Dr. Patricia Welch Saleeby

Dr. Patricia Welch Saleeby earned a Ph.D. in social work from the George Warren Brown School at Washington University, M.S.S.A. in nonprofit management from the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, and B.A. in biology from Oberlin College.

Dr. Saleeby is the department chair in sociology, criminology and social work at Bradley University. She is a recognized expert in health and social care classifications - most notably for her involvement in the development and implementation of the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). She co-chairs the WHO Functioning and Disability Reference Group (FDRG). She is a member of the PACIO and GRAVITY projects that focus on post-acute care, social determinants of health and health interoperability. 

Her work has been funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, American Psychological Association, and the National Center for Health Statistics. She is a member of the Coalition for Social Work and Health as well as the current editor in chief for the journal Health and Social Work.