![Kathy Preble](https://healthsciences.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Preble-Kathleen-450x450-1-300x300.jpg)
PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
Research at a glance
Research Topics
Education
- PhD, University of Texas at Arlington, 2016
- MSW, University of Texas at Arlington, 2005
- BA, Ohio University, 1999
Research interests
- Human Trafficking (Labor & Sex; Adult & Juvenile)
- International and Domestic Exploitation
- Sex Work
- Gender-Based Violence
Teaching interests
Social Work Practice; International Social Work Perspectives; Gender-Based Violence.
In the news
![](https://healthsciences.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-Faculty-and-Staff-Awards.jpg)
May. 16, 2023
2023 Health Professions Faculty and Staff Awards
![Kathy Preble](https://healthsciences.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Preble-Kathleen-450x450-1.jpg)
Aug. 25, 2022
Surprising snapshot of trafficking survivors
![Dr. Preble & Dr. Ramseyer Winter](https://healthsciences.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/preble-ramseyer-winter-fellows.jpg)
Apr. 9, 2020