Ren Winnett, DSW, LICSW

Earned his BA (Honours) in Psychology and Sociology from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada, his MSW from the University of Washington, Tacoma, and his Doctorate of Social Work from Rutgers University in New Jersey. Ren has practiced hospital-based clinical social work for 19 years and focuses on adult populations with acute health conditions and comorbid psychiatric, addiction, and behavioral needs. He is particularly interested in practice with patients experiencing homelessness. Ren worked as a lecturer at the University of Washington, Tacoma, for 11 years, and is currently an assistant professor of Social Work at Pacific Lutheran University, in Tacoma Washington. Ren is the co-editor and a chapter author of Health Care Social Work: A Global Perspective (Oxford, 2019), as well as the co-author of Navigating Human Services Organizations: Essential Information for Thriving and Surviving in Agencies (Oxford, 2020). His most recent work, "The experiences of hospital social workers who care for homeless patients: An interpretive phenomenological analysis" can be found in Social Work in Health Care (2022). His research interests include clinical intervention in hospitals, issues of autonomy during inpatient care, and health care social work on a global spectrum.