Julie M. Piepenbring is an Assistant Professor at the College of St. Rose in Albany, New York and has taught as an adjunct professor at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) for almost ten years. She has experience teaching across BSW, MSW and DSW programs, and also has extensive clinical practice and leadership experience in nonprofit social service organizations. Prior to entering academia full-time, Julie served dual positions of Chief Clinical Officer and Executive Vice President in a 600 Plus person nonprofit and applied her social work knowledge and skills in both the clinical and administrative arenas to successfully lead large teams and expand multiple clinical programs. Additionally, she provided clinical therapy for more than twelve years in a private practice setting.  Her teaching interests include Social Work Practicum and Thesis, Leadership and Management, and clinical practice courses.  Research and academic interests include Autism Spectrum Disorder and the impact of ASD on family systems; Cultivating cultural mindfulness and cultural humility through supervision, and within organizational cultures and leadership teams; Leadership and management in social work practice. Julie co-authored the textbook -  Leadership and Management in Social Work: A competency based approach (Springer Publishing, 2019) and has presented on ASD, cultural humility, leadership and management topics at a number of national and local conferences.