Stephanie Little, PhD(c), MPH, MSW, LMSW, BSW
Asst Professor of Social Work
Office: 4023 State Street #25, Bismarck, ND 58503 (MSU@BSC)
Email: Stephanie.M.Little@MinotStateU.edu
Phone Number: (701) 751-1066
Fax Number: (701) 224-5633
Education
AA, Bismarck State College
BSW, Minot State University
MSW, Minnesota State University Mankato
MPH, University of South Dakota
PhD(c), University of South Dakota
Bio
Stephanie Little is an Assistant Professor of Social Work and Student Social Work Organization Faculty Advisor at Minot State University. She is a Licensed Master Social Worker through the North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners, with past social work experience including advanced generalist practice at Sanford Health Transplant Center, North Dakota State Penitentiary, and United Tribes Technical College.
Through the National Association of Social Workers, she contributes to the Advocacy Committee, annual Conference Committee, and LGBTQ+ Legislative Workgroup. She serves as a grant field reviewer for the National Health Service Corps within the Students to Service Loan Repayment Program and is a consulting editor for the Health & Social Work Journal. Stephanie volunteers as a mental health practitioner through the Emotional PPE Project to support healthcare workers impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
Active with the United Network for Organ Sharing since 2017, she is a representative for the International Relations Committee, with previous experience as the Region 7 Representative for the Patient Affairs Committee, Safety and Operations Committee, and various workgroups. She joined the Clinical Partners Committee with Donate Life America in 2022 and the Missouri Valley Resource Council Board in 2025.
Issued publications include the Council on Social Work Education and Journal of Transplantation, with project materials through the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. During her time as chair of the Marketing Committee with the American Public Health Association, Stephanie assisted in community outreach education, donor registration events, and bone marrow drives in rural North Dakota to increase diversity on the registry.
Stephanie was awarded the 2023 Minot State University Alumni Association Golden Youth Achievement Award and the 2023 Rising Star Alumni Award from the Bismarck State College Foundation. Through Donate Life America, she was the 2023 recipient of their annual art contest that supports organ donation and transplantation. She received a fellowship with Be The Match for the summer of 2024 to study the national marrow donor program’s impact on diverse populations.
After graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Social Work degree from Minot State University, she completed her Master of Public Health degree from the University of South Dakota and her Master of Social Work degree from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Stephanie is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of South Dakota, in a customized PhD in Health Sciences degree program. Her dissertation focuses on the social work implications of solid organ and stem cell 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.
