Jeanne Koller, PhD, MSW, LCSW is an Assistant Professor for the School of Social Work at Monmouth University. She is teaching both MSW and BSW courses and has become involved with Monmouth University’s LGBT+ Older Adult Project and with their Professional Education Program’s Gerontology Certificate . Before joining Monmouth, Jeanne was on faculty at the Rutgers School of Social Work. At Rutgers she served as Coordinator for the MSW Aging & Health Certificate and for the Programs on Aging. Over the years Jeanne taught courses related to aging and health, courses in the advanced MSW clinical curriculum, and foundation level courses.

Prior to her work in academia Jeanne had over 26 years of clinical social work practice experience specializing in grief and loss, depression, relational issues, aging, and issues related to the LGBT+ community. During her years of practice she also served as a “Substance Abuse Professional” for Employee Assistance Programs. Finally, Jeanne also provided interventions after sudden traumatic events.