Barbara A. Sweeney, MSW, MPH, LCSW, CFLE

  • Coordinator, Food Security Outreach

Biography

Barbara is the coordinator of food security outreach at URI and part-time faculty member in the Department of Human Development and Family Science. In this position, she is responsible for coordinating URI’s basic needs pantry, the Rhody Outpost, supporting individual students experiencing food/housing insecurity, and addressing overall basic needs insecurity policies and practices at URI.

Education

Boston University
Master of Public Health – 1997

Boston University
Master of Social Work – 1997

University of Rhode Island
Bachelor of Science – Human Development, Counseling & Family Studies/ Elementary Education, 1993