Division of Social Work
College of Health Sciences
Sandra Leotti
Assistant Professor
sleotti@uwyo.edu
Health Sciences 216
(307) 766-5426
Education
B.A., Prescott College
M.S.W., University of Montana
Ph.D., Social Work and Social Research, Portland State University
Research and Teaching
Sandy received her MSW from the University of Montana and her Ph.D. from Portland State University. She has over a decade of direct practice experience in the areas of mental health, disability, and youth development. Her research pursues two overlapping areas of inquiry: examining social work’s role in upholding systems of injustice and the study of contemporary issues pertaining to the carceral state. A primary goal of her scholarship is to advance community-based, non-punitive approaches to addressing harm and need. Sandy’s teaching and scholarship are driven by an emphasis on social justice and aim to strengthen the relationship between critical and feminist theories and social work education, research, and practice.
Curriculum Vita