August 1, 2024
Anitra Peten Walker
Anitra Peten Walker is a results-driven social worker dedicated to improving health outcomes for marginalized groups. This fall, she is embarking on a PhD program in Social Work at the University of Georgia, where she will focus on reducing racial disparities in mental health. Anitra holds a Master of Social Work from the University of […]
February 19, 2024
Terry Walton
Terry Walton is a licensed clinical social worker with over 10 years of clinical and administrative experiences in the field of private practice, pediatric and geriatric medical social work, hospice social work, child maltreatment, and hospital administration. His professional areas of interest include social policy, commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC), social work education and […]
August 6, 2025
Allison Warne
Allison is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 14 years experience in social work practice with individuals, families, communities, & groups including community mental health, inpatient behavioral health, domestic violence, & child welfare. Allison holds a BSW & MSW from Florida State University. Classes I am teaching: SOW7115 (Intro to Social Work Profession & […]
February 19, 2024
Donnetta Washington
Dr. Washington is an experienced social worker with over 15 years of experience liaising between families and their communities. She serves as the Field Education Coordinator for the Title IV-E Program at the University of Georgia. Dr. Washington brings an extensive background in child welfare, with experience as a frontline CPS investigator, foster care training […]
February 14, 2024
Tiffany Washington
Tiffany Washington has five years of direct practice experience in medical social work. Her research interests include designing and implementing culturally-targeted social and behavioral interventions to reduce the burden of health disparities and improve psychosocial outcomes in older chronic kidney disease patients and dementia caregivers. She is the recipient of several research and training grants, […]
February 14, 2024
Christopher Weatherly
Chris Weatherly is a licensed clinical social worker whose research focuses on strengthening rural mental health systems, addressing and treating farmer mental health, and unpacking the intersections of climate change, environmental degradation, species loss, and mental well-being. He has over 10 years of experience as a mental health professional and has worked within acute psychiatric […]
February 14, 2024
Rebecca Wells
Rebecca Wells holds a joint appointment in the School of Social Work and the Department of Health Promotion & Behavior in the College of Public Health and is the coordinator of the MSW/MPH program. Her professional experiences have been in disability and include providing direct support to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities; information, referral, […]
February 19, 2024
Megan Westbrook
Megan Westbrook is a program evaluator and nonprofit consultant who specializes in transformative participatory evaluation. For the past 13 years, she has worked in youth and community development, education, and capacity building in public health, academia, and the nonprofit sector. She teaches courses in community engagement, evaluation of professional practice, and nonprofit management.
February 19, 2024
Mica Whitfield
Mica Whitfield is a nonprofit leader and women’s advocate with more than a decade of experience in building strong policy and programmatic solutions for women and families. She currently serves as the Georgia Director for 9to5, National Association of Working Women, where she works on economic justice for working women, overseeing every aspect of the […]
February 19, 2024
Constance Wooden-Smith
Constance Wooden-Smith is a native of the Atlanta area who has worked in child welfare, community development, and training and development for more than 30 years. She utilizes her extensive experience and project management skills to teach and coordinate the master’s degree program at Gwinnett Campus. Wooden-Smith is committed to social work education, with a […]
February 29, 2024
Jana Woodiwiss
Jana Woodiwiss, LMSW, (she/her/hers) is a Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) and Dianne C. Davidson Fellow. She serves as a Consultant to the Child Welfare League of America and Annie E. Casey Foundation, specifically on the National 21st Century Research Agenda. She is also a Board Member to the DNA Bridge Consortium, a 501C-3 organization […]
February 19, 2024
Betsy Wylie
Betsy Wylie is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 15 years of experience working in the child protection and foster care fields. Her professional experience includes practice in the UK and the US. She has worked in frontline child protection, hospital social work, early intervention, parental mental health, and foster care. Betsy is […]
