Clinical and Research

Abigail Eiler, MSW '06, is a licensed clinical social worker and educator with 20 years of experience working in tribal and non-tribal communities across the country and in Canada. In 2014, Eiler started as a LEO Lecturer at the University of Michigan School of Social Work and joined the ...

Joseph Gardella, PhD, is a community based participatory action prevention researcher and focuses on preventing violence and promoting wellness, health and positive development across marginalized communities. Gardella’s research is federally (e.g., NIH), state (e.g., department of health), and ...

Ayesha Ghazi Edwin, MSW '10, is a political social worker and community organizer with over 15 years of experience in various social justice areas, including labor, healthcare, voting, immigration, housing and disability. Ghazi Edwin serves as an assistant clinical professor, specializing in ...

Greer Hamilton (she/her) is an assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. As a place-based researcher, her work seeks to examine how systems of oppression are embedded into the built environment and subsequently impact people’s health, well-being and use of public ...

Barb Hiltz is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. Hiltz is a licensed social worker (LMSW) and also holds a EdM in Education Policy, Organization and Leadership with a focus on diversity and equity in education. Hiltz’s work focuses on the ...

Justin Hodge is a Clinical Associate 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 ...

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 ...

Erin Khang is the Director of Field Education and clinical assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. Khang received her MSSA degree from the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University. Prior to this she began her career at Cleveland ...

Ann Lampkin-Williams is a clinical professor of social work. Since 2017, Lampkin-Williams has served as dean of the College of Education, Health, and Human Services at the University of Michigan-Dearborn (UM-Dearborn). Under the umbrella of the College, she also guides the operations of the ...

Dr. Katie Lopez is an adjunct clinical assistant professor and director of the Office of Global Activities at the School of Social Work, where she is responsible for the overall administration of the office including study abroad opportunities for students, scholarship and grant opportunities, ...

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, ...

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 ...

Dr. Daicia Price is a clinical assistant professor of social work at University of Michigan School of School Work. Prior to joining the faculty at U-M, Price served as Clinical Practice Improvement Specialist in Wayne County with a focus on workforce development and implementation of ...

Julie Ribaudo is a Clinical Professor of Social Work at the University of Michigan. Before joining U-M in 2006, her career focused on parent-infant relational health; she practiced in a wide range of community-based programs, including community mental health, education and child welfare. In ...

Monica Sampson, MSW ’00, is a clinical faculty member of the School of Social Work, where she teaches MSW courses across both macro and micro pathways. With over 31 years of experience as a clinical and macro social worker, Sampson has dedicated her career to working with vulnerable children, ...

Sue Ann Savas is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. She received her MSW and BA in economics from the University of Michigan. For the past 20 years, Sue Ann practiced as a program evaluator. She specializes in the areas of program design, logic ...

Beth Sherman received her MSW and BA in psychology from the University of Michigan and completed two years of undergraduate work at Oberlin College. Ms. Sherman specializes in the area of social work practice with children and youth. As an outpatient therapist, clinical supervisor, prevention ...