Faculty

Rhonda Fields, MSW '12, is a two time alum of the University of Michigan. Fields holds degrees from U-M's School of Education and School of Social Work. Since May 2021, Fields has served as Senior Manager of Corporate Giving: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at General Motors. In this role, she ...

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 ...

Karyn Gendreau, MSW ‘13, is currently employed as a suicide prevention coordinator at the Department of Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System. She has worked for the VA for 7 years in suicide prevention, and previously in the Health Care for Homeless Veterans program. Before joining the ...

Ayesha Ghazi Edwin, MSW '10, is a political social worker and community organizer with over 10 years of experience in various social justice areas, including labor, healthcare, voting, immigration, housing and disability. Ghazi Edwin serves as a lecturer and program manager for the School of ...

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 ...

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.

Irena J. Glover, MSW '00, PhD ’16, is an experienced licensed clinical social worker with 20 years experience in non-profit, academic and community settings. Currently, Glover focuses on interpersonal practice with children and adults providing individual, couples and family therapy. Through her ...

Kathy Greening has focused her social work career on the welfare of children and families. She has worked as a child and family therapist, intake and assessment specialist, clinical supervisor, and program coordinator in children’s mental health settings. She has prepared families to adopt ...

Elizabeth Gumbis, MSW '02, is both a licensed clinical social worker and a school social worker. She also holds a master's degree in education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She has over 15 years of experience working with adolescents and families in the public school system, both ...

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 ...

Grace Helms Kotre (she/her), MSW ’07, is passionate about integrating contemplative practices into social justice education. She is committed to unlearning systemic whiteness and employing anti-racist and anti-oppressive pedagogies in all areas of her life. She currently teaches undergraduate ...

Kathryn Irish (MSW '10) has clinical experience in community mental health, private practice and methadone maintenance. She has also worked as a clinician for the U.S. Federal Criminal Justice System and held administrative roles in managed health care as a senior clinical-quality consultant. ...

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 ...

Jamie Kynn, MA, MSW, focuses on research methods, program evaluation, social welfare policies and violence prevention. Their work is centered on understanding violence at a macro-level and how social workers can improve how institutions interact with historically marginalized populations. Kynn ...

Jamie LaLonde, MSW ’14, developed a passion for healthcare and geriatrics during an internship at U-M’s Turner Senior Resource Center.  For the past 20 years, she has used that passion to serve in roles within nursing home, assisted living, memory care and hospice spaces where she strives to ...

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). ...

Dr. Dana Levin is a graduate of the Joint Program in Social Work and Developmental Psychology (2010), and an associate professor of social work at the University of Windsor in Ontario. Her research focuses primarily on gender and sexual socialization in adolescents and emerging adults, looking ...

Phillip Luttrell, MSW '16, focuses on individual and group practice with individuals that have co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Luttrell primarily utilizes Motivational Interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques. He has a certification in addictions ...

Douglas Manigault III (he/him), MSW '15, is a respectful boundary pusher, experienced relationship manager and strategist. A macro social worker by training and profession, Manigault has worked in organizations across Southeastern Michigan to support program development, volunteer engagement, ...

Kassandra Maple-Jackson, MSW ’11, is a licensed clinical social worker with an endorsement from the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health as an Infant Family Specialist. As a mental health practitioner, she specializes in working with children and adults, including individual, family ...