BA, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Psychology
MSW, University of Illinois, Champaign.
B.A.,University of Michigan, M.S.W., University of Illinois-Champaign/Urbana. Professor Simon teaches in both the B.S.W. and M.S.W. programs, and chairs the group work sequence. She joined the faculty in 1991, having been director of the undergraduate social work program at the former Mundelein College. Areas of practice expertise include clinical practice with women, adult education, and services for adolescent and young adults. Research interests include contemporary challenges in group work education and practice, educational trends in clinical social work, psychosocial considerations in fibromyalgia, and adoption issues.