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Faculty Profiles
Current Faculty at a Glance
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Kim Anderson, PhD, MSSW, LCSW, Associate Professor Research Interests: Assessment of Risk and Resiliency Factors in Trauma Populations; Enhancing Strengths-based Mental Health Practice; Adverse Consequences of Domestic Violence, Rape, and Poverty Experienced by Women. |
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Kalea Benner, PhD, MSW, LCSW, Teaching Assistant Professor, BSW Program Director Teaching Interests: Direct Practice and Skills, particularly with Children, Adolescents, and Families. |
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Sara Carmer, MSW, LCSW, Clinical Instructor, NC MO Coordinator |
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Suzanne Cary MSW, Clinical Assistant Professor, Director of Field Teaching Interests: Field Education, Bereavement. |
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Angela Curl PhD, MSW, Assistant Professor Research Interests: Retirement; Health of Married Couples; International Gerontology; Social Work and Technology. |
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Dale Fitch PhD, Assistant Professor Research Interests: Child welfare, Information Systems in Human Service Organizations, Systems Theory, Systemic Research Methodologies, Organizational Decision Making. |
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Tammy L. W. Freelin MSW, LCSW, Clinical Instructor, Student Services Coordinator Research Interests: Parenting Education, Adolescent Development, At-Risk Youth & Prevention, Family Support Services/Student Support Services. |
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Colleen Galambos, PhD, MSW, Professor Research Interests: Gerontology, Social Work Education, Professional Ethics, Macro Practice. |
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Kirsten Havig, MSW, LCSW, Clinical Instructor Research Interests: Social and Economic Justice in Social Work Education and Practice; Client Empowerment and Inclusion; Feminist Approaches to Social Work; Vicarious Trauma; Children with Sexual Behavior Problems. |
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Linda Hillemann, MSW, LCSW, Clinical Instructor, SE MO Coordinator Research Interests: Rural Practice; Distance Education; Community Health Assessment. |
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Candace Iveson, MSW, Clinical Instructor Teaching Interests: Organization & Community Dynamics; Policy; Advocacy; Field Instruction. Research Interests: Children and Families; State and Federal Policy; Public Funding of Social Welfare. |
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Michael J. Kelly, PhD, MSSW, Professor, Director of the Doctoral Program Research Interests: Employee Empowerment and Involvement; Organizational Development in Social Work Administration & Planning; Research & Program Evaluation; Computers in Social Work. |
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Martha Markward, PhD, MSW, Associate Professor Research Interests: Children and Youth; Families; Social Work Education. |
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Dianne J. Orton, DPhil, MSW, LCSW, Clinical Assistant Professor Research Interests: School Social Work; Field Education; Employment Trends; Journaling for Critical Thinking & Personal Reflection; Visual Imagery (Photography and Reflective Writing). |
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Victoria Osborne, PhD, MSW, Assistant Professor Research Interests: Substance Use Disorders in Women; Substance Misuse in Older Women; Assessment of Addictions in Primary Care; Comorbitity of Addictions and Mental Illness; Health Promotion/Health Behaviors. |
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Clark Peters, JD, Assistant Professor Research Interests: Child Welfare Services and Organization; Adolescent Transition to Adulthood; Engagement of Youth in Civil Society; Juvenile Justice; Juvenile Courts, and Probation; History of Social Work; Role of Theory in Social Work; Advocacy and Collaboration with Other Professionals; Restorative Justice. |
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Marjorie Sable, DrPH, MSW, MPH, Professor, Director Research Interests: Maternal and Child Health; Adolescent Pregnancy, PsychoSocial Barriers to Prenatal Care and Family Planning; Domestic Violence; Perinatal Substance Abuse. |
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Carol A. Snively, PhD, MSW, MA, Teaching Assistant Professor, MSW Program Director and Off-Campus Program Director Research Interests: Youth Development and Community Betterment; Strengths Based Community Organization; Effective Helping Strategies for Sexual Minority Youth. |
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J. Wilson Watt, PhD, MSW, Associate Professor Research Interests: International Social Work Issues; Values and Ethics in the Profession; Group Work and Family Therapy Applications in Public Child Welfare; Curriculum Development via Qualitative Research Methods. |
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Karen Woodbury, MSW, LSCW, Clinical Instructor, NW MO Coordinator Research Interests: Women's Issues; Adolescence. |
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Dong Pil Yoon, PhD, MSW, Associate Professor Research Interests: Religiousness/Spirituality; Human Diversity; Gerontology; Rural Social Work; Welfare Reform. |
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ManSoo Yu, PhD, MSW, MA, Assistant Professor Research Interests: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Prevention of Health Risk Behaviors; Health, Mental Health, and Substance Use Disorders; Health Disparities Among Ethnicity/Race, Gender, and Social Class; Vulnerable and Underserved Populations. |
Emeriti
| Richard Boettcher | Professor Emeritus |
| Judith Burke | Professor Emerita |
| Lee Cary | Professor Emeritus |
| Judith A. Davenport | Professor Emerita |
| Duane Kroeker | Professor Emeritus |
| Marilyn Maddux | Professor Emerita |
| Roland Meinert | Professor Emeritus |
| Joanne Mermelstein | Professor Emerita |
| Dwight Rieman | Professor Emeritus |
| Paul Sundet | Professor Emeritus |
| Charles D. Cowger | Professor Emeritus |
Retired Faculty
| Erma M. Ballenger | Retired |
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