Tiffany Banks, Ph.D.

Tiffany Banks (she/her), Ph.D., Assistant Professor, earned her BS in Social Work from Niagara University, her MSW with a concentration in maternal and child health from the University of Maryland at Baltimore, and her Ph.D. from Colorado State University, School of Social Work. Her practice focuses on providing mental health care and allyship for individuals impacted by disability and chronic health issues. Dr. Banks has provided this care in a variety of settings including schools, community-based mental health settings, and private practice. She utilizes her clinical experiences to inform her macro-level advocacy efforts to improve policy practices impacting the experience of disability. Her research interests include best practices in mental health care for children with Autism, sibling issues within the disability community, and animal-assisted interventions.