As of January 1st, 2025, Drs. Brenda Smith and Leah Cheatham will be serving as co-Editors-in-Chief for the Children and Adolescent Social Work Journal, published by Springer Nature. Within these new positions, Drs. Smith and Cheatham aim to build on the journal’s strong foundation set by Drs. Lisa Schelbe and Bruce Thyer by maintaining a high level of quality, upholding the journal’s commitment to…
Instructor Contact Information Office: 3025 Little HallEmail: jawatters@ua.eduPhone: 205-348-2498 Practice Areas and Expertise Education
Instructor Contact Information Office: 3023 Little Hall Email: rthawer@ua.eduPhone: 205-348-0206 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…
Instructor Contact Information Office: 3022 Little HallEmail: kkpickens@ua.eduPhone: 205-348-6611 Practice Areas and Expertise Education
Assistant Professor Contact Information Office: 3009 Little HallEmail: srguz@ua.eduPhone: 205-348-7764 Research Areas and Expertise Education
Hill Crest Endowed Chair in Mental Health Contact Information Office: Little HallEmail: bebride@ua.eduPhone: 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…
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…
Dr. Hee Yun Lee (MPI) and her team were awarded a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s funding program Data Visualization of Structural Racism and Place. Thier project will create graphic representations of complex data that can be used to help understand the influence of structural racism on anti-Asian hate crimes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The project will also examine…
Assistant Professor Contact Information Email: leolson2@ua.eduOffice: 3007 Little HallPhone: 205-348-0049 Areas of Interest and Expertise Education Bio Dr. Lindamarie Olson’s research focuses on intervening with at-risk youth to reduce their initial contact with the justice system and to limit their ongoing involvement in the system. Dr. Olson has conducted research examining the effectiveness of neurofeedback in…
