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NSU is where success begins. Here professors know their subjects and how to get you ready for a career after you graduate. We empower individuals to become socially responsible global citizens by creating and sustaining a culture of learning and discovery.

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Gather Here. Go Far

NSU is where success begins. Here professors know their subjects and how to get you ready for a career after you graduate. We empower individuals to become socially responsible global citizens by creating and sustaining a culture of learning and discovery.

Explore Our Degrees

Gather Here. Go Far

NSU is where success begins. Here professors know their subjects and how to get you ready for a career after you graduate. We empower individuals to become socially responsible global citizens by creating and sustaining a culture of learning and discovery.

Explore Our Degrees

Gather Here. Go Far

NSU is where success begins. Here professors know their subjects and how to get you ready for a career after you graduate. We empower individuals to become socially responsible global citizens by creating and sustaining a culture of learning and discovery.

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Dr. Samuel Asante

 
 
 
 

Dr. Samuel Asante

Associate Professor &
Director of Online Social Work Education

Broken Arrow, BALA-254
918-449-6537
asante@nsuok.edu

Degree

Ph. D. in social work (2015) - University of Utah

Dr. Samuel Asante, Ph.D., MSW is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work. He holds a Ph.D. in Social Work with concentration in aging from the University of Utah, and MSW with concentration in aging and health, also from the University of Utah. His research work primarily takes place at the intersection of aging, health and well-being, and the social environment. With a primary research agendum that focuses on social networks relationships, and isolation/loneliness and their influence on health and well-being of older people, his research aims at understanding the mechanisms by which social relationships (or the lack thereof) impact health and well-being, with the objective to inform practice and policy. He is experienced in working with large data and national longitudinal surveys. Part of his work with older adults has been community focused, where he conducts life review exercises with older adults with the purpose of helping older adults find hope, value, and meaning in their lives.

 

 

 

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