Anthony Nicotera, JD, DSW, LCSW, C-SSWS
- Assistant Professor of Social Work, Seton Hall University
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Dr. Nicotera has B.A. from Georgetown University. He studied law at the Georgetown University School of Law as a Public Interest Law Scholar and completed his Juris Doctor, J.D., at DePaul University College of Law in Chicago. He received his Master of Social Work from Loyola University, Chicago where he also completed graduate studies in Philosophy and Theology. He received his Doctor of Social Work, D.S.W., from Rutgers University, with a concentration in social justice pedagogy and practice. He has Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Certified School Social Work Specialist (C-SSWS)credentials from the State of New Jersey.
Dr. Nicotera serves as Assistant Professor in the Social Work Department at Seton Hall University. He served as Adjunct Professor in New York University's Silver School of Social Work, where he taught courses in social justice, nonviolent peacemaking, multifaith leadership and spirituality for about 15 years. Dr. Nicotera is also Director for Advancement at the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the country's oldest and largest multifaith peace and justice organization.
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Dr. Nicotera and a former student partnered with Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay), nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to create the mixed-media films Planting Seeds of Mindfulness for Children, based on the book written by Thay and his Plum Village community, a favorite at the Illuminate Film Festival, and The 5 Powers, which won best film at The People's Film Festival in Harlem, NY. Anthony also helped found Newark New Jersey's Cristo Rey High School and practices clinically at Mental Health Counseling and Wellness in Wayne, NJ.
Previously, Dr. Nicotera served as Chaplain to the College of Law and School for New Learning via DePaul University's Center for Spirituality and Values in Practice, which he co-founded. He also co-founded, designed, and taught numerous courses in DePaul's Peace, Conflict Resolution and Social Justice Studies program. He has led numerous peacemaking workshops, retreats, and healing circles, and presented on panels pertaining to Spirituality and Social Work, Social Justice and Peacemaking, and Public Policy and The Politics and Practice of Peace. He consults with the National Council of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the nation's oldest and largest interfaith peace organization committed to nonviolence. Dr. Nicotera has worked internationally and domestically in prisons, hospice facilities, inner-city parishes and schools, and legal and social service centers. For example, he worked in India with Mother Teresa. He worked with and served on the Board of the Brothers and Sisters of Love, a gang ministry and outreach program in Chicago. He also worked in Latin America with community organizations and victims of war and violence. He worked as a clinical social worker at Guadalupe Family Services in Camden.