Faculty Research Interests
Mercedes Bern-Klug
(MSW, University of Iowa; PhD, University of Kansas). Gerontology, global aging, long-term care, end-of-life and palliative care issues, funeral arrangements, creative writing for social workers, aging in Mexico
Amy Butler
(AM, Sociology; MSW, PhD-Social Work & Sociology, University of Michigan). Effects of social policy, economic conditions and culture on family structure and well-being and children’s mental health
Carol Coohey
(MSW, University of Michigan; PhD, University of Chicago). Domestic violence; child abuse and neglect, especially parental supervisory neglect and sexual abuse; child welfare practice and decision-making
Lorraine T. Dorfman, Emeritus
(AM, University of Michigan; PhD-Education, University of Iowa). Gerontology focusing on work and retirement, rural aging, family care-giving, gerontology education
May Gao
(M.Phil., University of Hong Kong; PhD, University of Southern California). Family gerontology; mental health in later life, intergenerational relations, health disparties, (im)migration, gender differences in later life, cross-cultural research
Carolyn Hartley
(AM, PhD, University of Chicago). Child maltreatment and interpersonal violence, child sexual abuse, therapeutic jurisprudence
Miriam Landsman
(MSW, PhD, University of Iowa-Sociology). Child welfare organizations and workforce; permanency for children and youth; family centered practice
Susan A. Murty
(MSW, University of California-Berkeley; PhD, Washington University). Regional and rural service delivery, aging, domestic violence, social networks, interorganizational networks, Latino immigrants, elders in Mexico, intergenerational service learning
Lynette M. Renner
(MSW, University of Kentucky; PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison). Co-occurrence of child maltreatment and intimate partner violence; risk factors for interpersonal violence; how family violence affects behavioral functioning, mental health and parenting among children, adolescents, and adults
Sara Sanders
(Washington University; PhD, University of Maryland). Care-giving for aging individuals, Alzheimer’s disease, mental health, grief and loss, death and dying, social work education, poverty
Edward J. Saunders
(MPH, University of Pittsburgh; MSW, St. Louis University; PhD, University of Pittsburgh). Adolescent health, program evaluation, public health social work, disabilities, human sexuality
Jeanne Saunders
(MSW, PhD, Washington University). Adolescence, teen parenting, school completion and mental health among African American youth, research methods, cultural diversity, program evaluation
