Meet Us
- Leadership and Staff
- Professors
- Field Education
- Title IV-E Stipend Program
- Lecturers
- Emeritus Faculty
Leadership and Staff
Dr. Glenn Stone
Director
- Location: MRP 4010D
- glenn.stone@csus.edu
- Office Hours: E-mail to schedule an appointment
Dr. Sarah Reed
Associate Director, Associate Professor (PhD, University of California, Davis)
- Location: MRP 5027
- sarah.reed@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Fridays 9:00 am - 10:00 am; 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- Specialty & Interests: Psychosocial concerns in serious illness, Effect of health transitions on mental health, Fear of cancer recurrence, Social determinants of health and equity, Interprofessional education and practice
Dr. Kyle Caler
Undergraduate Director, Associate Professor (PhD, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)
- Location: MRP 4006
- kyler.caler@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:30 pm; Thursday 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
- Specialty & Interests: Disability Studies, Front-line staff use of discretion, Social theory, Q methodology
Dr. Ethan Evans
MSW Program Coordinator, Associate Professor (PhD, University of California, Davis)
- Location: MRP 5037
- ethan.evans@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Thursday 10:00 am - 1:00 pm and by appointment on Tuesdays
- Specialty & Interests: Health care and health disparities, Organizational change, Social welfare and the welfare state
Dr. Maria Dinis
Admissions Director, Professor (PhD, University of California, Berkeley)
- Location: MRP 4021
- Phone: (916) 278-7161
- dinis@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Fridays 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Duties: Admissions Director
Dr. Tracy Kent
Lecturer, Title IV-E Program Director (EdD, Drexel University)
- Location: MRP 4019
- Phone: (916) 278-4161
- kentt@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm; Wednesdays 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- Duties: Title IV-E Program Director
Lisa Marsh, MSW
Lecturer, Field Education Director (MSW, Loma Linda University)
- Location: MRP 4013
- Phone: (916) 278-7186
- lisa.marsh@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Mon. 10:00 am - 12:00 pm; Wed. 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- Duties: Field Education Director
Royce Gonzales
Title IV-E Administrative Coordinator
- Location: MRP 4010E
- Phone: (916) 278-5057
- rgonzal@csus.edu
Lanette Carrasco
Administrative Support Coordinator I
- Location: MRP 4010
- Phone: (916) 278-6943
- l.carrasco@csus.edu
Serena Vu
Administrative Assistant Title IV-E Program
- Location: MRP 4010
- Phone: (916) 278-6597
- serenavu@csus.edu
Professors
Dr. Tyler Argüello
Professor (PhD, University of Washington, Seattle)
- Location: MRP 4009
- Phone: (916) 278-6913
- tyler.arguello@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Thursdays, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Specialty & Interests: HIV/AIDS, Queer Theory, health communication, Critical Discourse Studies, 2LGBTQIANPK+ communities and affirmative practices, community mental health, clinical social work
Dr. Ethan Evans
MSW Program Coordinator, Associate Professor (PhD, University of California, Davis)
- Location: MRP 5037
- ethan.evans@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Thursday 10:00 am - 1:00 pm and by appointment on Tuesdays
- Specialty & Interests: Health care and health disparities, Organizational change, Social welfare and the welfare state
Dr. Kyle Caler
Undergraduate Director, Associate Professor (PhD, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)
- Location: MRP 4006
- kyler.caler@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:30 pm; Thursday 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
- Specialty & Interests: Disability Studies, Front-line staff use of discretion, Social theory, Q methodology
Dr. Arturo Baiocchi
Associate Professor (PhD, University of Chicago)
- Location: MRP 5043
- Phone: (916) 278-4227
- arturo.baiocchi@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Mondays 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Tuesdays 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Fridays 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- Specialty & Interests: Social welfare, homelessness, race and inequality, mental health interventions, transition to adulthood, program & policy evaluation, community-based research, medicalization and stigma
Dr. Susanna Curry
Associate Professor (PhD, University of California, Los Angeles)
- Location: MRP 5033
- curry@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Transition to adulthood, Foster Care, Youth homelessness, Housing instability, Evaluation
Dr. David Demetral
Professor (PhD, University of Michigan)
- Location: MRP 5030
- demo6@csus.edu
- Office Hours: E-mail to schedule an appointment
- Specialty & Interests: Developmental disability, Chemical dependence, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Sexual trauma and treatment, Family Therapy, Behavioral Health
Dr. Maria Dinis
Admissions Director, Professor (PhD, University of California, Berkeley)
- Location: MRP 4021
- Phone: (916) 278-7161
- dinis@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Virtual: Friday, 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Zoom meetings will be listed on your Canvas course)
Dr. Susan Eggman
Associate Professor, (PhD, Portland State University)
- Specialty & Interests: California State Senate, District 5
Dr. Frances Furio
Assistant Professor (PsyD, California Southern University)
- Location: MRP 5045
- frances.furio@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Thursdays, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm (Mariposa 5045 or zoom)
- Specialty & Interests: Forensic social work, suicide risk assessment and safety planning, mental health and well-being, progressive social work practice, qualitative research
Dr. Krishna Guadalupe
Professor (PhD, University of South Carolina, Columbia)
- Location: MRP 4005
- Phone: (916) 278-7178
- krishnag@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Mondays - online 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. / Thursday- in person 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.pm
- Specialty & Interests: Anti-oppressive mental / behavioral health practices; trauma-sensitive approaches; restorative justice trauma conscious processes; resilience; and indigenous experiences and wellness.
Dr. Jennifer Kenney
Assistant Professor (PhD, Columbia University)
- Location: MRP 5023
- jennifer.l.kenney@csus.edu
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Women in the criminal justice system, Trauma, Substance use, Mental health, Socio-economic status, Social support social, welfare policy, scholarship in the classroom
Dr. Serge Lee
Professor (PhD, University of Washington, Seattle)
- Location: MRP 5031
- Phone: (916) 278-5820
- leesc@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
- Specialty & Interests: Immigrants and refugees issues, Child and family SW, International SW, Behavioral health of minority groups, Social work curriculum developments, Program evaluation
Dr. Judith Leitch
Assistant Professor (PhD, University of Maryland, Baltimore)
- Location: MRP 5041
- j.leitch@csus.edu
- Pronouns: she/her
- Office Hours: Wednesdays 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm and Sundays 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (I'm teaching Sundays, so it fits for those students)
- Specialty & Interests: Behavioral health disparities in sexual and/or gender minorities, transgender, gender nonconforming, people of color. Increase effectiveness of interventions for sexual and gender minorities
Dr. Kisun Nam
Associate Professor (PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison)
- Location: MRP 5029
- Phone: (916) 278-7069
- knam@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Tuesdays 10:00 am to 12:00 pm & Tuesdays 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
- Specialty & Interests: Poverty, Welfare, child support, and single-mother families, Public assistance programs, Food insecurity, Program participants’ knowledge about the rules, Public policy analysis, Program evaluation
Dr. David Nylund
Professor (PhD, University of California, Davis)
- Location: MRP 4014
- Phone: (916) 278-4152
- dknylund@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Mondays 10:00 am - 11:00 am; Tuesdays 10:00 am - 11:00 am; Thursdays 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Specialty & Interests: Queer Theory, Narrative Therapy, Restorative Justice, Masculinities, Family Therapy, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture Studies: Sexualities & Genders, Critical Sport Studies
Dr. Sarah Reed
Associate Director, Associate Professor (PhD, University of California, Davis)
- Location: MRP 5027
- sarah.reed@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Mon. 10:00 am - 12:00 pm; Wed. 12:00 - 1:00 pmm
- Specialty & Interests: Psychosocial concerns in serious illness, Effect of health transitions on mental health, Fear of cancer recurrence, Social determinants of health and equity, Interprofessional education and practice
Dr. Susan Taylor
Professor (PhD, Saint Louis University)
- Location: MRP 5039
- Phone: (916) 278-7176
- taylorsa@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Wed. 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm and by appointment
Dr. Santos Torres, Jr.
Professor (EdD, Northern Illinois University)
- Location: MRP 5030
- Phone: (916) 278-7064
- torres@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Research Interests include poverty, School social work, Diversity, Youth gangs, Andragogical/pedagogical educational program and curriculum enhancement
Dr. Katie Savin
Assistant Professor (PhD, University of California, Berkeley)
- Location: MRP 5035
- savin@csus.edu
- Office Hours: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Thursdays
- Specialty & Interests: Disability policy, critical welfare studies, public health bioethics, critical theory, health inequities, integrated healthcare
Field Education
Lisa Marsh, MSW
Lecturer, Field Education Director (MSW, Loma Linda University)
- Location: MRP 4013
- Phone: (916) 278-7186
- lisa.marsh@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Mon. 10:00 am - 12:00 pm; Wed. 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Monica Shapiro, LCSW
Lecturer, Field Education Coordinator (MSW, University of Michigan)
- Location: MRP 4015
- monica.shapiro@csus.edu
Jacke Humphrey-Straub
Lecturer, Field Education Coordinator (MSW, California State Univesity, Chico)
- Location: MRP 4011
- jacqueline.humphrey@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Mondays 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm and Tuesdays 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Title IV-E Stipend Program
Dr. Tracy Kent
Lecturer, Title IV-E Program Director (EdD, Drexel University)
- Location: MRP 4019
- Phone: (916) 278-4161
- kentt@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Wednesdays 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Wendy Christian
Title IV-E Liaison, Field Liaison
- Location: MRP 3017
- Phone: (916) 278-5896
- wendy.christian@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm and by appointment (zoom or in person, whichever is best for the student)
Eric Grant
Title IV-E Liaison, Field Liaison
- Location: MRP 3019
- egrant@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Monday 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Tuesday 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Wednesday 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (via zoom)
Mary Hill-Hughes
Title IV-E Liaison, Field Liaison
- Location: MRP 3015
- Phone: (916) 278-4332
- hillhugh@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm and as needed Monday through Friday upon email request
- Specialty & Interests: Child welfare, Homeless, Medical issues, Elderly, Advocacy, Immigration, Children/Schools
Marian Kubiak
Title IV-E Liaison, Field Liaison
- Location: MRP 3021
- Phone: (916) 278-7060
- m.kubiak@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Mondays 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, and by appointment or student request.
- Specialty & Interests: Children and Families (safety, permanency, well being), Child Welfare Services
Greg Williams
Title IV-E Liaison, Field Liaison
- Location: MRP 4017
- Phone: (916) 278-7177
- g.williams@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Wednesdays 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, Thursdays 11:00 am - 12:00 pm and by appointment
Lecturers
Jasmine Ali
- Location: MRP 4007
- jasmine.ali@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Wednesday 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Thursday 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Amreek Singh
- Location: MRP 4023
- amreek.singh@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Before class on Thursdays After class on Thursdays
Jennifer Walker
- Location: MRP 4012
- j.walker@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tuesdays 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, Fridays 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Emeritus Faculty
Adina Allen
Professor, Emerita
Kate Allen
Associate Professor, Emerita
Joseph Anderson
Professor, Emeritus
Chrys Ramirez Barranti
Professor, Emerita
- Location: MRP 5030
- barranti@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Homeless person and their families, LGBTQ+, Mexican immigrant farmworkers and their families, Military veterans, Pets and wellbeing
Ronald Boltz
Professor, Emeritus
Lynn Cooper
Professor, Emerita
Candelaria Davidson
Assistant Professor, Emerita
Joan Dworkin
Professor, Emerita
John Erlich
Professor, Emeritus
Carl Fransham
Professor, Emeritus
Juan Hernandez
Professor, Emeritus
Robert Heilman
Professor, Emeritus
Mary Lou Hyde
Professor, Emerita
Robin Kennedy
Professor, Emerita
- Location: MRP 5030
- kennedyr@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Health and Aging Practice
Ralph Johnson
Professor, Emeritus
Marilyn Kent
Assistant Professor, Emerita
Ivor Kraft
Professor, Emeritus
Herbert Kutchins
Professor, Emeritus
Janet Lial
Lecturer, Emerita
Doman Lum
Professor, Emeritus
Mary Beth Montgomery
Professor, Emerita
Sylivia Navari
Professor, Emerita
Maura O'Keefe
Professor, Emerita
- Location: MRP 5030
- okeefem@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Violence Across the Lifespan, Trauma & Domestic Violence, Mental Health, Co Occurring Disorders
Anthony Platt
Professor, Emeritus
Louise Robinett
Professor, Emerita
Gerald Rothman
Professor, Emeritus
Krishna Samantrai
Professor, Emeritus
Alan Wade
Professor, Emeritus
Howard Wespieser
Professor, Emeritus
Francis Yuen
Professor, Emeritus
- Location: MRP 5030
- Phone: (916) 278-7182
- fyuen@csus.edu
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Practice with children and family, Program evaluation and program development, International SW, Disability, Immigrants and refugees