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Alameda-Lawson, Tania, PhD

Associate Professor

Albright, David L., PhD

Hill Crest Foundation Endowed Chair in Mental Health Research, Director of the Office for Military Families and Veterans, Vital Primary Investigator, 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

Denton, Melody, BS

Title IV-E Stipend Program Coordinator

mjdenton@ua.edu
(205) 348-0207

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

Miller, David, BA

Communications Specialist

david.c.miller@ua.edu
205.348.3942

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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