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Dean—Michael S. Spencer
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs—Jennie Romich
Associate Dean for Excellence and Leadership in Social Work—Val Kalei Kanuha
Associate Dean for Research—Rona Levy
Associate Dean for Social Service Innovation & Partnerships—Benjamin de Haan
Assistant Dean for Advancement—Maya Trachtenberg
Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration—Vicki Anderson-Ellis
Director of Human Resources—Jessie Garcia
Admissions
Director—Jennifer Maglalang
Communications
Director—Rebecca Dixon
School of Social Work IT
Director—Jon Hauser
Student Services
Director—Lin Murdock
Programs
BASW Program
Director—William Vesneski
Doctoral Program
Director—E. Roberto Orellana
Field Education Program
Interim Assistant Dean & Director for Field Education—Morgan Wells
MSW Program
Director—Charlotte Sanders
Centers, Institutes, and Research Training Programs
Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence
Executive Director—Patricia Erdman
Behavioral Medicine Research Group (BMRG)
Director—Rona Levy
BH Core
Director—Jennifer Stuber
Child Welfare Training and Advancement Program (CWTAP)
Director—Gerilyn Myers
Education Data Research (CEDR), Center for
Director—Dan Goldhaber
Forefront
Director—Larry Wright
Goldsen Institute
Director—Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen
Healthy Generations Center
Director—Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen
Indigenous Wellness Research Institute (IWRI)
Co-Directors—Tessa Evans-Campbell and Michelle Johnson-Jennings
Integrative Oncology & Palliative Care Social Work
Director—Anao Zhang
Latino Center for Health
Co-Directors—Gino Aisenberg and Leo Morales
Partners for Our Children
Director—Emiko Tajima
Social Development Research Group
Director—Margaret Kuklinski
Social Sector Analytics & Technologies (CSSAT), Center for
Director—Sarah Yatsko
West Coast Poverty Center
Director—Jennifer Romich
Women’s Welfare, Center for
Director—Lisa Manzer
January 5, 2026