Faculty

faculty


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Clinical Lecturer
Email: Haylee.Hebenstreit@stonybrook.edu

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

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

Jeanette Lukas-Englert, LMSW

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

 


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

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

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

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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

Zachary Morrison Zachary A. Morris, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor
Email:
 

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

Carolyn Peabody, Ph.D. Carolyn Peabody, PhD, LCSW 
Chair, Community, Policy and Political Social Action Specialization
Email: Carolyn.Peabody@stonybrook.edu

Dina Pilgrim, LMSW

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

 


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

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

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

Image: Suzanne Valezquez Maria E. Torres, PhD, MA
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Associate Professor
Email: Maria.E.Torres@stonybrook.edu

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

 FACULTY EMERITI

Joel Blau, DSW
Professor of Social Policy
Director of the PhD Program

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

Frances L. Brisbane, PhD, MSW
Dean & Professor
Vice President for Health Sciences Workforce Diversity