Faculty

Mercedes Bern-Klug, M.S.W., Ph.D.

Director, School of Social Work,
Hartford Faculty Scholar,
Professor

Mercedes Bern-Klug is Director of the School of Social Work and a Professor specializing in gerontology, with a focus on long-term services and supports for older persons and persons with disabilities.

Amy Butler, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

amy-c-butler@uiowa.edu

319-335-1277

Aislinn Conrad, M.S.W., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

aislinn-conrad@uiowa.edu

319-335-3628

Dr. Conrad's research examines the social determinants that reduce child maltreatment and promote family wellbeing. Past projects include linking material hardship (food/housing insecurity) to child abuse, and validating the Spanish version of the Protective Factors Survey.

Carol Coohey, M.S.W., Ph.D.

Professor

carol-coohey@uiowa.edu

319-335-1272

Professor Coohey has over 25 years of experience directing and evaluating community-based programs, validating assessment tools, and researching the relationship between childhood adversity and academic and behavioral health outcomes among children and adults. Her most recent research has focused on suicide prevention.

Stephen Cummings, M.S.W., A.C.S.W., L.I.S.W.

Clinical Associate Professor,
Distance Education Administrator,
MSW Program Director

stephen-cummings@uiowa.edu

319-335-1331

Stephen Cummings is a clinical associate professor with over 20 years of practice in social service fields, including 10 years as a licensed social worker in a Trauma I level hospital setting. His areas of interest include ethical use of technology in social work practice, clinical supervision, and preparing students for the social work licensure exam.

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Yvonne Farley, M.S.W.

Clinical Assistant Professor
Social Work Clinical Practice Chair
Coordinator, Certificate in Resilience and Trauma Informed Perspectives

yvonne-farley@uiowa.edu

515-235-4668

In 2010, Yvonne Farley joined the National Center for Social Work Trauma Education and Workforce Development through their National Collaboration for Trauma Informed Care. Over the last 4 years, she has been helping to train Iowa’s workforce in trauma informed practice and to prepare M.S.W. students through the trauma informed class.

Megan E. Gilster, M.S.W., Ph.D.

Associate Professor
PhD Program Director

megan-gilster@uiowa.edu

319-335-1264

Dr. Gilster is an Associate Professor of Social Work, and Research Fellow in the Social and Education Policy Research Program in the University of Iowa Public Policy Center. Her research addresses how community and neighborhood conditions matter for the well-being of residents.

May Guo, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

man-guo@uiowa.edu

319-335-0513

Dr. Guo's work addresses the intersection between immigration and aging, examining the well-being of older immigrants in the changing family and neighborhood contexts.

Carolyn Hartley, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

carolyn-hartley@uiowa.edu

319-335-1267

Motier F. Haskins, M.S.W.

Instructional Track Lecturer

motier-haskins@uiowa.edu

319-335-1268

Kara Houser, M.S.W., L.I.S.W.

Lecturer

kara-houser@uiowa.edu

319-335-1276

Julia Kleinschmit, M.S.W.

Clinical Professor
Sioux City Practicum and Program Administrator

julia-kleinschmit@uiowa.edu

402-841-4919

Since 1999, Julia Kleinschmit has primarily taught in and coordinated the three-year, Part-Time M.S.W. Program in Sioux City. She teaches Research, Policy, Discrimination Oppression and Diversity, Organization and Community Practice, and Integrated Theory and Practice. Her interests include Disproportionate Minority Contact, especially in regards to reducing the number of Native children in the child welfare system and the number of children of color in juvenile detention.

Miriam Landsman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Executive Director, National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice
Co-Director, Iowa Consortium for Substance Abuse Research and Evaluation

miriam-landsman@uiowa.edu

319-335-1257

Dr. Landsman is Executive Director of the National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice. Her primary areas of research are family-centered approaches to child welfare practice and the child welfare workforce.

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Harmony Linden, M.S.W.

Resilience and Trauma-Informed Perspectives Certificate Coordinator, Lecturer

harmony-linden@uiowa.edu

515-235-4629

Billie Marchik, M.S.W.

Clinical Assistant Professor
Des Moines Practicum Administrator

bmarchik@crosspaths.net

515-235-4664

Alison Oliver, M.S.W.

Lecturer
BA Program Director

alison-oliver@uiowa.edu

319-335-1253

Nadia Sabbagh Steinberg, M.S.W., Ph.D.

Lecturer
Coordinator for Aging and Longevity Studies Program

nadia-sabbagh@uiowa.edu

319-467-4570

Sara Sanders, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Professor
Hartford Faculty Scholar

sara-sanders@uiowa.edu

319-335-2079

Dr. Sara Sanders is the Dean of the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and formerly served as Director of the School of Social Work. Her research interests pertain to gerontology and end-of-life.

Yolanda D. Spears, M.S.W., L.M.S.W.

Clinical Assistant Professor
Coordinator, Certificate in Critical Cultural Competence

yolanda-spears@uiowa.edu

319-335-1570

Christopher A. Veeh, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

christopher-veeh@uiowa.edu

319-353-5261

Yi (April) Wang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

yi-wang-5@uiowa.edu

319-467-1655

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Sarah Witry, M.S.W., L.M.S.W.

Clinical Assistant Professor,
Director of Field Education,
Iowa City and Online Field Administrator

sarah-witry@uiowa.edu

319-335-1256

Professor Witry has 12 years of experience in non-profit management, program development, and program assessment and evaluation focusing on food security, anti-poverty, and housing security services. She is now the Field Education Director and is passionate about inspiring and supporting social work students to act as change agents in the field and in their future work as professionals.