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Tanya Rhodes Smith

Tanya Rhodes Smith

Instructor in Residence and Director, Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social WorkUniversity of Connecticut

Tanya Rhodes Smith specializes in policy development, nonprofit administration, voter engagement and legislative advocacy.

Social Work EducationNonpartisan Voter RegistrationElectoral ParticipationSocial Workers in Elected OfficeVoter Registration, Education and Outreach in Community Agencies
S. Megan Berthold, Ph.D., LCSW

S. Megan Berthold, Ph.D., LCSW

Associate Professor and Director of Field EducationUniversity of Connecticut School of Social Work

Prof. Berthold's clinical and research expertise is with refugee and asylum seeking survivors of torture and the Cambodian genocide.

Trauma and Recoveryrefugees and asylum seekersvicarious trauma and resiliencehuman rights approach to social workco-ocurring health and mental health conditions post torture and genocide
Jennifer Abe

Jennifer Abe

Professor Emeritus of Psychology | Psychological ScienceLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Cultural competence/cultural humility in mental health service deliveryHelp-seeking for mental health services among Asian AmericansAsian American mental health
Kathryn Libal, Ph.D.

Kathryn Libal, Ph.D.

Director, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute, and Professor, Social Work & Human RightsUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Libal researches human rights norms and practices, including the ability to secure adequate food and housing.

U.S. Resettlement of RefugeesAsylum SeekersWomen's RightsChildren's RightsMigrant Children
Cristina Wilson, Ph.D.

Cristina Wilson, Ph.D.

Professor and Interim Co-Director, PhD Program, School of Social WorkUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Wilson is a recognized Latina scholar and expert in health disparities and cultural humility working with Latino families.

Intervention and Prevention Programs for Substance UseFamily Mechanisms and Factors that Play a Role in At Risk BehaviorsLatino Families and Parenting in at Risk EnvironmentsTeen Pregnancy PreventionFathers in the Latino Community
Elissa Madden

Elissa Madden

Associate ProfessorBaylor University

Research: child welfare, foster care, adoption (public & private), child & family mental health, service learning in social work education

Child and Family ServicesFoster Care and AdoptionsSocial Work Education
Bree Akesson

Bree Akesson

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social WorkWilfrid Laurier University

Assistant Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University who conducts research with children and families affected by war and global social work

Refugee and Human Rights IssuesWar and ViolenceChildren and FamiliesSocial WorkSocial Work Education
Ken Holstein

Ken Holstein

Assistant ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Ken Holstein's research focuses broadly on AI-augmented work and improving how we design and evaluate AI systems for real-world use.

ElectionsIntelligence AugmentationApplied Machine LearningArtificial IntelligenceHuman-Computer Interaction
Nada Elias-Lambert

Nada Elias-Lambert

Department Chair & Associate ProfessorTexas Christian University

Professor Elias-Lambert focuses on the influence of victim and perpetrator alcohol use on levels of rape myth acceptance

Qualitative ResearchBystander (Upstander) InterventionBystander EffectAlcohol Use DisordersRape culture
Linda S. Sprague Martinez, Ph.D.

Linda S. Sprague Martinez, Ph.D.

Director, UConn Health Disparities InstituteUniversity of Connecticut

Linda Sprague Martinez, Ph.D. has expertise in health equity and the social determinants of health.

Participatory ResearchHealth DisparitiesHealth EquityCommunity HealthSocial Determinants of Health
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