Category Faculty & Staff

Coordinator of Instructional Technology and Senior Instructor Contact Information Email: kwelker@sw.ua.eduOffice: Little Hall 2032Phone: (205) 348-0033 Areas of Interest and Expertise Education

MSW Practicum Education Coordinator, Senior Instructor Contact Information Email: ceturner6@ua.edu Departments Areas of Interest and Expertise Education Bio Carrie Turner, LICSW, currently serves as a MSW Practicum Education Coordinator for the School of Social Work at The University of Alabama. In this role, Ms. Turner has worked closely with the members of the Practicum Education Program…

Washington D.C. Program Coordinator and Associate Professor Contact Information Email: atraylor@sw.ua.edu Departments Areas of Interest and Expertise Education Awards Selected Publications

BSW Field Coordinator, Chief Diversity Officer, and Senior Instructor Contact Information Email: stsmith7@sw.ua.eduOffice: Little Hall 2012Phone: (205) 348-4529 Departments Areas of Interest and Expertise Education Bio Shayla Smith is the BSW Field Coordinator at the University of Alabama, School of Social Work and has served in this position for 6 years.  In support of undergraduate students,…

Professor Contact Information Email: bsmith2@ua.edu Areas of Interest and Expertise Education Bio Dr. Brenda Smith’s research focuses on the child welfare system and how organizational and policy contexts can affect practice in human service organizations. She has studied how toxic organizational conditions can hinder the use of evidence and strengths-based practices in such organizations. Her research…

Associate Professor Contact Information Email: csimon@sw.ua.edu Areas of Interest and Expertise Education Selected Publications

Associate Professor Contact Information Email: shah009@sw.ua.edu Areas of Interest and Expertise Education Selected Publications

Associate Dean of Research and Development, Professor Contact Information Email: nruggiano@ua.edu Departments Areas of Interest and Expertise Education Bio Dr. Nicole Ruggiano is a Professor and Associate Dean of Research within the School of Social Work. She was previously selected as an American Political Science Association Congressional Health and Aging Policy Fellow (HAPF; 2018-2019) and  John A.…

Senior Instructor Contact Information Email: ngpayne@sw.ua.eduOffice: Little Hall 3019Phone: (205) 348-2186 Areas of Interest and Expertise Education

PhD Program Director, Professor Contact Information Email: hnoh1@sw.ua.edu Research Areas and Expertise Education Bio Hyunjin Noh, Ph.D., MSW, is a Professor at the University of Alabama School of Social Work. She is a Deep South Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) Scholar and a Cambia Sojourns Scholar. Her research areas include end-of-life care decision-making, pain…