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USC School of Social Work

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Associate Professor Essie T. Seck, who teaches core courses in research and social policy, is part of a dedicated team of faculty who are consistently ranked at the top of their fields through publications and research. In the 2005 edition of U.S. News & World Report America's Best Graduate Schools, the USC School of Social Work was ranked ninth.

The USC School of Social Work offers programs of study leading to the Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in social work. These programs provide the student a broad background of knowledge about health and welfare problems; the meaning of programs past and present that have been established to meet them; and current issues and policy trends in the field.

At the same time, the student is helped to become a professional person through development of a philosophy in harmony with that of the profession: to prevent and mitigate severe social problems that challenge the viability of culturally diverse and complex urban settings; to build on the strengths of individuals, families and communities; and to lead the scholarly search for innovative, efficacious and just solutions.

Montgomery Ross Fisher Building 214
Main: (213) 740-2711
Admissions: (213) 740-2013
FAX: (213) 740-0789
Email: sswadm@usc.edu
www.usc.edu/socialwork

Administration

Marilyn L. Flynn, Ph.D., Dean

Jacqueline B. Mondros, D.S.W., Associate Dean, Academic Affairs

Frances S. Caple, Ph.D.*, Associate Dean, Student Affairs

Gil Carmona, M.S.W., Assistant Dean, Orange County Program

Faculty

Driscoll/Clevenger Professorship in Social Policy and Administration: Bruce Jansson, Ph.D.*

Ernest P. Larson Professorship in Health, Ethnicity, and Poverty: Kathleen Ell, D.S.W.

Frances G. Larson Professorship in Social Work Research: John Brekke, Ph.D.*

John Milner Professorship in Child Welfare: Jacquelyn McCroskey, D.S.W.*

David Lawrence Stein/Violet Goldberg Sachs Professorship in Social Work: Penelope K. Trickett, Ph.D.*

Professors: John Brekke, Ph.D.*; Iris Chi, Ph.D.; Kathleen Ell, D.S.W.; Marilyn L. Flynn, Ph.D.; Bruce Jansson, Ph.D.*; Jacqueline B. Mondros, D.S.W.; Michál Mor-Barak, Ph.D.*; Madeleine R. Stoner, Ph.D.*; Penelope K. Trickett, Ph.D.*; Wynne Waugaman, Ph.D.

Associate Professors: Maria Aranda, Ph.D.*; Ron Avi Astor, Ph.D.; Maryalice Jordan-Marsh, Ph.D.; Helen Land, Ph.D.*; Jacquelyn McCroskey, D.S.W.*; Ferol Mennen, D.S.W.*; Robert Nishimoto, D.S.W.*; Maura O'Keefe, Ph.D.*; Ramon Salcido, D.S.W.*; Essie T. Seck, Ph.D.*

Assistant Professors: John Bola, Ph.D.; Devon Brooks, Ph.D.; Kristin Ferguson, Ph.D.; Tyan Parker Dominguez, Ph.D.; Janet Schneiderman, Ph.D.; Ann Marie Yamada, Ph.D.; Bradley Zebrack, Ph.D.

Clinical Associate Professor: Ralph Fertig, J.D.; Esther H. Gillies, M.S.W.; Dae-in Kang, D.D.S.; James M. Karls, Ph.D.; Aura Kuperberg, Ph.D.; Doni Whitsett, Ph.D.; Gary J. Wood, Ph.D.

Adjunct Associate Professors: Harvey Buzin, M.S.W.; Herbert Hatanaka, D.S.W.; Michael Jackson, Ph.D.; Sharon Mass, Ph.D.; Phyllis Massing, Ph.D.; Diane Meadow, Ph.D.; Rose Monteiro, M.S.W.; Pat Sable, Ph.D.; Anneka Scranton, Ph.D.; Wendy Smith, Ph.D.; Kerry Webber, M.S.W.

Adjunct Assistant Professors: Estela Andujo, Ph.D.; Marcia Wilson, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor: Myoung Ock Ahn, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H.

Research Assistant Professors: Jennie G. Noll, Ph.D.; Kathleen Sanchez, Ph.D.; Tanya Tull, D.S.S.

Adjunct Assistant Professors at the USC University Affiliated Project at Children's Hospital: Beverly Daley, Ph.D.; Diann Wingert, M.S.W.

Field Education Faculty: Raphael Angulo, M.S.W.; Margarita Artavia, M.S.W.; Judy Axonovitz, M.S.W.; Meredith Dunlap, M.S.W.; Iris Gonzalez-Thrash, M.S.W.; Mary Michaelene Gress, Ph.D. (Assistant Dean); Heather Halperin, M.S.W.; Stephen Hydon, M.S.W.; Wanda Jewell, M.S.W.; Michaell Rose, M.S.W.; Jolene Swain, M.S.W.; Deborah Winters, M.S.W.

Emeritus Professors: Frances L. Feldman, M.S.W.; John Milner, M.S.*; Helen Northen, Ph.D.*; Howard J. Parad, D.S.W.*; Rino Patti, D.S.W.*; Robert W. Roberts, D.S.W.*; Barbara Solomon, D.S.W.*

Emeritus Associate Professors: June Brown, D.S.W.*; Barbara Star, Ph.D.; Samuel Taylor, D.S.W.*

Emeritus Field Education Faculty: Lillian Hawthorne, M.S.W.; Rhoda G. Sarnat, M.A.

*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.

Degree Programs

The School of Social Work offers the Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees. In addition, the school offers dual degrees with the schools of gerontology; law; policy, planning, and development; the Marshall School of Business and Hebrew Union College. Undergraduate students in the university may earn a minor in Children and Families in Urban America or Urban Neighborhood Studies.