James Herbert Williams, PhD., Committee Chair
Arizona Centennial Professor of Social Welfare Services
Arizona State University
Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions
School of Social Work
Becci A. Akin, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor
PhD Program Director
University of Kansas
School of Social Welfare
Kimberly Bender, PhD.
Philip D. and Eleanor G. Winn Professor for Children and Youth at Risk
Graduate School of Social Work
University of Denver
Wesley T. Church II, PhD., LMSW
Dean and Professor
School of Social Work and Behavioral Sciences
Springfield College
Stephanie Cosner Berzin, PhD., MSSW
Inaugural Dean
College of Social Sciences, Policy, and Practice
Simmons University
Daniel Brisson, PhD.
Professor
Director, Burnes Center on Poverty and Homelessness
Graduate School of Social Work University of Denver
Kirk A. Foster, PhD.
Associate Professor and Director
Carolyn Freeze Baynes Distinguished Scholar
School of Social Work
East Carolina University
Bridget Freisthler, PhD.
Associate Dean of Research
Professor
College of Social Work
The Ohio State University
Benjamin F. Henwood, PhD., MSW
Associate Professor
University of Southern California
Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Robert Keefe, PhD.
Associate Professor
School of Social Work
University at Buffalo
The State University of New York
Craig Winston LeCroy, PhD.
Communitas Professor
School of Social Work
Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions
Arizona State University
Elizabeth Lightfoot, PhD.
Director and Foundation Professor
School of Social Work
Arizona State University
Gordon E. Limb, PhD.
Professor and Director
School of Social Work
Brigham Young University
Orion Mowbray, PhD.
Associate Professor
Director of Research
University of Georgia
School of Social Work
Sarah C. Narendorf, LCSW, PhD.
Associate Professor
Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Development
Graduate College of Social Work
University of Houston
Hyunsung Oh, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor
School of Social Work
Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions
Arizona State University
Trina R. Williams Shanks, PhD.
Harold R. Johnson Collegiate Professor of Social Work
Director, Center for Equitable Family and Community Well-Being
University of Michigan
School of Social Work,
Valerie B. Shapiro, PhD.
Associate Professor of Social Welfare
PhD Program Director
Co-Director of the Center for Prevention Research in Social Welfare
University of California, Berkeley
School of Social Welfare
Michael S. Spencer, PhD.
Presidential Term Professor
Director, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Oceanic Affairs
Indigenous Wellness Research Institute (IWRI)
University of Washington
School of Social Work
Michael Talamantes, MSSW, LCSW
Clinical Professor
Coordinator of the Health & Wellness Concentration
Graduate School of Social Work University of Denver
Miguel J. Vieyra, MSW
Clinical Associate Professor
Associate Director for Community Engagement and Strategic Initiatives
School of Social Work
Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions
Arizona State University
John Oddy
Vice President for Donor Services
The New York Community Trust
