The UT College of Social Work is home to a dedicated community of faculty and staff who prepare students for impactful careers in social work through excellence in teaching, research, and service.
Explore the directory below to connect with our faculty and staff across our Knoxville and Nashville campuses.
Faculty
Brittany Adams
Online BSSW Field Coordinator Program
Clinical Assistant Professor
Knoxville Campus
534 Stokely Management Center
865-974-7502
[email protected]
Harold Benus
Clinical Associate Professor
Nashville Campus
269 Polk Avenue Building
615-783-3394
Stan L. Bowie
Professor
Knoxville Campus
520 Stokely Management Center
865-974-0692
[email protected]
Lizzie Bowland
Associate Professor
Knoxville Campus
509B Stokely Management Center
865-974-7830
[email protected]
Allison Buzard
Assistant Dean for Nashville Campus
MSSW Nashville Program Director
Clinical Associate Professor
Nashville Campus
286 Polk Avenue Building
615-432-5248
[email protected]
Jessica Cameron
Clinical Assistant Professor
Nashville Campus
278 Polk Avenue Building
[email protected]
Kate Chaffin
Assistant Dean for Faculty Development
Clinical Professor
Nashville Campus
280 Polk Avenue Building
615-782-6134
[email protected]
Zibei Chen
Assistant Professor
Knoxville Campus
527A Stokely Management Center
865-974-3969
[email protected]
Doug Coatsworth
Betsey R. Bush Endowed Professor & Associate Dean for Research
Knoxville Campus
221G UT Conference Center
[email protected]
Anne Conway
Urban Child Institute Endowed Professor
Associate Professor
Knoxville Campus
526 Stokely Management Center
865-974-8665
[email protected]
Courtney Cronley
Professor
Knoxville Campus
525 Stokely Management Center
865-974-7503
[email protected]
Jane Crowe
MSSW Field Coordinator
Clinical Assistant Professor
Knoxville Campus
529 Stokely Management Center
[email protected]
Kim Denton
Assistant Director of BSSW Field Education
Clinical Associate Professor
Knoxville Campus
527L Stokely Management Center
865-974-6677
[email protected]
Fiona Doherty
Assistant Professor
Nashville Campus
270 Polk Avenue Building
615-782-5191
[email protected]
Shandra Forrest
Associate Professor
Knoxville Campus
521B Stokely Management Center
865-974-6218
[email protected]
Bridget Freisthler
Associate Professor
Knoxville Campus
521B Stokely Management Center
865-974-6218
[email protected]
Dashawna J. Fussell-Ware
Assistant Professor
Nashville Campus
276 Polk Avenue Building
[email protected]
Mary Gitau
Associate Dean of Access, Belonging, and Global Engagement &
Clinical Associate Professor
Knoxville Campus
708 Stokely Management Center
865-974-1914
[email protected]
Mary Held
Interim PhD Program Director
Associate Professor
Knoxville Campus
708 Stokely Management Center
865-974-1914
[email protected]
Christy Hickman
Clinical Assistant Professor
Knoxville Campus
504 Stokely Management Center
865-974-3206
[email protected]
Alicia Hirt
Online MSSW Field Coordinator
Clinical Assistant Professor
Nashville Campus
261 Polk Avenue Building
615-782-5192
[email protected]
Ayesha Keller
Clinical Assistant Professor
Nashville Campus
Polk Avenue Building
[email protected]
Pam Linden
Interim Veterinary Social Work Program Director
Research Associate Professor
Knoxville Campus
UT Conference Center
865-974-6698
[email protected]
Barbara Mendez Campos Love
Assistant Professor
Knoxville Campus
513 Stokely Management Center
[email protected]
Robert Lucio
Director, Online MSSW Program
Associate Professor
Knoxville Campus
506 Stokely Management Center
865-974-9129
[email protected]
Areis Lurry
Clinical Assistant Professor
Nashville Campus
273 Polk Avenue Building
[email protected]
Kim Crane Mallory
Director of Field Education
Clinical Professor
Nashville Campus
Polk Ave. Building Rm 273
615-782-6157
[email protected]
Michael Mason
Betsey R. Bush Endowed Professor in Children & Families at Risk
Knoxville Campus
221H UT Conference Center
865-974-4198
[email protected]
Lori Messinger
Dean and Professor
Knoxville Campus
717 Stokely Management Center
865-974-0153
[email protected]
Robert Mindrup
Director of BSSW Programs
Clinical Professor
Knoxville Campus
507 Stokely Management Center
865-974-8109
[email protected]
Akeem Modeste-James
Assistant Professor
Knoxville Campus
519 Stokely Management Center
[email protected]
Katherine Montgomery
Interim DSW Program Director
Clinical Assistant Professor
Nashville Campus
275 Polk Avenue Building
615-782-6154
[email protected]
Javonda Williams Moss
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor
Knoxville Campus
709 Stokely Management Center
865-974-8109
[email protected]
William R. Nugent
Professor
Knoxville Campus
513 Stokely Management Center
865-974-6544
[email protected]
Ruben Parra-Cardona
Roger and Carol Nooe Endowed Chair
Knoxville Campus
523 Stokely Management Center
865-974-8109
[email protected]
Ashley Pennell
Clinical Assistant Professor
Knoxville Campus
527F Stokely Management Center
865-974-3991
[email protected]
Kristen Ravi
Assistant Professor
Knoxville Campus
527K Stokely Management Center
865-974-7500
[email protected]
Emily Rodriguez
Clinical Assistant Professor
Knoxville Campus
527J Stokely Management Center
865-974-4898
[email protected]
Rachel Ross
MSSW Online Field Coordinator (Knoxville Area)
Clinical Associate Professor
Knoxville Campus
532 Stokely Management Center
865-974-6593
[email protected]
Ragan Schriver
Director, MSSW Program
Clinical Professor
Knoxville Campus
508 Stokely Management Center
865-974-7513
[email protected]
Amy Shipp
Clinical Assistant Professor
Knoxville Campus
527G Stokely Management Center
865-974-3704
[email protected]
Jenna Smith
MSSW Field Coordinator
Clinical Assistant Professor
Nashville Campus
260 Polk Avenue Building
615-782-3398
[email protected]
Latausha Stevenson
MSSW Online Field Coordinator
Clinical Assistant Professor
Nashville Campus
263 Polk Avenue Building
615-782-6126
[email protected]
Phyllis Thompson
Clinical Associate Professor
Knoxville Campus
527D Stokely Management Center
865-974-8109
[email protected]
Tami Walker
Assistant Director of Field Education
MSSW Online Field Coordinator
Clinical Assistant Professor
Nashville Campus
262 Polk Avenue Building
615-988-9488
[email protected]
Fei Wang
Assistant Professor
Knoxville Campus
527B Stokely Management Center
865-974-7511
[email protected]
Martina Ward
MSSW Field Coordinator
Clinical Assistant Professor
Knoxville Campus
531 Stokely Management Center
865-974-7512
[email protected]
Tiffany Washington
Associate Professor
Knoxville Campus
522 Stokely Management Center
[email protected]
Stephanie Weatherstone
Clinical Associate Professor
Knoxville Campus
527E Stokely Management Center
865-974-9125
[email protected]
Stacia West
Associate Professor
Jo Willey
Clinical Assistant Professor
Knoxville Campus
527C Stokely Management Center
[email protected]
Nikola Zaharakis
Research Assistant Professor
Knoxville Campus
UT Conference Center
615-782-6154
[email protected]
Lisa Zottarelli
Clinical Professor
Knoxville Campus
3524 Stokely Management Center
865-974-8470
[email protected]
Staff
Abiodun Ajayi
Instructional Designer
Knoxville Campus
530 Stokely Management Center
865-974-6665
[email protected]
Sarah Arnold
Director of Outreach and Engagement
Knoxville Campus
707 Stokely Management Center
865-974-2349
[email protected]
Elizabeth Barron
MSSW Administrative Specialist
Knoxville Campus
511B Stokely Management Center
865-974-8316
[email protected]
Shelley Bell
Human Resources Specialist
Knoxville Campus
714 Stokely Management Center
865-974-2976
[email protected]
Michaela Broyles
Internal Communications Manager
Knoxville Campus
718 Stokely Management Center
865-974-0300
[email protected]
Natalie Crippen
Academic Process Specialist
Knoxville Campus
708A Stokely Management Center
865-974-3353
[email protected]
Jason Davis
DSW Administrative Assistant
Knoxville Campus
510 Stokely Management Center
865-974-0510
[email protected]
Stephanie Frierson
Nashville MSSW Administrative Assistant
Nashville Campus
296 Polk Avenue Building
615-256-1885
[email protected]
Amanda Gandy
Director of Student Success and Advising
Knoxville Campus
514 Stokely Management Center
865-974-7063
[email protected]
Angel Giammarella
Nashville Field Education Administrative Assistant
Nashville Campus
273 Polk Avenue Building
[email protected]
Angel Giammarella
Nashville Field Education Administrative Assistant
Nashville Campus
273 Polk Avenue Building
[email protected]
Michele Griffin
Human Resource Specialist
Knoxville Campus
712 Stokely Management Center
865-974-0300
[email protected]
Tiffany Harmon
Assistant Dean of Finance, Administrative, and Operations
Knoxville Campus
715 Stokely Management Center
865-974-3146
[email protected]
Jayne Harris
BSSW Administrative Specialist
Knoxville Campus
511A Stokely Management Center
[email protected]
Cassidy Hebert
Field Education Administrative Assistant
Nashville Campus
266 Polk Avenue Building
615-782-6153
[email protected]
Kalyn Helton
Endowed Faculty Administrative Specialist
Nashville Campus
273 Polk Avenue Building
615-782-6135
[email protected]
Lauren Herrmann
Coordinator of Undergraduate Recruitment
Knoxville Campus
535 Stokely Management Center
865-974-8668
[email protected]
Ashley Hiatt
Director of Human Resources
Knoxville Campus
711 Stokely Management Center
865-974-6698
[email protected]
Margaret Huffstetler
Academic Advisor
Knoxville Campus
515 Stokely Management Center
865-974-9131
[email protected]
Becca Kline
IT Technologist
Knoxville Campus
720A Stokely Management Center
865-974-9533
[email protected]
Cassie Lawson
Field Education Administrative Assistant
Knoxville Campus
527H Stokely Management Center
865-974-3175
[email protected]
Margaret McMillan
Assistant Director of Continuing Education
Knoxville Campus
706 Stokely Management Center
865-974-1655
[email protected]
Gina Middleton
Student Success Coordinator
Knoxville Campus
518 Stokely Management Center
865-974-3352
[email protected]
Amber Mitchell-Spencer
Recruiting Coordinator
Nashville Campus
289 Polk Avenue Building
615-200-6471
[email protected]
Tammy Modic
Assistant Director of Annual Giving & Stewardship
Knoxville Campus
704A Stokely Management Center
865-974-0768
[email protected]
Jen Moore
Social Media & Digital Content Manager
Knoxville Campus
722A Stokely Management Center
865-974-3291
[email protected]
Macy Pevy
Director of Admissions and Recruitment
Knoxville Campus
519 Stokely Management Center
865-974-3996
[email protected]
Jon Rea
Financial Analyst
Knoxville Campus
713 Stokely Management Center
865-974-8984
[email protected]
Kelsi Robson
HR Research Specialist
Knoxville Campus
Conference Center Building STE.224
600 Henley Street
[email protected]
Kendra Rudder
Director of Communications and Chief Strategist
Knoxville Campus
722 Stokely Management Center
865-974-0507
[email protected]
Ann Ryan
Administrative Coordinator
Knoxville Campus
704 Stokely Management Center
865-974-6693
[email protected]
Jennifer Scagnelli
Director of Enrollment Services
Knoxville Campus
503 Stokely Management Center
865-974-1096
[email protected]
Marsha Sliker
Coordinator of Executive Office Operations
Knoxville Campus
709A Stokely Management Center
865-974-1074
[email protected]
Caitlyn Smith
Online MSSW Program Assistant
Knoxville Campus
509B Stokely Management Center
865-974-0742
[email protected]
Malissa Teal
Online Student Services Specialist and Student Disability Services Nashville Liaison
Nashville Campus
295 Polk Avenue Building
615-782-6158
[email protected]
Angela Thomas
Senior Communications & Marketing Specialist
Knoxville Campus
719 Stokely Management Center
865-974-8638
[email protected]
Tiffany Toney
Executive Office Operations, Nashville Coordinator
Nashville Campus
288 Polk Avenue Building
615-782-6159
[email protected]
Ken Wagner
Information Technology Manager
Nashville Campus
290 Polk Avenue Building
615-782-6152
[email protected]
Julie Williams
Executive Assistant to the Dean
Knoxville Campus
716B Stokely Management Center
865-974-0153
[email protected]
Sarah Zannini
Procurement & Facilities Specialist
Knoxville Campus
721A Stokely Management Center
865-974-0916
[email protected]
Emeritus Faculty
Mary H. Bloch, Professor of Social Work
M.A.S.A., Ohio State University
Rebecca Bolen, Professor of Social Work
PhD, University of Texas at Arlington
Thomas Cruthirds, Professor of Social Work
PhD, Tulane University
[email protected]
Sherry Cummings, Professor of Social Work PhD, University of Georgia
[email protected]
David Dupper, Professor of Social Work
PhD, Florida State University
[email protected]
Judith I. Fiene, Associate Dean and Associate Professor
PhD, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Gideon W. Fryer, Professor of Social Work
Ed.D., Columbia University
Charles Glisson, Chancellor’s Professor and Distinguished University Professor
PhD, Washington University
Ben P. Granger, Professor of Social Work
Ph.D., Brandeis University
Hisashi Hirayama, Professor of Social Work
DSW, University of Pennsylvania
Kate Mullins, Professor of Social Work
PhD, University of Chicago
Roger M. Nooe, Professor of Social Work
PhD, Tulane University
[email protected]
Terri Combs Orme, The Urban Child Institute Endowed Professor
PhD, Washington University
John Orme, Professor of Social Work
PhD, Washington University
[email protected]
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James D. Orten, Professor of Social Work
D.S.W., University of Alabama
David Patterson, Professor of Social Work
PhD, University of Utah
[email protected]
Cynthia Rocha, Professor of Social Work
PhD, Washington University
[email protected]
Hia Rubenstein, Professor of Social Work
PhD, University of Chicago
Karen M. Sowers, Dean Emerita and Professor Emerita
PhD, Florida State University
[email protected]
Marlys Staudt, Associate Professor of Social Work
PhD, Washington University
[email protected]
Eunice O. Shatz, Professor of Social Work
PhD, Brandeis University
Hugh Vaughn, Associate Dean and Associate Professor
Ed.D., Memphis State University