Johanna Creswell Báez is an Assistant Professor and Director of the MSW Program in the Department of Social
Work at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. She completed her Master of Science in Social Work at Columbia
University in 2006 and worked at several non-profits as a director of
clinical and research programming and as a private practice clinician
before completing her Ph.D. in clinical social work at Smith College in 2016. She also served as Manager of Course Development at Columbia University School of Social Work from 2018
through 2021. Dr. Báez's research focuses on trauma, children and
families, immigration, and technology. She has a particular interest in artificial intelligence (AI), trauma-informed practice,
and qualitative and mixed methods research. She has published 30 Essential Skills for the Qualitative Researcher (2nd ed.) with John W. Creswell (SAGE, 2021) and Issues of Equity: Key Concepts in Qualitative Methods (Routledge, 2025).

She is an Associate Editor forQualitative Health Research and editor of its special issue on AI and qualitative inquiry. Most recently, she has been exploring technology use within social work as a Network Lead and Grand Challenges Futures Fellow to "Harness Technology for Social Good."