Jamie Peralta, MSW

Jamie Peralta is a dedicated educator, social worker, and community advocate currently serving as a Visiting Assistant Professor and BSW Coordinator in the Department of Social Work at Colorado State University Pueblo. She has been with CSU Pueblo since 2020.Peralta teaches a range of undergraduate and graduate courses in social work, including subjects like Human Behavior in the Social Environment, Social Work Research, and Intervention with Families and Children. Additionally, she serves as a mentor and advisor to students.Before her role at CSU Pueblo, Peralta held various positions at Pueblo Community College, including Retention Coach and Coordinator for the Student Mentoring Program. In these roles, she supported student success and retention initiatives. 

Outside of academia, Peralta is deeply involved in community service and leadership. She serves on several boards, including the Pueblo Child Advocacy Center She has received numerous accolades, including CSU Pueblo's Faculty Excellence Award in 2023 and multiple nominations for Instructor of the Year. Her professional interests also extend to research on culturally responsive teaching and social work abroad programs.

• Northern Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association Conference 2025 presentation accepted and presented Dual Roles, Dual Realities: Navigating a Doctoral Program as a University Employee
• Presentation accepted and presented  for 2025 Council on Social Work Education’s Annual Program Meeting: Culturally Responsive Teaching at a University with an HSI Designation.
• Educate and Elevate Planning Committee Member (CSWE)
  • Moderator - Integrating AI into Social Work Education: Making the Leap into Our Future, November 2025
  • Moderator - Radical Self-Care as Resistance—Navigating Professional Ethics in the Current Climate, March 2025
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Institute May 2024
• Presentations accepted and presented for 2024 Baccalaureate Program Director’s Conference
  • Ethics and empathy: Navigating role tensions of BSW academic administrators in the neo-pandemic era
  • Social Work Abroad: Facilitating Student Learning in Todos Santos, Mexico.
• Reviewer for Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping peer-reviewed journal