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Faculty

List of Department of Social Work Faculty
Name Phone E-mail Office

Mercedes Bern-Klug

Professor; Director, School of Social Work; Director, Aging & Longevity Studies Program; Hartford Faculty Scholar

 319-335-1265

mercedes-bern-klug@uiowa.edu

 308 NH

Amy Butler

Associate Professor

 319-335-1277

amy-c-butler@uiowa.edu

 333 NH

Aislinn Conrad

Assistant Professor

 319-335-3628

aislinn-conrad@uiowa.edu

 356 North Hall

Carol Coohey

Professor, MSW Program Director

 319-335-1272

carol-coohey@uiowa.edu

 321A-1 NH

Stephen Cummings

Clinical Associate Professor, Distance Education Administrator

 319-335-1331

stephen-cummings@uiowa.edu

 357 NH

Yvonne Farley

Clinical Assistant Professor; Administrator, Certificate in Resilience and Trauma-Informed Perspectives

 515-235-4668

yvonne-farley@uiowa.edu

 Pappajohn Education Center, 1200 Grand Ave., Des Moines

Megan Gilster

Associate Professor; PhD Program Director

 319-335-1264

megan-gilster@uiowa.edu

 352 NH

May Guo

Associate Professor

 319-335-0513

man-guo@uiowa.edu

 203 NH

Carolyn Hartley

Associate Professor, BA Program Director

 319-335-1267

carolyn-hartley@uiowa.edu

 359 NH

Motier F. Haskins

Instructional Track Lecturer

 319-335-1268

motier-haskins@uiowa.edu

 334 NH

Kara Houser

Lecturer

 319-335-1276

kara-houser@uiowa.edu

 354 North Hall

Julia Kleinschmit

Clinical Professor; Sioux City Practicum and Program Administrator

 712-279-5271

julia-kleinschmit@uiowa.edu

 153 Heelan Hall, 3303 Rebecca St., Sioux City

Miriam Landsman

Associate Professor; Executive Director, National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice; Co-Director, Iowa Consortium for Substance Abuse Research and Evaluation

 319-335-1257

miriam-landsman@uiowa.edu

 226 NH

Harmony Linden

Lecturer

 515-235-4629

harmony-linden@uiowa.edu

 Pappajohn Education Center, 1200 Grand Ave., Des Moines

Billie Marchik

Clinical Assistant Professor; Des Moines Practicum Administrator

 515-235-4664

bmarchik@crosspaths.net

 Pappajohn Education Center, 1200 Grand Ave., Des Moines

Alison Oliver

Lecturer

 319-335-1253

alison-oliver@uiowa.edu

 353 NH

Nadia Sabbagh Steinberg

Lecturer, Coordinator for Aging and Longevity Studies Program

nadia-sabbagh@uiowa.edu

 225D

Sara Sanders

Professor; Hartford Faculty Scholar

 319-335-2079

sara-sanders@uiowa.edu

 325 NH

Yolanda D. Spears

Clinical Assistant Professor, Coordinator, Certificate in Critical Cultural Competence

 319-335-1570

yolanda-spears@uiowa.edu

 Room 334 North Hall

Christopher A. Veeh

Assistant Professor

 (319) 353-5261

christopher-veeh@uiowa.edu

 351 NH

Yi (April) Wang

Assistant Professor

 3194671655

yi-wang-5@uiowa.edu

 225B NH

Emeritus Faculty

List of Department of Social Work Emeritus Faculty
Name Phone E-mail

Eleanor Anstey

Associate Professor Emerita

eleanor-anstey@uiowa.edu

Lorraine Dorfman

Professor Emerita

 319-335-1269

lorraine-dorfman@uiowa.edu

Bob Jackson

Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus

 319-335-1331

robert-jackson@uiowa.edu

Patricia Kelley

Professor Emerita

patricia-kelley@uiowa.edu

Susan Murty

Associate Professor Emerita

susan-murty@uiowa.edu

Salome Raheim

Associate Professor Emerita

Ed Saunders

Associate Professor Emeritus

 319-335-3316

edward-saunders@uiowa.edu

Jeanne Saunders

Associate Professor Emerita

 319-335-1276

jeanne-saunders@uiowa.edu

Bob Vander Beek

Clinical Assistant Professor Emeritus

 319-335-1222

robert-vanderbeek@uiowa.edu

Staff

List of Department of Social Work Staff
Name Phone E-mail Office

Anne Abbott

Research Associate

 319-335-4935

anne-abbott@uiowa.edu

 MTP-4 Rm 162, Univ. Research Park

Stephanie Besch

Program Coordinator, Des Moines Program

 515-235-4661

stephanie-besch@uiowa.edu

 Pappajohn Education Center, 1200 Grand Ave., Des Moines

Debbie Black

Admin Services Specialist

 319-335-4971

debbie-black@uiowa.edu

 156 MTP4

Lisa D'Aunno

Director of Training, NRC

 319-335-4932

lisa-daunno@uiowa.edu

 158 MTP4

Kate Kemp

Program & Admissions Administrator

 319-335-1254

kate-kemp@uiowa.edu

 308 NH

Jen Knights

Marketing and Community Engagement Specialist

 319-335-3750

jen-knights@uiowa.edu

 355 NH

Tomeka Petersen

Admissions and Program Coordinator

 319-335-1255

tomeka-petersen@uiowa.edu

 308 North Hall

Brad Richardson

Research Scientist/Engineer, NRC

 515-771-3589

brad-richardson@uiowa.edu

 162 MTP4

Grace Ryan

Graduate Research Assistant

 319-335-4931

grace-ryan@uiowa.edu

 MTP-4 Rm 162, Univ. Research Park

Roz Smith

Research Associate

 319-335-4939

rosamond-smith@uiowa.edu

 MTP-4 Rm 162, Univ. Research Park

Christy Thies

Des Moines and Online Program Coordinator

 515-235-4662

christy-thies@uiowa.edu

 Pappajohn Education Center, 1200 Grand Ave., Des Moines

Tasha Wells

Project Assistant, NRCFCP

 515-235-4661

tasha-wells@uiowa.edu

 Pappajohn Education Center, 1200 Grand Ave., Des Moines

Chuck Wieland

Operations Administrator

 319-335-1263

charles-wieland@uiowa.edu

 325 NH

Wynne Worley

Operations Coordinator

 335-1251

wynne-worley@uiowa.edu

 325 North Hall

PhD Students

List of Department of Social Work Graduate Students
Name

Elizabeth Byram, MSW

PhD Student

Kara Carter, MSW, LMSW

PhD Student

Dana Cheek, MSW, LISW, CADC

PhD Student

Alyssa Clayden, MSW, LISW

PhD Student

Amy Lemke, MSW, LISW, LCSW

PhD Student

Megan Ronnenberg, MSW

PhD Student

Christine Sherrod, MSW, LMSW

PhD Student