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.

Dr. Landsman is the Director of the School of Social Work, the Executive Director of the National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice and the Co-Director of the Iowa Consortium for Substance Abuse Research and Evaluation. Her primary areas of research are family-centered approaches to child welfare and the child welfare workforce.

Carrie is interested in conducting research in caregiving, withplans to focus on caregivers of children, adolescents, and younger adults who have complex medical issues. Carrie is an advocate for experiential learning opportunities.

Tomeka earned her B.A. in Psychology from UMASS/Boston and her M.S.W. from Simmons College School of Social Work, and she is a Licensed Independent Social Worker. She provides support to promote and help prepare prospective students for the BA and MSW programs; provides administrative support for planning and delivery of the school’s programs, for student retention and success and alumni services. 

Before returning to school to earn her M.S.W., Megan Ronnenberg worked in a number of social work-related positions, including field organizing for political campaigns, volunteer coordinating for non-profits, and teaching in a daycare center. As an early childhood educator, she saw firsthand how caregivers and teachers can impact child development. She would like to contribute research to the early childhood field to help agencies and caregivers be more aware and responsive to the needs and barriers faced by marginalized children and families.

Kendra Rooney has worked in the social services field for several years in a variety of different capacities, from behavioral health to community organizing.

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.

Christine would like to further explore the intersection of design, moral leadership, and social work education in the hopes of preparing future professional social workers for the unique policy, political, and environmental issues that comprise the context of our collective lived experience.

Morgan's primary research interests involve examining the role of multi-cultural competency in higher education student services and counseling services.

Ellen Szabo, M.Ed., is the primary writing instructor for the annual Creative Writing Workshop for Social Workers. She is the founder of Szabo Creative Consulting, promoting the use of creative writing for personal investigation, enrichment and social change.