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Our Faculty

Our college fosters a commitment to building stronger communities, celebrating difference, and promoting a wide variety of lived experiences.

Our shared values demonstrate deep commitment to educate, volunteer, serve, and improve the quality of lives of those in our communities. You will learn from some of the most knowledgeable and passionate faculty in the field of social work. Our faculty will inspire you with their expertise in areas including aging, child welfare, health, mental health, substance abuse, corrections, juvenile justice, positive youth development, school social work, immigrants and refugees, environmental justice, community food security, international issues, grandparents, human trafficking, health disparities, and many more.

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Anderson-Butcher, Dawn, PhD

Professor

anderson-butcher.1@osu.edu
614-292-8596
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Balaswamy, Shantha, PhD

Associate Professor

balaswamy.1@osu.edu
614-292-6632
Barboza-Salerno, Gia, PhD

Barboza-Salerno, Gia, PhD

Assistant Professor

barboza-salerno.1@osu.edu
614-247-5320
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Bates, Samantha, PhD., LISW-S

Associate Professor

bates.485@osu.edu
614-247-5318
Bowen, Natasha, PhD

Bowen, Natasha, PhD

Professor

bowen.355@osu.edu
614-247-1974
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Boyd, Donte, PhD

Associate Professor

boyd.465@osu.edu
Breidigan, Kelley, MSW

Breidigan, Kelley, MSW

Assistant Clinical Professor

breidigan.4@osu.edu
614-292-1935
Broman, Mike, PhD

Broman, Mike, PhD

Assistant Professor

broman.6@osu.edu
614-292-2522
Calhoun, Katie, PhD

Calhoun, Katie, PhD

Assistant Professor

Calhoun.284@osu.edu
614-292-3367
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Cash, Scottye, PhD

Associate Professor

cash.33@osu.edu
614-292-3690
Dabelko-Schoeny, Holly, PhD

Dabelko-Schoeny, Holly, PhD

Professor

dabelko-schoeny.1@osu.edu
614-292-4378
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Davis, Alan, PhD

Associate Professor & Director, Center for Psychedelic Drug Research and Education

davis.5996@osu.edu
Dellor, Elinam, PhD

Dellor, Elinam, PhD

Assistant Professor

dellor.1@osu.edu
614-292-3085
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Do, Daniel, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor

Do.47@osu.edu
614-247-0751
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Gregoire, Tom, PhD

Associate Professor, Dean Emeritus

gregoire.5@osu.edu
614-292-9426
Guada, Joe, PhD

Guada, Joe, PhD

Associate Professor

guada.1@osu.edu
614-247-8967
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Hu, Ran, PhD

Assistant Professor

hu.2915@osu.edu
614-292-5100
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Jarrott, Shannon, PhD

Professor & Director of Faculty Development

jarrott.1@osu.edu
614-247-1963
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Jenkins, David A., PhD

Professor & Dean

jenkins.1443@osu.edu
614-247-8893
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Johnson-Motoyama, Michelle, PhD

Professor & Associate Dean for Research

johnson-motoyama.1@osu.edu
614-688-2491
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Kagotho, Njeri, PhD

Associate Professor

kagotho.1@osu.edu
614-247-2094
Kaiser, Michelle, PhD

Kaiser, Michelle, PhD

Associate Professor

kaiser.267@osu.edu
614-688-8363
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Karandikar, Sharvari, PhD

Professor & Director of Global Engagement

karandikar.7@osu.edu
614-292-0653
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Kinitz, David, PhD

Assistant Professor

Kinitz.1@osu.edu
614-247-0573
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Krings, Amy, PhD

Associate Professor

krings.7@osu.edu
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Lachaud, James, PhD

Assistant Professor

lachaud.2@osu.edu
614-292-4297
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Lee, Joyce, PhD

Assistant Professor

lee.10148@osu.edu
614-247-5324
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Lee, Mo Yee, PhD

Doctoral Program Director and Professor

lee.355@osu.edu
614-292-9910
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Lynch, Raven, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor

Lynch.389@osu.edu
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Maleku, Arati, PhD

Associate Professor

maleku.1@osu.edu
614-292-9976
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McInroy, Lauren, PhD

Associate Professor

mcinroy.1@osu.edu
614-292-0728
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Mendoza, Nancy, PhD

Assistant Professor

mendoza.794@osu.edu
614-247-5025
Mengo, Cecilia, PhD

Mengo, Cecilia, PhD

Associate Professor

mengo.1@osu.edu
614-292-7679
Meshelemiah, Jacquelyn, PhD

Meshelemiah, Jacquelyn, PhD

Professor & Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

meshelemiah.1@osu.edu
614-292-9887
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Moody, Mitzi, JD

Assistant Clinical Professor

moody.110@osu.edu
614-292-2528
Oh, Sehun, PhD

Oh, Sehun, PhD

Associate Professor

oh.570@osu.edu
614-292-5239
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Provenzano, John, MSW

Assistant Clinical Professor

Provenzano.13@osu.edu
Raiz, Lisa, PhD

Raiz, Lisa, PhD

Associate Professor

raiz.1@osu.edu
614-292-0478
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Rao, Smitha, PhD

Assistant Professor

rao.506@osu.edu
614-247-5325
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Reed-Jones, Taylor, PhD

Assistant Professor

Reed.2317@osu.edu
Roush, Kate, MSW

Roush, Kate, MSW

Assistant Clinical Professor

roush.140@osu.edu
614-292-2519
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Saleh, Muna, PhD

Assistant Professor

Saleh.223@osu.edu
614-247-0572
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Stepney, Lois, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor

stepney.3@osu.edu
614-292-2529
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Warren, Keith, PhD

Associate Professor

warren.193@osu.edu
614-292-9187
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Yoon, Susan, PhD

Associate Professor

yoon.538@osu.edu
614-292-3289

Emeritus Faculty

Alexander Jr., Rudolph

Professor Emeritus

alexander.2@osu.edu

Begun, Audrey, PhD

Professor Emeritus

begun.5@osu.edu

Behling, John

Professor Emeritus

Billups, Jim (In Memoriam)

Professor Emeritus

Blostein, Stanley (In Memoriam)

Associate Professor Emeritus

Boettcher, Richard

Professor Emeritus

boettcher.1@osu.edu

Bronson, Denise

Associate Professor Emeritus

bronson.6@osu.edu

Curtis, Carla, PhD

Associate Professor Emeritus

curtis.60@osu.edu
614-292-0496

Curtis, Caroletta (In Memoriam)

Associate Professor Emeritus

D’Angelo, Rocco (In Memoriam)

Professor Emeritus

Dixon, Samuel L.

Professor Emeritus

mmci765806@aol.com

Early, Theresa, PhD

Associate Professor Emeritus

early.22@osu.edu
614-292-7602

First, Richard (In Memoriam)

Professor Emeritus

Greene, Gil, PhD

Professor Emeritus

greene.44@osu.edu
614-292-2302

Julia, Maria

Professor Emeritus

julia.1@osu.edu

Kilty, Keith

Professor Emeritus

kilty.1@osu.edu

Kim, Rebecca, PhD

Associate Professor Emeritus

kim.592@osu.edu
614-292-7751

Kondrat, Mary Ellen

Associate Professor Emeritus

Pantelos, James (In Memoriam)

Associate Professor Emeritus

Parnicky, Joseph (In Memoriam)

Associate Professor Emeritus

Richardson, Virginia

Professor Emeritus

richardson.2@osu.edu

Riemenschneider, Amy (In Memoriam)

Associate Professor Emeritus

Rindfleisch, Nolan (In Memoriam)

Associate Professor Emeritus

Rosner, Dr. Milton (In Memoriam)

Professor Emeritus

Ross, Charles O. (In Memoriam)

Associate Professor Emeritus

Saltzburg, Susan, PhD

Associate Professor Emeritus

saltzburg.1@osu.edu

Schneiderman Harold (In Memoriam)

Professor Emeritus

Speziale, Bette

Associate Professor Emeritus

speziale.1@osu.edu

Toomey, Beverly

Professor Emeritus

Tripodi, Tony (In Memoriam)

Dean and Professor Emeritus

Zupancic, Jeannette (In Memoriam)

Associate Professor Emeritus