Thereasa Abrams
Assistant Professor
Office: Polk Ave. Building Rm 262
Campus: Nashville
Phone: (615) 782-5191
Email: tabrams1@utk.edu
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Brittany Adams
Coordinator of Field Education, Online BSSW Program and Assistant Professor of Practice
Office: Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Email: blong8@utk.edu
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Patricia Bamwine
Assistant Professor
Office: 321 Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Phone: (865) 974-3164
Email: pbamwine@utk.edu
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Harold Benus
Assistant Professor of Practice
Office: Polk Ave. Building Rm 269
Campus: Nashville
Phone: (615) 782-3394
Email: hbenus@utk.edu
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Stan L. Bowie
Professor
Office: 421 Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Phone: (865) 974-0692
Email: sbowie@utk.edu
Sharon Bowland
Director, DSW Program and Associate Professor
Office: 305 Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Phone: (865) 974-7830
Email: sbowland@utk.edu
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Sarah Cermak
Coordinator of Field Education, Online MSSW Program and Assistant Professor of Practice
Office: Polk Ave. Building Rm 278
Campus: Nashville
Phone: (615) 782-5192
Email: scermak@utk.edu
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Kate Chaffin
Director, Online MSSW Program
and Associate Professor of Practice
Office: Polk Ave. Building Rm 280
Campus: Nashville
Phone: (615) 782-6134
Email: katechaffin@utk.edu
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Ashley Childers
Associate Professor of Practice
Office: Polk Ave. Building Rm 276
Campus: Nashville
Phone: (615) 782-3387
Email: achilde8@utk.edu
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J. Douglas Coatsworth
Betsey Bush Endowed Professor in Behavioral Health and Associate Dean for Research
Office: 204 Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Email: dcoatswo@utk.edu
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Anne Conway
Urban Child Institute Endowed Professor
Office: 207 Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Phone:(865) 974-8665
Email: aconway3@utk.edu
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Courtney Cronley
Associate Professor
Office: 313 Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Phone:(865) 974-7503
Email: ccronle1@utk.edu
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Sherry Cummings
Associate Dean for Academics and Professor
Office: Polk Avenue Building, Room 265
Office: Henson Hall, Room 304
Campus: Nashville and Knoxville
Phone: (615) 782-6153
Fax: (615) 248-8823
Email: scumming@utk.edu
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Kim Denton
Coordinator of Field Education, BSSW Program and Associate Professor of Practice
Office: 309 Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Phone:(865) 974-6677
Email: kddenton@utk.edu
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David Dupper
Professor
Office: 411 Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Phone: (865) 974-7504
Email: ddupper@utk.edu
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Gretchen Ely
Director, PhD Program and Professor
Office: 306 Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Phone: (865) 974-3802
Email: geely@utk.edu
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Jennifer First
Assistant Professor
Office: Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Email: jfirst@utk.edu
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Shandra Forrest-Bank
Director of the Social Work Office of Research and Public Service and Associate Professor
Office: 600 Henley Street, Suite 224
Campus: Knoxville
Phone: (865) 974-6218
Email: sforres6@utk.edu
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Carmen Reese Foster
Director of Alumni Affairs,
Coordinator of Field Education, Online MSSW Program, and Assistant Professor of Practice
Office: Polk Ave. Building Rm 260
Campus: Nashville
Phone: (615) 782-3398
cfoste22@utk.edu
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J. Camille Hall
Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion and Professor
Office: 314 Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Phone: (865) 974-1914
Email: jhall39@utk.edu
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Mary Held
Assistant Dean, Nashville Campus,
Director, Nashville MSSW Program,
and Associate Professor
Office: Polk Ave. Building Rm 272
Campus: Nashville
Phone: (615) 782-6132
Email: mheld@utk.edu
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Christy Hickman
Assistant Professor of Practice
Office: 310 Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Phone: (865) 974-3206
Email: chickma1@utk.edu
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Rebecca Jackson
Director, Field and International Education and Assistant Professor of Practice
Office: 307 Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Phone: (865) 974-8984
Email: rjacks20@utk.edu
Andrea Joseph
Assistant Professor
Office: Polk Ave. Building Rm 261
Campus: Nashville
Phone: (615) 782-5129
ajoseph7@utk.edu
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April Mallory
Assistant Professor of Practice
Office: Polk Ave. Building Rm 275
Campus: Nashville
Phone: (615) 782-6135
Email: amallor3@utk.edu
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Kim Crane Mallory
Coordinator of Field Education, Nashville MSSW Program and
Associate Professor of Practice
Office: Polk Ave. Building Rm 273
Campus: Nashville
Phone: (615) 782-6157
Email: kcrane@utk.edu
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Kelly Brooke Martin
Director of International Education and
Assistant Professor of Practice
Office: 312 Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Phone: (865) 974-3704
Email: kmarti16@utk.edu
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Michael Mason
Betsey R. Bush Endowed Professor in Children & Families at Risk
Office: 213 Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Phone: (865) 974-4198
Email: mmason29@utk.edu
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Stephen McGarity
Assistant Professor
Office: Polk Ave. Building Rm 273
Campus: Nashville
Phone: (615) 782-6150
Email: mcgarity@utk.edu
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Lori Messinger
Dean and Professor
Office: 404 Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Phone: (865) 974-6693
Email: lmessing@utk.edu
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Robert Mindrup
Director of BSSW Programs and
Clinical Assistant Professor
Office: 303 Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Phone: (865) 974-8109
Email: rmindrup@utk.edu
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William R. Nugent
Professor
Office: 408 Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Phone: (865) 974-6544
Email: wnugent@utk.edu
David Patterson
Cooper-Herron Endowed Professor in Mental Health Research & Practice
Office: Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Phone: (865) 974-7511
Email: dpatter2@utk.edu
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Kristen Ravi
Assistant Professor
Office: Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Email: kravi2@utk.edu
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Ragan Schriver
Director, MSSW Program (Knoxville)
and Associate Professor of Practice
Office: 302 Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Phone: (865) 974-7513
Email: rschriv1@utk.edu
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Sukey Steckel
Director of Continuing Education and
Assistant Professor of Practice
Office: Polk Ave. Building Rm 260
Phone: (615) 782-6154
Email: sstecke1@utk.edu
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Elizabeth Strand
Clinical Associate Professor
Office: 2407 River Drive, Room A205
Campus: Knoxville
Phone: (865) 974-8387
Email: estrand@utk.edu
Matthew Theriot
Professor and Director, UT ASCEND
107 Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Office: (865) 974-9782
Email: mtheriot@utk.edu
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Phyllis Thompson
Clinical Associate Professor
Office: 320 Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Phone: (865) 974-6614
Email: pthomp11@utk.edu
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Katie Veit
Associate Professor of Practice
Office: Polk Ave. Building Rm 277
Campus: Nashville
Phone: (615) 782-3383
Email: kdorough@utk.edu
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Martina Ward
Coordinator of Field Education, MSSW Program and
Assistant Professor of Practice
Office: 308 Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Phone:(865) 974-7512
Email: mward21@utk.edu
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Stephanie Weatherstone
Assistant Professor of Practice
Office: 213 Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Phone:(865) 974-9125
Email: sswain@utk.edu
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Assistant Professor
Office: 193 Polk Avenue, Suite E.
Campus: Nashville
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John Wodarski
Professor
Office: 214 Henson Hall
Campus: Knoxville
Phone: (865) 974-1707
Email: jwodarsk@utk.edu
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Lisa Zottarelli
Clinical Associate Professor
Office: Philander P Claxton Education Building
Campus: Knoxville
Email: lzottare@utk.edu
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Emeritus Faculty
Thomas Cruthirds, Professor of Social Work. BA, North Texas State University; MSW, PhD, Tulane University. letomcru@comcast.net
Rebecca Bolen, Professor Social Work. BS, Texas Women’s University; MM, Southern Methodist University; MSSW, University of Tennessee; PhD, University of Texas at Arlington.
Judith I. Fiene, Associate Dean and Associate Professor. BA, MSW, University of Louisville; PhD, The University of Tennessee.
Charles Glisson, Chancellor’s Professor and Distinguished University Professor. BA, MSW, University of Alabama; PhD, Washington 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. BS, Maryville College; MSW, PhD, Tulane University. rnooe@utk.edu
Daily Point of Light recipient #2195 – July 3, 2002. See http://www.pointsoflight.org/programs/recognition/dpol/awards/2195 for more information.
Terri Combs Orme, The Urban Child Institute Endowed Professor, BA, Baylor University, MSSW, University of Texas, Arlington, PhD, Washington University
John Orme, Professor of Social Work, BA, Miami University, MSW, PhD, Washington University. jorme@utk.edu
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James D. Orten, Professor of Social Work. DSW, University of Alabama
Cynthia Rocha, Professor of Social Work. PhD, Washington University. crocha@utk.edu
Hia Rubenstein, Professor of Social Work. PhD, University of Chicago.
Karen M. Sowers, Dean Emerita and Professor Emerita. B.A. University of Central Florida; MSW Florida State University; PhD Florida State University kmsowers@utk.edu
Marlys Staudt, Associate Professor of Social Work. PhD, Washington University. mstaudt@utk.edu
Eunice O. Shatz, Professor of Social Work. PhD, Brandeis University.