Faculty

Debra K. Mattison, MSW '81, has extensive experience in providing clinical social work services as well as program planning in a variety of settings including cancer care, palliative care and integrated primary care, and private practice. Her professional interests have focused on oncology, chronic illness, grief and loss, palliative care, women’s health, interprofessional education, group work and spirituality in social work practice. She is a board certified oncology social worker and an Association of Oncology Social Work Fellow.

Tara Maudrie, PhD, MSPH, is an enrolled citizen of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Snapping Turtle Clan) and a health researcher specializing in Indigenous food systems, nutrition and health. She has worked with urban and tribal communities across the U.S., collaborating on culturally grounded approaches to nourishment, well-being and food sovereignty. Maudrie is currently engaged in research, program development and policy efforts supporting Indigenous health and food systems.

Susan C. McDonough is an Research Associate Professor Emerita in the School of Social Work and in the Center for Human Growth and Development and was involved in research, teaching, and clinical work with families of young children. Her research program was funded through NIMH and follows 260 infants and their families throughout the first four years of the children's lives. These studies explored how environmental risk factors and parent-infant relationship problems mediate the connection between early behavior problems and later emotional, social, and cognitive functioning.

Nasreen R. Meah, MSW ’11, LMSW, is a LEO lecturer at the School of Social Work. With a Master of Social Work specializing in Interpersonal Practice in Mental Health and Community Organizing, she integrates her diverse clinical and community-based experiences into her pedagogy. Meah is a psychotherapist in private practice. Her experience in the field of social work has been a deeply enriching blend of clinical practice, community work and teaching. Meah’s clinical experience spans various settings and age groups.

Patrick Meehan, MSW 2011, has over five year’s experience evaluating youth programs in Chicago and Detroit, including programs on early language acquisition, health and nutrition, and youth employment. His expertise centers primarily on conceptually mapping evaluation outcomes, developing instruments to test for desired outcomes, and managing and analyzing data.

Aimee Miller, MSW ‘03 is a bilingual licensed social worker with expertise in evaluating and treating a wide range of mental health issues in traditional and non-traditional social work settings. Miller has extensive experience working with survivors of domestic violence, veterans, geriatric and immigrant populations in both clinical and program development roles.

As a social work and health disparities researcher, Jamie Mitchell has extensive experience conducting research on health behaviors and healthcare communication strategies to optimize well-being and longevity for older African Americans, with an emphasis on older African American men. Her peer-reviewed research articles specifically center on older African American men’s preventive health behaviors, cancer and chronic disease communication, co-morbid mental and physical health, and psychosocial and physical well-being.

Meagan Mitchell, MSW ’12, is an experienced social worker and educator with over 13 years in the social work and education field, spanning both direct and indirect practice. Formerly a school social worker, Mitchell now focuses on private practice, specializing in supporting children, teens and young adults. As the founder of Agents of Change, a test preparation and continuing education company, Mitchell is committed to advancing social justice and driving societal change at the micro, mezzo and macro levels through clinical expertise, consultation and an anti-oppressive lens.