Britney Pitts

Britney Pitts, Ph.D., joins the School of Social Work as an Assistant Teaching Professor in the online master of social work program (M.S.W.). Her teaching centers on anti-racism and social justice to support individual, family, and community well-being.

Prior to joining Syracuse University, Pitts taught human behavior courses, advanced clinical practice courses, and generalist field instruction at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). She supervised M.S.W. and bachelor of social work (B.S.W.) interns and received the 2023 Liaison of the Year Award at VCU. Pitts also taught research courses at Iona University.

She has seven years of practice experience serving local and virtual school communities to assist social work students in making tangible connections between the social work profession’s Code of Ethics, competency-based education, and real-world application.

She is the recipient of several awards and honors, including the Robin M. McKinney Dissertation Honor Fund and VCU School of Social Work Service and Leadership Award.

She received a Ph.D. in social work from VCU, a M.S.W. from the University of Maryland, and a bachelor’s degree in sociology from VCU.