Background
Blake, Michelle Emery was born on October 20, 1953 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Albert Thomas and Marilyn Davis Emery.
Blake, Michelle Emery was born on October 20, 1953 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Albert Thomas and Marilyn Davis Emery.
Bachelor, Christian Brothers College, Memphis, 1975. The Master of Science in Social Work, University Louisville, Kentucky, 1991. Doctor of Philosophy, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1998.
Teacher & library Louisville Archdiocesan Schools, 1983—1991. Social worker University Nursing Care Center, Gainesville, Florida, 1991—1992. Counselor-case manager Mental Health Services, Inc., Bronson, 1992.
Adjunct instructor Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, 1993—1996. Teaching assistant Florida State University, 1993—1997. Assistant professor University Southern Indiana, Evansville, 1997—2003.
Associate professor-Master of Social Work field director Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, 2003—2006. Associate professor University Evansville, Indiana, since 2006, coordinator, gender and women's studies, since 2008, faculty co-advisor, 2007—2010, member, gerontology resource center faculty support group. Contract therapist Nancy M. Fontenot, Louisville, since 2001, Acacia Counseling Center, Evansville, 2005—2007.
Member editorial board Science Journals International, Journal Poetry Therapy, Tallahassee, 1999—2009.
Deacon First Presbyterian Church, Evansville, 1999—2002, member, diversity committee, 2004—2010. Member of National Association of Social Workers.
Married Bruce W. Blake, December 19, 1987.