Faculty Research
School of Social Work
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Faculty Areas of Specialty
Kim Anderson, Ph.D., MSSW, LCSW
Professor
E-mail: kim.anderson@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-5201
- Life Trajectories of Children Exposed to Domestic Violence across the Lifespan
- Economic and Health Inequity in Communities of Concentrated Disadvantage
- Methodologies: Community-Based Participatory Research, Mixed Methods, Qualitative (Grounded Theory, Narrative, Thematic Analysis)
Bethany Backes, Ph.D., MSW, MPH
Associate Professor
E-mail: Bethany.Backes@ucf.edu
- Violence Against Women
- Multidisciplinary responses to victims
- Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence
- Stalking
- Sexual Violence
- Victim Help-Seeking
- Program evaluation
Susanny Beltran, Ph.D., MSW
Assistant Professor, Center Co-Director
E-mail: Susanny.Beltran@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-4662
- End-of-life care
- Health literacy and health promotion
- Health care disparities among racial/ethnic minority older adults
- Qualitative research
- Gerontology education
Melissa Bermudez, MSW, LCSW, LICSW
Director of the Center for Professional and Community Education, Instructor
E-mail: Melissa.Bermudez@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-4655
- Intimate Partner and Power-Based Violence / Trauma
- Military personnel and Veterans
- Culturally inclusive care and services
Kevin Brown, Ph.D.
Lecturer
E-mail: kevin.brown@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-5621
- child welfare
- Family Preservation
- Evidence-based Practice
Reshawna Chapple, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW
Associate Professor
E-mail: rchapple@ucf.edu
Phone: (407) 823-2958
- Critical Deaf Studies
- Critical Race Feminism and Intersectionality
- Culturally Responsive Mental Health Treatment and Access to Services
- Intimate Partner Violence and Trauma Recovery
- Qualitative Methods
- Telemental Health
- Informed Care
Jill Davis, LCSW, MSW
Instructor
E-mail: jill.davis@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-1177
- Childhood Sexual Abuse
- Play Therapy
- Licensure Exam Prep
Christine Ferretti, MSW, LCSW
Assistant Director MSW, Associate Instructor
E-mail: christine.ferretti@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-4987
- Juvenile Sex offender population
- At Risk Youth
Kimberley Gryglewicz, Ph.D., MSW
Associate Professor, Center Co-Director
E-mail: kgryglew@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-2954
- Suicide prevention
- Health and mental health
- Family engagement & caregiving issues
- Program implementation and evaluation
- Violence Prevention
- Caregiver Health/Well-Being
- Grief and Bereavement
- Community-based participatory research
Shelley Hall, MSW
Instructor
E-mail: shelley.hall@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-3056
- Clinical practice in a hospital with neonatal families and maternal/child mental health issues
- Adoption
- Foster Care
Jalonta Jackson-Glasco, Ph.D., MSW
Lecturer
E-mail: jalonta.jacksonglasco@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-0376
- Micro and Macro Social Work Practice
- Public Administration and Public Policy
- Higher Education Teaching and Program Leadership
- Social Justice Advocacy
- Women, Criminal Justice, and Prison Reform
- Equity, Inclusion and Diversity
Robin Kohn, MSW, LCSW
BSW Program Director, Senior Instructor
E-mail: robin.kohn@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-2967
- Grief and Bereavement
- End-of-life care
- Varying Abilities & Disabilities (primarily mobility & neurological disorders)
- Practice Health
Shawn Lawrence, Ph.D., LCSW
Interim Director, Professor
E-mail: shawn.lawrence@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-3112
- Obesity and Stigma
- Substance Abuse
- Student learning environments and outcomes
Hsiu-Fen Lin, Ph.D., MSW
Assistant Professor
E-mail: hsiufen.lin@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-1393
- Prevention of Intimate Partner Homicide
- Prevention and Intervention for Interpersonal Violence
- Economic Empowerment for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
- The Impact of Domestic violence on Mental Health and Financial Well-being
- Screening and Assessment for Immigrant and non-English speaking populations
- International Social Work
Shuang Lu, Ph.D., MSW
Assistant Professor
E-mail: shuanglu@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-0490
- Youth mental health and resilience
- Migration/immigration
- Community-based psychosocial intervention
- Mindfulness
- Social service capacity building
Shellene Mazany, LCSW, MSW
MSW Program Director, Senior Instructor
E-mail: shellene.mazany@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-1089
- Mental Health and Addictions
- Children
- Youth and Families
- Crisis Intervention
- Assessment and Treatment Planning
- Clinical Supervision
- Online Education and Technology
Maxine McGregor, LMSW, MSW, MS
Associate Instructor
E-mail: maxine.mcgregor@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-3037
- child welfare
- domestic violence
- Online Education
Olga Molina, DSW, MSW, LCSW
Associate Professor
E-mail: omolina@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-6793
- Divorce
- Intimate partner violence
- Groupwork
Estelli Ramos, MSW, MDiv
Associate Instructor
E-mail: estelli.ramos@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-3161
- LGBTQ
- Diversity
- Macro-Practice
- Spirituality
- Latino Individuals and Groups
Iradly Roche, MSW
Associate Instructor
E-mail: iradly.roche@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-1068
- Alternative School Social Work for Exceptional Student Education
- Clinical Social Work for Residential and Academic program working with teen parents
Julie Steen, Ph.D., MSW
Associate Professor
E-mail: julie.steen@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-6452
- Child welfare organizations
- Child Welfare Policy
- Human Rights Education
Kenan Sualp, Ph.D., MSW
Assistant Professor
E-mail: Kenan.Sualp@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-1324
- Environmental Risk Factors for Mental Health and Access to Care
- Health and mental health
- Immigration
- Global social work
- Program implementation and evaluation
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Applied Statistics and Data visualization strategies
Matthew Theriot, Ph.D., MSSW
Interim Dean, Professor
E-mail: matthew.theriot@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-2114
- Juvenile Violence
- School Security
- Delinquency
Josette vonBirgelen, MSW
Instructor
E-mail: josette.vonbirgelen@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-3283
- Field Education
- Child trauma focusing on sexual abuse and family reunification
- Supervisor role within Field education
Xiaochuan (Sharon) Wang, Ph.D., MSW
Associate Professor
E-mail: xiaochuan.wang@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-3705
- Health And Mental Health Care Access, Utilization, and Quality
- Nursing Home Quality and Workforce Capacity
- Culturally sensitive care for racial and ethnic minority older adults
James Whitworth, Ph.D., LCSW
Associate Professor
E-mail: james.whitworth@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-6136
- Military members and veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Assessment and treatment of trauma responses
- Military social work education programs
- Alternative treatments for PTSD
- Service Dogs for PTSD
- Equine Therapy for PTSD
Asli Cennet Yalim, Ph.D., MSW
Assistant Professor
E-mail: asli.yalim@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-4660
- Refugee mental health and psychosocial wellbeing
- Syrian refugees
- Forced migration in the Middle East
- Use of mental health services among refugee and immigrant populations
- Community-based participatory research
- Culturally competent practice
- Resilience and empowerment
- Refugee Women
Current Grants
Social Work
Internationalizing the Classroom: Using the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a Framework for Addressing Global Issues
Funding Type: Extramural Research
Funding Agency: Council on Social Work Education
KinesiologySocial Work
Investigators from Novices, a Transdisciplinary Research Education Program to Increase Diversity (INTREPID) in Aging Research
Funding Type: Extramural Research
Funding Agency: National Institute on Aging, NIA
Social Work
Adapting the Advance Dementia Prognostic Tool for high-Medicaid Nursing Homes (ADePT-NH)
Funding Type: Extramural Research
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Health
Social Work
Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Equity in Health and Functioning for Adults with Physical, Cognitive, Sensory and Developmental Disabilities from Marginalized Communities
Funding Type: Extramural Research
Funding Agency: Regents of the University of Michigan, The
Social Work
CA-LINC: A Culturally Adapted Care Coordination Suicide Detection and Intervention Model for Black Youth
Funding Type: Extramural Research
Funding Agency: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Physical TherapySocial Work
Developing a Resilient Health Care Work Force: A UCF Model for Academic Health Science Centers
Funding Type: Extramural Research
Funding Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Social Work
Florida Pathways to Awareness, Support, and Services (FPASS)
Funding Type: Extramural Research
Funding Agency: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Social Work
Florida LEADS (Launch, Engage, Activate Departments and Systems for Zero Suicide) project
Funding Type: Extramural Research
Funding Agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
