Category Faculty & Staff

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…

PhD Program Director, Coordinator of International Initiatives, and Associate Professor Contact Information Office: Little Hall 1030Phone: (205) 348-2990Email: dnelsong@sw.ua.edu Departments Areas of Interest and Expertise Education Selected Publications

Coordinator of Teaching Innovation, Instructor Contact Information Email: ahmclean@ua.edu Practice Areas and Expertise

Assistant Professor Contact Information Email: tlittleton@ua.edu Areas of Interest and Expertise Departments Education Bio Dr. Tenesha Littleton’s research focuses on three primary areas: 1) the contextual factors that influence family functioning and well-being, particularly in resource-constrained communities; 2) geographic variation in rates of child maltreatment and the role of social policies in mitigating risk; and 3)…

Associate Professor Contact Information Email: lhlee@ua.edu Areas of Interest and Expertise Education Bio Dr. Lewis H. Lee focuses on the intersection of micro/macro factors associated with reentry and health disparities among justice-involved persons. He is also a scholar who has had long-standing interests in research methods and social work macro practice. To systematically and rigorously conduct…

Professor, University Distinguished Research Professor, Endowed Academic Chair on Social Work and Health, Co-Director of the Alabama Center for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Contact Information Email: hlee94@ua.eduOffice: Little Hall 2024Phone: (205) 348-6553 Areas of Interest and Expertise Education Bio I am a Distinguished University Research Professor and tenured full professor at The University of Alabama…

Associate Professor Contact Information Email: kjohnson38@ua.edu Areas of Interest and Expertise Education Bio Dr. Karen Johnson is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama, School of Social Work, a Visiting Scholar at Yale University, and a 2023 Boston Congress of Public Health, Health Innovator to Watch award recipient. Dr. Johnson received her Ph.D. from Columbia…