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…
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…
