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School of Social Work and Behavioral Sciences Information

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Department Chair of Counseling, Program Director of School Counseling, Professor of Counseling
Allison Cumming-McCann, Counseling
Program Director of Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Professor of Counseling
Michael Accordino
CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING COORDINATOR FOR BOSTON VIRTUAL PATHWAY, Associate Professor of Counseling
Interests
  • Women and HIV/AIDS
  • Cross cultural approaches to Trauma
  • Mother Daughter Relationships
Gayle Crump-Swaby
Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling
Lindsey Fullmer
Program Director for Rehabilitation Counseling, Associate Professor of Counseling
Kathleen Green
Professor of Counseling
John Roland
Assistant Professor of Counseling
Kelly Smith
Department Chair of Social Work and Associate Professor
Interests
  • Social work practice with children, youth, and families
  • Evidence-based treatment models including TF-CBT
  • Social work research
Lisa E. Watson
Professor of Social Work
Interests
  • Daily life of people living in poverty
  • Technical assistance in the provision of community development services
Miguel L. Arce
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Interests
  • Social Work with Immigrants and Refugees
  • International Social Work Education
  • Social Work in a Legal Setting
  • Social Work Policy
  • Qualitative Research Methods

 

Karen Clark-Hoey
Associate Professor of Social Work
Interests
  • Research
  • Organizational Health
  • Leadership
  • Trauma-responsive Organizational Change
Nina Esaki
Professor
Interests
  • Adult mental health
  • European social work
  • Social work practice and research
Efrosini Kokaliari
Professor
Interests
  • Quantitative research
  • Medicare for all advocacy
  • Policy advocacy
Ann W. Roy
Associate Professor
Interests
  • Children and families
  • Youth development
  • Community engagement and outreach
  • School social work
  • Field education
  • Secondary traumatic stress
Anthony Hill
Professor
Interests
  • The interface between human rights/social justice and advanced generalist practice
  • International social work
  • International human rights law
  • Qualitative research
  • Social policy
  • Direct non-violent action
Joseph M. Wronka
Professor
Professor Mulugeta Agonafer, PhD teaching a class
Assistant Professor
Interests
  • Theories of Social Change
  • A Meta-Analysis of After-School
  • Theory of Faith Development
  • Change Management vs Change Leadership
  • Children and Mindfulness
  • Erikson's Theory of Human Development
  • Spiritual Development in Children and Adolescent
  • Social and Emotional Learning

 

Janine Spinola Taylor, Headshot
Professor
Cecilia Willis Headshot
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Director of Undergraduate Psychology Program
Matthew Brubaker head shot
Director of Counseling Psychology PsyD Program, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Interests
  • Developmental and complex trauma
  • Suicide prevention
  • Gender role stress and identity
  • Supervision and training of trauma-informed practices
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Chair for the Department of Psychology
Interests
  • Scarcity
  • Health disparities
  • Subjective indicators of socioeconomic status
  • Maternal and child health
Maysa DeSousa
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Interests
  • Couples
  • LGBTQ+ Relationships
  • Intimacy
  • Proactive Interventions
Profile photo of Tatiana Gray
Professor of Psychology
Interests
  • Prevention and Health Promotion
  • Training and Social Justice
  • Ethics and Professional Issues in Counseling
  • Trauma and Resilience
  • Spirituality and Counseling
Sally Hage, Director of the PsyD Program
Instructor, Counseling Department
Interests
  • Feminist
  • Consent
  • Sex Education and Communication with Adolescents
  • Gender Socialization
  • Social Justice
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Dean, School of Social Work and Behavioral Sciences
Interests
  • Child Welfare
  • Program Development
  • Public/Private Collaboration
  • Administration
  • Management and Leadership
Wesley Church II
Assistant Professor in Department of Counseling, Coordinator of Undergraduate Rehabilitation and Disability Studies Program
Interests
  • Trauma and grief related to non-death loss and non-normative events
  • Challenges for individuals with disabilities and methods for improving accessibility
Springfield College - Jennifer Dashiell-Shoffner
Assistant Director of Field Education, Faculty
Interests
  • International social work
  • Social justice
  • Refugees and immigrants
  • Nature informed therapy
  • Research
  • Adventure therapy
  • Children, youth, and families
Lily Ghrear (Layal)
Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship, Professor of Psychology
Interests

Cognitive psychology, including psycholinguistics and factors that impact teaching and learning

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Associate Professor of Human Services
Interests
  • Applied Ethics
  • Systems Theory
  • Poverty & Race Studies
  • Administration
Director of Field Education
Interests

Narrative Therapy, Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppressive Practices, Clinical Supervision, Field Education, College Mental Health Counseling, Community Mental Health, and Trauma-Informed Care

Laura Mackie
Assistant Professor of School Counseling
Interests
  • Grief
  • Developmental trauma
  • Social justice
  • Neurocognitive disorders
  • Interaction between behavior and technology
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Administrative Coordinator
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Associate Professor of Psychology
Interests
  • Adolescent and emerging adult sexual and romantic relationship development
  • Sexual orientation/identity development
  • Narrative identity studies and methodologies
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MHSP Grant Manger, School Counseling Instructor and Clinical Supervision Coordinator
Kelley Paige head shot
Assistant Professor, Bachelor of Social Work Program Director
Interests
  • Social Justice
  • Policy and Advocacy
  • Qualitative Research
  • Addictions
Andrew Schoolnik, Springfield College
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Interests
  • Gender identity development
  • Gender socialization
  • Development of immigrant youth
  • Longitudinal methods and data analysis
Profile photo of Kingsley Schroeder
Associate Professor of Psychology, Director of Athletic Counseling Progam
Interests
  • Identity
  • Eating Disorders
  • Self-Awareness
  • Mental Health of Athletes
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Assistant Professor
Interests
  • Developmental Trauma
  • Complex Trauma
  • Cross Cultural Trauma Counseling
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Assistant Professor
Professor of Psychology
Interests
  • Competencies in Conflict Management and Mediation
  • Factors Related to Group Development and Group Performance
  • Talent Acquisition and Talent Management
Michael Surrette
Associate Professor of Psychology, Director of Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Interests
  • Understanding diversity and inclusion dynamics in systems
  • Leadership from the domestic and global perspectives
  • Organizational change
  • Negotiation
  • Women of color career development

 

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Assistant Professor
Interests
  • Adult mental health
  • Anti-oppressive social work practice and education
  • Contemporary psychoanalysis
  • Substance abuse and co-occurring disorders
  • Trauma-responsive social work practice and education
Christine D. Tronnier headshot
Assistant Professor of Psychology - Athletic Counseling
Interests
  • Mindfulness
  • Perfectionism
  • Professional Issues in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology
  • Self-Talk
Erika Van Dyke, Springfield College
Professor of Psychology
Interests
  • Self-talk
  • Professional issues in sport and exercise psychology
  • Mental warmup
Judy L. Van Raalte head shot
Professor, Master of Social Work Program Director
Interests
  • Gerontology
  • Research Methods
  • Cultural Diversity
  • Religion, Mindfulness, and Spirituality
Donna Wang
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Interests
  • Emerging and young adulthood
  • Mixed methods research
  • Developmental cultural psychology
Juan Zhong