Mallory Richardson, MSW

About

Mallory is so excited to be joining the Health Behavior department at Gillings as an Student Services Specialist. She recently relocated to North Carolina from Portland, OR with her husband Aaron and their dog Bert. She is originally from Seattle, WA but spent most of her childhood in the midwest. She studied social work at Seattle University and continued on to obtain her MSW at George Fox University in Oregon with a mental health concentration. She has worked in social service organizations supporting individuals and families, as well as middle and high schools providing mental health counseling for students. Most recently, she worked for 2.5 years as a Student Resource Specialist at a community college, where she developed a passion for working with college students and helping them to succeed both personally and academically. Outside of work, she loves to cook, bake, eat, crochet, read, hike, do gymnastics, and travel the world!

Staff/Administrative Duties

• Work with faculty to ensure management, scheduling, and registration of new BSPH courses.
• Work with department leadership to develop and disseminate materials advertising the BSPH program.
• Plan and organize BSPH program-related recruitment events in collaboration with the program director.
• Support BSPH admissions processes with guidance from program director, including fielding questions from potential applicants, monitoring applications and summarizing reviewer feedback.
• Support the department’s Graduate Program Review process.

Education