Rachelle Ellan Kammer
Visiting Assistant Professor
212 636-6660
kammer@fordham.edu
Lincoln Center
BA, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; MSW, Ph.D., Columbia University
Women, trauma, and addiction
Adolescent mental health
Working with faith-based communities identifying, facilitating mental health treatment
mental health education and screeing of older adults
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Carol P. Kaplan
Associate Professor
212 636-6672
ckaplan@fordham.edu
Lincoln Center
BA, Queens College; MSW, Hunter; Ph.D., New York University
Adolescents
Children
Families
Mental health
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David E. Koch
Assistant Professor and Director of the Bachelors Degee in Social Work
212 636-6656
koch@fordham.edu
Lincoln Center
BA, University of California (Berkeley); MSW, Fordham University; Ph.D., CUNY (Graduate Center)
Stress, coping and social support
HIV/AIDS Policy and practice
Lesbian and gay health/mental health
Hardiness and resilience in social work practice

Winnie W. Kung
Associate Professor
212 636-6635
kung@fordham.edu
Lincoln Center
B.Soc.Sc., University of Hong Kong; M.S.W. Washington University at St. Louis; Ph.D. Univeristy of Chicago
Mental health issues with Asian Americans
Family systems
Caregivers of mentallly ill patients
Depression
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Ji Seon Lee
Assistant Professor
212 636-6658
jilee@fordham.edu
Lincoln Center
BA, SUNY (Stony Brook); MPA, MSW, Ph.D., Columbia University
Aging policy
Health and long term care
Managed care
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Laura J. Lee
Associate Professor
212 636-6663

Anita Lightburn 
Professor
Director Beck Institute for Religion and Poverty
914-367-3436
lightburn@fordham.edu
Fordham Westchester
BA, Wheaton College, MSS, M.Ed., Ed.D., Columbia University
Mental Health and Child Welfare
Family Support, School-based Practice
Capacity Building in Faith Communities
Program Evaluation and Research
Community-based clinicalpractice
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Dale Lindquist
Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor
914-367-3438
dlindquist@fordham.edu
Fordham Westchester
BA, Upsala College; M.Div., Yale Divinity School; MSW, Fordham; D. Min., NY Theological Seminary
Media
Religion and mental health
Clinical practices
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Dana B. Marlowe
Visiting Clincial Professor
914-367-3106
marlowe@fordham.edu
Fordham Westchester
BA, State University at Binghamton; MSW, SUNY, Buffalo; Ph.D., Fordham
Social welfare policy
HIV/AIDS
Teaching
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Tina Maschi
AssistantProfessor
212 636-6633
tmaschi@fordham.edu
Lincoln Center
BA, Douglas College; MSW, Ph.D., Rutgers University
Juvenile delinquency
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Trauma
Integration of Research and Practice
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Dr. Maschi's Web site www.practitionerasresearcher.net

Brenda G. McGowan
Professor, James R. Dumpson Chair of Child Welfare Studies
212-636-7130
brmcgowan@fordham.edu
Lincoln Center
BA, Wellesly College; MSW, Boston College; DSW, Columbia University
Organization and delivery of child welfare services
Staff recruitment and retention of child welfare
Making research relevant to practitioners
Recruitment and retention of child welfare staff
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The James R. Dumpson Chair in Child Welfare Studies

Natasha Menon
Assistant Professor
212 636-7784
menon@fordham.edu
Lincoln Center
BA, St. Francis' College for Women; MA, TISS, India; MSW, Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis
Community development
Decentralization
Collective action
International social development
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Claudia L. Moreno
Associate Professor
212 636-6690
cmoreno@fordham.edu
Lincoln Center
BA, Montclair State College; MSW, Rutgers University; Ph.D., Ohio State University
HIV/AIDS and latinas
Cross-cultural social work
Health research
International social work

Elaine Norman
Professor
212 636-6664
buckle722@aol.com
Lincoln Center
BA, CUNY (Brooklyn); MA, Columbia; MSW, Fordham; Ph.D., CUNY (Graduate Center)
Women's issues
Resiliency

Manoj Pardasani
Associate Professor
212-636-6622
mpardasani@fordham.edu
Lincoln Center
BA, University of Bombay; MSW, Ph.D., Yeshiva University
Social service administration
Advanced clinical practice
Community-based interventions
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Rose Perez
Assistant Professor
212-636-6626
roperez@fordham.edu
Lincoln Center
BA, Boston University; MBA, University of Michigan; MA, Ph.D. University of Chicago
Immigration
Acculturation and emotional well-being
Adolescents and families
Hispanics
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Rosa Perez-Koenig
Assistant Professor
212 636-6631
perezkoenig@fordham.edu
Lincoln Center
BA, University of Havana; MSW, Fordham University; DSW, New York University
Mental health
Children and families
Outreach to oppressed populations
Generalist practice

Michael H. Phillips
Professor
212 636-6650
mphillips@fordham.edu
Lincoln Center
BA, HaverfordCollege; MSW, DSW, Columbia University
Children and families
Child welfare
Substance abuse
Research

Chaya S. Piotrkowski
Professor
212 636-6652
piotrkowski@fordham.edu
Lincoln Center
BA, University of California, Berkley; MA, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Research
Women, work and stress
Early intervention and prevention of school failure
Work and family policy and research
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Cynthia Cannon Poindexter
Associate Professor
914-367-3103
poindexter@fordham.edu
Fordham Westchester
HIV/AIDS
Management
Community Practice
Gerontology
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Marciana Popescu
Associate Professor
914-367-3437
popescu@fordham.edu
Fordham Westchester
BSW, MA, University of Bucherest; MSW, Tulen University; Ph.D., University of Bucherest
Social policy
Macropractice
Family violence
Program evaluation/evaluation research

Howard Robinson
Assistant Professor
914-367-3439
hrobinson@fordham.edu
Fordham Westchester
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Yvette Sealy
Assistant Professor
212 636-6679
sealy@fordham.edu
Lincoln Center
BA, MSW, CUNY(Hunter); Ph.D., Fordham
Clinical practice
Substance use with Hispanic and African American population
Differential diagnosis with minority groups

Lyn Kennedy Slater
Clinical Assistant Professor
212 636-6674
lslater@fordham.edu
Lincoln Center
MSW, Hunter; MA, SUNY Albany School of Criminal Justice;
PhD, CUNY Graduate and University Center
Womens issues
Child welfare
Social justice
Interdisciplinarypractice
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Judith R. Smith
Associate Professor
212 636-6643
jsmith@fordham.edu
Lincoln Center
BA, Antioch College; MSW, Adelphi, Ph.D., Columbia
Child development
Welfare policy
Maternal employment
Children and families
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Virginia C. Strand
Professor
914-367-3435
strand@fordham.edu
Fordham Westchester
BA, Macalester; MSW, Catholic University; DSW, Columbia University
Child abuse
Women's issues
Mental health
Law
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Sandra Turner
Associate Professor and Associate Dean
212 636-6612
sturner@fordham.edu
Lincoln Center,Fordham Westchester
BA, Northwestern; MSW, Fordham; Ph.D., Rutgers
Substance abuse
Prevention
Adolescent Hispanic females
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Edgar H. Tyson
Assistant Professor
212 636-6645
tyson@fordham.edu
Lincoln Center
BS, MSW, Barry University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Culturally competent mental health assessment
Culturally competent intervention with youth
Youth culture in intervention
Juvenile delinquency
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Peter B. Vaughan
Dean
212-636-6616
vaughan@fordham.edu
Lincoln Center
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