Donna T. Hornsby is a proven leader serving as the Executive Director and co-founder of The Cancer Caregiver Alliance, a non-profit she established in January 2024. Donna’s goals are to create a fully integrated intervention model for cancer caregivers of patients who receive CAR-T cell Therapy and Stem Cell Transplants.
Donna’s research interests include two fields of social work study. The first field of study is on the child welfare workforce to improve recruitment, retention, and training of child welfare professionals. The second field focuses on cancer caregivers and developing strategies to reduce caregiver burden to improve both caregiver and patient outcomes.
Donna has over 31 years of experience in social work, with 27 years in child welfare. She has worked on the local, state, and national levels. She began her academic career at the University of Alabama with a bachelor's degree in social work, completed her master’s degree in social work at Virginia Commonwealth University, and is currently a Doctoral Candidate in Social Work at the University of Kentucky.
Donna’s publications include:
Assessment of Children, Youth, and Families in the Child Welfare System: Child Welfare for the 21st Century: A Handbook for Practices, Policies, and Programs. Columbia University Press
Engaging Fathers in Child Welfare. Next Practice/Best Practice, National Child Welfare Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice
Donna is certified as a Trauma and Resiliency Practitioner, trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and is a Licensed Master Social Work.