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Florence Clemenger (deceased). Professor Emerita of Social Work; Academy of Certified Social Workers and Registered Social Worker. B.A., University of Cincinnati; M.S.W., University of California, Berkeley; D.S.W., University of Southern California.

Gerson David. Professor Emeritus of Social Work; Academy of Certified Social Workers and Licensed Master Social Worker. B.Com., Madras University, India; M.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh. Research interests: Policy research studies; income maintenance and poverty; crime and delinquency; health and services to the elderly; international social welfare education; peace and development studies.

Daniel E. Jennings. Professor Emeritus of Social Work. Academy of Certified Social Workers, Certified Social Worker, and Advanced Clinical Practitioner. B.A., St. Michael's College; M.S.W., Boston College; D.S.W., Catholic University of America.

George W. Magner (deceased). Professor of Social Work and Senior Vice President Emeritus. Academy of Certified Social Workers. B.A., New Mexico Highlands University; M.A., University of Connecticut; Ph.D., University of Chicago.

Alexander G. Zaphiris (deceased). Professor Emeritus of Social Work. Academy of Certified Social Workers. M.S.W., Wayne State University; J.D. Athens University, Greece; Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado.

Faculty

W. Andrew Achenbaum. Professor of History and Social Work. B.A., Amherst; M.A., University of Pennsylvania Ph.D., University of Michigan. Research interests: Gerontology; history of aging; social welfare history.

Geri Adler. Assistant Professor of Social Work. B.S., University of Wisconsin; M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Minnesota. Research insterests: Gerontology-dementia in older adults; Transportation and driving older adults; Gerontological education.

Dale Alexander. Associate Professor of Social Work. B.S., M.S.W., Florida State University, Ph.D., The Ohio State University. Research interests: Social work and physician clinical education; occupational mental health, substance abuse; primary care mental health.

Steven Lozano Applewhite. Associate Professor of Social Work. B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Michigan. Research interests: Hispanic and minority aging; ethnographic research; aging and social policy; multicultural social work; qualitative evaluation; community planning and organization; curriculum development; minority recruitment and retention.

Patrick Bordnick. Associate Professor of Social Work. Licensed Clinical Social Worker. B.S., Madonna University; M.S.W., University of Michigan, M.P.H., University of South Florida, Ph.D., University of Georgia. Research interests: Clinical medication trials; treatment development; human laboratory studies; virtual reality; and data collection/database management.

C. Brené Brown. Visiting Assistant Professor of Social Work Research. Licensed Master Social Worker. B.S.W., University of Texas at Austin; M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Houston. Research interests: Political social work; contextualized practice; women's issues; qualitative research (grounded theory), and chaos theory and complexity.

Monit Cheung. Professor of Social Work. Diploma in Sociology, Hong Kong Baptist College; M.A. (Public Administration), M.S.W., Ph.D., Ohio State University. Research interests: Child abuse and neglect; needs assessments for the elderly; international and comparative practice; ethnicity and minority issues; refugee and immigrant problems; program evaluation and grant writing; expressive arts and play therapy; family therapy and parenting techniques.

Ira C. Colby. Dean and Professor. Academy of Certified Social Workers, Licensed Clinical Social Worker. B.S., Springfield College; M.S.W., Virginia Commonwealth University; D.S.W., University of Pennsylvania. Research interests: Criminal Justice issues, political social work, community organizations, program evaluation, social welfare expenditures, social welfare policy, child welfare advocacy.

Kelli Connell-Carrick. Assistant Professor. Licensed Master Social Worker. B.A., Texas A&M University; M.S.W., University of Texas at Arlington; Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington. Research interests: Child welfare; child abuse and neglect; maltreatment of infants and toddlers; developmental consequences of maltreatment; child development; professional development.

Maxine Weinman Epstein. Doctoral Program Director and Professor of Social Work. Academy of Certified Social Workers, Licensed Clinical Social Worker. B.A., Queens College; M.S.W., University of Oklahoma; Dr.P.H., The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston. Research Interests: Child abuse; primary prevention and treatment; maternal and child health; curriculum development; community health; AIDS education; cultural issues in treatment.

Karen A. Holmes. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and Associate Professor of Social Work. Licensed Clinical Social Worker. B.A., Midwestern University; M.S.W., The University of Texas at Arlington; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin. Research Interests: Violence issues; feminist practice; crisis intervention; spirituality and social work.

Sharona Jacobs. Associate Director of Field Education and Clinical Assistant Professor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker. B.A. City University of New York; M.S.W., Adelphi University. Research interests: Mental health, social work education, field instruction.

Charles D. Kaplan. Research Professor and Associate Dean for Research. B.A., Tulane University; M.A., University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles. Research Interests: Social networks, social environments and behavioral health in vulnerable infant, children and adolescent population ; Social capita; Background and foreground factors in social policy development; Drug abuse prevention, social epidemiology and treatment; Gangs and violent behavior; AIDS/HIV risk behavior and environments; Social diagnosis and assessment of social behavioral health outcomes.

Jean Kantambu Latting. Professor Emerita. A.B., Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; M.S., Columbia University; Dr.P.H., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Research Interests: Organizational development and change; quality management; organizational behavior; diversity in the workplace.

Rev. Bill Lawson. Distinguished Visiting Scholar.

Patrick Leung. Professor of Social Work. Diploma in Social Work, Hong Kong Baptist College; B.S.S.W., M.A. (Public Administration), M.S.W., Ph.D., Ohio State University. Research Interests: Computer-based training in child protection services; evaluation research; child welfare; refugee and immigrant issues; cultural competency.

Mary R. Lewis. Professor Emerita. Licensed Clinical Social Worker. B.A., Wesleyan College; M.A., University of Alabama; M.S.W., University of Denver; Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College. Research Interests: Social policy research ; juvenile offenders; child and family welfare; children with disabilities; international social welfare; mental health; social security and income support policies; social research.

Sandra A. López. Clinical Associate Professor. Academy of Certified Social Workers, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and Diplomate in Clinical Social Work. B.S., M.S.W., University of Houston. Research Interests: Suicide (adolescent survivors of suicide, school programs); cultural diversity and sensitivity, especially with Hispanic culture; crisis intervention.

Paul R. Raffoul. Associate Dean for Administration & Information Technology and Associate Professor of Social Work. Academy of Certified Social Workers. A.B., Clark University; M.S.W., Florida State University; Ph.D., Washington University. Research Interests: Drug and alcohol use and misuse among selected populations; evaluation research; clinical research; technological applications for social work practice.

Susan P. Robbins. Associate Professor of Social Work. Licensed Social Worker, and Diplomate in Clinical Social Work. B.A., Hamline University; M.S.W., University of Minnesota; D.S.W., Tulane University. Research Interests: juvenile delinquency; drug abuse; labeling in mental health/psychiatry; recovered memories of childhood sexual abuse; satanic ritual abuse; cults; American Indians; mediation.

Virginia Cooke Robbins. Director of Field Education and Clinical Professor. Licensed Master Social Worker-Advanced Practitioner. B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman's College; M.S.W., University of Illinois. Research Interests: School social work, gerontology; social work education; field instruction.

Ellen S. Stevens-Roseman. Associate Professor of Social Work. B.S., Florida State University; M.S.W., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; D.S.W., Columbia University. Research Interests: Gerontology; volunteerism; well elderly; family relationships; practice research.

Luis R. Torres. Assistant Professor of Social Work. B.A., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; M.A., Ph.D., Fordham University. Research Interests: Role of immigration and acculturation in the development of co-occurring (mental health, substance abuse, and medical) disorders; impact of culture on psychiatric diagnosis; cultural competency.

Avelardo Valdez. Professor of Social Work. B.A., M.A., University of Wisconsin, Mikwaukee; M.A., Ph.D., UCLA. Research Interests: Substance use and its consequences for Mexican Americans in South Texas and on the U.S.-Mexico border; qualitative research methods.

Jody Williams. Distinguished Visiting Professor, Sam and Cele Keeper Endowed Professor in Peace and Social Justice. Nobel Laureate for Peace (1997). B.A., University of Vermont; M.A., John Hopkins University; M.A., School of International Training. Research Interests: International relations; peace and human rights issues.

Sheara A. Williams. Assistant Professor. Academy of Certified Social Workers. B.S.W., Southern University; M.S.W., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina. Research Interests: social intervention child behavioral and mental health; the academic achievement gap; social, emotional, and behavioral school readiness.