Director of Online Programs and Distance Education and Associate Professor Stevara Haley Clark's first book chapter When Empathy Is Automated: Social Work, AI Chatbots, and the Ethics of Care has been published. It is the 3rd chapter in the text AI-Powered Learning in Social Work, Counseling, and Psychology
Said Haley Clark: "This chapter grew out of my professional curiosity and ethical concern, along with a genuine optimism about how AI can support and strengthen the profession—when its use is intentionally grounded in relational accountability, equity, and care."