paige is an adjunct faculty in the School of Social Work and has over a decade of experience working in the human services field.

Research Interests

Paige's research focuses on the child welfare workforce, trauma responsive services, secondary traumatic stress, community engagement, and program evaluation.

Courses Taught

• SWK-S 472: Practice Evaluation (3 cr.), Indiana University School of Social Work
• SWK-S 632: Children Youth and Families Practice I: Working with children impacted by violence in the family (3 cr.), Indiana University School of Social Work
• SWK-S 634: Groups and Community Based Practice with Children and Families (3 cr.), Indiana University School of Social Work
• Teaching Assistant, SWK-S 727: Introduction to Statistics in Social Science Lab, Indiana University School of Social Work
• Teaching Assistant, SWK-S 728: Multivariate Statistics in Social Science Lab, Indiana University School of Social Work

Current Projects

Paige is a Project Management Specialist for Healthy Beginnings at Home which is a pilot program aimed at providing housing support and case management to pregnant women.

Selected Publications

1. Pierce, B., Carlson, J., Thurston, W., Klemme, P., Fultz, A., Oglesby, N., Studley, M., & Tate, V. (2019). Trust in participatory action community-engaged partnerships: Relationships and historical trauma matter. Engage!, 1(1). doi:10.18060/22815
2. Thruston, W, Pierce, B, Carlson, M, Klemme, P, Imburgia, T, Kaboi, M. (2022). Toolkit for Responding to the Trauma Needs of Schools. clinicalscholarsnli.org
3. Pierce, B., Howes, P., Patchner, M., Hawk, W., Klemme, P., Park, T., & Thompson, L.(2022). Implementation of Curriculum, Retention, and Recruitment Strategies within a Strong University-Agency Partnership. G.R Anderson & K, Briar-Lawson (Ed). Stragegic Child Welfare Agency-University Partnerships to Advance Workforce Development. Washington, DC: Chld Welfare League of America, Inc.