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Bridget Alaniva

School of Social Work

Project Coordinator, Student Outreach & Engagement
CHHS 498B
704-687-7939
Balaniva@uncc.edu

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Janet Baker

School of Social Work

Program Associate
CHHS 495
704-687-7931
jabaker@uncc.edu

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A. Suzanne Boyd, PhD

School of Social Work

Associate Professor
CHHS 487 E
704-687-7945
sboyd@uncc.edu

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Dante D. Bryant, PhD

School of Social Work

Assistant Professor
CHHS 487
704-687-7185
Dante.Bryant@uncc.edu

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Tianca Crocker, PhD

School of Social Work

Assistant Professor
CHHS 499B
704-687-7180
ticrocker@uncc.edu

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James R. Dudley, PhD

School of Social Work

Professor Emertius
CHHS 487
704-687-7941
jrdudley@uncc.edu

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Kevin Edwards-Knight

School of Social Work

Lecturer
CHHS 499
704-687-7940
Edwards-Knight.K@uncc.edu

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Frances Ferrante

School of Social Work

Clinical Assistant Professor and Field Placement Coordinator
CHHS 489A
704-687-8616
fferrant@uncc.edu

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Yuqi Guo, PhD

School of Social Work

Assistant Professor
CHHS 487D
704-687-1711
yguo16@uncc.edu

Dr. Yuqi Guo is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work and College of Health and Human Services, and an Affiliated Faculty member in the School of Data Science at the UNC Charlotte. She also serves as the consulting editor of the Journal of Health & Social Work. As a health and public health scientist, Dr. Yuqi Guo’ program of research is focused on public health management of infectious diseases and chronic diseases among medically underserved populations. Her major research areas include health disparities, cancer prevention, and community health. Dr.Yuqi Guo’s...

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Travis Hales, PhD

School of Social Work

Assistant Professor
CHHS 499A
704-687-7937
thales@uncc.edu

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Schnavia Smith Hatcher, PhD

School of Social Work

Director of the School of Social Work
CHHS 496
704-687-7938
schnavia.hatcher@uncc.edu

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Shanti Kulkarni, PhD

School of Social Work

Professor
CHHS 481 C
704-687-7936
skulkar4@uncc.edu

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Othelia Lee, PhD

School of Social Work

Professor
CHHS 481B
704-687-7895
elee50@uncc.edu

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Susan McCarter, PhD

School of Social Work

Associate Professor
CHHS 481E
704-687-7926
smccarter@uncc.edu

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Annelise Mennicke, PhD

School of Social Work

Assistant Professor
CHHS 487B
704-687-7933
amennick@uncc.edu

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Julian Montoro-Rodriguez, PhD

School of Social Work

Professor of Sociology and Gerontology
CHHS 481
704-687-6166
jmontoro@uncc.edu

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Amy J. Peters

School of Social Work

Assistant Director, Senior Lecturer and MSW 3-Year Online Program Coordinator
CHHS 489
704-687-7930
amy.peters@uncc.edu

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Sonyia Richardson, PhD

School of Social Work

Assistant Professor
CHHS 487F
704-687-7935
smcopela@uncc.edu

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Ticola Ross, PhD

School of Social Work

Clinical Assistant Professor and Field Director
CHHS 489B
704-687-7932
tcaldw16@uncc.edu

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Diana Rowan, PhD

School of Social Work

Professor and MSW Director
CHHS 498
704-687-7934
drowan@uncc.edu

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Cheryl Waites Spellman, EdD

School of Social Work

Professor and Interim Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion
CHHS 481D
704-687-7118
cwaites@uncc.edu

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Roger Suclupe

School of Social Work

Clinical Assistant Professor and BSW Director
CHHS 487C
704-687-7942
rsuclupe@uncc.edu

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Kris Taylor

School of Social Work

Lecturer
CHHS 499C
tktaylo1@uncc.edu

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Alicia Tetteh

School of Social Work

Lecturer
CHHS 498A
acobb18@uncc.edu

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M. Lori Thomas, PhD

Urban Institute/School of Social Work

Director of Research and Faculty Engagement/Associate Professor
704-687-7037
mthom117@uncc.edu

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Cheryl Whitley

School of Social Work

Administrative Support Specialist
CHHS 492A
704-687-7924
Cwhitl31@uncc.edu

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