Maren Hirschi, LCSW is an Assistant Professor of Family Life and Human Development
at Southern Utah University. She earned her Master of Social Work degree from the University of Utah. In addition to teaching, she has practiced and continues to practice social work in a variety of settings and with a variety of populations all of which include traumatized people. She is passionate about the creation of trauma-
informed classrooms and educational settings because in the context of psychological trauma, teachers are often first responders who may not know it yet. Maren lives in Cedar City with her 4 children.