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DeBrenna L. Agbenyiga, PhD, LMSW
Title: Associate Professor; Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Inclusion in the College of Social Science
Interests: Diversity and higher education; International social work practice (women, children, family development and health); International social work education and field training; Cross-cultural comparative organizational analysis; Organizational culture; Kinship/foster care (policy and service delivery)
E-mail: debrenna.agbenyiga@ssc.msu.edu
Title: Associate Professor; Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Inclusion in the College of Social Science
Interests: Diversity and higher education; International social work practice (women, children, family development and health); International social work education and field training; Cross-cultural comparative organizational analysis; Organizational culture; Kinship/foster care (policy and service delivery)
E-mail: debrenna.agbenyiga@ssc.msu.edu
Brian K. Ahmedani, PhD, LMSW
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Interests: Substance abuse, drug dependence, and addictions; Mental health; Health services and health disparities; Suicide prevention
E-mail: ahmedan2@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Interests: Substance abuse, drug dependence, and addictions; Mental health; Health services and health disparities; Suicide prevention
E-mail: ahmedan2@msu.edu
Gary R. Anderson, PhD, LMSW
Title: Professor; Director of the School of Social Work
Interests: Child welfare; Child abuse and neglect; Ethics and values
E-mail: gary.anderson@ssc.msu.edu
Title: Professor; Director of the School of Social Work
Interests: Child welfare; Child abuse and neglect; Ethics and values
E-mail: gary.anderson@ssc.msu.edu
Gretchen Archer, MSW
Title: Clinical Instructor; Research Associate
Interests: Evaluation as a strategy for maximizing social work service delivery impact; Social work instruction and student learning in an online environment
E-mail: archerg1@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor; Research Associate
Interests: Evaluation as a strategy for maximizing social work service delivery impact; Social work instruction and student learning in an online environment
E-mail: archerg1@msu.edu
Kimberly Battjes, LMSW
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: School social work; Child traumatic stress; Child welfare; Child neglect and chronic impacts; Traumatic stress; Children and adolescents; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Crisis intervention; Positive Behavioral Supports; Child advocacy; Peer supports
E-mail: kbattjes@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: School social work; Child traumatic stress; Child welfare; Child neglect and chronic impacts; Traumatic stress; Children and adolescents; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Crisis intervention; Positive Behavioral Supports; Child advocacy; Peer supports
E-mail: kbattjes@msu.edu
Martha A. Beuerle, DSW, LMSW
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Interests: Clinical work with families, couples and individuals; Issues related to development in all family types; Evidence-based practice
E-mail: beuerle@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Interests: Clinical work with families, couples and individuals; Issues related to development in all family types; Evidence-based practice
E-mail: beuerle@msu.edu
Tina Blaschke-Thompson, LMSW
Title: Clinical Instructor; Statewide Blended MSW Program Coordinator
Interests: Parental mental illness; Risk and resiliency; Child abuse and neglect; Teen pregnancy prevention; Sexuality education; Mental health needs of LGBT youth; Poverty
E-mail: blaschke@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor; Statewide Blended MSW Program Coordinator
Interests: Parental mental illness; Risk and resiliency; Child abuse and neglect; Teen pregnancy prevention; Sexuality education; Mental health needs of LGBT youth; Poverty
E-mail: blaschke@msu.edu
Susan Bowden, LMSW
Title: Clinical Instructor; Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Interests: Gerontology; Chronic pain and chronic illnesses; Social work practice; Diversity; Undergraduate education
E-mail: susan.bowden@ssc.msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor; Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Interests: Gerontology; Chronic pain and chronic illnesses; Social work practice; Diversity; Undergraduate education
E-mail: susan.bowden@ssc.msu.edu
Michele A. Brock, LMSW
Title: Clinical Instructor; Continuing Education Program Coordinator
Interests: Survivors of child abuse and sexual assault; Reflective supervision; Sexuality education throughout the lifespan
E-mail: brockm@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor; Continuing Education Program Coordinator
Interests: Survivors of child abuse and sexual assault; Reflective supervision; Sexuality education throughout the lifespan
E-mail: brockm@msu.edu
Vanessa Brooks Herd, EdD, LMSW, ACSW
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Interests: Transracial foster care; Cultural identity; International Social Work; AIDS orphans
E-mail: vbherd@svsu.edu
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Interests: Transracial foster care; Cultural identity; International Social Work; AIDS orphans
E-mail: vbherd@svsu.edu
Linda A. Campbell, LMSW
Title: Clinical Instructor; Flint/Oakland/Saginaw Graduate Advisor
Interests: Social policy; Issues of sexual orientation and gender identity; Civil rights issues; Community organizing
E-mail: campb436@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor; Flint/Oakland/Saginaw Graduate Advisor
Interests: Social policy; Issues of sexual orientation and gender identity; Civil rights issues; Community organizing
E-mail: campb436@msu.edu
Nola Carew, LMSW
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Child traumatic stress; Child welfare, child welfare policy; Child neglect and chronic impacts; Secondary traumatic stress; Foster care and foster parenting; Adoption; Refugee trauma and adjustment
E-mail: carewnol@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Child traumatic stress; Child welfare, child welfare policy; Child neglect and chronic impacts; Secondary traumatic stress; Foster care and foster parenting; Adoption; Refugee trauma and adjustment
E-mail: carewnol@msu.edu
Hyunkag Cho, PhD
Title: Assistant Professor
Interests: Social policy in the intersection of domestic violence, criminal justice system, and immigrants; Cross-national comparisons of social policy; Community development; Community organization
E-mail: chohyu12@msu.edu
Title: Assistant Professor
Interests: Social policy in the intersection of domestic violence, criminal justice system, and immigrants; Cross-national comparisons of social policy; Community development; Community organization
E-mail: chohyu12@msu.edu
Suzanne L. Cross, PhD, LMSW
Title: Associate Professor
Interests: Gerontology issues, special interest in kinship care; Elder maltreatment and neglect; Bereavement therapy with a special interest in historical trauma; Collaboration with communities to address concerns; Issues related to Child Welfare and the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978
E-mail: suzanne.cross@ssc.msu.edu
Title: Associate Professor
Interests: Gerontology issues, special interest in kinship care; Elder maltreatment and neglect; Bereavement therapy with a special interest in historical trauma; Collaboration with communities to address concerns; Issues related to Child Welfare and the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978
E-mail: suzanne.cross@ssc.msu.edu
Lisa Laughman Davidson, LMSW, ACSW
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Stress reduction; Enhancing emotional health; Teaching health realization or acceptance commitment theory; Employee assistance work; Addiction/recovery counseling
E-mail: laughman@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Stress reduction; Enhancing emotional health; Teaching health realization or acceptance commitment theory; Employee assistance work; Addiction/recovery counseling
E-mail: laughman@msu.edu
Cori Denay, LMSW, ACSW
Title: Flint/Oakland/Saginaw MSW Programs Field Coordinator
Interests: Adult development; Aging; Grief and loss; Mind-body-spirit connection
E-mail: denaycor@msu.edu
Title: Flint/Oakland/Saginaw MSW Programs Field Coordinator
Interests: Adult development; Aging; Grief and loss; Mind-body-spirit connection
E-mail: denaycor@msu.edu
Stephanie Diepstra, PhD, LMSW
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Interests: Child welfare; School social work; Foster care; Adoption; Oral history
E-mail: diepstra@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Interests: Child welfare; School social work; Foster care; Adoption; Oral history
E-mail: diepstra@msu.edu
Margaret Dimond, PhD, LMSW
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Interests: Health behaviors; Treatment compliance; End-of-life issues
E-mail: dimond@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Interests: Health behaviors; Treatment compliance; End-of-life issues
E-mail: dimond@msu.edu
Amanda Dubey, LMSW
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Child abuse and neglect; Homeless, runaway and at-risk youth; Mental health; LGBTIQ issues
E-mail: dubeyama@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Child abuse and neglect; Homeless, runaway and at-risk youth; Mental health; LGBTIQ issues
E-mail: dubeyama@msu.edu
Monaca Eaton, LLMSW, LBSW
Title: Undergraduate Advisor; Clinical Instructor
Interests: Macro practice, community development, administration; Program development, implementation and evaluation; Research methods; Recruitment and retention of child welfare workers; Social work education; Art and music therapy
E-mail: eatonmon@msu.edu
Title: Undergraduate Advisor; Clinical Instructor
Interests: Macro practice, community development, administration; Program development, implementation and evaluation; Research methods; Recruitment and retention of child welfare workers; Social work education; Art and music therapy
E-mail: eatonmon@msu.edu
Jennifer Farley, LMSW, RPT-S
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Preschool mental health; Parenting needs; Play therapy; Art therapy; Attachment; Trauma; Family focused interventions; Child development
E-mail: farleyj2@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Preschool mental health; Parenting needs; Play therapy; Art therapy; Attachment; Trauma; Family focused interventions; Child development
E-mail: farleyj2@msu.edu
Julie K. Farman, LMSW
Title: Clinical Instructor; Flint/Oakland/Saginaw MSW Programs Coordinator
Interests: Children and adolescents; Older adults; Grief and loss; Death and dying; Group work
E-mail: farmanju@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor; Flint/Oakland/Saginaw MSW Programs Coordinator
Interests: Children and adolescents; Older adults; Grief and loss; Death and dying; Group work
E-mail: farmanju@msu.edu
Victoria A. Fitton, PhD, LMSW, ACSW, RPT-S
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor; Ruth Koehler Endowed Clinical Professorship in Children Services
Interests: Private practice; Sexual abuse, trauma, play therapy, depression, complicated grief and loss; Development of therapeutic tools for practice settings; Clinical supervision; Attachment; Child development
E-mail: fitton@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor; Ruth Koehler Endowed Clinical Professorship in Children Services
Interests: Private practice; Sexual abuse, trauma, play therapy, depression, complicated grief and loss; Development of therapeutic tools for practice settings; Clinical supervision; Attachment; Child development
E-mail: fitton@msu.edu
Paul P. Freddolino, PhD
Title: Professor; Associate Director for Research and Distance Education
Interests: Technology and social work practice; Distance education; Technology in social work education; Program evaluation; Mental health services research; Technology and aging
E-mail: freddoli@msu.edu
Title: Professor; Associate Director for Research and Distance Education
Interests: Technology and social work practice; Distance education; Technology in social work education; Program evaluation; Mental health services research; Technology and aging
E-mail: freddoli@msu.edu
Leisa A. Fuller, LMSW
Title: Clinical Instructor; East Lansing Program Field Coordinator
Interests: Crisis intervention; Child sexual abuse; Grief and loss; Trauma; Domestic violence; Homelessness; Professional supervision
E-mail: fullerle@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor; East Lansing Program Field Coordinator
Interests: Crisis intervention; Child sexual abuse; Grief and loss; Trauma; Domestic violence; Homelessness; Professional supervision
E-mail: fullerle@msu.edu
José Daniel Garcia, MSW
Title: Graduate Recruitment and Admissions Advisor
Interests: Child welfare; Latino & migrant affairs & education; Policy implementation; State-wide Social Welfare Policy; Law
E-mail: garciajd@msu.edu
Title: Graduate Recruitment and Admissions Advisor
Interests: Child welfare; Latino & migrant affairs & education; Policy implementation; State-wide Social Welfare Policy; Law
E-mail: garciajd@msu.edu
Mark A. Geisler, PhD, LMSW
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Interests: Understanding vulnerable populations around gender, sexuality, and sexual orientation in human services settings, including higher education
E-mail: magiesle@svsu.edu
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Interests: Understanding vulnerable populations around gender, sexuality, and sexual orientation in human services settings, including higher education
E-mail: magiesle@svsu.edu
Jessica Gladden, LMSW
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Trauma and trauma resolution in refugees with a focus on refugees currently living in third world host countries
E-mail: gladdenj@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Trauma and trauma resolution in refugees with a focus on refugees currently living in third world host countries
E-mail: gladdenj@msu.edu
Arnold L. Greenfield, PhD
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Interests: Statistical analysis; Public mental health policy; Evidence-based practices for persons with severe and persistent mental illness; Outcome measurement and management
E-mail: greenfi4@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Interests: Statistical analysis; Public mental health policy; Evidence-based practices for persons with severe and persistent mental illness; Outcome measurement and management
E-mail: greenfi4@msu.edu
Sheryl Groden, LMSW
Title: Clinical Instructor; Levande Certificate Program in Gerontology Coordinator
Interests: Geriatric social work education; Complementary and alternative medicine and older adults; Social work with older holocaust survivors; Intersection of geriatric social work and primary care
E-mail: grodensh@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor; Levande Certificate Program in Gerontology Coordinator
Interests: Geriatric social work education; Complementary and alternative medicine and older adults; Social work with older holocaust survivors; Intersection of geriatric social work and primary care
E-mail: grodensh@msu.edu
Ronald E. Hall, PhD
Title: Professor
Interests: Mental health (individual/group psychotherapy); Cutaneo-chroma; Intraracial racism; Bleaching Syndrome; Black/White conflict; Organizational issues; Race relations/diversity
E-mail: hallr@msu.edu
Title: Professor
Interests: Mental health (individual/group psychotherapy); Cutaneo-chroma; Intraracial racism; Bleaching Syndrome; Black/White conflict; Organizational issues; Race relations/diversity
E-mail: hallr@msu.edu
Rena D. Harold, PhD, LMSW
Title: Professor; Associate Director of the School of Social Work
Interests: Family development including socialization practices of parents; Lesbian parent families; The impact of IT on adolescent development; Practice research including program evaluation and using qualitative methodology
E-mail: haroldr@msu.edu
Title: Professor; Associate Director of the School of Social Work
Interests: Family development including socialization practices of parents; Lesbian parent families; The impact of IT on adolescent development; Practice research including program evaluation and using qualitative methodology
E-mail: haroldr@msu.edu
Pilar S. Horner, PhD
Title: Assistant Professor, joint appointment with Julian Samora Research Institute
Interests: Drug use and abuse for Latino/as; International social work; Qualitative research; Social welfare policy; Ethnography; Neighborhood effects; Sexuality
E-mail: phorner@msu.edu
Title: Assistant Professor, joint appointment with Julian Samora Research Institute
Interests: Drug use and abuse for Latino/as; International social work; Qualitative research; Social welfare policy; Ethnography; Neighborhood effects; Sexuality
E-mail: phorner@msu.edu
Lisa Hosack, MSW
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Social Work practice/higher education; Personality disorders in traditional college-aged individuals; Late adolescent and young adult development; Spiritual considerations in Social Work
E-mail: hosackli@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Social Work practice/higher education; Personality disorders in traditional college-aged individuals; Late adolescent and young adult development; Spiritual considerations in Social Work
E-mail: hosackli@msu.edu
Lihua Huang, PhD, MSW
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Interests: Older adults; Policy; Health and mental health disparities; Cultural diversity; Globalization, human movement, and international social work practice; Sustainable social development and health; Mixed methods; Women's issues across the lifespan; Eastern human services philosophy; Group work
E-mail: huanglih@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Interests: Older adults; Policy; Health and mental health disparities; Cultural diversity; Globalization, human movement, and international social work practice; Sustainable social development and health; Mixed methods; Women's issues across the lifespan; Eastern human services philosophy; Group work
E-mail: huanglih@msu.edu
Anne K. Hughes, PhD, LMSW
Title: Assistant Professor
Interests: Gerontology; Health social work; HIV/AIDS; Chronic illness, including mental health; LGBT issues; Sexual health and aging; Interdisciplinary health teams.
E-mail: hughesa@msu.edu
Title: Assistant Professor
Interests: Gerontology; Health social work; HIV/AIDS; Chronic illness, including mental health; LGBT issues; Sexual health and aging; Interdisciplinary health teams.
E-mail: hughesa@msu.edu
Rosemary P. Jackson, LMSW, ACSW
Title: Project Specialist-Adoption and Foster Care
Interests: Child welfare in Michigan; Post-adoptions services to families who have adopted children from the public child welfare system; Continuing education for adoptive and foster families raising children who have experienced the trauma of abuse & neglect and life in the child welfare system
E-mail: jacks807@msu.edu
Title: Project Specialist-Adoption and Foster Care
Interests: Child welfare in Michigan; Post-adoptions services to families who have adopted children from the public child welfare system; Continuing education for adoptive and foster families raising children who have experienced the trauma of abuse & neglect and life in the child welfare system
E-mail: jacks807@msu.edu
Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore, PhD
Title: Professor; Dean of the MSU Honors College
Interests: Role of nonprofit organizations in urban political processes; Intersections of public policy, community design, physical activity and health; Urban politics and policy; State and local government
E-mail: jacks174@msu.edu
Title: Professor; Dean of the MSU Honors College
Interests: Role of nonprofit organizations in urban political processes; Intersections of public policy, community design, physical activity and health; Urban politics and policy; State and local government
E-mail: jacks174@msu.edu
Natalie Kasiborski, ABD, LMSW
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Intersection of maternal incarceration, substance abuse, and child welfare involvement; Risk and resiliency in children and adolescents
E-mail: potthoff@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Intersection of maternal incarceration, substance abuse, and child welfare involvement; Risk and resiliency in children and adolescents
E-mail: potthoff@msu.edu
Terry Keller, LMSW, MBA
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Fatherhood; Attachment; Clinical Supervision and Education; Rural Mental Health; Development; Management
E-mail: kellerte@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Fatherhood; Attachment; Clinical Supervision and Education; Rural Mental Health; Development; Management
E-mail: kellerte@msu.edu
Angie Kennedy, PhD, MSW
Title: Associate Professor
Interests: Poverty and welfare policy; Community, family, and partner violence among adolescents, particularly adolescent mothers; Relationship between cumulative violence exposure and mental health and school outcomes; Homelessness and social support among adolescent mothers; Risk and resilience
E-mail: kenne258@msu.edu
Title: Associate Professor
Interests: Poverty and welfare policy; Community, family, and partner violence among adolescents, particularly adolescent mothers; Relationship between cumulative violence exposure and mental health and school outcomes; Homelessness and social support among adolescent mothers; Risk and resilience
E-mail: kenne258@msu.edu
Anthony E. O. King, PhD, MSW
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Interests: Social work practice in prisons and community-corrections settings; Program evaluation; Community-based offender rehabilitation and treatment programs; Prisoner reentry, reintegration and recovery programs and services; Drug courts.
E-mail: kingant@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Interests: Social work practice in prisons and community-corrections settings; Program evaluation; Community-based offender rehabilitation and treatment programs; Prisoner reentry, reintegration and recovery programs and services; Drug courts.
E-mail: kingant@msu.edu
Sacha Klein, PhD
Title: Assistant Professor
Interests: Child abuse prevention; Infants and toddlers in the child welfare system; Early care and education services; Spatial analysis of social problems; Public policy analysis and advocacy
E-mail: kleinsa@msu.edu
Title: Assistant Professor
Interests: Child abuse prevention; Infants and toddlers in the child welfare system; Early care and education services; Spatial analysis of social problems; Public policy analysis and advocacy
E-mail: kleinsa@msu.edu
Joe Kozakiewicz, JD, LMSW
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor; Director of Chance at Childhood
Interests: Child advocacy, focusing on children involved in the family court system for cases involving child maltreatment, child custody, guardianship, juvenile delinquency, and parenting time matters; Interdisciplinary education, specifically joint social work and legal child welfare education; Clinical education, specifically child welfare; Conducting family court hearings in matters involving child maltreatment, adoption, and delinquency matters
E-mail: kozakiew@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor; Director of Chance at Childhood
Interests: Child advocacy, focusing on children involved in the family court system for cases involving child maltreatment, child custody, guardianship, juvenile delinquency, and parenting time matters; Interdisciplinary education, specifically joint social work and legal child welfare education; Clinical education, specifically child welfare; Conducting family court hearings in matters involving child maltreatment, adoption, and delinquency matters
E-mail: kozakiew@msu.edu
Bridget Kramer, LMSW, ACSW
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: School social work; Anti-bullying; School-wide positive behavior support programs; Outpatient/private practice providing parenting support/parent education through groups and home-based services; Children and adolescents; Anxiety and depression
E-mail: kramerbr@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: School social work; Anti-bullying; School-wide positive behavior support programs; Outpatient/private practice providing parenting support/parent education through groups and home-based services; Children and adolescents; Anxiety and depression
E-mail: kramerbr@msu.edu
Sheryl Pimlott Kubiak, PhD, LMSW, ACSW
Title: Associate Professor; PhD Program Coordinator
Interests: Intersections of mental health, substance abuse and criminal justice at individual and systems levels; Women in the criminal justice system; Cumulative trauma exposure and PTSD; Clinical and organizational processes associated with treatment
E-mail: spk@msu.edu
Title: Associate Professor; PhD Program Coordinator
Interests: Intersections of mental health, substance abuse and criminal justice at individual and systems levels; Women in the criminal justice system; Cumulative trauma exposure and PTSD; Clinical and organizational processes associated with treatment
E-mail: spk@msu.edu
Marcia Lampen, PhD, LMSW
Title: Clinical Associate Professor; Coordinator of MSW Programs
Interests: Older adult issues, including health care policy and end of life issues; Social welfare concerns of developing countries, particularly the medical and social struggles of coping with both AIDS and malaria
E-mail: lampenma@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Associate Professor; Coordinator of MSW Programs
Interests: Older adult issues, including health care policy and end of life issues; Social welfare concerns of developing countries, particularly the medical and social struggles of coping with both AIDS and malaria
E-mail: lampenma@msu.edu
Linda L. Lawrence, LMSW
Title: Clinical Instructor; Veterinary Social Work Services Coordinator
Interests: Crisis Intervention; Grief and loss; Death and dying; Art therapy; Animal assisted therapy; Veterinary social work services
E-mail: lawren45@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor; Veterinary Social Work Services Coordinator
Interests: Crisis Intervention; Grief and loss; Death and dying; Art therapy; Animal assisted therapy; Veterinary social work services
E-mail: lawren45@msu.edu
Kyunghee Lee, EdD
Title: Associate Professor
Interests: Child and family policy analysis; Poverty and human development; Child care and early childhood education; Work and family well-being for low income families; Cross-cultural issues
E-mail: choiky@msu.edu
Title: Associate Professor
Interests: Child and family policy analysis; Poverty and human development; Child care and early childhood education; Work and family well-being for low income families; Cross-cultural issues
E-mail: choiky@msu.edu
Andrea Martineau, LLMSW
Title: FAME Life Skills Coach
Interests: Child welfare; Mental health; Aging out of foster care; Trauma and resilience; Refugee and immigrant populations; Human trafficking
E-mail: mart1525@msu.edu
Title: FAME Life Skills Coach
Interests: Child welfare; Mental health; Aging out of foster care; Trauma and resilience; Refugee and immigrant populations; Human trafficking
E-mail: mart1525@msu.edu
Carolyn A. McAllister, PhD, MSW
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Interests: Social work practice with individuals with disabilities and their support systems; Integrating disability content into social work education; Teaching with technology; General program evaluation
E-mail: mcalli37@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Interests: Social work practice with individuals with disabilities and their support systems; Integrating disability content into social work education; Teaching with technology; General program evaluation
E-mail: mcalli37@msu.edu
Jo Ann P. McFall, LMSW, ACSW, RN
Title: Associate Director for Field Education and Community Programs
Interests: Social work field education, curriculum development, and educational outcome assessment; Young adult mental health; Substance abuse clinical intervention; Spirituality and clinical intervention
E-mail: mcfallj@msu.edu
Title: Associate Director for Field Education and Community Programs
Interests: Social work field education, curriculum development, and educational outcome assessment; Young adult mental health; Substance abuse clinical intervention; Spirituality and clinical intervention
E-mail: mcfallj@msu.edu
Lucy Mercier, PhD, LMSW, ACSW
Title: Clinical Associate Professor
Interests: Families and children; Human sexuality; Gay and Lesbian social services; Women and gender
E-mail: mercierl@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Associate Professor
Interests: Families and children; Human sexuality; Gay and Lesbian social services; Women and gender
E-mail: mercierl@msu.edu
Maureen Moloney, LMSW, ACSW, CAADC
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Field education (MSW and BASW levels); Clinical practice; Administration and policy; Community mental health; Recovery from serious mental illness and substance abuse; Women's issues; Housing/homelessness; Mental health practice
E-mail: moloney@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Field education (MSW and BASW levels); Clinical practice; Administration and policy; Community mental health; Recovery from serious mental illness and substance abuse; Women's issues; Housing/homelessness; Mental health practice
E-mail: moloney@msu.edu
Hailey Mooney, MLIS
Title: Specialist Librarian for Social Work
Interests: Social Work; Sociology; Human Development & Family Studies; Data Services
E-mail: mooneyh@msu.edu
Title: Specialist Librarian for Social Work
Interests: Social Work; Sociology; Human Development & Family Studies; Data Services
E-mail: mooneyh@msu.edu
John K. Mooradian, PhD, LMSW, LMFT
Title: Associate Professor; Clinical Social Work with Families Certificate Program Coordinator
Interests: Couple and family therapy; Adolescent therapy; Trauma and resilience; Clinical supervision; Innovative social work education
E-mail: mooradi1@msu.edu
Title: Associate Professor; Clinical Social Work with Families Certificate Program Coordinator
Interests: Couple and family therapy; Adolescent therapy; Trauma and resilience; Clinical supervision; Innovative social work education
E-mail: mooradi1@msu.edu
Lynn M. Nee, LMSW
Title: Clinical Instructor; Kinship Care Education Center Coordinator
Interests: Nonprofit organizational and board development; Nonprofit leadership; Supervision; Ethics, policy and program development; Quality and performance standards; Advocacy; Lobbying; Runaway and homeless youth; Foster care and aging out
E-mail: kinship@msu.edu or neelynn@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor; Kinship Care Education Center Coordinator
Interests: Nonprofit organizational and board development; Nonprofit leadership; Supervision; Ethics, policy and program development; Quality and performance standards; Advocacy; Lobbying; Runaway and homeless youth; Foster care and aging out
E-mail: kinship@msu.edu or neelynn@msu.edu
Mark A. Nester, LMSW
Title: Clinical Instructor; School Social Work Certificate Program Coordinator
Interests: School social work; health and wellness; Mind/body connection; Current brain research; Helping children learn social skills and coping strategies
E-mail: nester@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor; School Social Work Certificate Program Coordinator
Interests: School social work; health and wellness; Mind/body connection; Current brain research; Helping children learn social skills and coping strategies
E-mail: nester@msu.edu
Karen Newman, LMSW, CAAC
Title: Clinical Instructor; Graduate Advisor
Interests: Social work clinical & generalist practice; Substance abuse/drug dependence/addiction & co-occurring disorders
E-mail: karen.newman@ssc.msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor; Graduate Advisor
Interests: Social work clinical & generalist practice; Substance abuse/drug dependence/addiction & co-occurring disorders
E-mail: karen.newman@ssc.msu.edu
Margaret Nielsen, PhD, ACSW
Title: Assistant Professor
Interests: Social welfare policy and services; Disability issues; Peace and social justice; Diversity
E-mail: nielsen@msu.edu
Title: Assistant Professor
Interests: Social welfare policy and services; Disability issues; Peace and social justice; Diversity
E-mail: nielsen@msu.edu
Lori Parrish, LMSW
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Administrative social work especially in non-profits; Community/Program development; Health & family issues; Positive pro-social school climate
E-mail: parrishl@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Administrative social work especially in non-profits; Community/Program development; Health & family issues; Positive pro-social school climate
E-mail: parrishl@msu.edu
Alan Platt, JD, LMSW, CAADC
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Interests: Social Work and the law; Substance abuse; Teaching technologies
E-mail: platta@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Interests: Social Work and the law; Substance abuse; Teaching technologies
E-mail: platta@msu.edu
Delanie P. Pope, JD
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor; Chance at Childhood Staff Attorney
Interests: Advocacy for children involved in the family court system for cases involving child maltreatment, child custody, guardianship, juvenile delinquency, and parenting time matters; Joint social work and legal child welfare education; Clinical education, child welfare; Conducting referee hearings in circuit and probate courts for cases involving child abuse and neglect, termination of parental rights, consent to adoption, juvenile delinquency, parenting time and child support
E-mail: poped@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor; Chance at Childhood Staff Attorney
Interests: Advocacy for children involved in the family court system for cases involving child maltreatment, child custody, guardianship, juvenile delinquency, and parenting time matters; Joint social work and legal child welfare education; Clinical education, child welfare; Conducting referee hearings in circuit and probate courts for cases involving child abuse and neglect, termination of parental rights, consent to adoption, juvenile delinquency, parenting time and child support
E-mail: poped@msu.edu
Joanne Riebschleger, PhD, LMSW
Title: Associate Professor, joint appointment with MSU AgBioResearch
Interests: Rural social work practice; Families of people with psychiatric disabilities; Outcome assessment; Children and families; Health and mental health; Micro and macro practice
E-mail: riebsch1@msu.edu
Title: Associate Professor, joint appointment with MSU AgBioResearch
Interests: Rural social work practice; Families of people with psychiatric disabilities; Outcome assessment; Children and families; Health and mental health; Micro and macro practice
E-mail: riebsch1@msu.edu
Beth Scott Roberts, LMSW, ACSW
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Trauma; Grief; Families; Mental health
E-mail: scottbet@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Trauma; Grief; Families; Mental health
E-mail: scottbet@msu.edu
Sally A. Rypkema, PhD, MSW
Title: Clinical Associate Professor; Statewide Blended MSW Program Advisor
Interests: Adult development and aging; Social gerontology; Aging policy; Using technology to enhance learning
E-mail: rypkemas@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Associate Professor; Statewide Blended MSW Program Advisor
Interests: Adult development and aging; Social gerontology; Aging policy; Using technology to enhance learning
E-mail: rypkemas@msu.edu
John R. Seita, EdD
Title: Associate Professor, joint appointment with MSU AgBioResearch and MSU Extension
Interests: Aging out of foster care; Foster care alumni leadership
E-mail: seita@msu.edu
Title: Associate Professor, joint appointment with MSU AgBioResearch and MSU Extension
Interests: Aging out of foster care; Foster care alumni leadership
E-mail: seita@msu.edu
Robert Sheehan, LMSW, MBA
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Social change; Organizational change; Human services management; Coalition building; Policy development; Program/service development; Mental health and substance abuse
E-mail: sheehanr@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Social change; Organizational change; Human services management; Coalition building; Policy development; Program/service development; Mental health and substance abuse
E-mail: sheehanr@msu.edu
Erica D. Shifflet, ABD, LMSW
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Public policy; Homelessness; Technology and social work
E-mail: shiffle6@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Public policy; Homelessness; Technology and social work
E-mail: shiffle6@msu.edu
Marya R. Sosulski, PhD, LMSW
Title: Associate Professor
Interests: Anti-poverty, labor, and welfare policy and programs; Post-secondary education; Critical analysis of race, class, gender, and sexual orientation in social welfare policy and social work practice; Mixed qualitative and quantitative research methodology
E-mail: sosulski@msu.edu
Title: Associate Professor
Interests: Anti-poverty, labor, and welfare policy and programs; Post-secondary education; Critical analysis of race, class, gender, and sexual orientation in social welfare policy and social work practice; Mixed qualitative and quantitative research methodology
E-mail: sosulski@msu.edu
Kimberly Steed-Page, LMSW
Title: Clinical Instructor; Chance at Childhood Program Coordinator; Child and Family Advocacy Certificate Program Coordinator
Interests: Parenting with a mental illness; Advocacy for children involved in the family court system for cases involving child maltreatment, child custody, guardianship, juvenile delinquency, and parenting time matters; Joint social work and legal child welfare education; Clinical education; Child welfare; Safe exchange/visitation for victims of domestic violence (children and custodial parents)
E-mail: kimberly.steed@ssc.msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor; Chance at Childhood Program Coordinator; Child and Family Advocacy Certificate Program Coordinator
Interests: Parenting with a mental illness; Advocacy for children involved in the family court system for cases involving child maltreatment, child custody, guardianship, juvenile delinquency, and parenting time matters; Joint social work and legal child welfare education; Clinical education; Child welfare; Safe exchange/visitation for victims of domestic violence (children and custodial parents)
E-mail: kimberly.steed@ssc.msu.edu
Glenn R. Stutzky, LMSW
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Bullying: development of violence in schools; Cyber bullying: Use of modern communications technologies; Hazing: harmless initiations or abuse?; Girl bullies: why so cruel?; Workplace bullying; Indian boarding schools: Impact on Indian children and parents
E-mail: stutzky1@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Bullying: development of violence in schools; Cyber bullying: Use of modern communications technologies; Hazing: harmless initiations or abuse?; Girl bullies: why so cruel?; Workplace bullying; Indian boarding schools: Impact on Indian children and parents
E-mail: stutzky1@msu.edu
Tina M. Timm, PhD, LMSW, LMFT
Title: Associate Professor
Interests: Sexuality across the lifespan; Relationship and sexual satisfaction; Adult attachment; Women's issues; Clinical specialties include couple and family therapy, sex therapy, feminist family therapy/women's issues, internal family systems therapy, play therapy with children, sexual trauma
E-mail: timmt@msu.edu
Title: Associate Professor
Interests: Sexuality across the lifespan; Relationship and sexual satisfaction; Adult attachment; Women's issues; Clinical specialties include couple and family therapy, sex therapy, feminist family therapy/women's issues, internal family systems therapy, play therapy with children, sexual trauma
E-mail: timmt@msu.edu
Daniel Vélez Ortiz, PhD
Title: Assistant Professor, joint appointment with Julian Samora Research Institute
Interests: Mental health services for older adults; Latinos, immigration, racial and ethnic status; Integrating systems of care; Organizational factors; Health technology applications
E-mail: velezda@msu.edu
Title: Assistant Professor, joint appointment with Julian Samora Research Institute
Interests: Mental health services for older adults; Latinos, immigration, racial and ethnic status; Integrating systems of care; Organizational factors; Health technology applications
E-mail: velezda@msu.edu
Rita Walters, LMSW
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Children with severe disabilities and parents' perceptions
E-mail: walter99@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor
Interests: Children with severe disabilities and parents' perceptions
E-mail: walter99@msu.edu
Ellen E. Whipple, PhD, ACSW
Title: Associate Professor; Interdepartmental Graduate Certificate in Infancy and Early Childhood Development Co-Chair
Interests: Early intervention; Child abuse and neglect; Research methodologies; Program evaluation; Human-animal bond; Stress-related illnesses; Mind-body connection; Social work education
E-mail: whipple@msu.edu
Title: Associate Professor; Interdepartmental Graduate Certificate in Infancy and Early Childhood Development Co-Chair
Interests: Early intervention; Child abuse and neglect; Research methodologies; Program evaluation; Human-animal bond; Stress-related illnesses; Mind-body connection; Social work education
E-mail: whipple@msu.edu
Cheryl Williams-Hecksel, LMSW, ACSW
Title: Clinical Instructor; Statewide Blended MSW Program Field Coordinator; Weekend MSW Program Field Coordinator
Interests: Field education; Child traumatic stress; Evidence based practice; Trauma treatment; Reflective supervision; Child welfare; Social work ethics; Child welfare workforce issues; Leadership; Mental health
E-mail: will1534@msu.edu
Title: Clinical Instructor; Statewide Blended MSW Program Field Coordinator; Weekend MSW Program Field Coordinator
Interests: Field education; Child traumatic stress; Evidence based practice; Trauma treatment; Reflective supervision; Child welfare; Social work ethics; Child welfare workforce issues; Leadership; Mental health
E-mail: will1534@msu.edu
Amanda T. Woodward, PhD
Title: Assistant Professor
Interests: Gerontology; Technology and older adults; Mental illness; Mental health service use; Informal support; Race/ethnic disparities in mental health service use
E-mail: awoodwar@msu.edu
Title: Assistant Professor
Interests: Gerontology; Technology and older adults; Mental illness; Mental health service use; Informal support; Race/ethnic disparities in mental health service use
E-mail: awoodwar@msu.edu
Staff
Carole Abel, Secretary to the Director
Office Location: 254 Baker Hall
Phone: 517-353-8622
E-mail: carole.abel@ssc.msu.edu
Nancy Gray, Business Manager
Office Location: 248 Baker Hall
Phone: 517-353-8632
E-mail: nancy.gray@ssc.msu.edu
Ellen Hayse, Pre-award Grant Specialist
Office Location: 150 Baker Hall
Phone: 517-884-6882
E-mail: hayse@msu.edu
Nancy Perkins, Business Office Assistant, Post-award Grant Manager
Office Location: 204 Baker Hall
Phone: 517-353-8630
E-mail: nancy.perkins@ssc.msu.edu
Joan Reid, Graduate Office Assistant
Office Location: 239 Baker Hall
Phone: 517-355-7519
E-mail: reidj@msu.edu
Aubree Rogers, Graduate Office Secretary
Office Location: 239 Baker Hall
Phone: 517-432-6171
E-mail: rogers88@msu.edu
Debbie Vasicek, Undergraduate Secretary
Office Location: 153 Baker Hall
Phone: 517-353-8616
E-mail: debbie.vasicek@ssc.msu.edu
Nicki Walker, Continuing Education Administrative Assistant
Office Location: 14 Baker Hall
Phone: 517-432-3564
E-mail: walker09@msu.edu
Administrators
Gary R. Anderson, PhD, LMSW
Director of the School of Social Work, Professor
Office Location: 254 Baker Hall
Phone: 517-355-7515
E-mail: gary.anderson@ssc.msu.edu
Susan Bowden, LMSW
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Office Location: 153A Baker Hall
Phone: 517-432-3728
E-mail: susan.bowden@ssc.msu.edu
Michele Brock, LMSW
Continuing Education Program Coordinator
Office Location: 212 Baker Hall
Phone: 517-353-8620
E-mail: brockm@msu.edu
Linda A. Campbell, LMSW
Flint/Oakland/Saginaw MSW Programs Academic Advisor, Clinical Instructor
Office Location: 2 Baker Hall; FLINT: MMB1109, 1401 E. Court St., Flint, MI 48503; OAKLAND: 510 Varner Hall, 2200 Squirrel Rd., Rochester, MI 483090
Phone: 517-432-7019; 810-762-5127 (Flint); 248-370-2104 (Oakland)
E-mail: campb436@msu.edu
Monaca Eaton, LLMSW; LBSW
Undergraduate Advisor, Clinical Instructor
Office Location: 152 Baker Hall
Phone: 517-432-3734
E-mail: eatonmon@msu.edu
Julie K. Farman, LMSW
Flint/Oakland/Saginaw MSW Programs Coordinator, Clinical Instructor
Office Location: 2 Baker Hall; FLINT: MMB1109, 1401 E. Court St., Flint, MI 48503; OAKLAND: 510 Varner Hall, 2200 Squirrel Rd., Rochester, MI 483090
Phone: 810-762-5127 (Flint); 248-370-2104 (Oakland)
E-mail: farmanju@msu.edu
Paul Freddolino, PhD
Associate Director for Research and Distance Education, Professor
Office Location: 214 Baker Hall
Phone: 517-432-3723
E-mail: freddoli@msu.edu
Sheryl Groden, LMSW
Levande Certificate Program in Gerontology Coordinator, Clinical Instructor
Office Location: 12 Baker Hall
Phone: 517-432-3559
E-mail: grodensh@msu.edu
Rena D. Harold, PhD, LMSW
Associate Director of the School of Social Work, Professor
Office Location: 232 Baker Hall
Phone: 517-432-3733
E-mail: haroldr@msu.edu
Joe Kozakiewiscz, JD, LMSW
Director of Chance at Childhood Program, Clinical Assistant Professor
Office Location: 610 Abbott Road, East Lansing
Phone: 517-336-8088 x 1024
E-mail: kozakiew@msu.edu
Sheryl P. Kubiak, PhD, LMSW, ACSW
PhD Program Coordinator, Associate Professor
Office Location: 110 Baker Hall
Phone: 517-432-7110
E-mail: spk@msu.edu
Marcia Lampen, PhD, LMSW
Coordinator of MSW Programs, Coordinator of Study Abroad & Study Away Programs, Clinical Associate Professor
Office Location: 234 Baker Hall
Phone: 517-353-3038
E-mail: lampenma@msu.edu
Linda Lawrence, LMSW
Veterinary Social Work Services Coordinator, Clinical Instructor
Office Location: 133 Baker Hall
Phone: 517-432-5967
E-mail: lawren45@msu.edu
JoAnn P. McFall, LMSW, ACSW, RN
Associate Director for Field Education and Community Programs
Office Location: 208 Baker Hall
Phone: 517-353-8631
E-mail: mcfallj@msu.edu
John K. Mooradian, LMSW, LMFT
Clinical Social Work with Families Certificate Program Coordinator, Associate Professor
Office Location: 106 Baker Hall
Phone: 517-353-9745
E-mail: mooradi1@msu.edu
Julie A. Navarre, LMSW
Lead Field Coordinator
Office Location: 210 Baker Hall
Phone: 517-432-3722
E-mail: julie.navarre@msu.edu
Karen Newman, LMSW, CAAC
Graduate Advisor, Clinical Instructor
Office Location: 238 Baker Hall
Phone: 517-432-3737
E-mail: karen.newman@ssc.msu.edu
Toby L. Salzman, LMSW, ACSW
Communications Specialist, Newsletter Editor
Office Location: 254 Baker Hall
E-mail: salzman@msu.edu
Kimberly Steed-Page, LMSW
Child and Family Advocacy Certificate Program Coordinator
Office Location: 610 Abbott Road, East Lansing
Phone: 517-336-8088 x 1028
E-mail: kimberly.steed@msu.edu
Current PhD Students
Kristen Admiraal, MSW
Entry Year: 2010
E-mail: admiraa6@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Gerontology and public health, specifically chronic disease treatment and quality of life outcomes
Entry Year: 2010
E-mail: admiraa6@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Gerontology and public health, specifically chronic disease treatment and quality of life outcomes
Gretchen Archer, MSW
Entry Year: 2006
E-mail: archerg1@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Evaluation as a strategy for maximizing social work service delivery impact; Social work instruction and student learning in an online environment
Entry Year: 2006
E-mail: archerg1@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Evaluation as a strategy for maximizing social work service delivery impact; Social work instruction and student learning in an online environment
Tina Blaschke-Thompson, LMSW
Entry Year: 2010
E-mail: blaschke@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Parental mental illness; Risk and resiliency; Child abuse and neglect; Teen pregnancy prevention; Sexuality education; Mental health needs of LGBT youth; Poverty
Entry Year: 2010
E-mail: blaschke@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Parental mental illness; Risk and resiliency; Child abuse and neglect; Teen pregnancy prevention; Sexuality education; Mental health needs of LGBT youth; Poverty
Nola Carew, MSW
Entry Year: 2008
E-mail: carewnol@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Child traumatic stress; Child welfare, child welfare policy; Child neglect and chronic impacts; Secondary traumatic stress; Foster care and foster parenting; Adoption; Refugee trauma and adjustment
Entry Year: 2008
E-mail: carewnol@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Child traumatic stress; Child welfare, child welfare policy; Child neglect and chronic impacts; Secondary traumatic stress; Foster care and foster parenting; Adoption; Refugee trauma and adjustment
Jennifer Farley, LMSW, RPT-S
Entry Year: 2011
E-mail: farleyj2@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Preschool mental health; Parenting needs; Play therapy; Art therapy; Attachment; Trauma; Family focused interventions; Child development
Entry Year: 2011
E-mail: farleyj2@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Preschool mental health; Parenting needs; Play therapy; Art therapy; Attachment; Trauma; Family focused interventions; Child development
Gina Fedock, MSW
Entry Year: 2010
E-mail: fedockgi@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Women's health and mental health, specifically marginalized populations; Health disparities; Tailored interventions
Entry Year: 2010
E-mail: fedockgi@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Women's health and mental health, specifically marginalized populations; Health disparities; Tailored interventions
Lauren Fries, MSW
Entry Year: 2009
E-mail: frieslau@msu.edu
Interests: Violence exposure among children & adolescents, specifically exposure to intimate partner violence; Child abuse and neglect; Risk and resiliency
Entry Year: 2009
E-mail: frieslau@msu.edu
Interests: Violence exposure among children & adolescents, specifically exposure to intimate partner violence; Child abuse and neglect; Risk and resiliency
LaVendee Fulton, LMSW, MA
Entry Year: 2011
E-mail: fultonla@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Restorative justice in secondary education
Entry Year: 2011
E-mail: fultonla@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Restorative justice in secondary education
Anita Gonzalez, MSW
Entry Year: 2010
E-mail: gonza426@msu.edu
Interests: Older adults; Death and dying; Grieving; Latino community; Foster care and adoption
Entry Year: 2010
E-mail: gonza426@msu.edu
Interests: Older adults; Death and dying; Grieving; Latino community; Foster care and adoption
Sheryl Groden, LMSW
Entry Year: 2008
E-mail: grodensh@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Geriatric social work education; Complementary and alternative medicine and older adults; Social work with older holocaust survivors; Intersection of geriatric social work and primary care
Entry Year: 2008
E-mail: grodensh@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Geriatric social work education; Complementary and alternative medicine and older adults; Social work with older holocaust survivors; Intersection of geriatric social work and primary care
Natalie Kasiborski, ABD, LMSW
Entry Year: 2007
E-mail: potthoff@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Intersection of maternal incarceration, substance abuse, and child welfare involvement; Risk and resiliency in children and adolescents
Entry Year: 2007
E-mail: potthoff@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Intersection of maternal incarceration, substance abuse, and child welfare involvement; Risk and resiliency in children and adolescents
Terry Keller, LMSW, MBA
Entry Year: 2009
E-mail: kellerte@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Fatherhood; Attachment; Clinical Supervision and Education; Rural Mental Health; Development; Management
Entry Year: 2009
E-mail: kellerte@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Fatherhood; Attachment; Clinical Supervision and Education; Rural Mental Health; Development; Management
Woo Jong Kim, MSW
Entry Year: 2008
E-mail: kimwoo11@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Child care policy in US; Social welfare policy for mothers with low income
Entry Year: 2008
E-mail: kimwoo11@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Child care policy in US; Social welfare policy for mothers with low income
Yeon Soo Kim, LMSW
Entry Year: 2006
E-mail: kimyeon7@msu.edu
Interests: Elderly immigrants and social networks; Immigrant policy and social service changes; Multi cultural issues and diversity; Program evaluation
Entry Year: 2006
E-mail: kimyeon7@msu.edu
Interests: Elderly immigrants and social networks; Immigrant policy and social service changes; Multi cultural issues and diversity; Program evaluation
Joseph Kuilema, MSW
Entry Year: 2010
E-mail: kuilema@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Global social work practice; Issues of urban and regional planning; West Africa; Community organizing and development
Entry Year: 2010
E-mail: kuilema@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Global social work practice; Issues of urban and regional planning; West Africa; Community organizing and development
Ilan Kwon, MSW
Entry Year: 2012
E-mail: kwonilan@msu.edu
Interests: Community mental health systems; Services systems collaboration; Social service delivery systems; Self help via Internet or mass media; Recovery after traumatic events; Self growth and development; Self realization; Mental health; Well-being
Entry Year: 2012
E-mail: kwonilan@msu.edu
Interests: Community mental health systems; Services systems collaboration; Social service delivery systems; Self help via Internet or mass media; Recovery after traumatic events; Self growth and development; Self realization; Mental health; Well-being
Sangwook Lee, MSW
Entry Year: 2009
E-mail: leesan71@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Aging issues and social gerontology
Entry Year: 2009
E-mail: leesan71@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Aging issues and social gerontology
Julie Ma, MSW
Entry Year: 2010
E-mail: maju@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Parenting practices and children's outcomes; Neighborhood effects on children's well-being
Entry Year: 2010
E-mail: maju@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Parenting practices and children's outcomes; Neighborhood effects on children's well-being
Karen Newman, LMSW, CAAC
Entry Year: 2007
E-mail: newmankm@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Infancy and early childhood development within complex family systems; Social work clinical and generalist practice; Substance abuse/drug dependence/addiction and co-occurring disorders
Entry Year: 2007
E-mail: newmankm@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Infancy and early childhood development within complex family systems; Social work clinical and generalist practice; Substance abuse/drug dependence/addiction and co-occurring disorders
Eva Palma Ramírez, MSW
Entry Year: 2012
E-mail: palmaram@msu.edu
Interests: Violence against women; Women's issues; Latinos; Families
Entry Year: 2012
E-mail: palmaram@msu.edu
Interests: Violence against women; Women's issues; Latinos; Families
Sally Pelon, LMSW
Entry Year: 2003
E-mail: pelonsal@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Impact of end-of-life care on professional care staff; Management and supervision of end-of-life care staff
Entry Year: 2003
E-mail: pelonsal@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Impact of end-of-life care on professional care staff; Management and supervision of end-of-life care staff
Debora Pond, MSW
Entry Year: 2012
E-mail: ponddebo@msu.edu
Interests: Health disparities among the underserved, including: chemical dependency and mental illness among LGBTQ people; Impact of discrimination on LGBTQ health; Access to mental and physical health services; Connections between mental illness, substance abuse, and poverty
Entry Year: 2012
E-mail: ponddebo@msu.edu
Interests: Health disparities among the underserved, including: chemical dependency and mental illness among LGBTQ people; Impact of discrimination on LGBTQ health; Access to mental and physical health services; Connections between mental illness, substance abuse, and poverty
Beth Scott Roberts, MSW
Entry Year: 2010
E-mail: scottbet@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Families; Trauma; Care giving; adolescents
Entry Year: 2010
E-mail: scottbet@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Families; Trauma; Care giving; adolescents
Linda Schmidt, MSW
Entry Year: 2004
E-mail: scmi304@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Policy research and evaluation; Role of state-level public human services in poverty reduction; Network analysis as a tool for identifying effectiveness of collaborative approaches to policy; Connecting community interventions to research and policy.
Entry Year: 2004
E-mail: scmi304@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Policy research and evaluation; Role of state-level public human services in poverty reduction; Network analysis as a tool for identifying effectiveness of collaborative approaches to policy; Connecting community interventions to research and policy.
Dee Ann Sherwood-Bosworth, MSW, MPA
Entry Year: 2007
E-mail: sherwo61@msu.edu
Interests: Leadership development; Community organizing; Organizational development; Organizational cultural competency; Gender and power; Gender bias in the family courts; Intercultural competency; Evaluation of international development projects
Entry Year: 2007
E-mail: sherwo61@msu.edu
Interests: Leadership development; Community organizing; Organizational development; Organizational cultural competency; Gender and power; Gender bias in the family courts; Intercultural competency; Evaluation of international development projects
Erica Shifflet, ABD, LMSW
Entry Year: 2005
E-mail: shiffle6@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Information technology and adolescent development; Technology and social work education; Homelessness
Entry Year: 2005
E-mail: shiffle6@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Information technology and adolescent development; Technology and social work education; Homelessness
Kimberly Steed-Page, LMSW
Entry Year: 2004
E-mail: steedkim@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Parenting with a mental illness; Advocacy for children involved in the family court system for cases involving child maltreatment, child custody, guardianship, juvenile delinquency, and parenting time matters; Joint social work and legal child welfare education; Clinical education, child welfare; Safe exchange/visitation for victims of domestic violence (children and custodial parents)
Entry Year: 2004
E-mail: steedkim@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Parenting with a mental illness; Advocacy for children involved in the family court system for cases involving child maltreatment, child custody, guardianship, juvenile delinquency, and parenting time matters; Joint social work and legal child welfare education; Clinical education, child welfare; Safe exchange/visitation for victims of domestic violence (children and custodial parents)
Mary Banghart Therrien, LMSW
Entry Year: 2008
E-mail: bangha11@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Child welfare; Program evaluation; Youth in foster care; Effective information dissemination; LGBTQ issues
Entry Year: 2008
E-mail: bangha11@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Child welfare; Program evaluation; Youth in foster care; Effective information dissemination; LGBTQ issues
Trisha Thrush, LMSW
Entry Year: 2008
E-mail: rubinght@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Individuals with developmental disabilities and dually diagnosed with substance abuse or severely mentally ill disorders
Entry Year: 2008
E-mail: rubinght@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Individuals with developmental disabilities and dually diagnosed with substance abuse or severely mentally ill disorders
Rita Walters, LMSW
Entry Year: 2005
E-mail: walter99@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Children with severe disabilities and parents' perceptions
Entry Year: 2005
E-mail: walter99@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Children with severe disabilities and parents' perceptions
Daniela Wittmann, MSW
Entry Year: 2009
E-mail: wittman8@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Sexual health as a part of adjustment to illness for patients and families; Grief and mourning in physical and mental illness; Outcomes of interventions directed at improvement of sexual and psychological functioning and quality of life; Treatment adherence
Entry Year: 2009
E-mail: wittman8@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Sexual health as a part of adjustment to illness for patients and families; Grief and mourning in physical and mental illness; Outcomes of interventions directed at improvement of sexual and psychological functioning and quality of life; Treatment adherence
Yang Yue, MSW
Entry Year: 2011
E-mail: yueyang1@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Mental health and parenting; Child abuse and neglect; Adoption; International Social Work
Entry Year: 2011
E-mail: yueyang1@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Interests: Mental health and parenting; Child abuse and neglect; Adoption; International Social Work
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