Teaching Experience

Introducing a social work class's Community Presentation
Dr. Kattari holding a microphone and using compression gloves while introducing a social work class’s community presentation. They are wearing a black top, turquoise shrug, and a cat skirt

Classes Taught:

School of Social Work, University of Michigan

Assistant Professor (2018 – present)
LEO Lecturer (2017)

  • SW504: Social Justice and Diversity in Social Work, 3 credits (Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019)
  • SW510: Sexuality and Social Work, 1 credit (Fall 2018)
  • SW510: Harry Potter and the Social Justice Stone, 1 credit (Fall 2019 Hybrid, Fall 2020 Online COVID)
  • SW560: Introduction to Community Organization, Management and Policy/Evaluation Practice, 3 credits (Winter 2020 Hybrid)
  • SW 713: Sexuality and Social Work, 3 credits (Fall 2019)
  • SW 707: Interpersonal Practice with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients, 3 credits (Winter 2019)
  • SW 614: Social Work Practice with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and Two Spirit (LGBTQIA2S+) Individuals and Communities, 3 credits (Winter 2020, Fall 2020 Online COVID, Fall 2021 Online COVID)
  • SW 683: Evaluation in Social Work, 3 credits (Summer 2021 Online COVID)
  • SW 719: Sexuality & Social Work, 1 credit (Summer 2021 Online COVID)
  • SW799: Using Photovoice for Individual and Community Empowerment, 1 credit (Winter 2019, Winter 2020 Online COVID, Winter 2021 Online COVID)
  • SW818: Practice, Intervention and Policy with Marginalized Communities (doctoral), 3 credits (Fall 2018)
  • SW868: Social Work Pedagogy (doctoral), 3 credits (Fall 2020 Online COVID, Winter 2021 Online COVID, Fall 2021 Online COVID)

Independent Studies

  • SW528: Independent Study in Global Social Work, 3 credits (Summer 2019 – 2 sections; Summer 2020 – 1 section)
  • SW561: Independent Study in Management and Leadership: Community Action and Research Capstone, 3 credits (Winter 2021)
  • SW583: Independent Social Work Research: Queer Kinship in Healthcare, 3 credits (Winter 2019 – 2 sections)
  • SW583: Independent Social Work Research: Scoping Review of Nonmonogamy and Polyamory Literature, 2 credits (Winter 2019)
  • SW598: BDSM/Kink and Social Work, 3 credits (Fall 2019)
  • SW598: The Biospychosocial Transition of People with Disabilities in Higher Education, 2 credits (Winter 2019)
  • SW598: Gender Dysphoria and Gender Affirming Care in an IP Context, 3 credits (Fall 2021)
  • SW598: Latinx and LGBTQIA2S+ Affirming Trauma-Informed Sex Therapy, 3 credits (Fall 2020)
  • SW598: Sexual Trauma/Sexual Trauma Healing, 3 credits (Fall 2021)
  • SW599: Ableism and University Design for Learning in Social Work Education, 3 credits (Fall 2018)
  • SW803: Doctoral Research Internship: Transgender Health Insurance Access, 2 credits (Winter 2019)
  • SW972: Independent Doctoral Social Work Research: Queer Kinship in Health Care, 3 credits (Winter 2019)

Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver

Adjunct Faculty

  • SOWK 4006: Human Behavior and the Social Environment: Theory and Practice, 3 credits (Fall 2016 Online)
  • SOWK 4971: Social Work Practice with LGBTQIA Communities, 3 credits (Winter 2016, Winter 2017)
  • SOWK 4132: Power, Privilege and Oppression from a Critical Multicultural Perspective, 3 credits (Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Fall 2016 Online)
  • SOWK 4732: Disrupting Privilege, 3 credits (White Privilege Caucus Facilitator, Winter 2015)
  • SOWK 4760: Resource Development and Fundraising, 3 credits CSWE Waiver Approved (Spring 2016)

Department of Feminist and Gender Studies, Colorado College

Visiting Lecturer

  • FGS 228: Sexualities, 4 credits (Block 1, Fall 2015; Block 2, Fall 2016)

The Institute for Women Studies and Services, Metropolitan State University of Denver

Affiliate Faculty and Honors Thesis Adviser

  • WMS 1550: Introduction to Transgender Studies, 3 credits (Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016 – 2 sections, Fall 2016, Spring 2017)
  • HON 391L: Honors Colloquium – Praxis of Inclusion, 3 credits (Spring 2017)

Sexual Health Scholar Program, American Medical Student Association

Adjunct Facilitator, September 2010 – May 2011

Department of Feminist and Gender Studies, The Colorado College

Visiting Lecturer

  • Sexualities (undergraduate); Fall 2015, Fall 2016

The Institute for Women Studies and Services, Metropolitan State University of Denver

Affiliate Faculty

  • Introduction to Transgender Studies (undergraduate); (Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016 (2 sections), Fall 2016)
  • HON 391L: Honors Colloquium – Praxis of Inclusion, 3 credits (Spring 2017)

Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver

Adjunct Faculty

  • SOWK 4006: Human Behavior and the Social Environment: Theory and Practice, 3 credits (Fall 2016 online)
  • SOWK 4132: Power, Privilege and Oppression from a Critical Multicultural Perspective (Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Fall 2016 online)
  • SOWK 4760: Resources and Development (Spring 2016)
  • SOWK 4971: Social Work Practice with LGBTQIA Communities (Winter 2016, Winter 2017)

Teaching Practicum

  • Evidence for Practice with Dr. Kimberly Bender (MSW); Winter 2015

Teaching Practicum/White Privilege Caucus Facilitator

  • Disrupting Privilege with Nadine Bridges (MSW); Winter 2015

Sexual Health Scholar Program, American Medical Student Association

Adjunct Facilitator (graduate students), September 2010 – May 2011

Guest Lectures:

School of Social Work, University of Michigan

  • Socially Just Qualitative Inquiry (Fall 2021)
  • Social Media & Social Change (Winter 2021)
  • PhD Proseminar (Fall 2020)
  • Understanding Social Issues of Our Time (Winter 2019, Fall 2019)
  • Basic Social Work Research (Winter 2019 x 2)
  • Adulthood and Aging (Winter 2019)
  • Theories of Change (Winter 2018)
  • Intimate Partner Violence MOOC (ongoing)
  • Introduction to Social Welfare Policy and Services (ongoing)

Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies, Portland State University

  • Sex and the Family (Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021)

Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver

  • emBODYed Social Work (Spring 2021)
  • Human Sexuality (Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2015, Fall 2015, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022)
  • Integrated Practice for Social Justice (Fall 2014, Fall 2020)
  • Social Work Practice with LGBTQIA+ Communities (Winter 2018)
  • Disability Studies (Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017)
  • Gender and Feminisms in Social Work Practice (Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2020)

Graduate Department of Counseling, San Francisco State University

  • Sexuality in Counseling (Spring 2021)

School of Social Work, New York University

  • Advanced Social Policy: LGBTQ (Spring 2021)

School of Social Work, Saginaw Valley State University

  • Photovoice (Spring 2021)

School of Social Work, University of Kansas

  • Sexuality & Gender Diversity (Spring 2021)

Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Bowling Green State University

  • Human Sexuality (Spring 2021)

Undergraduate Social Work Department, West Chester University

  • Methods of Social Inquiry (Fall 2020)

Masters of Diversity and Inclusion, Rowan University

  • Political and Social Movements (Fall 2020)

School of Nursing/Department of Women’s Studies, University of Michigan

  • Women’s Health (Winter 2018, Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Fall 2020)

School of Social Work Sexual Health Certificate Program, University of Michigan

  • Physical Disability and Sexuality (Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020)

School of Social Work, University of Alaska, Anchorage

  • Introduction to Social Work (Summer 2020, Summer 2021)

School of Social Work, University of Kansas

  • Advanced Standing Practice Seminar (Summer 2020)

Department of Psychology, University of Michigan

  • Psychology of Human Sexuality (Fall 2019)

Law School, University of Michigan

  • Problem Solving Initiative: Human Trafficking and LGBTQ+ Identities (Fall 2019)

School of Social Work, University of Michigan

  • Theories of Change (Winter 2018)
  • Understanding Social Issues of Our Time (Winter 2019, Fall 2019)
  • Basic Social Work Research (Winter 2019 x 2)
  • Adulthood and Aging (Winter 2019)

School of Social Work Sexual Health Certificate Program, University of Michigan

  • Physical Disability and Sexuality (Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019)

Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver

  • Social Work Practice with LGBTQIA+ Communities (Winter 2018)
  • Human Sexuality (Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2015, Fall 2015, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020)
  • Disability Studies (Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017)
  • Gender and Feminisms in Social Work Practice (Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2020)
  • Integrated Practice for Social Justice (Fall 2014)

Department of Human Services, Metropolitan State University of Denver

  • Counseling the GLBT Client (Spring 2016)

Graduate Department of Social Work, Metropolitan State University of Denver

  • Human Behavior in the Social Environment (Spring 2015)

Department of Psychology, University of Denver

  • Gender and Sexuality in Society (Spring 2015)

Department of Gender and Women Studies, University of Denver

  • Theories of Gender (Winter 2015)

Graduate School of Professional Psychology, University of Denver

  • Health Psychology (Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015)
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Development (Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015)

Department of Public Health, University of Colorado, Denver

  • Human Sexuality and Public Health (Summer 2014, Fall 2014)

Morgridge College of Education, Department of Higher Education, University of Denver

  • College Student Development Theory (Spring 2014)

Department of Feminist and Gender Studies, Colorado College

  • Human Sexual Behavior (Spring 2009, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014)

Departments of Sociology and The Institute for Women Studies and Services, Metropolitan State University of Denver

  • Queer Sexualities and Identities (Spring 2014)

Denver Family Institute

  • Couples and Sex Therapy (Fall 2015)
  • Marriage and Family Therapy (Fall 2013)

Department of Psychology, Paradise Valley Community College

  • Human Sexuality (Fall 2010)

Department of Psychology, Scottsdale Community College

  • Human Sexuality (Fall 2010)

Department of Psychology, University of Arizona

  • Human Sexuality (Spring 2010, Summer 2010)