Faculty & Staff

Sandra Edmonds Crewe, M.S.W., Ph.D, ACSW
Dean

Tracy R. Whitaker, M.S.W., D.S.W.
Associate Dean for Academic & Student Advancement

Jacqueline Marie Smith, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research and Director of Doctoral Education

Robert L. Cosby, Jr., M.S.W., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Administration   

Sandra Gammons, M.S.W., LGSW
Director of Admissions

Janice M. Davis, M.S.W., Ph.D, LCSW-C
Director, Clinical Education

Cynthia E. Harris, M.S.W., M.B.P.A., D.H.A., LICSW, LCSW-C
Director, Student Services & Professional Development, 

Ruby M. Gourdine, M.S.W., D.S.W., LICSW, LCSW​
Chair, Direct Practice Concentration, Co-Chair, Human Behavior & Social Environment Sequence

Altaf Husain, M.S.W., Ph.D
Chair, Community, Administration & Policy Practice Concentration, Co-Chair, Human Behavior & Social Environment Sequences

Soleman H. Abu-Bader, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Chair, Research Sequence

Soleman H. Abu-Bader, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Professor

Tricia Bent-Goodley, M.S.W., Ph.D., LICSW
Professor

Sandra E. Crewe, M.S.W., Ph.D., ACSW
Professor

Robert L. Cosby, Jr., M.S.W., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Associate Professor  

JaNeen Cross, M.S.W., D.S.W.
Assistant Professor

Janice Berry Edwards, M.S.W., Ph.D., LICSW, LCSW-C, ACSW, BCD
Associate Professor

Ruby M. Gourdine, M.S.W., DSW, LICSW, LCSW
Professor

Altaf Husain, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Karen Kolivoski, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Meirong Liu, M.S., M.A., Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Jacqueline M. Smith, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Cudore L. Snell, M.S.W., D.S.W., LICSW
Professor

Tracy R. Whitaker, M.S.W., D.S.W.
Associate Professor

Karen Allen, M.S.W., LICSW,  LCSW-C  
Lecturer

Maryetta Andrews-Sachs, M.S.W., LICSW, CGP, FAGPA
Lecturer

Aisha Bonner Cozad, Ph.D. 
Lecturer

Anniglo Boone, Ph.D.  
 Lecturer

Rachel Bradley Williams, M.S.W., LICSW  
Lecturer

Sheryl Brissett-Chapman, M.S.W.,  Ed.M., Ed.D., ACSW  
Lecturer

Stephen Broyles, M.S.W., M.P.H.  
Lecturer

Clinique Marshall Chapman, M.S.W., LICSW 
Lecturer

Janice Davis, M.S.W., Ph.D.,  LCSW-C 
 Lecturer

Peter Fitts, M.S.W., LICSW, LCSW-C 
Lecturer

Dawn Hobdy, M.S.W. 
Lecturer

Laura E. House, Ph.D.
Lecturer

Fallon Jones, M.S.W, LGSW
Lecturer

Samuel Little, M.S.W., Ph.D.  
Lecturer 

Stacey Little, M.S.W., Ph.D. 
Lecturer

Andridia Mapson, M.S.W., Ph.D.  
Lecturer

Chester Marshall, M.S.W., LICSW, LCSW-C
Lecturer

Shelita Synder Martin, M.S.W., Ph.D. 
 Lecturer

Jean McRae, M.S.W.  
Lecturer 

Karen Miller, M.S.W., Ph.D. 
Lecturer

Sheryl Nichols Neverson, M.S.W., Ph.D., LICSW  
Lecturer

Shirley Newton-Guest,M.S.W, D.S.W, LICSW, LCSW-C  
Lecturer

Anthea Seymour, M.S.W. 
​Lecturer 

Heather Stowe, M.S.W., Ph.D. 
​ Lecturer

Christine Wiley, M. Div, D. Min, Ph.D., 
Lecturer

Tiara Johnson 
Administrative Assistant, Office of Academic & Student Advancement 

Sarah Jackson
Administrative Assistant, Office of Admissions

Shavon Minter
Administrative Assistant, Office of Field  Education