Institute Faculty

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	Name	Research Emphasis	Instructional Expertise	Practical Expertise
	Marianna L. Colvin, Ph.D., LGSW Associate Professor	Interorganizational Human Service Delivery Systems Related to Vulnerable Children and Families, Child Welfare, Interactions across Organizations, Systems and Complexity, Network Development	Community Oriented Courses, Child Welfare courses, Global Perspective	Child Welfare Policy, Practice, and Supervision; International Community Development
	Morgan Cooley, Ph.D., LCSW Associate Professor	Better Understanding Risk and Protective Factors of Child Welfare	Theory and Practice with Children and Adolescents, SW with Vulnerable children, Statistics	Individual, couple, & family therapy; practice with those involved in the child welfare system; community mental health.
	Heather Thompson, Ph.D., LCSW Associate Professor	Child Welfare, Best Practices for Child Welfare Professionals	Advance Theory & Social Work Practice with Children, Adolescents, Adults & Family, Case Management, Couples Therapy in Social Work Practice	Adolescents and Families involved in the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems, Parenting, Couples therapy (pre-marital counseling, communication issues, infidelity, divorce and co-parenting), Solution-Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy
	Heather Howard, MSW, Ph.D., LICSW Assistant Professor	Gender-specific and Trauma-inforced care for women	Advanced Clinical Practice with Children and Families, Participatory Action Research, Dynamics of Oppression and Privilege	Healthcare social work, Trauma and Alcohol Use Disorder and Substance use disorder, postpartum depression, and grief and loss
	Precious Skinner-Osei, MSW, Ph.D. Instructor & BSW Coordinator	Criminal Justice Reform, Paternal Incarceration, Trauma-Informed Care for Juveniles	Global Pers of Social Services, Social Welfare Policy/Provision, Profession of Social Work, SW Practice Communities and Organizations, Research Methods-Social Work
	Joy McClellan, DSW, LCSW MSW Program Coordinator		Advance Year Field Instruction and Seminar, Child Welfare, Field Education in Social Work	Administration and clinical supervision, community planning and development, clinical mental health services for children and families, clinical mental health services for those with chronic mental illness, child protection services