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Name: Chris Chacha
Rank: Assistant Professor
Area of Expertise:
Research, Social Welfare Policy, Gerontology, Diversity, International Social Work, and Disability
Office: 102 Bibb Graves Hall
Normal, Alabama 35762
(256) 372-5471
E-mail - chris.chacha@aamu.edu
B.A. - MaKerere University (Uganda)
M.A. - University of Bremen (Germany)
Ph.D - University of Alabama

Name:Edith Clay Fraser , Chair
Rank: Professor
Areas of Expertise:
Couples, marriage and family therapy and diversity issues, and international social work
Office: 206 Bibb Graves Hall
Normal, Alabama 35762
(256) 372-8776
E-mail: edith.fraser@aamu.edu
B.A. - University of Louisville
M.S.W. - Boston University
Ph.D in Social Work - Smith College
Name:Donna Owens Gibson, Field Coordinator Undergraduate Program
Rank: Assistant Professor
Office: 102 Bibb Graves Hall
Normal, Alabama 35762
(256) 372-5472
E-mail: donna.gibson@aamu.edu
B.A. - Alabama A & M University
M.S.W. - Alabama A & M University
Name: Donna Harris, MA, ABD, MSW, ACSW, LSCW, PIP
Rank: Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise:
Grief and Bereavement, Treatment of Survivors of Violence and Trauma, Practice in Mental Health, Cultural Competency, Social Work Ethics, Social Work Licensure
Office: 104 Bibb Graves Hall
Normal, Alabama 35762
(256) 372-4708
E-mail: donna.harris@aamu.edu
B.A. - University of South Alabama
M.A. - University of Michigan
M.S.W. - University of Southern Mississipi

Name: Jitendra Kapoor, MSW Program Coordinator
Rank: Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise:
Social Research; Program Evaluation; Modernization and Social Change
Office: 104B Bibb Graves Hall
Normal, Alabama 35762
(256) 372-8154
E-mail: jitendra.kapoor@aamu.edu
B.A. - Lucknow University
M.S.W. - Lucknow University
Ph.D. - Lucknow University
Name: Jeongah Kim
Rank: Assistant Professor
Area of Expertise:
Social Work Ethics, Spirituality/Religiosity, Substance Abuse, Juvenile Delinquency, Social Welfare Policy
Office: 3002 Bibb Graves Hall
Normal, Alabama 35762
(256) 372-5474
E-mail: jeongah.kim@aamu.edu, socialwelfare@live.com
BSW - S. T. University, South Korea
MA - Eastern Washington University
Ph.D . - Ohio State University

Name: Marilyn Mabry
Rank: Assistant Professor
Area of Expertise:
Family and Child Welfare and Social Welfare Policy
Office: 302 Bibb Graves Hall
Normal, Alabama 35762
(256) 372-5481
E-mail: marilyn.mabry@aamu.edu
B.S. - Oakwood College
M.S.W. - Indiana University
Name: Valerie McDuffie, BSSW Program Coordinator
Rank: Assistant Professor
Area of Expertise:
Child Welfare
Office: 102A Bibb Graves Hall
Normal, Alabama 35762
(256) 372-8301
E-mail: valerie.mcduffie@aamu.edu
B.S.W. - Jacksonville State University
M.S.W. - Tennessee State University
Name: JoAnne McLinn, Field Coordinator Graduate Program
Rank: Assistant Professor
Office: 104 Bibb Graves Hall
Normal, Alabama 35762
(256) 372-8155
E-mail: joanne.mclinn@aamu.edu
B.S. - Tuskegee Institute
M.S.W. - Tuskegee Institute
Name: Tonya E. Perry, LGSW
Rank: Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise:
Women's Health, HIV/AIDS, Sociocultural correlates of health & mental health, Human Behavior, Social Welfare History
Office: 301B Bibb Graves Hall
Normal, Alabama 35762
(256) 372-7765
E-mail: tonya.perry@aamu.edu
BA, Psychology - Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
M.S.W. - Tulane University
Ph.D. - University of Alabama
Name: Rachael Robinson
Rank: Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise:
Maternal & Infant Health, Des Parties
Office: 103 Bibb Graves Hall
Normal, Alabama 35762
(256) 372-8156
E-mail: rachel.robinson@aamu.edu, Habitus07@gmail.com
M.S.W. - Smith College School Social Work
Ph.D. in Social Work - University of Washington
Name: Greg Smith
Rank: Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise:
Counseling, youth, mental health, program development, and diversity
Office: 104 Bibb Graves Hall
Normal, Alabama 35762
(256) 372-8155
E-mail: gregory.smith@aamu.edu
B.S. - Athens State
MA - Commander & Staff College
MS - American Technology University
M.S.W. - Mellen University
Ph.D. - Mellen University
Name: Shelley Wyckoff
Rank: Professor
Area of expertise
Family and Child Welfare, Social Work Education
Office: 206 Bibb Graves Hall
Normal, Alabama 35762
(256) 372-8302
E-mail shelly.wykoff@aamu.edu
B.S.W. - Tuskegee Institute
M.S.W. - Atlanta University
ED.D - Vanderbilt University

Name: Janice Holman
Secretary
Undergraduate Social Work Program
(256) 372-5475

Name: Veronica Ayers
Secretary
Graduate Social Work Program
(256) 372-5478
Name: Narkita Greene-Coleman
Admissions and Retention Clerk
(256) 372-5270
Name: Esophia Clayborn
LCSW, PIP Social Work Specialis
Area of expertise
Grief/Loss; HIV/AIDS /Licensure preparation
(256) 372-8456
Office: 302 Bibb Graves Hall
Normal, Alabama 35762
(256) 372-8302
E-mail: esophia.clayborn@aamu.edu
B.A. - Psychology - Alabama A&M University
M.S.W. - Alabama A&M University

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	Name: Chris Chacha Rank: Assistant Professor Area of Expertise: Research, Social Welfare Policy, Gerontology, Diversity, International Social Work, and Disability Office: 102 Bibb Graves Hall Normal, Alabama 35762 (256) 372-5471 E-mail - chris.chacha@aamu.edu B.A. - MaKerere University (Uganda) M.A. - University of Bremen (Germany) Ph.D - University of Alabama
	Name:Edith Clay Fraser , Chair Rank: Professor Areas of Expertise: Couples, marriage and family therapy and diversity issues, and international social work Office: 206 Bibb Graves Hall Normal, Alabama 35762 (256) 372-8776 E-mail: edith.fraser@aamu.edu B.A. - University of Louisville M.S.W. - Boston University Ph.D in Social Work - Smith College
	Name:Donna Owens Gibson, Field Coordinator Undergraduate Program Rank: Assistant Professor Office: 102 Bibb Graves Hall Normal, Alabama 35762 (256) 372-5472 E-mail: donna.gibson@aamu.edu B.A. - Alabama A & M University M.S.W. - Alabama A & M University
	Name: Donna Harris, MA, ABD, MSW, ACSW, LSCW, PIP Rank: Assistant Professor Areas of Expertise: Grief and Bereavement, Treatment of Survivors of Violence and Trauma, Practice in Mental Health, Cultural Competency, Social Work Ethics, Social Work Licensure Office: 104 Bibb Graves Hall Normal, Alabama 35762 (256) 372-4708 E-mail: donna.harris@aamu.edu B.A. - University of South Alabama M.A. - University of Michigan M.S.W. - University of Southern Mississipi
	Name: Jitendra Kapoor, MSW Program Coordinator Rank: Associate Professor Areas of Expertise: Social Research; Program Evaluation; Modernization and Social Change Office: 104B Bibb Graves Hall Normal, Alabama 35762 (256) 372-8154 E-mail: jitendra.kapoor@aamu.edu B.A. - Lucknow University M.S.W. - Lucknow University Ph.D. - Lucknow University
	Name: Jeongah Kim Rank: Assistant Professor Area of Expertise: Social Work Ethics, Spirituality/Religiosity, Substance Abuse, Juvenile Delinquency, Social Welfare Policy Office: 3002 Bibb Graves Hall Normal, Alabama 35762 (256) 372-5474 E-mail: jeongah.kim@aamu.edu, socialwelfare@live.com BSW - S. T. University, South Korea MA - Eastern Washington University Ph.D . - Ohio State University
	Name: Marilyn Mabry Rank: Assistant Professor Area of Expertise: Family and Child Welfare and Social Welfare Policy Office: 302 Bibb Graves Hall Normal, Alabama 35762 (256) 372-5481 E-mail: marilyn.mabry@aamu.edu B.S. - Oakwood College M.S.W. - Indiana University
	Name: Valerie McDuffie, BSSW Program Coordinator Rank: Assistant Professor Area of Expertise: Child Welfare Office: 102A Bibb Graves Hall Normal, Alabama 35762 (256) 372-8301 E-mail: valerie.mcduffie@aamu.edu B.S.W. - Jacksonville State University M.S.W. - Tennessee State University
	Name: JoAnne McLinn, Field Coordinator Graduate Program Rank: Assistant Professor Office: 104 Bibb Graves Hall Normal, Alabama 35762 (256) 372-8155 E-mail: joanne.mclinn@aamu.edu B.S. - Tuskegee Institute M.S.W. - Tuskegee Institute
	Name: Tonya E. Perry, LGSW Rank: Associate Professor Areas of Expertise: Women's Health, HIV/AIDS, Sociocultural correlates of health & mental health, Human Behavior, Social Welfare History Office: 301B Bibb Graves Hall Normal, Alabama 35762 (256) 372-7765 E-mail: tonya.perry@aamu.edu BA, Psychology - Edinboro University of Pennsylvania M.S.W. - Tulane University Ph.D. - University of Alabama
	Name: Rachael Robinson Rank: Associate Professor Areas of Expertise: Maternal & Infant Health, Des Parties Office: 103 Bibb Graves Hall Normal, Alabama 35762 (256) 372-8156 E-mail: rachel.robinson@aamu.edu, Habitus07@gmail.com M.S.W. - Smith College School Social Work Ph.D. in Social Work - University of Washington
	Name: Greg Smith Rank: Assistant Professor Areas of Expertise: Counseling, youth, mental health, program development, and diversity Office: 104 Bibb Graves Hall Normal, Alabama 35762 (256) 372-8155 E-mail: gregory.smith@aamu.edu B.S. - Athens State MA - Commander & Staff College MS - American Technology University M.S.W. - Mellen University Ph.D. - Mellen University
	Name: Shelley Wyckoff Rank: Professor Area of expertise Family and Child Welfare, Social Work Education Office: 206 Bibb Graves Hall Normal, Alabama 35762 (256) 372-8302 E-mail shelly.wykoff@aamu.edu B.S.W. - Tuskegee Institute M.S.W. - Atlanta University ED.D - Vanderbilt University

	Name: Janice Holman Secretary Undergraduate Social Work Program (256) 372-5475
	Name: Veronica Ayers Secretary Graduate Social Work Program (256) 372-5478
	Name: Narkita Greene-Coleman Admissions and Retention Clerk (256) 372-5270
	Name: Esophia Clayborn LCSW, PIP Social Work Specialis Area of expertise Grief/Loss; HIV/AIDS /Licensure preparation (256) 372-8456 Office: 302 Bibb Graves Hall Normal, Alabama 35762 (256) 372-8302 E-mail: esophia.clayborn@aamu.edu B.A. - Psychology - Alabama A&M University M.S.W. - Alabama A&M University