Meet Us
- Leadership and Staff
- Professors
- Field Education
- Title IV-E Stipend Program
- Lecturers
- Emeritus Faculty
Leadership and Staff
Dr. Sarah Reed
Interim Chair, Assistant Professor (PhD, University of California, Davis)
![Photo of Dr. Sarah Reed](_internal/photos/reed.png)
- Location: MRP 5027
- sarah.reed@csus.edu
- Office Hours: E-mail to schedule an appointment
- 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. Arturo Baiocchi
Graduate Director, Associate Professor (PhD, University of Chicago)
![Photo of Dr. Arturo Baiocchi](_internal/photos/baiocchi.png)
- Location: MRP 5043
- Phone: (916) 278-4227
- arturo.baiocchi@csus.edu
- Website
- Duties: Graduate Director
Dr. Susanna Curry
Undergraduate Director, Associate Professor (PhD, University of California, Los Angeles)
![Photo of Dr. Susanna Curry](_internal/photos/curry.png)
- Location: MRP 5033
- curry@csus.edu
- Duties: Undergraduate Director
Dr. Maria Dinis
Admissions Director, Professor (PhD, University of California, Berkeley)
![Photo of Dr. Maria Dinis](_internal/photos/dinis.png)
- Location: MRP 4021
- Phone: (916) 278-7161
- dinis@csus.edu
- Duties: Admissions Director
Dr. Tracy Kent
Lecturer, Title IV-E Program Director (EdD, Drexel University)
![Photo of Dr. Tracy Kent](_internal/photos/kent.png)
- Location: MRP 4019
- Phone: (916) 278-4161
- kentt@csus.edu
- Duties: Title IV-E Program Director
Lisa Marsh, MSW
Lecturer, Field Education Director (MSW, Loma Linda University)
![Photo of Lisa Marsh, MSW](_internal/photos/marsh.jpg)
- Location: MRP 4013
- Phone: (916) 278-7186
- lisa.marsh@csus.edu
- Office Hours:
Mon. 1 - 2 p.m. Zoom
Thurs. 1 - 3 p.m.
- Duties: Field Education Director
Royce Gonzales
Title IV-E Administrative Coordinator
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- Location: MRP 4010E
- Phone: (916) 278-5057
- rgonzal@csus.edu
Lanette Carrasco
Front Reception Coordinator (ASA-II)
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- Location: MRP 4010
- Phone: (916) 278-6943
- l.carrasco@csus.edu
Serena Vu
Student Assistant Title IV-E Program
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- Location: MRP 4010
- Phone: (916) 278-6597
- serenavu@csus.edu
Professors
Dr. Tyler Argüello
Professor (PhD, University of Washington, Seattle)
![Photo of Dr. Tyler Argüello](_internal/photos/tyler23.jpg)
- Location: MRP 4009
- Phone: (916) 278-6913
- tyler.arguello@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: By appointment
- Specialty & Interests: HIV/AIDS, Queer Theory, health communication, Critical Discourse Studies, 2LGBTQIANPK+ communities and affirmative practices, community mental health, clinical social work
Dr. Arturo Baiocchi
Graduate Director, Associate Professor (PhD, University of Chicago)
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- Location: MRP 5043
- Phone: (916) 278-4227
- arturo.baiocchi@csus.edu
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Social welfare, homelessness, race and inequality, mental health interventions, transition to adulthood, program & policy evaluation, community-based research, medicalization and stigma
Dr. Kyle Caler
Assistant Professor (PhD, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)
![Photo of Dr. Kyle Caler](_internal/photos/caler.png)
- Location: MRP 4006
- kyler.caler@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Disability Studies, Front-line staff use of discretion, Social theory, Q methodology
Dr. Susanna Curry
Undergraduate Director, Assistant Professor (PhD, University of California, Los Angeles)
![Photo of Dr. Susanna Curry](_internal/photos/curry.png)
- 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)
![Photo of Dr. David Demetral](_internal/photos/demetral.png)
- Location: MRP 4009
- demo6@csus.edu
- 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)
![Photo of Dr. Maria Dinis](_internal/photos/dinis.png)
- Location: MRP 4021
- Phone: (916) 278-7161
- dinis@csus.edu
Dr. Susan Eggman
Associate Professor, (PhD, Portland State University)
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- Location: MRP 5021
- eggmans@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: California State Senate, District 5
Dr. Ethan Evans
Assistant Professor (PhD, University of California, Davis)
![Photo of Dr. Ethan Evans](_internal/photos/evans.png)
- Location: MRP 5037
- ethan.evans@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Health care and health disparities, Organizational change, Social welfare and the welfare state
Dr. Frances Furio
Assistant Professor (PsyD, California Southern University)
![Photo of Dr. Frances Furio](_internal/photos/francis-furio1.jpg)
- Location: MRP 5045
- frances.furio@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 5:00 - 6:30p.m.
- 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)
![Photo of Dr. Krishna Guadalupe](_internal/photos/guadalupe.png)
- Location: MRP 4005
- Phone: (916) 278-7178
- krishnag@csus.edu
- Office Hours: E-mail to schedule an appointment
- Specialty & Interests: Youth, Migrant workers, Violence and trauma, Indigenous issues, Wellness
Dr. Jennifer Kenney
Assistant Professor (PhD, Columbia University)
![Photo of Dr. Jennifer Kenney](_internal/photos/kenney.png)
- 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)
![Photo of Dr. Serge Lee](_internal/photos/lee.png)
- Location: MRP 5031
- Phone: (916) 278-5820
- leesc@csus.edu
- 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)
![Photo of Dr. Judith Leitch](_internal/photos/leitch.jpg)
- Location: MRP 5041
- j.leitch@csus.edu
- Pronouns: she/her
- 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)
![Photo of Dr. Kisun Nam](_internal/photos/nam.png)
- Location: MRP 5029
- Phone: (916) 278-7069
- knam@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Monday, 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., virtual or in-person
- 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)
![Photo of Dr. David Nylund](_internal/photos/nylund.png)
- Location: MRP 4014
- Phone: (916) 278-4152
- dknylund@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Queer Theory, Narrative Therapy, Restorative Justice, Masculinities, Family Therapy, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture Studies: Sexualities & Genders, Critical Sport Studies
Dr. Sarah Reed
Interim Chair, Assistant Professor (PhD, University of California, Davis)
![Photo of Dr. Sarah Reed](_internal/photos/reed.png)
- Location: MRP 5027
- sarah.reed@csus.edu
- Office Hours: E-mail to schedule an appointment
- 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)
![Photo of Dr. Susan Taylor](_internal/photos/taylor.png)
- Location: MRP 5039
- Phone: (916) 278-7176
- taylorsa@csus.edu
- Website
Dr. Santos Torres, Jr.
Professor (EdD, Northern Illinois University)
![Photo of Dr. Santos Torres, Jr.](_internal/photos/torres.png)
- Location: MRP 4002
- 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)
![Photo of Dr. Katie Savin](_internal/photos/savin.jpg)
- Location: MRP 5035
- savin@csus.edu
- 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)
![Photo of Lisa Marsh, MSW](_internal/photos/marsh.jpg)
- Location: MRP 4013
- Phone: (916) 278-7186
- lisa.marsh@csus.edu
- Office Hours:
Mon. 1 - 2 p.m. Zoom
Thurs. 1 - 3 p.m.
Monica Shapiro, MSW, LCSW
Lecturer, Field Education Coordinator (MSW, University of Michigan)
![Photo of Monica Shapiro, MSW, LCSW](_internal/photos/shapiro.png)
- Location: MRP 4015
- Phone: (916) 278-6170
- monica.shapiro@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Working at overnight camps providing emotional and social support to campers and staff. Launching three children to adulthood, hiking, and running and playing with her dogs.
Jacke Humphrey-Straub
Lecturer, Field Education Coordinator (MSW, California State Univesity, Chico)
![Photo of Jacke Humphrey-Straub](_internal/photos/humphrey-straub.jpeg)
- Location: MRP 4011
- jacqueline.humphrey@csus.edu
Title IV-E Stipend Program
Dr. Tracy Kent
Lecturer, Title IV-E Program Director (EdD, Drexel University)
![Photo of Dr. Tracy Kent](_internal/photos/kent.png)
- Location: MRP 4019
- Phone: (916) 278-4161
- kentt@csus.edu
Wendy Christian
Title IV-E Liaison, Field Liaison
![Photo of Wendy Christian](_internal/photos/christian.jpg)
- Location: MRP 3017
- Phone: (916) 278-5896
- wendy.christian@csus.edu
Mary Hill-Hughes
Title IV-E Liaison, Field Liaison
![Photo of Mary Hill-Hughes](_internal/photos/hill-hughes.jpg)
- Location: MRP 3015
- Phone: (916) 278-4332
- hillhugh@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Child welfare, Homeless, Medical issues, Elderly, Advocacy, Immigration, Children/Schools
Marian Kubiak
Title IV-E Liaison, Field Liaison
![Photo of Marian Kubiak](_internal/photos/kubiak.png)
- Location: MRP 3021
- Phone: (916) 278-7060
- m.kubiak@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Children and Families (safety, permanency, well being), Child Welfare Services
Greg Williams
Title IV-E Liaison, Field Liaison
![Photo of Greg Williams](_internal/photos/g.williams.jpg)
- Location: MRP 4017
- Phone: (916) 278-7177
- g.williams@csus.edu
Lecturers
Alan Logan
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- Location: MRP 5035
Genelle Smith
![Photo of Genelle Smith](_internal/photos/smith.jpg)
- Location: MRP 3020
- genelle.smith@csus.edu
- Office Hours: E-mail to schedule an appointment
Emeritus Faculty
Adina Allen
Professor, Emerita
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Kate Allen
Associate Professor, Emerita
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Chrys Ramirez Barranti
Professor, Emerita
![Photo of Chrys Ramirez Barranti](_internal/photos/barranti.png)
- 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
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Lynn Cooper
Professor, Emerita
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Candelaria Davidson
Assistant Professor, Emerita
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Joan Dworkin
Professor, Emerita
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John Erlich
Professor, Emeritus
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Carl Fransham
Professor, Emeritus
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Juan Hernandez
Professor, Emeritus
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Robert Heilman
Professor, Emeritus
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Mary Lou Hyde
Professor, Emerita
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Robin Kennedy
Professor, Emerita
![Photo of Robin Kennedy](_internal/photos/kennedy.png)
- Location: MRP 5030
- kennedyr@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Health and Aging Practice
Ralph Johnson
Professor, Emeritus
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Marilyn Kent
Assistant Professor, Emerita
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Ivor Kraft
Professor, Emeritus
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Herbert Kutchins
Professor, Emeritus
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Janet Lial
Lecturer, Emerita
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Doman Lum
Professor, Emeritus
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Mary Beth Montgomery
Professor, Emerita
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Sylivia Navari
Professor, Emerita
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Maura O'Keefe
Professor, Emerita
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- Location: MRP 5030
- okeefem@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Violence Across the Lifespan, Trauma & Domestic Violence, Mental Health, Co Occurring Disorders
Anthony Platt
Professor, Emeritus
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Louise Robinett
Professor, Emerita
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Gerald Rothman
Professor, Emeritus
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Krishna Samantrai
Professor, Emeritus
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Alan Wade
Professor, Emeritus
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Howard Wespieser
Professor, Emeritus
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Francis Yuen
Professor, Emeritus
![Photo of Francis Yuen](_internal/photos/yuen.png)
- 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