Faculty

Bonnie Dockham, MSW '02 is a licensed medical social worker in out-patient, inpatient and community settings. Dockham is the founding program director of the Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann Arbor and currently the executive director. Her work focuses on community-academic partnerships and implementing...

Leslie Dubin, MSW'97, focuses on individual and family practice working with older adults. Special interests include assisting persons with navigating the health care system and maximizing independence and dignity throughout the aging process. Dubin is currently a part of the Geriatric Inpatient...

Abigail Eiler, MSW ' 06, is a clinical social worker in the Department of Family Medicine’s Ambulatory Care Unit at the University of Michigan Health System and a field instructor for MSW interns from University of Michigan School of Social Work. She also works as a medical social worker for United...

Rebecca Espitia, MSW '10, Espitia specializes in early childhood education with an emphasis in evaluating for developmental delays, and helping to implement interventions for children. She also specializes in infant mental health work and childhood disorders, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder. Espitia...

Janice Firn, PhD, MSW ' 04, is a clinical ethicist with the Program for Clinical Ethics, a collaborative effort between the Center for Bioethics in Social Sciences and Medicine (CBSSM) and the University of Michigan Health System (UMHS). As a clinical ethicist she responds to ethics consultation requests...

Sallie Foley, LMSW, is an AASECT certified sex therapist, sex educator, and sex therapy supervisor. She is the former director of the Center for Sexual Health at University of Michigan Health Systems and has a private practice in psychotherapy and consultation in Ann Arbor. She is the director of the...

Mariko Foulk is a clinical social worker who has practiced in psychiatric and geriatric health care settings for more than 30 years. Foulk spent more than 20 years of her social work career at the University of Michigan Turner Geriatric Clinic. Her practice includes individual and group psychotherapy...

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 (LUCY: The...

Tammie B. Glenn is currently a consultant with Wayne State University School of Medicine MIFAST initative, a cooperative project with the State of Michigan office of Community Mental Health, and Project CARE, a cooperative project with Detroit-Wayne County Community Mental Health.

Carolyn Grawi (M.S.W. 1991) currently serves as the Director of Advocacy and Education at the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living in Ann Arbor, Michigan (AACIL/ Disability Network Michigan member). In her role as Director, she helps people amplify their voices, and connect with opportunities and...

Liz Haas, LMSW, is a Psychiatric Social Worker at the Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Hospital in the Substance Abuse and Primary Care Substance Abuse Clinics where she practices group and individual therapy focusing on Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Sex Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Motivational...

JoAnn Heap, LMSW, has extensive training in DBT, including over 220 credited hours with Linehan & her B-tech group. She has clinical as well as supervisory experience in using the model in diverse practice settings. She was the senior clinical social worker on the personality disorders team at...

Jennifer Heckendorn, MSW’07 is a geriatric social worker who specializes in consultation and therapy for aging individuals, caregivers and family members through her private practice, Heckendorn Consultation and Therapy, PLLC. Heckendorn is also experienced in assisting families with issues related...

Mina Hong, MSW '09, is a senior policy associate at Michigan's Children, an organization focused on ensuring that public policies are made in the best interest of children from cradle to career. Hong's role at Michigan's Children is to provide a variety of assistance to communities to build their capacity...

Kathryn Irish, MSW '10, applies integrative modalities, including art-based experiential and mindfulness based approaches in practice with adults, children and families in both group and individual settings. She has a certification in addictions counseling (CAADC) and currently practices in clinical...

Kristine M. Konz, LMSW is a full-time clinician and psychotherapist at the University of Michigan ambulatory psychiatry clinic. She received her BS in psychology from Eastern Michigan University and completed her MSW at University of Michigan. She has been trained in the evidence based practices of...

Marlanna Landeros, MSW “13 is the program manager in human resources for diversity, equity and inclusion and student programs. She is responsible for developing initiatives and practices designed to promote a diverse and inclusive workforce in the Division of Public Safety & Security (DPSS). Among...

Moses Lee, BBA'02 and MA'03, is an experienced educator and social entrepreneur who is passionate about working with students to discover and take action on their passions. In 2011, Lee founded Seelio, an educational service and technology company that partners with universities to prepare students for...

Laura Lokers, MSW ’05, is a licensed clinical social worker and worked in the University of Michigan’s Department of Psychiatry, Anxiety Disorders Program for the past 10 years. Lokers specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy for a variety of anxiety, mood disorders and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder...

Katie Lopez (LMSW) is the Assistant Director of the Office of Global Activities at the University of Michigan School of Social Work where she is responsible for the overall administration of the office including overseeing the Global Activities Scholars Program, the Peace Corps Master's International...