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SSW faculty group photo w/ Chancellor Deaton

Current Faculty at a Glance

Kim Anderson 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.
Kalea Benner Kalea Benner, PhD, MSW, LCSW, Teaching Assistant Professor, BSW Program Director
Teaching Interests: Direct Practice and Skills, particularly with Children, Adolescents, and Families.

Sara Carmer Sara Carmer, MSW, LCSW, Clinical Instructor, NC MO Coordinator


Suzanne Cary Suzanne Cary MSW, Clinical Assistant Professor, Director of Field
Teaching Interests: Field Education, Bereavement.


Angela Curl Angela Curl PhD, MSW, Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Retirement; Health of Married Couples; International Gerontology; Social Work and Technology.
Dale Fitch Dale Fitch PhD, Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Child welfare, Information Systems in Human Service Organizations, Systems Theory, Systemic Research Methodologies, Organizational Decision Making.
Tammy Feelin 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.
Colleen Galambos Colleen Galambos, PhD, MSW, Professor
Research Interests: Gerontology, Social Work Education, Professional Ethics, Macro Practice.


Kirsten Havig 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.
Linda Hillemann Linda Hillemann, MSW, LCSW, Clinical Instructor, SE MO Coordinator
Research Interests: Rural Practice; Distance Education; Community Health Assessment.


Candace Iveson 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.

Michael Kelly 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.

Martha Markward Martha Markward, PhD, MSW, Associate Professor
Research Interests: Children and Youth; Families; Social Work Education.


Dianne Orton 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).

Victoria Osborne 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.

Clark Peters 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.
Marjorie Sable 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.

Carol Snively 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.
J. Wilson Watt 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.
Karen Woodbury Karen Woodbury, MSW, LSCW, Clinical Instructor, NW MO Coordinator
Research Interests: Women's Issues; Adolescence.


Dong Pil Yoon Dong Pil Yoon, PhD, MSW, Associate Professor
Research Interests: Religiousness/Spirituality; Human Diversity; Gerontology; Rural Social Work; Welfare Reform.

ManSoo Yu 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.

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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

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Retired Faculty
Erma M. Ballenger Retired

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