Barbara Arnold
- Research interests:
- clinical social work, trauma treatment using integrative modalities, international social work
Dennis Akpona
- Research interests:
- trauma-informed care, LGBTQ, asylum seekers and refugees, HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PreP) and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis, human rights, international social work, program evaluation, nonprofit organizations
Luis R. Alvarez-Hernandez
- Research interests:
- health disparities in minority populations, mental health of LGBTQ individuals and people of color, experiences of Latinx immigrants, the impact of intersectionality of identities in physical and mental health outcomes, diversity training in social work education, bio-psycho-social interventions in social work
Shena Leverett Brown
- Research interests:
- social work field education as it relates to prevention of compassion fatigue and/or professional impairment, the legacy of American slavery and its implications for social work practice, faith-based initiatives and the use of spirituality in mental health and substance abuse recovery
Oluwayomi Busari
- Research interests:
- criminal justice reform, mental health service, correctional mental health, prison reform, returning citizens, reintegration, reducing recidivism
Elisa Childs
- Research interests:
- geriatric healthcare, maximizing the quality of life for older adults with a specific focus in increasing the accessibility of healthcare for older adults living in rural areas, geriatric social policy
Joshua L. Comp
- Research interests:
- biological social work and the biological determinants of social health, behaviorism, critical feminist theory, critical queer theory, human behavior in the social environment (HBSE), institutional oppression, philosophy of science, social work education, validity & reliability studies
Lindsey R. Disney
PhD'19- Research interests:
- mental health and crossing cultural boundaries, the effects of underemployment on refugee mental health, and the underutilization of mental health services by ethnic and racial minorities
Email: lindsey.disney25@uga.edu
Katherine F. Gower
- Research interests:
- environmental justice, food justice and insecurity, policy advocacy, dialogue in social justice
Catherine Grogan
- Research interests:
- individuals and families in transition, resilience, culturally responsive and strengths-based interventions
Email: sswphd@uga.edu
Christi Hardeman
PhD'19- Research interests:
- child- parent bonding and attachment, prison daycare benefits, aging with dignity including issues of autonomy as well as quality of care and life
Email: cphardeman@uga.edu