Category: Faculty

Associate Professor Contact Information Email: shah009@sw.ua.eduOffice: Little Hall 3021Phone: (205) 348-3937 Areas of Interest and Expertise Education Selected Publications

Associate Dean of Research and Development, Professor Contact Information Email: nruggiano@ua.eduOffice: Farrah Hall 129Phone: (205) 348-4654 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…

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

PhD Program Director, Associate Professor Contact Information Email: hnoh1@sw.ua.eduOffice: Little Hall 1030Phone: (205) 348-5265 Research Areas and Expertise Education Bio Hyunjin Noh, Ph.D., MSW, is an Associate Professor at the University of Alabama School of Social Work and the Deep South Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) Scholar. Her research areas include end-of-life care decision-making,…

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.eduOffice: Little Hall 3026Phone: 205-348-3926 Practice Areas and Expertise

Assistant Professor Contact Information Email: tlittleton@ua.eduOffice: Little Hall 3013 Phone: 205-348-0049 Areas of Interest and Expertise Departments Education Bio Dr. Tenesha Littleton’s research focuses on how socio-structural factors impact parenting behaviors and experiences, including the risk of contact with child protective services. Dr. Littleton also examines the role of social policy in mitigating or exacerbating the…

Associate Professor Contact Information Email: lhlee@ua.eduOffice: 2009 Little HallPhone: 205-348-4822 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…

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.eduOffice: 2005 Little HallPhone: 205-348-3939 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…