Distinguished Professor
James Jaccard, Ph.D., University of Illinois
Prevention of adolescent problem behaviors
Distinguished Service Professor
Shirley J. Jones, D.S.W., Columbia University
Community Development and Organization
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Jan L. Hagen, Ph.D., University at Minnesota
Social welfare policy, income maintenance programs
Professors
Katharine Briar-Lawson, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Child and family welfare; community collaboration; effects of globalization
Bonnie E. Carlson, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Domestic violence, child abuse, women & drug abuse
Anne E. Fortune, Ph.D., University of Chicago
Aging, social work practice, field education
Hal Lawson, Ph.D., University of Michigan
School-family + community partnerships; child welfare; interprofessional
collaboration
Janet Perloff, Ph.D., University of Chicago
Health policy, primary health care, medicaid, access to care
Theodore J. Stein, D.S.W., University of California at Berkeley
Child welfare, foster care, HIV and children
Ronald W. Toseland, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Social interventions with the elderly, group work
Lynn Videka-Sherman, Ph.D., University of Chicago
Health, mental health, services to children and families
Associate Professors
Julie Abramson, Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College
Teamwork & Interprofessional collaboration, clinical social work, decision
making and long term care
Barry Loneck, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Alcoholism and substance abuse treatment
Philip McCallion, Ph.D., University of Albany
Developmental disabilities, aging, social work management
William D. Roth, Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley
Policies concerning persons with disabilities
Carolyn Smith, Ph.D., University at Albany, SUNY
Adolescent problems, juvenile delinquency, parent-adolescent relationships,
child maltreatment
Assistant Professors
Sandra Austin, Ed.D., University of Massachusetts at Amherest
Work and welfare, community development
Nancy Claiborne, Ph.D., University of Houston
Health and mental health delivery of care for individuals with chronic conditions,
organizational collaboration
ZviDaniel Gellis, Ph.D., University of Toronto
Mental health services, geriatic depression, intervention research
Eric Hardiman, Ph.D., University of California, at Berkley
Consumer-driven mental health services, self-help, mental health service
delivery, homelessness, mental health policy, direct practice
Lani V. Jones, Ph.D., Boston College
Evidence based practice and evaluation, group interventions with at-risk
populations, cultural diversity and urban families
Robert L. Miller Jr., Ph.D., Columbia University
HIV disease in African American and homosexual populations; spirituality
and social work practice, collaborative efforts with faith based and community
based health service organizations
Blanca Ramos, Ph.D., University of Albany, SUNY
Cross-cultural social work globalization, immigrants,domestic violence, gerontology,
US Latinos
Brenda D. Smith, Ph.D., University of Chicago
Child Welfare; policy and service delivery
Starr A. Wood, Ph.D., Smith College
Substance abuse, HIV/AIDS, trauma & posttraumatic stress, racism, social
identity.
Lecturers
Mary McCarthy, Ph.D., Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Affiliated Faculty
Laura Bronstein, Ph.D., Barry University
Deborah Doolittle, M.A., Johns Hopkins University
Dawn Knight-Thomas, M.S.W., University at Albany, SUNY
Alice King-Ingham, M.S.W., Syracuse University
Linda Mertz, M.S.W., Boston College
Laura Moffitt, M.S.W., University at Buffalo, SUNY
David Pettie, M.S.W., Aldelphi University
Barbara Rio, M.S.W, Hunter College
Victoria Rizzo, Ph.D., University at Albany, SUNY
Crystal Rogers, M.S.W., University at Albany, SUNY
Bonita M. Sanchez, M.S.W., University at Albany, SUNY
Tamara Smith, B.A., University at Albany, SUNY