Welfare Experts

Katharine H. Briar-Lawson
School of Social Welfare
Dean Emeritus and Professor
Areas of expertise: Child and family welfare, Poverty and unemployment, Community collaboration and service integration
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School of Public Health, Health Policy, Management and Behavior
Associate Professor
Areas of expertise: Poverty issues among ethnic minority populations, Mental health and welfare participation dynamics, African American health and mental health disparities
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School of Public Health, Health Policy, Management and Behavior
Professor
Areas of expertise: Demography, Race and ethnicity, Rural sociology
Lani Jones
School of Social Welfare, Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Professor
Areas of expertise: Mental Health, Black feminism and therapy, Evidenced-based practice and group work
Catherine Lawrence
School of Social Welfare
MSW Program Director & Associate Professor
Areas of expertise: U.S. policy analysis and implementation, organizational change, Services to children and families
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Educational Policy & Leadership, School of Education
Vincent O'Leary Professor
Areas of expertise: School-family-community partnerships, Child welfare, Interprofessional collaboration
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School of Social Welfare
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Child welfare, Children and families, Political social work
Carmen L. Morano
School of Social Welfare
Professor & Director of the PhD Program
Areas of expertise: Gerontology, Health Care, Inter-professional Collaboration and Education
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School of Social Welfare
Associate Professor
Areas of expertise: LGBTQ youth, Child welfare, Juvenile justice systems, homeless youth populations
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School of Social Welfare, Latin American, Caribbean & U.S. Latino Studies
Associate Professor
Areas of expertise: Immigration, Latino aging community, Hispanic cultures in the U.S., Cross-cultural social work
Lynn Warner
School of Social Welfare
Professor
Areas of expertise: Substance Abuse, mental health policy