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  School of Social Work 2022-2024 Administration and Faculty Faculty  

Faculty

The following list includes faculty from the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs offered through the School of Social Work.

Ayse Akincigil, Associate Professor; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers

Edward Alessi, Associate Professor and Director of the Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) Program and Chancellor's Scholar of LGBTQ Mental Health, Trauma, and Resilience; M.S.W., Columbia; Ph.D., New York

Mary Beth Ali,Teaching Instructor and Coordinator of Field Education; M.S.W., Fordham

Wen (Vivien) Li Anthony, Associate Professor and Interim Director of the Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) Program (Fall 2022 - Spring 2023); M.S.W., Ph.D., North Carolina (Chapel Hill)

Victoria Banyard, Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Development, and Associate Director of the Center for Research on Ending Violence ; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan

V. DuWayne Battle, Professor of Teaching and Director of the Baccalaureate Program and Coordinator of the Baccalaureate Child Welfare Education Program ; M.S.W., Rutgers; D.Min., Southeastern Seminary; Ph.D., Rutgers

Doug Behan, Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Director of Continuing Education; M.S.W., D.S.W., Rutgers

Natalie Bembry ,Assistant Professor of Teaching and Director of Student Affairs; M.S.W., Monmouth; Ed.D., Rowan

Mariann Bischoff, Assistant Professor of Teaching and Management and Policy Field Specialist; M.S., Cornell; M.S.W., Monmouth

Marla Blunt-Carter, Associate Professor of Professional Practice; M.S.W., Rutgers

Emily Adlin Bosk, Associate Professor and Director of the MSW Certificate in Promoting Child and Adolescent Well-Being (Ch.A.P.) Program; M.S.W., Ph.D., Michigan (Ann Arbor)

Qiana Brown, Assistant Professor; M.P.H., M.S.W., Alabama; Ph.D. Johns Hopkins

Elsa Candelario, Professor of Professional Practice and Director of the Latina/o/x Initiatives for Service, Training, and Assessment (L.I.S.T.A.) Certificate Program; M.S.S.W., Columbia

Charles Chear, Teaching Professor and Assistant Director of Student Affairs and  Coordinator of the Newark Campus; M.S.W., Boston

Ryon Cobb, Assistant Professor and Chancellor's Scholar for Inclusive Excellence in Research on Black Americans; Ph.D., FLorida

Stephen Crystal, Distinguished Research Professor; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard

Laura Cuesta, Assistant Professor; M.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)

Maxine Davis, Assistant Professor and Chancellor's Scholar for Inclusive Excellence in Intimate Partner Violence Prevention & Intervention; M.S.W., M.B.A., Dominican, Ph.D., Washington (St. Louis)

Rebecca Davis, Director, Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Office of Global Social Work Programs; M.S.W., North Carolina (Chapel Hill); Ph.D., North Carolina (Greensboro)

Marian Diksies, Associate Professor of Teaching; M.A., Montclair State; M.S.W., Rutgers

Ryan DiMeglio, Teaching Instructor and Program Coordinator for the Addiction Counselor Training (A.C.T.) Certificate Program; M.S.W., Rutgers

Jacquelynn Duron, Associate Professor; M.S.W., Ph.D., Houston

Richard L. Edwards, Chancellor Emeritus, University Professor, Distinguished Professor and Interim Dean 2023-2024; M.A.S.W., Chicago; Ph.D., SUNY (Albany)

Antoinette Y. Farmer, Professor and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; M.S., Ph.D., Pittsburgh
 

Adrian Gale, Assistant Professor; M.S.W., Ph.D., Michigan

Erica Goldblatt Hyatt, Associate Professor of Professional Practice;M.B.E., M.S.W., D.S.W., Pennsylvania

Emily Greenfield Cohen, Professor and Director of the Hub for Aging Collaboration; M.S., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)

Anna Haley, Associate Professor; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago

Caroline Harmon-Darrow, Assistant Professor; M.S.W., Ph.D., Maryland (Baltimore)

Bernardo Hiraldo, Teaching Instructor and Associate Director of Field Education; M.S.W., New York

Chien-Chung Huang, Professor and Director, Huamin Research Center; M.S.W., Chung-Cheng (China); Ph.D., Columbia

Tawanda L. Hubbard, M.S.W., D.S.W., Associate Professor of Professional Practice; M.S.W., D.S.W., Rutgers

Rachel John, Assistant Professor and Chancellor-Provost's Scholar for Inclusive Excellence for Immigrant and Refugee Health;M.S.W., Pennsylvania, M.P.H., Drexel,  Ph.D., Boston

Samuel Jones, Associate Professor of Teaching and Assistant Dean of Part Time Lecturer Development; M.S.W., D.S.W., CUNY (Hunter)

Michael Myungkook Joo, Associate Professor; M.S.W., South Carolina; Ph.D., Washington (St. Louis)

Woojin Jung, Assistant Professor; M.S.W., Washington (St. Louis); Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

Christine E. Kephart, Writing Instructor, D.S.W. Program; M. Phil. Eng. Lit., Ph.D., Drew

Rupa Khetarpal, Associate Professor of Teaching and Coordinator for the Interpersonal Violence & Trauma (I.V.T.) Certificate Program; M.A., Jadavpur (India); M.S.W., Rutgers

Joy Jeounghee Kim, Associate Professor; M.S.W., South Carolina; Ph.D., Washington (St. Louis)

Mark W. Lamar, Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Executive Director, Field Education ; M.S.W., M.B.A., Rutgers

Michael LaSala, Professor and Director of the Doctoral (D.S.W.) Program; M.S.W., Ph.D., SUNY (Albany)

Jack Lewis, Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Director of the Intensive Weekend Program; M.S.W., D.S.W., Pennsylvania

Jamey Lister, Assistant Professor; M.S.W., Michigan; Ph.D., Rutgers

Eric Lock, Associate Professor of Teaching; M.A., Chicago

Angela Malorni, Assistant Professor; M.S.W., M.P.A., Ph.D., Washington

Judith McCoyd, Associate Professor and Interim Director of the Ph.D, Program (Fall 2023-Spring 2024); M.S.W., Columbia; Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College

Sarah McMahon, Associate Professor and Director, Center for Research on Ending Violence and Chancellor's Scholar for Violence Prevention ; M.S.W., Ph.D., Rutgers

Christine Morales, Assistant Professor of Teaching ; M.S.W., Southern California

Cory Morton, Assistant Research Professor: M.S.W., East Tennessee State, Ph.D., Rutgers

Felix Muchomba, Assistant Professor; M.P.H., Ph.D., Columbia

Shari Munch, Associate Professor; M.S.W., Ph.D., Michigan State

Lenna Nepomnyaschy, Associate Professor; M.S.W., Rutgers; Ph.D., Columbia

Lia Nower, Professor and Director, Center for Gambling Studies and Director of  Addiction Counselor Training Certificate Program; J.D., St. Louis; Ph.D., Washington

Margaret O'Donoghue, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice and Coordinator for the Certificate on Child Well-Being (C.H.A.P.) Program; M.S.W., Hunter, Ph.D., New York

Michael Park, Assistant Professor and Chancellor's Scholar for Inclusive Excellence in Racial Minority Health; M.S., Ph.D., Chicago

N. Andrew Peterson, Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Director of the Center for Prevention Science, and Co-Director of the Northeast & Caribbean Prevention Technology Transfer Center; M.A., Ph.D., Missouri (Kansas City)

Sara Plummer, and Associate Professor of Teaching and Assistant Director of Baccalaureate Program ; M.S.W., Adelphi; Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth

Cathryn C. Potter, Dean and Distinguished Professor; M.S.W., Washington; Ph.D., Denver

Kathleen J. Pottick, Professor; M.S.W., Ph.D., Michigan (Ann Arbor)

Kristen Gilmore Powell, Associate Research Professor and Associate Director, Center for Prevention Science and Director of the Northeast & Caribbean Prevention Technology Transfer Center; M.S.W., Ph.D., Rutgers

Gabriel Robles, Assistant Professor and Chancellor's Scholar for Inclusive Excellence in Sexual and Gender Minority Health; M.S.W., California (Long Beach), Ph.D., New York

Chiara Sabina, Associate Professor and Associate Director, Center for Research on Ending Violence and Chancellor's Scholar for Inclusive Excellence in Interpersonal Violence Research; M.A., Ph.D., Loyola (Chicago)

Raymond Sanchez Mayers, Professor Emeritus ; M.S.W., Barry; Ph.D., Brandeis
Nancy Schley,  Assistant Professor of Teaching and Associate Director of Field Education; M.S.W., Columbia

Rachel Schwartz, Assistant Professor of Teaching and Assistant Dean of Innovative Learning Technologies; M.S.W., Rutgers

Gina L. Sharpe, Assistant Professor of Teaching and Assistant Director, Continuing Education; M.S.W., New York

Cassandra Simmel, Associate Professor; M.S.W., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

Karun Singh, Professor of Teaching; M.S.W., Ph.D., Columbia

Lauren Snedeker, Assistant Professor of Teaching and Coordinator for the Aging and Health Certificate Program; M.S.W., New York,  D.S.W., Rutgers

Jackie Stanmyre, Research Associate and Assistant Director of the Center for Gambling Studies; M.S.W., Rutgers

Amy Strickler, Assistant Professor of Teaching and Assistant Director, Intensive Weekend Program; M.S.W., Columbia

Trinay V. Thomas, Teaching Instructor and Associate Director of Field Education; M.S.W., Rutgers

Emmy Tiderington, Associate Professor; M.S.W., Michigan (Ann Arbor); Ph.D., New York

Mark van der Maas, Assistant Professor; M.A., Ph.D., Toronto

Grant Victor, Assistant Professor; M.S.W., Ph.D., Kentucky

Abigail Williams, Assistant Professor; MA., M.S.W., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign); Ph.D., Michigan

Allison Zippay, Professor and Director, Center for Leadership and Management; M.S.W., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

Karen Zurlo, Associate Professor; M.B.A., M.S.W., Ph.D., Pennsylvania
 
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