Meet the Faculty

Carolyn Hilarski

Carolyn M. Hilarski

Chair and Professor
(716) 878-6101
Campus Address: Classroom Building C115
hilarsc@buffalostate.edu

Office Hours
Tuesdays, 3:00-5:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
And by appointment.

Ph. D., 2001, SUNY at Buffalo

Dr. Carolyn Hilarski earned her B.S.W. degree from SUNY Brockport, and her M.S.W. and Ph.D. degrees from SUNY Buffalo. Her research interest is mental health prevention, with a specific focus on trauma.  Dr. Hilarski currently serves on the following editorial boards: the Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, and the Journal of Social Service Research. She has received several university teaching and mentoring awards in addition to the NYS SW Educator of the Year Award. She has been the principal and co-invest igator of several grants, as well as author of over thirty manuscripts.  She is the editor of the book Addictions, Assessment, and Treatment with Adolescents, Adults, and Families and the co-editor of Comprehensive Mental Health Practice with Sex Offenders and their Families and the Handbook of Social Work in Child and Adolescent Sexual Abuse.  Dr. Hilarski has a social work practice background that includes more than a decade of experience in the substance abuse, forensics, and mental health fields.  She holds the title of full professor and chair in the Social Work Department.