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Alameda-Lawson, Tania, PhD

Associate Professor

Albright, David L., PhD

Hill Crest Foundation Endowed Chair in Mental Health, Director of the Office for Military Families and Veterans, and Professor

dlalbright@ua.edu
(205) 348-4416

Barber, Brad

PhD Student

bwbarber1@crimson.ua.edu

Barnes, Carrie L., BS

Research Program Assistant

cbarnes@ua.edu
(205) 348-4686

Beck, Jill, JD

Director of Youth Services Institute

jrbeck2@ua.edu
(205) 348-2992

Beech, Haley Heckman

PhD Student

hhbeech@crimson.ua.edu

Bennett, Jr., M. Daniel, PhD

Assistant Professor

mdbennett@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-4580

Bertram, Jessica M.

PhD Student

jmbertram@crimson.ua.edu

Blackmon, Christopher, MEng

Program Manager for Distance Education Programs

cblackmon2@ua.edu
(205) 348-4669

Boltz, Laura Dozier

PhD Student

ldboltz@crimson.ua.edu

Bugella, Nicole

PhD Student

nebugella@crimson.ua.edu

Cain, Daphne S., PhD

Associate Dean for Administrative Services, Professor, and Editor in Chief of Best Practices in Mental Health

dscain@ua.edu
(205) 348-9902

Carlson, Catherine, PhD

Assistant Professor

ccarlson5@ua.edu
205-348-0204

Cheatham, Leah, P., PhD, JD

Assistant Professor

lpcheatham@ua.edu
(205) 348-4655

Chipalo, Edson

PhD Student

echipalo@crimson.ua.edu

Corcoran, Kevin, JD, PhD

Professor

kjcorcoran1@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-8750

Csikai, Ellen L., PhD

Professor

ecsikai@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-4447

Curington, Allison, MSW

Instructor and Director of Field Education

amcurington@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-5544

David Miller, BA

Communications Specialist

david.c.miller@ua.edu
205.348.3924

Denton, Melody, BS

Title IV-E Stipend Program Coordinator

mjdenton@ua.edu
(205) 348-0207

Dillon, Amy, BS

Grants and Contracts Specialist

aldillon@ua.edu
(205) 348-4683

Doss, Jacqueline, MS

SBIRT Health Educator

jmdoss@ua.edu
(205) 348-0527

Dozier, Krystal

PhD Student

krscales@crimson.ua.edu

Drolen, Carol S., PhD

Associate Professor

cdrolen@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-3935

Durand, Barry, BS

Office Associate Senior

bpdurand@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-0626

Ellis, Taylor

PhD Student

tjellis1@crimson.ua.edu
(404) 725-0001

Gaddis, Angelia

Program Assistant, Youth Services Institute

agaddis@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-6625

Gibson, Kimberly, MSW

MSW Field Coordinator

kbgibson2@ua.edu
(205) 348-4599

Gilmer, John, MA

Coordinator of Field Placements

jmgilmer1@ua.edu
(205) 348-4998

Godfrey, Kelli

PhD Student

kkgodfrey@crimson.ua.edu
(256) 283-9175

Green, Sha-Rhonda, PhD

Assistant Professor

sgreen9@ua.edu
(205) 348-0206

Hannah, Karen

Accounting Assistant, Youth Services Institute

khannah@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-8226

Hao, Zhichao

PhD Student

zhao6@crimson.ua.edu

Higgins, Melody L.

DOJ Graduate Research Assistant

mlhiggins1@crimson.ua.edu
205-541-6754

Holmes, Lauren, PhD

SBIRT Field Data Supervisor

lholmes1@ua.edu
(205) 348-4731

Holt, Kristy, MSW

Title IV-E Coordinator and Training Specialist

krholt@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-0753

Hopson, Laura, PhD

Associate Professor and Director of BSW Program

lmhopson@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-5270

Ikenberg, Carin

PhD Student

carin.ikenberg@gmail.com
404-849-7082

Jackson, M. Sebrena, PhD

Assistant Professor and Director of MSW Program

msjackson5@ua.edu
(205) 348-4726

Johnson, Karen, PhD

Assistant Professor

kjohnson38@ua.edu

Johnson, Lindsey, BA

Coordinator of Events and Alumni Relations

lindsey.johnson@ua.edu
205-348-5384

Kubanga, Kefentse Princess

PhD Student

kpkubanga@crimson.ua.edu

Laha-Walsh, Kirsten

PhD Student

klahawalsh@crimson.ua.edu

Langner, Natalia (Natasha)

PhD Student

nalangner@crimson.ua.edu

Lee, Hee Yun, PhD

Associate Dean for Research, Endowed Academic Chair in Social Work (Health), and Professor

hlee94@ua.edu
(205) 348-6553

Lee, Lewis, PhD

Assistant Professor

lhlee@ua.edu

Li, Qingyi

PhD Student

qli31@crimson.ua.edu

Lim, Christian

Alabama Statewide Human Trafficking Protocol Project Administrator

clim4@ua.edu
205-348-4687

Lockhart, Angela, MSW

Instructor

angelal@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-5277

McCall, Donna, MS

Field Education Specialist

dlmccall@ua.edu
(205) 348-5544

McIntosh, Shanna, MA

Vital Project Director

semcintosh@ua.edu
205-348-0203

McKinney, Jr., Robert, PhD

Assistant Professor and Director of the University Medical Center Office of Case Management and Social Services

rmckinney@ua.edu
(205) 348-7181

Meadows, James

PhD Student

jtmeadows@crimson.ua.edu

Montgomery, Gwen, BA

BSW & PhD Program Assistant

gmontgomery@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-6791

Moon, Paul, PhD

Infant Mortality Project Coordinator

pmoon1@ua.edu
205-348-6766

Naranjo, Wanda, MA

Program Assistant for Administrative Services & DSW Program

wonaranjo@ua.edu
(205) 348-4547

Nelson-Gardell, Debra, PhD

Associate Professor and Coordinator of International Initiatives

dnelsong@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-2990

Nkwanzi, Violet

PhD Student

vnkwanzi@crimson.ua.edu

Noh, Hyunjin (Gina), PhD

Associate Professor

hnoh1@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-5265

Ozturk, Burcu

PhD Student

bozturk@crimson.ua.edu

Payne, Nancy, MSW

Instructor

ngpayne@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-2186

Phelps, Carroll C., MSW

Instructor and Field Coordinator of the Washington, D.C. Internship Programs for MSW and BSW students

cphelps@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-5571

Porch, Mallory, BA

Accounting Assistant

porch004@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-3949

Pressley, Tracy

PhD Student

tdpressley@crimson.ua.edu

Pretz, Angela

PhD Student

ajpretz@ua.edu

Prowell, Ashley

PhD Student

anprowell@crimson.ua.edu

Pryce, Josephine G., PhD

Associate Professor

jpryce@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-5405

Reid, Lesley, PhD

Interim Dean and Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice

lwreid@ua.edu
(205) 348-3924

Ross, Tameka, AAS

Program Assistant for Advancement & Events

tlross2@ua.edu
(205) 348-7663

Ruggiano, Nicole, PhD

Associate Professor and Interim Director of DSW Program

nruggiano@ua.edu
(205) 348-4654

Sella, Mary, MSW

Coordinator of Student Services

msella@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-8557

Shah, Avani, PhD

Associate Professor

shah009@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-3937

Shaw, Shanae

Sklogan@crimson.ua.edu

Siler, Morion, MSW

Coordinator of Student Services

mtsiler@ua.edu
(205) 348-5897

Simon, Cassandra E., PhD

Associate Professor

csimon@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-4586

Smith, Brenda D. , PhD

Associate Professor and Director of PhD Program

bsmith2@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-6528

Smith, Jennifer, MSW

SBIRT Project Coordinator

jennifer.o.smith@ua.edu
(205) 348-2238

Smith, Shayla, MSW

BSW Field Coordinator

stsmith7@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-4529

Starks, Karen, PhD

Assistant Professor

kcanada@sw.ua.edu
(205) 915-3775/(404) 922-4729

Stewart, Aubrey, MPA

Recruitment Coordinator

alstewart4@ua.edu
(205) 348-5272

Sullivan, Heather, MS

Registrar

hrsullivan@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-3928

Sutton, Amber

arsutton2@crimson.ua.edu

Swails, Peggy, MSW

Continuing Education Coordinator and Instructor

peggy.swails@ua.edu
(205) 348-7764

Thomas, Jennifer, BS

Dean's Assistant

jennifer.l.thomas@ua.edu
(205) 348-3924

Traylor, Amy C., PhD

Associate Professor

atraylor@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-2189

Trull, Valerie

DOJ Grant Resource Coordinator

valerie.trull@ua.edu
(205) 348-6790

Turner, Carrie, MSW

MSW Field Coordinator

ceturner6@ua.edu
(205) 348-7278

Wang, Kun

PhD Student

mailto:kwang30@crimson.ua.edu
(205) 240-9084

Welker, Kathleen W., MSW

Instructor and Coordinator of Instructional Technology

kwelker@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-0033

Wilkes, Sherron, MSW

MSW Instructor

skwilkes@ua.edu

Williams, Javonda, PhD

Associate Dean for Educational Programs and Student Services and Associate Professor

jwilliams11@sw.ua.edu
(205) 348-3926

Won, Cho Rong (Claudia)

PhD Student

cwon@crimson.ua.edu

Wright, Laurie, BA

Director of Development

laurie.wright@ua.edu
(205) 348-7109

Young-Hobbs, Angela, BS

Accountant

alyoung4@ua.edu
(205) 348-3436

Zainab (Zee) Suntai

PhD Student

zsuntai@crimson.ua.edu

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