Ashleigh Borgmeyer, PhD, LCSW-BACS

Assistant Professor of Professional Practice

3140 Huey P. Long Field House
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225-578-2449
aborgm1@lsu.edu

Education

PhD, Social Work, Louisiana State University, 2013
MSW, Social Work, Louisiana State University, 2001
BA, Psychology, The University of Southern Mississippi, 1990

Brief Biography

As a lifelong Louisianian, Ashleigh R. Borgmeyer, PhD, LCSW-BACS grew up loving LSU and is honored to teach and mentor the social work students of this great institution. Ashleigh is the coordinator of LSU School of Social Work’s community outreach program, Tiger Tales, and Assistant Professor of Professional Practice. She teaches the three-course practice sequence in the BSW Program, bachelor-level electives (Child & Community; Social Work & Older Adults; Crisis Intervention), and aging content in the MSW Program. Mississippi before returning to LSU.  

Ashleigh’s practice and research interests intersect around cumulative trauma over the life course, the provision of trauma-informed crisis intervention, intensive case management, and supportive counseling services to survivors of violence in both hospital and community-based settings. She also engages in research surrounding pedagogical strategies in social work education to support better learning experiences for students. Ashleigh's goal is to be a positive part of each student's educational journey, supporting them in their current and long-term career aspirations.

Selected Publications

Borgmeyer, A. R., Garand, J. C., & Wilks, S. E. (2022). Examining academic entitlement through the lens of field education. Social Work Education, 41(6), 1336-1350. DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2021.1950672

Selected Presentations

Bailey, J. & Borgmeyer, A. R. (2024, March). Restoring our vision: Implementing healthy healing practices for self-care and resiliency. Presented at the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors 41st Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Borgmeyer, A. R., & Lilley, T. (2021, November). Exploring academic entitlement through the lens of field education. Presented at the Council on Social Work Education 2021 Annual Program Meeting, Orlando, FL. 

Borgmeyer, A. R. (2021, April). The intersectionality of race and age: The cumulative effect of race-based trauma among Black and African American older adults. Presented at the Louisiana State University School of Social Work Conference, Baton Rouge, LA. 

Kirsch, K. E., Lemieux, C. M., Ainsworth, L., Choate, S. E., Borgmeyer, A. R., Slaton, C. L., & Wilks, S. E. (2020, November). Louisiana Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program: Preliminary analysis of Learning Outcomes from Dementia Training. Presented at the Gerontological Society of America 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

Research Interests

Cumulative trauma over the life course
Social work education