People: Faculty

Alameda-Lawson, Tania, PhD

Associate Professor

talamedalawson@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-4396

Albright, David L., PhD

Hill Crest Foundation Endowed Chair in Mental Health Research, Director of the Office for Military Families and Veterans, Vital Primary Investigator, and Professor

dlalbright@ua.edu
(205) 348-4416

Bennett, Jr., M. Daniel, PhD

Assistant Professor

mdbennett@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-4580

Cain, Daphne S., PhD

Associate Dean for Administrative Services, Professor, and Editor in Chief of Best Practices in Mental Health

dscain@ua.edu
(205) 348-9902

Carlson, Catherine, PhD

Assistant Professor

ccarlson5@ua.edu
205-348-0204

Cheatham, Leah, P., PhD, JD

Assistant Professor

lpcheatham@ua.edu
(205) 348-4655

Corcoran, Kevin, JD, PhD

Professor

kjcorcoran1@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-8750

Csikai, Ellen L., PhD

Professor

ecsikai@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-4447

Curington, Allison, MSW

Instructor and Director of Field Education

amcurington@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-5544

Drolen, Carol S., PhD

Associate Professor

cdrolen@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-3935

Gibson, Kimberly, MSW

MSW Field Coordinator

kbgibson2@ua.edu
(205) 348-4599

Green, Sha-Rhonda, PhD

Assistant Professor

sgreen9@ua.edu
(205) 348-0206

Hopson, Laura, PhD

Associate Professor and Director of BSW Program

lmhopson@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-5270

Jackson, M. Sebrena, PhD

Assistant Professor and Director of MSW Program

msjackson5@ua.edu
(205) 348-4726

Johnson, Karen, PhD

Assistant Professor

kjohnson38@ua.edu

Lee, Hee Yun, PhD

Associate Dean for Research, Endowed Academic Chair in Social Work (Health), and Professor

hlee94@ua.edu
(205) 348-6553

Lee, Lewis, PhD

Assistant Professor

lhlee@ua.edu

Lockhart, Angela, MSW

Instructor

angelal@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-5277

McKinney, Jr., Robert, PhD

Assistant Professor and Director of the University Medical Center Office of Case Management and Social Services

rmckinney@ua.edu
(205) 348-7181

Nelson-Gardell, Debra, PhD

Associate Professor and Coordinator of International Initiatives

dnelsong@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-2990

Noh, Hyunjin (Gina), PhD

Associate Professor

hnoh1@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-5265

Payne, Nancy, MSW

Instructor

ngpayne@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-2186

Phelps, Carroll C., MSW

Instructor and Field Coordinator of the Washington, D.C. Internship Programs for MSW and BSW students

cphelps@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-5571

Pryce, Josephine G., PhD

Associate Professor

jpryce@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-5405

Reid, Lesley, PhD

Interim Dean and Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice

lwreid@ua.edu
(205) 348-3924

Ruggiano, Nicole, PhD

Associate Professor and Interim Director of DSW Program

nruggiano@ua.edu
(205) 348-4654

Shah, Avani, PhD

Associate Professor

shah009@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-3937

Simon, Cassandra E., PhD

Associate Professor

csimon@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-4586

Smith, Brenda D. , PhD

Associate Professor and Director of PhD Program

bsmith2@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-6528

Smith, Shayla, MSW

BSW Field Coordinator

stsmith7@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-4529

Starks, Karen, PhD

Assistant Professor

kcanada@sw.ua.edu
(205) 915-3775/(404) 922-4729

Swails, Peggy, MSW

Continuing Education Coordinator and Instructor

peggy.swails@ua.edu
(205) 348-7764

Traylor, Amy C., PhD

Associate Professor

atraylor@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-2189

Turner, Carrie, MSW

MSW Field Coordinator

ceturner6@ua.edu
(205) 348-7278

Welker, Kathleen W., MSW

Instructor and Coordinator of Instructional Technology

kwelker@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-0033

Wilkes, Sherron, MSW

MSW Instructor

skwilkes@ua.edu

Williams, Javonda, PhD

Associate Dean for Educational Programs and Student Services and Associate Professor

jwilliams11@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-3926