Faculty & Instructors
Deb Adams. debpa@ku.edu; (913) 897-8444.
Associate Professor. MSW, Ph.D., Washington (St. Louis). Policy.
Becki Akin. beccia@ku.edu; (785) 864-2647.
Assistant Professor. Ph.D., Kansas. Child Welfare.
Mahasweta Banerjee. mahaswetab@ku.edu; (785) 864-8950.
Professor. MSW, Ph.D., Washington (St. Louis). Research.
Jody Brook. jbrook@ku.edu; (785) 864-2267.
Assistant Professor. Ph.D., Kansas. Substance Abuse.
Edward Canda. edc@ku.edu; (785) 864-8939.
Professor. MSW, Ph.D., Ohio State. Human Behavior, Spirituality.
Juliana Carlson. jmcarlson@ku.edu; (785) 864-9026.
Assistant Professor. Ph.D., Minnesota. Child Welfare.
Rosemary Chapin. rchapin@ku.edu; (785) 864-8941.
Professor. MSW, Ph.D., Minnesota. Social Policy, Aging.
Mary Kate Dennis. mkdennis@ku.edu; (785) 864-8962.
Assistant Professor. Ph.D., Michigan. Aging.
Willie Elliott. welliott@ku.edu; (785) 864-2283.
Associate Professor. Ph.D., Washington (St. Louis). Poverty Research.
Terri Friedline. tfriedline@ku.edu; (785) 864-2267.
Assistant Professor. MSW, Ph.D., Pittsburgh. Poverty.
Toni Johnson. tkjohns@ku.edu; (785) 864-3825.
Associate Professor. MSSW, Ph.D., Texas (Austin). Practice, Children & Families.
Michelle Johnson-Motoyama. michellejm@ku.edu; (785) 864-2378.
Associate Professor. Ph.D., Berkeley. Child Welfare.
Steve Kapp. stevek@ku.edu; (785) 864-2269.
Professor, Associate Dean. MSW, Michigan (Ann Arbor); Ph.D., Michigan State Univ. Program Evaluation, Research.
Terry Koenig. tkoenig@ku.edu; (785) 864-2656.
Associate Professor. MSW, Ph.D., Kansas. Aging, Human Behavior.
Jim Kreider. jimk@ku.edu; (785) 864-2285.
Professor of Practice, MSW, Kansas. Clinical Practice.
Karen Kyeung Hae Lee. klee@ku.edu; (785) 864-2284.
Assistant Professor. Ph.D., California. Adult Mental Health.
Melinda Lewis. mlewis@ku.edu; (785) 864-1047
Associate Professor of the Practice. MSW, Washington (St. Louis). Policy.
Alice Lieberman. alicel@ku.edu; (785) 864-8957.
Professor, Director of BSW Program. MSW, Texas (Arlington); Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison). Practice, Diversity.
Jason Matejkowski. jmate@ku.edu; (785) 864-5851.
Assistant Professor. MSW, Ph.D., Pennsylvania. Adult Mental Health.
Tom McDonald. t-mcdonald@ku.edu; (785) 864-8959.
Professor, Interim Dean. MSW, Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison). Research, Children.
Amy Mendenhall. amendenhall@ku.edu; (785) 864-4792.
Assistant Professor. MSW, Ph.D., Ohio State University. Health and Mental Health.
Chris Petr. chrisp@ku.edu; (785) 864-8963.
Professor, Director of Ph.D. Program. MSW, Ph.D., Kansas. Practice, Children’s Mental Health.
Edward Scanlon. escanlon@ku.edu; (913) 897-8555.
Associate Professor, Director of MSW Program. MSW, Kansas; Ph.D., Washington (St. Louis). Social Work Practice, Poverty Research, Advocacy.
Margaret Severson. mseverson@ku.edu; (785) 864-8952.
Professor. MSW, JD, Denver. Practice, Corrective.
Richard N. Spano. ricks@ku.edu; (785) 864-8971.
Associate Professor. MSW, St. Louis; Ph.D., Minnesota. Practice.
George Turner. george.turner@ku.edu; (913) 897-8492
Associate Professor of the Practice. Ph.D., Widener University. Sexual Health.
Anne Williford. awilliford@ku.edu; (785) 864-8969.
Assistant Professor. MSW, University of Texas, Ph.D., Denver University. Community Practice, School Social Work.
Andrew Zinn. azinn@ku.edu; (785) 864-8946.
Assistant Professor. MSW, Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison). Child & Family.