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Department of Social Work: Faculty

Faculty

   
Raleigh Bailey (Ph.D., Hartford Seminary Foundation). Senior Research Scientist; Director, Center for New North Carolinians. Research and practice interests: design and management of human service programs, cross-cultural communication and conflict resolution. Vita.
   
Dan Beerman, (MSW, Rutgers University; M.Div. Princeton Theological Seminary) Academic Professional Assistant Professor; Director of Child Welfare Education Collaborative; Coordinator, HES Summer Language and Cultural Immersion Program in Costa Rica. Research and Practice Interests: Services to individuals and small groups, children, and families; child welfare services and social welfare policy. Vita.
   
   
  Arelys Chevalier (MSW, University of Tennessee), Lecturer, Project Coordinator. Research and practice interests: cultural compentency, training and certification of interpreters, direct practice.
   
Jacalyn A. Claes (Ph.D., University of Iowa), Associate Professor; Co-Director of Joint Master of Social Work Program; Coordinator of the Exchange Program with The University of Strathclyde. Research and practice interests: domestic violence, family and  marital therapy, diversity and women's spirituality. Vita.
   
Tanya Coakley (Ph.D., University of Tennessee), Assistant Professor. Research and practice interests: child welfare, foster care, quantitative analysis. Vita.
   
Susan Dennison (MSW, Barry University), Associate Professor; School Social Work Coordinator. Research and practice interests: at risk children and youth, group work with all populations, the evaluation of practice, and revitalization of the family unit. Vita.
   
  Marilyn J. Edwards (MSW, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), A.P. Associate Professor; Director, Undergraduate Studies. Research and practice interests: program planning and implementation, solution-oriented family practice including mediation, and organizational dynamics. Vita.
   
Elisabeth Porter Hurd (Ph.D., University of Chicago), Associate Professor. Research and practice interests: families and children,  interpersonal violence, strength based social work teaching and practice, program evaluation.  Vita.
   
Elizabeth W. Lindsey (Ph.D., University of Georgia), Professor and Department Chair. Research and practice interests: families, family and marital counseling, homeless families and youth.  Vita.
   
Nolo Martinez (Ed.D., North Carolina State University). Research and practice interests: public policy and practice with immigrant and refugee communities.
   
  Carolyn Moore (MSSW, Case Western Reserve University), A.P. Associate Professor; Director of Field Instruction. Research and practice interests: intervention with the elderly, adolescents, and their families. Vita.
   
Maura Nsonwu (MSW, University of South Carolina), Academic Professional Assistant Professor. Research and practice interests: child welfare, medical work, social work education. Vita.
   
Jay Poole (MSW, N.C. A&T State University/University of North Carolina at Greensboro), Lecturer. Research and practice interests: health, mental health, and clinical social work practice. Vita.
   
John Rife (Ph.D., Ohio State University), Professor and Associate Dean. Research and practice interests: the social and economic impacts of unemployment and income deficiency upon older workers, families, and the homeless. Vita.
   
Dr. Schmitz
Cathryne L. Schmitz (Ph.D., The Ohio State University), ACSW, Professor . She received her MSW from the University of Washington and her Ph.D. in social work from The Ohio State University. She has extensive experience in the fields of leadership and administration. Much of her scholarship focuses on oppression, diversity, poverty, leadership, environmental sustainability, and interdisciplinary education and practice. She has numerous publications and has co-authored a book on Critical Multicultural Social Work.
   
Melissa Floyd Taylor (Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University), Associate Professor. Research and practice interests: practice with people who have serious mental illness, issues in family substance abuse recovery, innovative alternatives to involuntary treatment, professional dissonance in social work practice. Vita.
   
Robert Wineburg (Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh), Jefferson Pilot Excellence Professor. Research and practice interests: the relationship between federal domestic social welfare policy and service provision; the involvement of religious organizations in local service delivery and policy development. Vita.  
   
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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