Adjunct Faculty
The Brown School’s team of adjunct faculty offers a breadth and depth of professional, clinical and direct-practice experience that complements our full-time faculty’s research focus. The critical insights they bring to the classroom provide our students with a comprehensive education that meets the diverse career paths available to both MSW and MPH graduates.
Adjunct faculty for 2019/2020 include:
Smriti Bajracharya, MPH
Skill Lab: Program and Project Management
Parul Bakhshi, PhD, DEA (M.Phil)
Global Mental Health
Global Health
Clement Bayetti, PhD
Global Health
Public Health Seminar
Cynthia Berry, PhD
Evaluation of Programs and Services
Jenny Birgé, BA
Skill Lab: Effective Teams
Heather Block, MSW, LCSW
Social Work Practice in Early Childhood
Beth Brawley, MA, LPC
Applied Behavior Therapy
Angela Brown, MPH
Public Health in St. Louis
Cathy Brown, MSW
Social Welfare Policies and Services
Jennifer Brunner, LPC, ATR-BC, NCC
Expressive Therapies Continuum: Art in Therapy
Zundra Bryant, MBA, PMP
Skill Lab: Program and Project Management
Sarah Buek, MSW, LCSW
Evaluation of Programs and Services
Skill Lab: Performance Management/CQI
Laura Bumberry, MSW, LCSW
Assessment and Treatment of Eating Disorders
Corliss Burton, PsyD
Principles of Clinical Interventions in Health
Interventions and Services in Integrated Behavioral Health Settings
Saras Chung, PhD
Designing Sustainable Social Policies
Emily Gallop Coen, MSW
Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities
Sarah Coffman, MSW, LCSW
Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families and Groups
Matthew Collins, MSW
Treatment of Mental Disorders
Differential Diagnosis
Andrew Conover, MEd
Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities
Social Welfare Polices and Services
Shelly Cooper, PhD
Skill Lab: Introduction to the R Statistical Programming Language and Environment
John Cruz, MUP
Foundations of Geographic Information Systems for the Applied Social Sciences
LaVerne Demientieff, PhD, LMSW
American Indian Societies, Values and Cultures
Shruti Desai, EdD
Social Justice and Human Diversity
Leadership at Brown
Gary Dollar, M Div
Marketing, Resource Development and Community Relations
Tracie Edwards, MA
Economics of Social Welfare
Christopher Fan, MSW, MPH
Social Justice and Human Diversity
Louise Farah, PhD
Research Methods
Robert Fitzgerald, PhD, MPH
Public Health Seminar
Ted Floros, MPH
Skill Lab: Data Visualization
Ian Forber-Pratt, MSW
Policy & Services for Children & Youth
Marcia Ford, MSW, LCSW
Mental Health Policy
Ken Franklin, MBA
Social, Economic & Political Environment
Ellen Frank-Miller, PhD, MSW
Skill Lab: Qualitative Data Analysis
Sarah Gentry, MSW
Social Welfare Policies and Services
Anne Gibbs, MSW, LCSW
Social Work, Education, and the Exceptional Child
Melanie Gowdy, MSW
Social Work Practice with Groups and Organizations
Karen Hall, Ed.D.
Social Justice and Human Diversity
Jennifer Heggemann, MSW
Social Work Practice with Groups and Organizations
Stephanie Herbers, MPH, MSW
Aging Network Services
Jennifer Hoffman-Mentle, MSW, LCSW
Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families and Groups
Gerard W. Hollins Jr., DPPD
Policy Design Lab
Social Policy Analysis & Evaluation
Elizabeth Hopson, MSW
Developing Programs in Health and Social Service Settings
Skill Lab: Grantwriting: Government Grants
Katelind Hosie, MSW
Volunteer Management
Way Huey, PharmD
Pharmacology for Social Workers
Daniel Isom, PhD
Exploring the Therapeutic Model of Policing
Jack Jacobsen, MSW, LCSW
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
Applied Behavior Therapy
Fielding Jezreel, MSW
Skill Lab: Grantwriting Foundation Grants
Connie Johnson, MHA, JD
Practical Consideration in Developing Health Policy
Lissa Johnson, MSW
Skill Lab: Helping Low-Income Clients Navigate Household Finances
Miriam Jorgensen, PhD
Community Development with American Indian and Other Indigenous Communities
Joseph Jovanovich, MSW
Social Work Practice with Communities and Organizations
Krista Junge, MSEd
Skill Lab: Managing and Leading People and Teams
Miriam Keller, MPP, MUP
Community Development and American Cities
Megan Keyes, PhD
Cognitive Processing Therapy
Yael Kula, MSW, LCSW
Intervention Approaches for Treating Couples
Differential Diagnosis
Sarra Latif, MSW
Global Anti-Poverty Interventions
Shannon Lenze, PhD
Interpersonal Therapy
Elizabeth Lowder, MSW, LCSW
Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families and Groups
Bob Mai, MA
Managing People
Skill Lab: Managing and Leading People and Teams
Megan Marietta, MSW, LCSW
Social Work Services in Public School Settings
Christine Marx, MA
Skill Lab: Introduction to GIS and Spatial Mapping
Cherie Massmann, MA, LPC
Assessment and Treatment of Eating Disorders
Abigail Matthews, MA, MFA
Motivational Interviewing Fundamentals
Christian Mauro, PhD
Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (BCBT) for Anxious Youth
Vontriece McDowell, MSW
Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities
Gena Gunn McClendon, PhD
Skill Lab: Helping Low-Income Clients Navigate Household Finances
Robert McGhee, MSW
American Indian Social Welfare Policies and Services
Christina Meneses, MSW
Social Justice and Human Diversity
Rebekah Miller, MSW
Skill Lab: Volunteer Management
Sarah Moreland-Russell, PhD
Health Administration and Policy
Advanced Policy Analysis: Policy Impact Assessment
Debra Moore, PhD
Community Development Practice: Basic Concepts and Methods
Samar Muzaffar, MD, MPH
Practical Considerations in Developing Health Policy
Kristi Nigh, MSW, LCSW
Core Concepts in Trauma Treatment for Children and Adolescents
Intervention Approaches with Women
Joel Ornstein, PhD
Benefit Cost Analysis
Valerie Patton, MA, MSW
Social Justice and Human Diversity
Leadership at Brown
Jessica Payne, MSW
Equitable Economic Development Practice
Nicholas Peppes, MBA
Budgeting and Fiscal Management
Laurie Phillips, MBA, MSW
Skill Lab: Budget Management
Ned Presnall, MSW, LCSW
Substance Use Disorders
Allie Chang Ray, MA
Skill Lab: Fundraising Design and Management
Tonaya Restrepo, MPA
Evaluation of Programs and Services
Ashley Rodemann, MSW, LCSW
Principles of Clinical Interventions in Health
Amy Roither, MA
English Language Support for Academic Communication in Brown School Programs
Steven Rosenzweig, MBA
Skill Lab: Budget Management
Ericka Rutledge, PhD
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Dalychia Saah, MSW
Human Behavior
Social Justice and Human Diversity
Designing and Implementing Sexual Health Education
Media Methods for Disseminating Sexual Health Education
Laura Sandoval-Sweeney, MSW
Social Justice and Human Diversity
April Shinnell, MSW
Womens Issues in Social Welfare & Social Work
Dessa Shuckerow, MSW, MPH
International Child Welfare
Paul Sorenson, MSW
Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities
Nancy Spargo, AM, LCSW
Social Work Practice with Children in Families
Special Topics in Mental & Behavioral Healthcare
Holly Staley, MSW
Developing Programs in Health and Social Service Settings
Skill Lab: Grantwriting: Government Grants
Jennifer Starks, MA, LPC
Motivational Interviewing Fundamentals
David Stiffler, MA
Philanthropy & Grantmaking in Community Development
Amanda Sutter, MSW
Evaluation of Programs & Services
Sean Thomas, MA
Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities
Fundamentals of Community Organization
Jessica Trout, MSW
Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities
Nhial Tutlam, PhD, MPH
Epidemiology Methods
Katie VonDeLinde, MSW, LCSW
Domestic Violence: Theories, Problems and Issues
Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families, and Groups
Human Behavior
Theoretical Approaches to Interpersonal Violence
Peter Werner, BA
Marketing, Resource Development and Community Relations
Teresa Wilke, MBA
Skill Lab: Grantwriting Government Grants
