School of Social Work

The University bestows the designation "Graduate Faculty" upon faculty following review of their credentials and recommendation by their colleagues. The University maintains three levels of graduate faculty: (1) Full, (2) Associate, and (3) External.

Only Full graduate faculty members may chair doctoral committees. Full or Associate graduate faculty may chair master's committees. Only one external graduate faculty member may serve as a voting member on any master's or doctoral committee.

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FULL MEMBERS

MARIA ELENA DELAVEGA, Professor, PhD (2010), University of Houston [2031]

ROBIN LENNON-DEARING, Professor, PhD (2004), University of Georgia [2031]

SUSAN ELSWICK, Associate Professor, EdD (2011), The University of Memphis [2031]

SUSAN NEELY-BARNES, Professor, PhD (2005), University of Washington [2027]

GREGORY WASHINGTON, Professor, PhD (2003), Clark Atlanta University [2030]

MINHAE CHO, Associate Professor, PhD (2019), University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [2026]

SEOK WON JIN, Associate Professor, PhD (2013), The University of Minnesota [2026]

SARA LEAT, Assistant Professor, PhD (2021), University of Texas at Arlington [2027]

BERNADETTE KHAMASI OMBAYO, Associate Professor, PhD (2019), The University of Texas at Arlington [2027]

BRENDA LINDSAY MATHIAS, Associate Professor, PhD (2023), The Univeristy of California, Berkeley [2030]

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

 

EXTERNAL MEMBERS

MELISSA HIRSCHI, Assistant Professor, PhD (2017), Boston University [2026]

LAURA TAYLOR, Assistant Professor, PhD (2017), The Institute for Clinical Social Work Loyola University [2026]

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NOTE: Expiration date of graduate faculty membership is indicated in brackets for Full and External only.