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Dr. Natalie Ames

Associate Professor

• 1911 Building, room 215
• Campus Box 7639
• Phone: (919) 515-0454
• Email: natalie_ames@ncsu.edu

• Research interests: Social work education; children's access to health care; recording and documentation in social work practice; communicating with low literacy audiences.
• Courses:
  • SW 201 Community Social Services
  • SW 310 Human Behavior Theory for Social Work Practice
  • SW 320 Social Work Practice I
  • SW 405 Social Work Practice II
  • SW 520 Foundation SW Practice with Individuals, Families, and Groups

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Susie Mallard Barnes

BSW Advisor and Instructor

• 1911 Building, room 202 A
• Campus Box 7639
• Phone: (919) 513-7955

Email: susie_barnes@ncsu.edu

Research Interests: Homeless shelter administration; factors influencing practice area; SW distance education

Courses:

SW 290 Development of Social Welfare and Social Work in the U.S.

SW 495/595 Hunger and Homelessness

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Dr. Willa Casstevens

Assistant Professor

• 1911 Building, room 214
• Campus Box 7639
• Phone: (919) 513-7959
• Email: wjcasste@gw.ncsu.edu

• Research interests: Mental health disorders and treatment; Gerontology.
• Courses:

  SW 300 Social Work Research Methods

SW 506 HBSE: Individuals, Families, and Groups

SW 550 Advanced Social Work Practice  with Families

SW 551 Social Work Practice Methods with Children and Adolescents

SW 570 Social Work with Groups

SW 571 Community Mental Health

SW 580 Social Work Professional Seminar

SW 652 Field Placement II

Current Projects: 

Developing Health and Wellness Programming for Clubhouse Model Non-profit Agencies in North Carolina: NC State University Extenstion, Engagement and Economic Development Grant

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Jodi Hall

Clinical Assistant Professor, MSW Field Director

Candidate for Doctor of Education

• 1911 Building, room 209
• Campus Box 7639
• Phone: (919) 515-0434
• Email: jkhall@ncsu.edu

• Research interests:  Economic and social barriers to higher education for disadvantaged ethnic groups; social justice and its application in the classroom, poverty and global equity; the utility of standardized exam scores as a higher education admission tool and its impact on minority applicants.
• Courses:

  SW 580 Social Work Professional Seminar

SW 651 Field Placement I

SW 652 Field Placement II

SW 653 Field Placement III

SW 654 Field Placement IV

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Dr. Tina U. Hancock

Department Head, MSW Program Director, Professor

• 1911 Building, room 205 C
• Campus Box 7639
• Phone: (919) 513-7958
• Email: tina_hancock@ncsu.edu

• Research interests: Mexican immigrant service issues; moral thought and human rights from a feminist perspective; women's reproductive rights; gay and lesbian rights

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Dr. Monica T. Leach

Assistant Professor of Social Work,

Assistant Vice Provost for Enrollment Management

• Joyner Visitor Center , Campus Box 7404

1911 Building, Room 210, Campus Box 7639

• Raleigh, NC 27695
• Phone: 919-515-1679
• Fax: 919-515-1494
• Email: monica_leach@ncsu.edu

• Research interests: Social work and education; academic achievement gap as it relates to college-age students; cultural competence; retention of underrepresented students in professional education programs; and the relationship between schools and families in promoting academic success for poor and minority children.
• Courses:
  • SW 312 Multicultural Social Work
  • SW 413 African American Families: History, Traditions, and Community

  SW 505 Social Justice

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Kathy Osborne

Clinical Assistant Professor, BSW Field Coordinator

• 1911 Building, room 202 C
• Campus Box 7639
• Phone: (919) 513-7503
• Email: kathy_osborne@ncsu.edu

• Research interests: Collaborating with community public and private agencies; enhancing parents' and families' understanding of system expectations particularly regarding child protection, developmental and behavioral issues.
• Courses:
  • SW 307 Social Welfare Policy: Analysis and Advocacy
  • SW 412 Scholl Social Work
  • SW 420 Legal Aspects of Social Work
  • SW 490 Field Work in Social Services
  • SW 498W Child Welfare Collaborative Scholars
  • SW 651 Field Placement I
  • SW 652 Field Placement II
  • SW 653 Field Placement III
  • SW 654 Field Placement IV

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Dr. Joan Pennell

Professor

Department of Social Work

• 1911 Building, room 207
• Campus Box 7639
• Phone: (919) 513-0008

Center Director

Center for Family & Community Engagement

302 Jefferson Street, suite 180

Campus Box 8622

Phone: (919) 513-3464

Fax: (919) 513-7980

Email: jpennell@ncsu.edu

Web: http://faculty.chass.ncsu.edu/pennell/

• Research Interests: Family-centered meetings; family group conferencing; child maltreatment; domestic violence; restorative justice; community and organizational practice; empowerment research.
• Courses:
  • SW 507 Human Behavior and the Social Environment: Organizations and Communities
  • SW 511 Evaluation of Social Work Interventions

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Dr. Jocelyn DeVance Taliaferro

Associate Professor

• 1911 Building, room 211
• Campus Box 7639
• Phone: (919) 513-1990
• Email: jocelyn_taliaferro@ncsu.edu
• Web: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jdtaliaf/

• Research interests: Nonprofit organizations and lobbying; community organizing; African American student achievement
• Courses:
  • SW 290 Development of Social Welfare and Social Work in the US
  • SW 300 Social Research Methods
  • SW 307 Social Welfare Policy: Analysis and Advocacy
  • SW 502 Social Welfare Planning and Analysis
  • SW 510 Research Methods for Social Work
  • SW 521 Foundation Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities

    SW 561 Social Work Administration

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Dr. Karen Watkins

 Assistant Professor

1911 Building

Campus Box 7639

Phone: (919) 515-0435

Email: kywatkin@ncsu.edu

Courses:

SW 300 Social Work Research Methods

SW 408 Social Work Practice III

SW 505 Social Justice

SW 514 Aging and the Elderly

SW 520 Foundation Practice with Individuals, Families & Groups

SW 521 Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities

SW 550 Advanced Social Work Practice with Children and Adolescents

SW 651 Social Work Internship I

SW 652 Social Work Internship II

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Dr. Janice Wells

Assistant Professor

• 1911 Building, room 212
• Campus Box 7639
• Phone: (919) 513-2784
• Email: jgwells@ncsu.edu

• Research interests: Gerontology including caregiving, decision-making, elder abuse, university-agency partnerships; Social Work Practice including ethics, field instruction, leadership in the profession.

          Courses:

SW 501 Social Welfare History

SW 507 HBSE: Organizations and Communities

SW 551 Social Work Practice Methods with Children and Adolescents

SW 653 Field Placement III

SW 654 Field Placement IV

Current Projects: Specialized Gerontology Program Administrative

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Prof. Linda R. Williams

BSW Program Director and Associate Department Head

• 1911 Building, room 202 B
• Campus Box 7639
• Phone: (919) 513-1989
• E-mail: linda_williams@ncsu.edu

• Research interests: Preparation of BSW students for child welfare practice
• Courses:
  • SW 412 Social Work in the Schools

  SW 480 Preparation for Fieldwork

  • SW 490 Field Work in Social Services

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Adjunct Faculty

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Clifford Bell

• Educational Credentials: MSW
• Courses:
  • SW414 / SW 514 Social Practice in Health Care
• Professional Interests: Aging, children and families, community organizations
• Professional Affiliation: WakeMed Health and Hospitals
• Phone: 919-350-7764

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Chris Budnick

• Educational Credentials: MSW, LCSW, LCAS, CCS
• Courses:
  • SW 416/516 Addiction Recovery and Social Work Practice
• Professional Interests: Addiction, recovery, the history of Alcoholics Anonymous, homelessness and mental illness
• Professional Affiliation: The Healing Place of Wake County, Director of Programs
• E-mail: chris.budnick@hpowc.org
• Phone: 919-821-1140

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Derek Greenfield

• Educational Credentials: Doctor of Education, April 2007
• Courses:
  • SW 290 Development of Social Welfare and Social Work in the U.S.
  • SW 300 Research Methods
• Professional Interests: Hip-hop studies, multicultural education, critical pedagogy, youth empowerment, sexuality
• Professional Affiliation: Saint Augustine's College, Assistant Professor

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Dr. Oliver J. Johnson

• Educational Credentials: Ph.D.
• Courses:
  • SW 506 HBSE: Individuals, Families, and Groups
• Professional Interests: Clinical social work practice with African American families
• Professional Affiliation: Fayetteville State University, Assistant Professor
• Phone: 910-672-2214

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Dr. Gail Kenyon

• Educational Credentials: MSW, Ph.D.
• Courses:
  • SW 507 HBSE: Organizations and Communities

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Dr. Meredith Weinstein

• Educational Credentials: PhD
• Courses:
  • SW 510 Research Methods
• Professional Affiliation: NC Department of Crime Control and Public Safety

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Rick Miller-Haraway

• Educational Credentials: MSW, LCSW
• Courses:
  • SW 201 Community Social Services
  • SW 305 Social Work Practice I
  • SW 405 Social Work Practice II
• Professional Affiliation: Director of Raleigh Regional Office of Catholic Charities
• Phone: 919-790-8533, ext 23

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Staff

Ms. Erin Kalbarczyk

 Student Services Assistant

1911 Building, room 205

Campus Box 7639

Phone: 919-515-2492

Fax: 919-515-4403

Email: ekalbar@gw.fis.ncsu.edu

Responsibilities: Student related issues, maintains student records, advising for newly accepted students, graduate secretary, point of contact for information about department and undergraduate and graduate curriculum; liaison between department and Registration and Records;, course scheduling; department mail; website content editor; serves as department receptionist; liaison between department and CHASS Computer Services; recruits, trains, and supervises work study students andselect office assistants; schedules rooms for meetings and other events.

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Ms. Mary Malaythong

• Executive Assistant
• 1911 Building, room 205 B
• Campus Box 7639
• Phone: (919) 513-7502
• Fax: (919) 515-4403
• Email:mary_malaythong@ncsu.edu
• Responsibilities: Administers and coordinates the personnel function of the Department of Social Work, manages and coordinates office operations, managerial/departmental administration, administers and Supports the day-to-day department operations.  Develops, interprets, and implements departmental procedures and policies.  Serves as Financial Manager, manages and monitors the budget, oversees and manages contracts and Grants .  Departmental Purchaser and Inventory Coordinator. 

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MSW Admissions Counselors

1911 Building, Room 205

Campus Box 7639

Phone: (919) 513-1802

Fax: (919) 515-4403

Email: MSWAdmissions@gw.ncsu.edu

Responsibilities: Answer inquiries regarding the MSW Program and the MSW admissions process.