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	Michelle S. Ballan, PhD, MSW Professor & Associate Dean for Research, School of Social Welfare; Professor, Family, Population and Preventive Medicine; Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Advanced Computational Science; Center and Program Director, Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (LEND); Stony Brook University Research Director, Early Childhood Clinic, Stony Brook Medicine Email: Michelle.Ballan@stonybrook.edu

	Melissa L. Bessaha, PhD, LMSW, MA Associate Professor Chair: Families, Youth, & Transition to Adulthood Specialization Email: Melissa.Bessaha@stonybrook.edu Phone: 631-638-2514

	Kristen Brock Petroshius, PhD, MSW Assistant Professor Email: kristen.brock-petroshius@stonybrook.edu

	Marvin L. Colson, MS Clinical Associate Professor Director of Developmental Disabilities Programs Email: Marvin.Colson@stonybrook.edu Phone: 631-444-3162

	Robin DeLuca-Acconi, PhD, LCSW Clinical Associate Professor School Social Work Workforce Development, Programs & Partnerships E-mail: robin.deluca@stonybrook.edu Phone: 631-444-3154

	Melissa J. Earle, PhD, LCSW Clinical Associate Professor Director of Online Education Email: Melissa.Earle.1@stonybrook.edu

	Iris Cohen Fineberg, PhD, MSW, OSW-C Associate Professor Email: Iris.Fineberg@stonybrook.edu Phone: 631-444-3164

	Elissa Friedman, PhD, LCSW, ACSW Clinical Lecturer Email: Elissa.Friedman@stonybrook.edu

	Amy Hammock, PhD, MSW Associate Professor Email: Amy.Hammock@stonybrook.edu Phone: 631-444-3108

	Jalana Harris, PhD, LCSW-R Clinical Lecturer Email: Jalana.Harris@stonybrook.edu

	Haylee Hebenstreit, PhD, LMSW Clinical Lecturer Email: Haylee.Hebenstreit@stonybrook.edu

	Anna Hayward, PhD, MSW Associate Professor Email: Anna.Hayward@stonybrook.edu Phone: 631-444-3177

	Nicholas Kardaras, Ph.D., LCSW-R Clinical Assistant Professor Email: Nicholas.Kardaras@stonybrook.edu

	Jeanette Lukas, LMSW Clinical Assistant Professor Practicum Education Email: Jeanette.Lukas@stonybrook.edu Phone: 631-444-3147

	Sana Malik, DrPH, MSW, MPH Associate Professor Email: Sana.K.Malik@stonybrook.edu Phone: 631-444-3692

	Shari E. Miller, PhD, MSW Dean and Professor Interim Doctoral Program Director Email: Shari.Miller@stonybrook.edu

	Jessica J. Mitchell, LMSW, MA Clinical Assistant Professor Practicum Education Coordinator Email: Jessica.Mitchell@stonybrook.edu Phone: 631-444-3676

	Kathleen Monahan, DSW, LCSW, LMFT Associate Professor Director of the Family Violence Education and Research Center Email: Kathleen.Monahan@stonybrook.edu Phone: 631-444-3152

	Jacqueline B. Mondros, DSW, MSW Professor Emeritus Email:jacqueline.mondros@stonybrook.edu

	Richard Morgan, PhD, MSW Associate Dean & Graduate Program Director Clinical Professor Email: Richard.Morgan@stonybrook.edu Phone: 631-444-6926

	Zachary A. Morris, PhD, MSW Associate Professor Email: Zachary.Morris@stonybrook.edu

	Miguel Munoz-Laboy, DrPH, MPH Professor Email: Miguel.Munoz-Laboy@stonybrook.edu

	Carolyn Peabody, PhD, LCSW Chair, Community, Policy and Political Social Action Specialization Email: Carolyn.Peabody@stonybrook.edu Phone: 631-444-3165

	Dina Pilgrim, LMSW Interim Assistant Dean Practicum Education Clinical Associate Professor E-mail: Dina.Pilgrim@stonybrook.edu Phone: 631-444-3151

	Stephen Rabeno, PhD, LCSW-R Clinical Associate Professor Email: Stephen.Rabeno@stonybrook.edu Phone: 631-444-3168

	Hyacinth Spence, LMSW Clinical Associate Professor Practicum Education Coordinator Email: Hyacinth.Spence@stonybrook.edu Phone: 631-444-3174

	Leah Topek-Walker, LCSW-R Clinical Associate Professor Practicum Education Coordinator Email: Leah.Topek-Walker@stonybrook.edu Phone: 631-444-3159

	Maria E. Torres, PhD, MA Associate Professor Email: Maria.E.Torres@stonybrook.edu

	Suzanne L. Velázquez, PhD , LCSW Clinical Professor Director of the Undergraduate Program Email: Suzanne.Velazquez@stonybrook.edu Phone: 631-444-6909

	Yalu Zhang, PhD, MSW Assistant Professor Email: Yalu.Zhang@stonybrook.edu

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Joel Blau, D.S.W. Professor of Social Policy Director of the PhD Program AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: History of social welfare, poverty, homelessness, the political economy of social welfare, and comparative social welfare, as well as the major U.S. social programs for food, income supports, health care, housing, and employment policy Ruth A. Brandwein, PhD Dean, 1981-1989 Harvey A. Farberman, PhD Professor Jacqueline B. Mondros, DSW Dean and Vice President for Social Determinants of Health, 2016 - 2021 Charles Robbins, DSW, LCSW-R Professor Executive Director, Center for Changing Systems of Power AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Achieving gender equality; masculinity for the 21st century; supporting LGBTQA+ community; critical race theory; promoting anti-racist policies & practices; public health & healthcare policy; healthcare disparities; social work and healthcare; social work in higher education; intimate partner violence as a public health problem Frances L. Brisbane, PhD, MSW Dean & Professor Vice President for Health Sciences Workforce Diversity

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