MSW Practicum Coordinator/ Instructor Contact Information Email: mldavenport@ua.edu Biography Megan Davenport is joining the University of Alabama School of Social Work as a MSW Practicum Coordinator/ Instructor. Ms. Davenport obtained her BSW and MSW degrees from Middle Tennessee State University and a Graduate Certificate in Grant Writing from Austin Peay State University. She is a Licensed…
Instructor Contact Information Email: jlkovalchick@ua.edu Research Areas and Expertise Education Biography Johnna Matthews joins us from the University of Montevallo, where she was employed as the social work practicum director. Ms. Matthews is a UA alumna and has been a licensed clinical social worker for over 20 years. She is also a licensed clinical social work…
Clinical Assistant Professor Contact Information Email: pakierce@ua.edu Research Areas and Expertise Education Biography Philip Kierce has extensive experience as a medical case manager, focusing on holistic support and advocacy for individuals living with HIV. His research explores how intersecting social stigmas–HIV status, gender expression, poverty, race, and sexuality–compound barriers to accessing health and social services. His work hopes to inform…
Instructor Contact Information Email: jawatters@ua.edu Practice Areas and Expertise Education
Instructor Contact Information Email: rthawer@ua.edu Practice Areas and Expertise Education Bio Rahim works as a, instructor, psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, facilitator, public speaker, and writer. Rahim is invested all things mental health and is particularly interested in examining innovation in queer relationships. Facilitator and SpeakerWhether in a classroom or therapy consulting room, he strives to operate…
Instructor Contact Information Email: kkpickens@ua.edu Practice Areas and Expertise Education
Assistant Professor Contact Information Email: srguz@ua.edu Research Areas and Expertise Education
Hill Crest Endowed Chair in Mental Health Contact Information Email: bebride@ua.edu Research Areas and Expertise Education Bio Brian E. Bride, Ph.D., M.S.W., M.P.H. is the Hill Crest Foundation Endowed Chair in Mental Health in the School of Social Work at the University of Alabama. His research has focused on the development, implementation, and evaluation of innovative…
Associate Professor Dr. Karen A. Johnson has received the Deep South Mentored Career Development K Award, funded by the National Institutes of Health and awarded by the UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS). Dr. Johnson’s prior funded research has focused on refining and implementing the Empowering Black Women on the Road to Health (E-WORTH) intervention, which is an…
Dr. Tenesha Littleton has received a grant from the Resource Center on Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) Deep South! Her project will build on her previous work funded by the University of Alabama Research Grants Committee that examined child wellbeing in the Alabama Black Belt. For her current study, Dr. Littleton will examine social determinants of health (SDOH) among African American…
