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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.edu 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 treating trauma symptomatology among…

Assistant Professor Contact Information Email: hlee111@ua.edu Areas of Interest and Expertise Education Bio Dr. Hyunjune Lee’s research agenda focuses on understanding the developmental effects of early adversities on individuals, especially among minoritized/marginalized populations. His current research focuses on understanding the impact of childhood violence exposure on the youth’s violent and aggressive behaviors such as bullying. Taking…

BSW Program Director, Clinical Assistant Professor Contact Information Email: skwilkes@ua.edu Departments Areas of Interest and Expertise Education Bio Dr. Sherron Wilkes has a zeal for student engagement and retention, leadership, and macro social work practice just to name a few. Dr. Wilkes has assisted college students with organizing both campus and community service-learning projects, thus empowering…

Director of Experiential Programs and Community Partnerships, Clinical Assistant Professor of Practice Contact Information Email: courtney.thomas@ua.edu Departments Education Areas of Interest and Expertise Bio Courtney Chapman Thomas is a native of Eufaula, AL. For the last ten years, Courtney has served as the Senior Director of The Center for Service and Leadership at The University of…

MSW Program Director and Clinical Assistant Professor Contact Information Email: djohn2@ua.edu Departments Areas of Interest and Expertise Education Research Experience Practical Experience

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

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