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  1. Robert Joseph  Taylor Robert Joseph Taylor

    Robert Joseph Taylor is the Harold R. Johnson Endowed Professor of Social Work and the Sheila Feld Collegiate Professor of Social Work. He is also the Director of the Program for Research on Black Americans at the Institute for Social Research. Professor Taylor has published extensively on the ...

  2. Joseph P. Ryan Joseph P. Ryan

    Joe Ryan's research and teaching build upon his direct practice experiences with child welfare and juvenile justice populations. Dr. Ryan is the Co-Director of the Child and Adolescent Data Lab an applied research center focused on using data to drive policy and practice decisions in the field.  ...

  3. Karla  Goldman Karla Goldman

    Karla Goldman's research focuses on the history of the American Jewish experience with special attention to the history of American Jewish communities and the evolving roles and contributions of American Jewish women. She directs the University of Michigan Jewish Communal Leadership Program, a ...

  4. William Elliott III William Elliott III

    Professor William Elliott is a leading researcher in the fields of college savings accounts, college debt, and wealth inequality. Shaped by his personal roots in poverty in a small steel mill city in Pennsylvania, Professor Elliott pursues challenging individual beliefs and cultural values that ...

  5. James M. Ellis James M. Ellis

    Dr. James M. Ellis’s research investigates relationships between education pipeline experiences and racial-ethnic and low-income student pathways to college enrollment and degree completion. His’ scholarship examines the nexus between college readiness program participation, developmental ...

  6. Odessa  Gonzalez Benson Odessa Gonzalez Benson

    Dr. Odessa Gonzalez Benson is an assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work and Detroit School of Urban Studies. Her areas of research are refugee resettlement, grassroots organizations, participatory practice, state-civil society relations and critical policy ...

  7. Joseph A. Himle Joseph A. Himle

    Professor Joseph Himle's research interests focus on mental health intervention research with adults and youth. Himle's current intervention projects include treatment development projects focused on bringing cognitive behavioral therapy to underserved populations. He is also involved in ...

  8. Beth  Angell Beth Angell

    Dr. Beth Angell is dean and professor of social work at the U-M School of Social Work. She began her appointment on July 1, 2022. Angell’s research focuses on behavioral health, particularly on serious mental illness and its intersection with substance abuse and criminal justice involvement. ...

  9. Linda M. Chatters Linda M. Chatters

    Linda M. Chatters is a professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health and professor in the School of Social Work. She is a faculty associate with the Program for Research on Black Americans at the Institute for Social Research and the Center for ...

  10. Jaclynn M. Hawkins Jaclynn M. Hawkins

    Dr. Jaclynn Hawkins received her BA and MSW from the University of California, Berkeley, and her PhD in Sociology and Social Work from the University of Michigan School of Social Work. She is currently an associate professor in the School of Social Work, associate director of the Vivian A. and ...

  11. Robert M. Ortega Robert M. Ortega

    Associate Professor Robert Ortega’s research interests are in the areas of relationship development, group work practice, treatment interventions and service utilization particularly in the areas of mental health and child welfare. Dr. Ortega has presented and written on these topics with a ...

  12. Lisa Fedina Lisa Fedina

    Dr. Lisa Fedina (she/her) is an assistant professor at the School of Social Work. Her research investigates the connections between forms of violence across the lifespan (e.g., child maltreatment, intimate partner violence, sexual assault), health and mental health outcomes. Her current studies ...

  13. Shanna K. Kattari Shanna K. Kattari

    Shanna K. Kattari, PhD, MEd, CSE (they/them/theirs) is an associate professor at the School of Social Work, in the Women’s and Gender Studies Department (by courtesy), and is the director of the [Sexuality|Relationships|Gender] Research Collective. A white, Jewish, nonbinary, disabled, ...

  14. Kathryn L. Maguire-Jack Kathryn L. Maguire-Jack

    Dr. Kathryn Maguire-Jack's research focuses on child abuse and neglect prevention, with an emphasis on communities and geographic disparities. Her work is funded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, the Ohio Department of ...

Clinical and Research

  1. Jennifer M Jester Jennifer M Jester

    Dr. Jester earned her PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. For the last seven years, she was an Associate Research Scientist at Zero to Thrive in the Department of Psychiatry. She evaluated the effects of interventions for young children and families using linear ...

  2. Justin D. Hodge Justin D. Hodge

    Justin Hodge is a clinical assistant professor of social work at the University of Michigan. He is the co-lead for the Policy & Political Social Work Pathway and the director of the Online Certificate in Political Social Work. Hodge is committed to increasing the presence of social workers in ...

Emeritus

  1. Tom A. Croxton Tom A. Croxton

    Tom Croxton joined the University of Michigan School of Social Work as an assistant professor in 1964 and was promoted to associate professor in 1968 and professor in 1975. He was named professor emeritus in 2001. Professor Croxton came to the school with professional practice experience as ...

  2. Harold R. Johnson Harold R. Johnson

    Harold R. Johnson was appointed to the faculty in 1969 as professor of social work. Prior to joining the faculty, he had held leadership positions in a variety of public and voluntary social welfare agencies. He was also professor of health behavior and health education in the School of Public ...

  3. Oscar A. Barbarin III Oscar A. Barbarin III

    Dr. Oscar Barbarin, Chair and Professor of the African American Studies Department (with joint faculty appointment in the Department of Psychology) at the University of Maryland. Dr. Barbarin is the former Lila L. and Douglas J. Hertz Endowed Chair, Dept. of Psychology, Tulane University. He ...

  4. Srinika D. Jayaratne Srinika D. Jayaratne

    Professor Emeritus Siri Jayaratne has been studying the effects of work stress on the health and well-being of social workers since 1979, and is currently working with colleagues analyzing data from a longitudinal study of child welfare workers. His program of research has included four national ...

  5. Sherrie A. Kossoudji Sherrie A. Kossoudji

    Sherrie A. Kossoudji is presently an associate professor in the School of Social Work and an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Economics. Her principal research area is immigration. She has written numerous articles on the legal status of immigrant workers in the United States and ...

  6. Beth Glover  Reed Beth Glover Reed

    Beth Glover Reed has a joint appointment with Women’s Studies and her general scholarly interests focus on how to define and work for social justice, barriers to this work, and ways to reduce these. Her current research is designed to a) identify approaches for working both on alcohol and other ...

LEO

  1. Terri T Gilbert Terri T Gilbert

    Terri Gilbert, MSW ‘87, has held executive level positions in both public and private non-profit organizations, directing programs serving vulnerable families, children and adults. Her experience spans the service array from child welfare and juvenile justice to mental health and developmental ...

  2. Vance Jackson Jr. Vance Jackson Jr.

    Vance K. Jackson, Jr., MSW ’06, is founder and CEO of NEXX Consulting Group, LLC, a multifaceted consultancy renowned for its bespoke solutions that span across community, government and business. Previously, Jackson served in the city of Detroit’s mayor’s office as a Social Impact Fund ...

  3. Joseph A. Galura Joseph A. Galura

    Joseph A. Galura is an advisor/lecturer for the undergraduate minor in Community Action and Social Change. He also is a lecturer in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and has developed, implemented and taught service-learning courses in Sociology (Project Community), Education ...

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