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	Susie Barrios	Staff Member
	Dan Embree	Staff Member
	Cate Drinan	Staff Member
	William Baney	Staff Member
	Jessica Miller	Staff Member
	Carrie J. Furrer	Staff Member
	Michelle Clinch	Staff Member
	Nichole Culley	Staff Member
	Callie H. Lambarth	Staff Member
	Deborah Melee Reed	Staff Member
	Brian Breniser	Staff Member
	Miranda Cunningham	Faculty Member
	C.J. Smith	Undergraduate Student
	Lisa Cordova, MSW, LCSW - Social Work 50th Anniversary Coordinator	Staff Member
	Christina Nicolaidis	Faculty Member
	Culture and Conversation Series - Facilitated conversations with diverse communities	Community Partnership
	Karen Moorhead, LMSW	Faculty Member
	Brian Everall	Staff Member
	Kris Lipman	Undergraduate Student
	Intervening for Positive Change in At-Risk Youths Reclaiming Futures unites communities to help justice-involved teens overcome drugs, alcohol and crime.	Research
	Analucia Lopezrevoredo	Graduate Student
	Monica Parmley	Faculty Member
	Kristine Munholland	Faculty Member
	Lucrecia Suarez, LCSW	Faculty Member
	Monine Rodriguez-Sutherland, Child and Family Studies Honors Student	Undergraduate Student
	Improving Child and Family Services in Oregon and Beyond The Center for Improvement of Child and Family Services at Portland State University: integrating research, education and training to promote best practices in public child welfare.	Research
	Bringing mentoring research under one banner The Center for Interdisciplinary Mentoring Research brings together researchers from across campus to improve youth, college, and workplace mentoring.	Research
	Valerie Hamby	Faculty Member
	Thet Mar Win	Staff Member
	Revolutionizing Training Methods in Human Services and Beyond Innovators at the Regional Research Institute, Dr. Laurie Powers and Janet Walker, bring a technology-based approach to implementing advances in the fields of human services and mental health care.	Research
	Climbing the Steel Wall Dr. Julie Rosenzweig and Dr. Eileen Brennan of the School of Social Work at Portland State University advocate for better work-life compatibility for parents raising children with disabilities.	Research
	A family tradition of service - 2012 Commencement	Graduate Student
	Meet Dean David Springer David W. Springer was appointed as Dean of the School of Social Work in June of 2012. Before joining Portland State University, Springer was a University Distinguished Teaching Professor in the School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin. During his 15-year tenure at UT-Austin, Springer co-founded and directed the Inter-American Institute for Youth Justice and served as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs from 2001 to 2011.	Faculty Member
	Sam Rosen, Child and Family Studies Honors Student	Undergraduate Student
	Sarah Geenen	Faculty Member
	Gaby Mendez	Graduate Student
	Katie Cagle, Executive Assistant to the Dean Meet Katie Cagle, Executive Assistant to the Dean in the School of Social Work	Staff Member
	Kitty Miller, LCSW Adjunct Instructor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Understanding the Social Dimensions of Sustainability	Publication
	International Exchange - Center for Academic Excellence's Palestine Project.	Faculty Member
	Claudia Welala Long Claudia Welala Long recalls her experience as a TRIPLE alumna of the School of Social Work, (BSW, MSW, PhD).	Alumnus
	Cimone Schwoeffermann As the Recruitment and Retention Specialist in the School of Social Work, Cimone is responsible for providing ongoing student and faculty support and assistance.	Faculty Member
	Staci Martin Adjunct Instructor for Child and Family Studies at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Peggy Nygren, Social Work PhD candidate awarded Fellowship Award Social Work Ph.D. Candidate Awarded Fellowship Award from the Quality Improvement Center for Early Childhood	Graduate Student
	Joseph Nicholas DeFilippis Adjunct Instructor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Michele Martinez Thompson Role: Distance Option Site Coordinator - Salem	Faculty Member
	BSW Program Fully Accredited It is official: The Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited the BSW Program at its June meeting. It is fully accredited until 2015!	Organization
	2011 Graduation Congratulations School of Social Work graduates for your outstanding work!	Alumnus
	The Trauma Informed Care and Recovery Services Project Improving the safety, stability, and wellbeing of high need formerly homeless families and families at risk of homelessness by embedding trauma recovery services and trauma informed practice in housing communities that serve these families.	Research
	Bridges to Housing A regional initiative aimed at moving high need homeless families out of the cycle of homelessness by providing permanent affordable housing and intensive case management services that build on the strengths of family members.	Research
	Better Futures Increasing Postsecondary Preparation and Engagement of Youth with Serious Mental Health Conditions in Foster Care	Research
	PSU hosts international youth mentorship event School of Social Work invites mentors to discover latest research	Organization
	Dr. Heidi Allen, Oregon Health Study Dr. Heidi Allen of the School of Social Work and colleagues recently published early results from the Oregon Health Study, the first randomized clinical trial of the impact of Medicaid expansion to the uninsured.	Alumnus
	2011 Community Partner Award The School's Regional Research Institute for Human Services (RRI) was honored with the 2011 Community Partner award from Portland Public Schools.	Research
	Congratulating Colleagues Join us as we congratulate the well-deserved recognition of our Emeriti faculty's leadership, commitment, and contributions to PSU.	Faculty Member
	Summer Symposium on Mentoring Research (Friday, July 22, 2011) This special one-day symposium is for a national audience of professionals from youth mentoring programs or working in the fields of child welfare, juvenile justice, mental health, and education.	Organization
	Leah Mangis 1st year MSW Distance Option graduate student, Leah Mangis, is the 2011 recipient of the Marion County Employee's Program Award.	Graduate Student
	SSW Student Awards Congratulations SSW students for being honored with prestigious awards!	Graduate Student
	Terry Cross (MSW '77) Terry L. Cross, founder and executive director of the National Indian Child Welfare Association, based in Southwest Portland, will receive the Embracing the Legacy Award of the Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps.	Alumnus
	Access to Social Work Journals Access to social work journals can be a challenge for alumni and practicing professionals..	Resource
	Lea Ann Holder Meet Lee Ann Holder at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Older Americans Month Celebrate Older Americans Month	Community Partnership
	Laura Burney Nissen Associate Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Andre Pruitt Adjunct Instructor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Matt Modrcin Associate Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	My Life Youth in Foster Care Build Successful Adult Lives	Research
	Lisa Hawash Adjunct Instructor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	reUtica A collaborative documentary by Matt and John Dean Ossowski exploring sustainability-focused community initiatives in Portland, OR and Utica, NY.	Research
	Meet Kate Constable	Faculty Member
	This Week in Mentoring... The Center for Interdisciplinary Mentoring Research (CIMR) launches a new Blog with updates and resources on mentoring research.	Publication
	Time & Stability Seen as Key to Effective Mentoring Education Week features two Center for Interdisciplinary Mentoring Research (CIMR) faculty members, Keller and Wheeler, along with David Dubois of the University of Illinois at Chicago.	Publication
	Building A Better Craft the 2010 Summer Institute on Youth Mentoring Demonstrates the Power of an Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding Mentoring	Community Partnership
	Julie Prindle Adjunct Instructor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Andrew Reed Adjunct Instructor at the School of Social Work (UNST Capstone)	Faculty Member
	Diane Yatchmenoff Research Professor at the Regional Research Institute, School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Visions & Voices Black & White Photographs by Diverse Women Working in Various Aspects of the Sex Industry	Research
	The Center for Interdisciplinary Mentoring Research The Center for Interdisciplinary Mentoring Research at Portland State University fosters collaboration among faculty from Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Business Administration, and Engineering and Computer Science to chart new directions for research and practice across multiple domains of mentoring, including youth development, higher education, and workplace mentoring.	Organization
	Color Matters Racial disparity in Multnomah County, Portland State Magazine	Publication
	Coalition of Communities of Color A partnership between the Coalition of Communities of Color & PSU reports the disparities and experiences of communities of color in Multnomah County.	Research
	Denise Grant, Field Specialist at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	The Summer Institute on Youth Mentoring The Summer Institute on Youth Mentoring offers a truly distinctive educational opportunity for experienced mentoring professionals.	Organization
	Reclaiming Futures Reclaiming Futures helps young people in trouble with drugs, alcohol, and crime.	Organization
	The Research & Training Center The RTC for Pathways to Positive Futures aims to improve the lives of youth and young adults with serious mental health conditions through rigorous research and effective training and dissemination.	Organization
	Regional Research Institute for Human Services Our goal is to assist in improving peoples’ lives, human services, supports, and policies.	Organization
	Sharyl Widener Program Assistant for MSW Distance at the School of Social Work	Staff Member
	Rachel Smith Office Coordinator for the Center for the Improvement of Services to Children & Families at the School of Social Work	Staff Member
	Nick Miller Registration & Records Coordinator at the School of Social Work	Staff Member
	Laurie Powers Professor at the School of Social Work, Associate Dean for Research & Director of the Regional Research Institute for Human Services	Faculty Member
	Thomas Keller Duncan & Cindy Campbell Professor for Children, Youth & Families at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Ben Anderson-Nathe Youth Movement - Guiding troubled teens to adulthood	Faculty Member
	Ruth Maionchi (MSW) Providing mental health counseling at service centers located near ground zero and several other disaster sites providing mental health counseling for both the victims and volunteers.	Alumnus
	Lesly Verduin Administrative Assistant to the MSW Faculty at the School of Social Work	Staff Member
	Jessica Slothower Hayes Program Assistant to the MSW Field Education Program at the School of Social Work	Staff Member
	Melissa Penners Program Support for Child & Family Studies & BSW Program at the School of Social Work	Staff Member
	Aaron Pearlman Director of External Relations at the School of Social Work	Staff Member
	Laurie Leasure Office Specialist II at the School of Social Work	Staff Member
	Erika Gitchell Program Assistant for the MSW Distance Option at the School of Social Work	Staff Member
	Crystal Froembling Assistant Director of External Relations	Staff Member
	Pauline Duffy Ph.D. Program Assistant at the School of Social Work	Staff Member
	Roxanne Dinca Administrative Program Assistant to the MSW Program at the School of Social Work	Staff Member
	Jean Cavanaugh Chief Accounting & Budgetary Officer at the School of Social Work	Staff Member
	John Barnett Operations Manager at the School of Social Work	Staff Member
	Sonja Young Taylor Instructor for University Studies	Faculty Member
	Rebecca Arredondo Yazzie Instructor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	John C. Wolfe Instructor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Dawn Williamson Instructor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	John Spence Adjunct Instructor at the School of Social Work & Tribal Consultant	Faculty Member
	Jo-Ann Sowers Research Professor at the Regional Research Institute, School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Gary Smith	Faculty Member
	Wayne Scott Instructor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Peggy Jo Sandeen Instructor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Lisa Race Adjunct Instructor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Jolanta Piatkowska Instructor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Mary Martha Oschwald Research Professor at the Regional Research Institute, School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Julie Kates Assistant Director of Field Education at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Susan C. Hedlund Instructor at the School of Social Work, Instructor at Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine, Director of Social Services at Hospice & Palliative Care of Washington County	Faculty Member
	Eleanor Gil-Kashiwabara Research Professor at the Regional Research Institute, School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	David Fuks Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Joy DeGruy Instructor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Kate Davis Instructor & Adviser at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Terri Chianello Instructor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Bill Boyd Adjunct Instructor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Shauna Adams Instructor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Norman Wyers Emeritus Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Joan F. Shireman Emerita Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Barbara J. Friesen Emerita Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Arthur Emlen Emeritus Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Sandra C. Anderson Emerita Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Stephanie Wahab Associate Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Vikki L. Vandiver Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Alma Trinidad Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Gretchen Thiel Instructor & Ashland MSW Distance Site Coordinator at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Michael Taylor Assistant Professor for Child and Family Studies at the School of Social Work & Family Studies Cluster Coordinator for University Studies Program	Faculty Member
	Maria Talbott Associate Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Susie Snyder Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Dana Fuller MSW Distance Option Coordinator; Instructor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Julie Rosenzweig Director of PhD Program in Social Work & Social Research; Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Janet Putnam Director of Student Affairs & Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Nocona Pewewardy Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Roberto Orellana Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Jim Nash M.S.W. Program Director & Associate Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Carol Morgaine Professor & Director of Child and Family Studies at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Keva Miller Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Paula Mike Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Jana Meinhold Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Bowen McBeath Associate Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Ellen Masterson Director of Field Education & Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Junghee Lee Associate Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Nancy Koroloff Professor Emerita at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Pauline Jivanjee Associate Professor	Faculty Member
	Mindy Holliday Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Charlotte Goodluck Director of the BSW Program & Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Sam Gioia Instructor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Ted Donlan Associate Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Ann Curry-Stevens Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Victoria Cotrell Associate Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Kevin Corcoran Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Katharine Cahn Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work & Executive Director & Assistant Dean of Continuing Education & Training	Faculty Member
	Eileen Brennan Professor Emerita at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Sarah Bradley Assistant Director of Field Education, BSW & Training at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Ben Anderson-Nathe Associate Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Joanne Fuller MSW, School of Social Work Alumna Becoming a critical piece of the safety net for people in our community.	Alumnus
	Kristine Nelson Professor & Dean Emerita at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Lee Ann Phillips BECAUSE OF PSU -- "I encouraged youth in foster care to go to college." --	Alumnus
	Beryl Robison (MSW '72, PhD PAP '04) Social work fed her passion to make a difference for the greater good.	Alumnus
	Chip Shields (M.S.W. '03) In 2004, Chip Shields (M.S.W. '03) was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives by residents of North and Northeast Portland's 43rd district.	Alumnus
	Kay Toran (M.S.W. '70) She strives to empower the individual and to create programs and collaborative relationships that promote education, self-reliance and equality for all people in our community.	Alumnus
	Laura Brennan (M.S.W. '96) Laura puts together three critical activities - community development, public policy, and philanthropy - to make a real difference in increasing access to health care.	Alumnus
	Carol Levine (M.S.W. '89) Board President and founder of Returning Veterans Resource Project Northwest (RVRPNW).	Alumnus
	Richard Storch (M.S.W. '70) A career in the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHS)	Alumnus
	Carol Lundin (MSW '05) Since receiving her M.S.W. in 2005 - one year after her breast cancer diagnosis - Carol Lundin has been creating programs in the Portland area empowering communities and cancer survivors to recognize their courage and ability to 'contribute'.	Alumnus
	Jae Douglas (Ph.D., '01) After earning her MSW in 1988 and her PhD in 2001 at PSU, she's now helping people in an unusual way - as an environmental epidemiologist for the State of Oregon.	Alumnus
	Chris Verschuyl (MSW '06) Chris came to social work gradually, without realizing at first what it was called.	Alumnus
	Jenell Neufeld, LCSW (Alumnus, M.S.W. '93) Looming demographics of aging Americans point to the need for more geriatric trained social workers.	Alumnus
	Pam Miller Professor at the School of Social Work	Faculty Member
	Daren Ford (M.S.W. '08) Daren's work with VOA has helped him to build on his own strengths while helping others recognize theirs.	Alumnus
	Barry Kast (MSW '75) One of the hallmarks of Barry's work has been his focus on improving the systems of mental health care in our communities.	Alumnus
	Miriam Calderon (M.S.W. '02) Miriam Calderon took her passion to improve services for young Latino children and their families to Capitol Hill.	Alumnus
	Rekah Strong (MSW '02) Rekah Strong is the Diversity Coordinator for Clark County, Washington. Looking back, she can honestly say that she would not be where she is today without her MSW.	Alumnus
	Karla Diaz (MSW '03) Karla Diaz works at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Quito, Ecuador.	Alumnus
	Taylor Clark (M.S.W. '07) Taylor Clark has been helping people for years -- as a medic in the army, as a nurse, and as a case manager.	Alumnus
	Thomas Keller Mentor Center - Discovering what makes mentorships work	Faculty Member
	Laurie Powers Self Determined Success - Helping people with disabilities chart their lives	Faculty Member
	Keren Brown Wilson PhD '83 and Michael DeShane MA '72, PhD '77 Creating age-friendly cities	Alumnus
	Dennis Keenan MSW '72 Center of hope for Oregonians	Alumnus
	Laura Nissen Tough Teens - Repairing the past for a better future	Faculty Member
	School of Social Work Changing Lives, Changing Communities	Resource
	Meet Professor Diane Yatchmenoff Where do PSU's community partners go for help in thinking about questions like these: What would it take to build a coordinated system of care in Oregon's children's mental health system? What kinds of services and housing programs help improve the health and wellbeing of homeless children and their families? Are our investments in early childhood education programs delivering best practices to prepare young children to succeed at home and in school?	Faculty Member

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