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  • James M. Ellis

    James M. Ellis

    Assistant Professor, School of Social Work and Assistant Professor, Marsal Family School of Education
    K-20 education and career pathways of low income and racial minority students, education pipeline intervensions, racism and discrimination in secondary and postsecondary settings, program evaluation, and underrepresented students’ college preparation, access, and success
  • Katrina R. Ellis

    Katrina R. Ellis

    Associate Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, and Faculty Associate, Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research
    African American family health interventions; cancer prevention and survivorship; self and family management of multiple chronic conditions; racial and ethnic disparities in health; digital health; community-based participatory research
  • Tammie B. Glenn

    Tammie B. Glenn

    LEO Lecturer II
  • Jaclynn M. Hawkins

    Jaclynn M. Hawkins

    Associate Professor of Social Work, Director, Vivian A. and James L. Curtis Center, School of Social Work, and Associate Professor of Learning Health Sciences, Medical School
    African American and Latino men's health; Social determinants of health/health disparities; Factors that contribute to access to and utilization of care; Diabetes self-management; Community-based interventions targeting low-income African Americans and Latinos
  • Todd I. Herrenkohl

    Todd I. Herrenkohl

    Marion Elizabeth Blue Professor of Children and Families
    Child maltreatment and the psychosocial and developmental underpinnings of health-risk behaviors in youth and adults; substance use, mental and physical health outcomes of adversity; and resilience.
  • Shawna J. Lee

    Shawna J. Lee

    Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work
    Father's parenting risk behaviors, child maltreatment, community-based interventions
  • Lydia W. Li

    Lydia W. Li

    Professor of Social Work
    social isolation, depression, and suicide in older adults; ageism; cross-cultural gerontology; community-based interventions
  • Patrick J. Meehan

    Patrick J. Meehan

    Assistant Research Scientist and LEO Adjunct Lecturer
  • Jamie Mitchell

    Jamie Mitchell

    Associate Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work and Faculty Associate, Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research
    African American men's health; cancer health disparities, patient-provider communication; psychosocial well-being and family support; social determinants of health
  • Brian E. Perron

    Brian E. Perron

    Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, and Faculty Associate, Populations Studies Center, Institute for Social Research
    Service research, data science, artificial intelligence, non-profit data consulting
  • Joseph P. Ryan

    Joseph P. Ryan

    Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work and Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center, ISR
    Child welfare, juvenile justice, welfare system, public policy, child maltreatment
  • Katie A. Schultz

    Katie A. Schultz

    Assistant Professor of Social Work
    American Indian and Alaska Native health equity; violence, substance misuse, and associated health outcomes; historical trauma; community and cultural connectedness as stress buffers; culturally-centered prevention and intervention development; and community-based participatory and mixed methods research.
  • H. Luke  Shaefer

    H. Luke Shaefer

    Hermann and Amalie Kohn Professor of Social Justice and Social Policy, Professor of Public Policy, Ford School of Public Policy, Professor of Social Work, School of Work, Center Director, Poverty Solutions, Faculty Associate, Survey Research Center and Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research
    Social safety net, low-wage workers, economically disadvantage families, non-profit management
  • Andrea L. Smith

    Andrea L. Smith

    LEO Lecturer I
  • Matthew J. Smith

    Matthew J. Smith

    Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work
    Autism; Schizophrenia; Technology-based Interventions and Trainings; Social Neuroscience
  • Karen M. Staller

    Karen M. Staller

    Professor of Social Work
    Runaway and homeless youth, law, social problem construction, history of social welfare, qualitative research methods.
  • Daphne C. Watkins

    Daphne C. Watkins

    Letha A. Chadiha Collegiate Professor of Social Work, University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor, Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work
    Behavioral interventions; mixed methods; leadership development; social impact; social innovations; organizations; underrepresented groups
  • Addie Weaver

    Addie Weaver

    Associate Professor of Social Work
    Access to mental health services for underserved, economically disadvantaged individuals and families living in rural communities
  • Lisa M. Wexler

    Lisa M. Wexler

    Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, and Research Professor, Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research
    American Indian/Alaska Native Suicide Prevention; Indigenous Youth Resilience; Culturally-Specific Behavioral Health Services; Digitally-Enhanced Participatory Research
  • Xiaoling Xiang

    Xiaoling Xiang

    Associate Professor of Social Work
    Aging and mental health, late-life depression, chronic disease, comorbidity, digital mental health intervention, implementation research and applied artificial intelligence.
  • Roland W. Zullo

    Roland W. Zullo

    Associate Research Scientist, and LEO Lecturer II, School of Social Work

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