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Administrative Officers and Program Chairs
Sandra Edmonds Crewe, MSW, PhD, ACSW
Dean
Tracy R. Whitaker, MSW, DSW
Associate Dean for Academic & Student Advancement
Jacqueline Marie Smith, MSW, PhD
Associate Dean for Research
Robert L. Cosby, Jr., MSW, M.Phil., PhD
Assistant Dean for Administration and Director of the Multidisciplinary Gerontology Center
Sandra Gammons, MSW, LGSW
Director of Admissions
Janice M. Davis, MSW, PhD, LCSW-C
Director, Clinical Education
Soleman H. Abu-Bader, PhD, MSW
Director, Doctoral Program, Chair Research Sequence
Ruby M. Gourdine, MSW, DSW, LICSW, LCSW
Chair, Direct Practice Concentration, Co-Chair, Human Behavior & Social Environment Sequence
Altaf Husain, MSW, PhD
Chair, Community, Administration & Policy Practice Concentration; Chair, Curriculum Committee
Full-time Faculty
Soleman H. Abu-Bader, MSW, PhD
Professor
Sandra E. Crewe, MSW, PhD, ACSW
Professor
Robert L. Cosby, Jr., PhD, MSW, M.Phil.
Associate Professor
JaNeen Cross, DSW, MSW, LICSW, LCSW-C
Assistant Professor
Janice Berry Edwards, PhD, MSW, LICSW, LCSW-C, ACSW, BCD
Associate Professor
Ruby M. Gourdine, MSW, DSW, LICSW, LCSW
Professor
Altaf Husain, MSW, PhD
Associate Professor
Karen Kolivoski, MSW, PhD
Assistant Professor
Meirong Liu, MS, MA, PhD
Associate Professor
Kendall Moody, MSW, PhD
Assistant Professor
Jacqueline M. Smith, MSW, PhD
Associate Professor
Cudore L. Snell, MSW, DSW, LICSW
Professor
Tracy R. Whitaker, MSW, DSW
Associate Professor
Adjunct Faculty
Karen Allen, MSW, LICSW, LCSW-C
Lecturer
Maryetta Andrews-Sachs, MSW, LICSW, CGP, FAGPA
Lecturer
Aisha Bonner Cozad, PhD
Lecturer
Anniglo Boone, MSW, PhD, LICSW, ACSW
Lecturer
Rachel Bradley Williams, MSW., LICSW
Lecturer
Sheryl Brissett-Chapman, MSW, Ed.M., Ed.D., ACSW
Lecturer
Stephen Broyles, MSW, MPH
Lecturer
Clinique Marshall Chapman, MSW, LICSW
Lecturer
Janice Davis, MSW, PhD, LCSW-C
Lecturer
Peter Fitts, MSW, LICSW, LCSW-C
Lecturer
Dawn Hobdy, MSW
Lecturer
Laura E. House, PhD
Lecturer
Fallon Jones, MSW, LGSW
Lecturer
Stacey Little, MSW, PhD
Lecturer
Andridia Mapson, MSW, PhD
Lecturer
Chester Marshall, MSW, LICSW, LCSW-C
Lecturer
Shelita Synder Martin, MSW, PhD
Lecturer
Jean McRae, MSW
Lecturer
Sheryl A. Neverson, MSW, PhD, LICSW
Lecturer
Shirley Newton-Guest, MSW, DSW, LICSW, LCSW-C
Lecturer
Anthea Seymour, MSW
Lecturer
Heather Stowe, MSW, PhD
Lecturer
Christine Wiley, M.Div, D.Min, PhD
Lecturer
Administrative Staff
Edward Griggs
Adminstrative Assistant, Office of the Dean
Sarah Jackson
Adminstrative Assistant, Office of Admissions
Katrina Floyd, DrPH, LISW
Director of Student Services
Shavon Minter, MFA
Administrative Assistant, Office of Field Education
Tiffany Pearson
Adminstrative Coordinator, Office of the Dean
Sharon Fletcher
Assistant Registrar
Cheryl Spann
Training Coordinator
Social Work Collections
Angelique Carson
Librarian
Selected Areas of Faculty Expertise
Aging
Ethnogerontology; gerontology; elder abuse, caregiving; grandparents raising grandchildren
Related Faculty: Dr. Sandra Edmonds Crewe, Dr. Jacqueline M. Smith, Dr. Robert Cosby, Dr. Soleman H. Abu-Bader
Diversity/Cultural Competence
Cross cultural social work; human diversity; race, class and gender
Related Faculty: Dr. Berry-Edwards, Dr. Janice Davis, Dr. Atlaf Husain, Ernestine Jones, Dr. Karen Kolivoski, Dr. Meirong Liu, Dr. Jacqueline M. Smith, Parviz Steeds, Dr. Cudore Snell, Dr. Tracy Whitaker
Family and Child Welfare/Children and Youth Development
Domestic/family violence; spirituality; caregiving; foster and kinship care practice and policies; African American males
Related Faculty: Dr. Soleman H. Abu-Bader, Karen Allen, Anniglo Boone, Dr. Cheryl Brissett-Chapman, Dr. Sandra Edmonds Crewe, Dr. Janice M. Davis, Dr. Janice Edwards, Peter Fitts, Dr. Ruby Gourdine, Dr. Cynthia Harris, Ernestine Jones, Dr. Philip Lucus, Jean McRae, Dr. Jacqueline Smith, Parvaz Steeds, Dr. Cudore Snell
Health Care
AIDS/HIV; health care policy; health disparities; substance abuse; ethics; public health; women's health; substance use and abuse
Related Faculty: Dr. Anniglo Boone, Dr. Janice M. Davis, Peter S. Fitts, Stacey E. Little, Dr. Sheryl Neverson Nichols, Dr. Shirley Newton-Guest, Dr. Cudore Snell, Dr. Robert Cosby
Housing and Community Development
Community building; public and affordable housing policy; resident leadership; continuum of care; programs and policies addressing homelessness.
Related Faculty: Dr. Sandra Edmonds Crewe, Ernestine F. Jones, Dr. Stacey Little, Jean McRae, Parvaz Steeds
International/Global Social Work
Disaster mental health/emergency management; community engagement; displaced populations; refugee and immigrant families; disaster relief.
Related Faculty: Dr. Soleman H. Abu-Bader, Dr. Atlaf Husain, Dr. Meirong Liu
Mental Health
Behavioral medicine; cultural competence; evidence-based assessment; epidemiological methods; ethics; developmental disabilities; mental health policy; system of care.
Related Faculty: Karen L. Allen, Dr. Janice Berry-Edwards, Dr. Janice M. Davis, Peter S. Fitts, Dr. Andridia V. Mapson, Dr. Sheryl Neverson Nichols, Shirley Newton-Guest
Organizational Management
Capacity building; information technology; program development and evaluation; supervision; not-for-profit management; leadership; entrepreneurship
Related Faculty: Dr. Soleman H. Abu-Bader, Stephen Broyles, Dr. Sandra Edmonds Crewe, Ernestine F. Jones, Dr. Stacey E. Little, Dr. Meirong Liu, Jean McRae, Dr. Shirley Newton-Guest, Dr. Jacqueline Smith, Dr. Robert Cosby
Research
Community-based research; cross cultural development and research; social research practice; evidence-based practice; outcome measures
Related Faculty: Dr. Soleman H. Abu-Bader, Dr. Janice Berry-Edwards, Dr. Atlaf Husain, Dr. Karen Kolivoski, Dr. Robert Cosby, Dr. Meirong Liu, Jean McRae, Dr. Jacqueline Smith, Parvaz Steeds, Dr. Cudore Snell
Social Policy
Advocacy; criminal justice; ethics; policy analysis; faith-based social initiatives/services; social welfare history; welfare reform; child welfare law; social justice
Related Faculty: Dr. Karen Kolivoski, Dr. Cheryl Brisset-Chapman, Peter S. Fitts, Dr. Ruby Gourdine, Dr. Robert Cosby, Dr. Atlaf Husain, Ernestine F. Jones, Dr. Meirong Liu, Dr. Andridia V. Mapson