­ Stephanie Little, MSW, LMSW

Assistant Professor

Office: 4023 State Street #25, Bismarck, ND 58503 (MSU@BSC)
Email: Stephanie.M.Little@MinotStateU.edu
Phone: (701) 751-1066
Fax #: (701) 224-5633

Education
BSW, Minot State University 2014
MSW, Minnesota State University Mankato 2015
PhD & MPH, University of South Dakota 2024

Bio
Stephanie Little is an Assistant Professor of Social Work at Minot State University. Past social work experience includes advanced generalist practice at Sanford Health Transplant Center, North Dakota State Penitentiary, and United Tribes Technical College.

As a board member for the National Association of Social Workers, she contributes to their Advocacy Committee and annual Conference Committee. She is a consulting editor for the Health & Social Work Journal and chair of the Marketing Committee with the American Public Health Association. Stephanie volunteers as a mental health practitioner through the Emotional PPE Project to support healthcare workers impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.

She is active with the United Network for Organ Sharing as an elected representative for the Safety and Operations Committee and social work consultant for the Patient Affairs Committee and Ethics Committee. Stephanie organizes community outreach education, donor registration events, and bone marrow drives in rural North Dakota to increase diversity on the registry. Issued publications include the American Journal of Transplantation, with numerous project materials through the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.

After graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Social Work degree from Minot State University in 2014, she completed her Master of Social Work degree in 2015 from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Stephanie is a Licensed Master Social Worker through the North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners.

Stephanie is a graduate student at the University of South Dakota, in a customized PhD in Health Sciences and Master of Public Health degree program. Her dissertation focus is on the social work implications of organ allocation and ethics. Through her role at Minot State University, she aims to tackle roles in academia and scholarship by combining social work with community research and policy.