Meet Us
- Leadership and Staff
- Professors
- Field Education
- Title IV-E Stipend Program
- Lecturers
- Emeritus Faculty
Leadership and Staff
Dr. Tyler Argüello
Department Chair, Associate Professor (PhD, University of Washington, Seattle)
- Location: MRP 4010
- Phone: (916) 278-6913
- tyler.arguello@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: By appointment
- Duties: Department Chair
Dr. Arturo Baiocchi
Graduate Director, Associate Professor (PhD, University of Chicago)
- Location: MRP 5043
- Phone: (916) 278-4227
- arturo.baiocchi@csus.edu
- Website
- Duties: Graduate Director
Dr. Susanna Curry
Undergraduate Director, Assistant Professor (PhD, University of California, Los Angeles)
- Location: MRP 5033
- curry@csus.edu
- Duties: Undergraduate Director
Dr. Maria Dinis
Admissions Director, Professor (PhD, University of California, Berkeley)
- Location: MRP 4021
- Phone: (916) 278-7161
- dinis@csus.edu
- Duties: Admissions Director
Lisa Marsh, MSW
Lecturer, Field Education Director (MSW, Loma Linda University)
- Location: MRP 4013
- Phone: (916) 278-7186
- lisa.marsh@csus.edu
- Office Hours:
Mon. 1 - 2 p.m. Zoom
Thurs. 1 - 3 p.m.
- Duties: Field Education Director
Dr. Tracy Kent
Lecturer, Title IV-E Program Director (EdD, Drexel University)
- Location: MRP 4019
- Phone: (916) 278-4161
- kentt@csus.edu
- Duties: Title IV-E Program Director
Kari Lane
Office Administrative Support Coordinator
- Location: MRP 4010C
- Phone: (916) 278-7013
- kari.lane@csus.edu
Meagan Solomon
Division Student Advisor
- Location: MRP 4010H
- Phone: (916) 278-6122
- meagan.solomon@csus.edu
Ryan Jones
Field Administrative Support Coordinator
- Location: MRP 4010G
- Phone: (916) 278-6123
- ryan.jones@csus.edu
- Pronouns: he/him/his
Kylie Agosta
Graduate Administrative Support Coordinator
- Location: MRP 4010F
- Phone: (916) 278-5898
- kylie.agosta@csus.edu
Royce Gonzales
Title IV-E Administrative Coordinator
- Location: MRP 4010E
- Phone: (916) 278-5057
- rgonzal@csus.edu
Professors
Dr. Tyler Argüello
Department Chair, Associate Professor (PhD, University of Washington, Seattle)
- Location: MRP 4010
- Phone: (916) 278-6913
- tyler.arguello@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: By appointment
- Specialty & Interests: HIV/AIDS, Queer Theory, health communication, Critical Discourse Studies, LGBTQIA2P+ communities and affirmative practices, community mental health, clinical social work
Dr. Arturo Baiocchi
Graduate Director, Associate Professor (PhD, University of Chicago)
- Location: MRP 5043
- Phone: (916) 278-4227
- arturo.baiocchi@csus.edu
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Social welfare, homelessness, race and inequality, mental health interventions, transition to adulthood, program & policy evaluation, community-based research, medicalization and stigma
Dr. Kyle Caler
Assistant Professor (PhD, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)
- Location: MRP 4006
- kyler.caler@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Disability Studies, Front-line staff use of discretion, Social theory, Q methodology
Dr. Susanna Curry
Undergraduate Director, Assistant Professor (PhD, University of California, Los Angeles)
- Location: MRP 5033
- curry@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Transition to adulthood, Foster Care, Youth homelessness, Housing instability, Evaluation
Dr. David Demetral
Professor (PhD, University of Michigan)
- Location: MRP 4009
- demo6@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Developmental disability, Chemical dependence, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Sexual trauma and treatment, Family Therapy, Behavioral Health
Dr. Maria Dinis
Admissions Director, Professor (PhD, University of California, Berkeley)
- Location: MRP 4021
- Phone: (916) 278-7161
- dinis@csus.edu
Dr. Susan Eggman
Associate Professor, (PhD, Portland State University)
- Location: MRP 5021
- eggmans@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: California State Senate, District 5
Dr. Ethan Evans
Assistant Professor (PhD, University of California, Davis)
- Location: MRP 5037
- ethan.evans@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Health care and health disparities, Organizational change, Social welfare and the welfare state
Dr. Krishna Guadalupe
Professor (PhD, University of South Carolina, Columbia
- Location: MRP 4005
- Phone: (916) 278-7178
- krishnag@csus.edu
- Office Hours: E-mail to schedule an appointment
- Specialty & Interests: Youth, Migrant workers, Violence and trauma, Indigenous issues, Wellness
Dr. Jennifer Kenney
Assistant Professor (PhD, Columbia University)
- Location: MRP 5023
- jennifer.l.kenney@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Women in the criminal justice system, Trauma, Substance use, Mental health, Socio-economic status, Social support social, welfare policy, scholarship in the classroom
Dr. Serge Lee
Professor (PhD, University of Washington, Seattle)
- Location: MRP 5031
- Phone: (916) 278-5820
- leesc@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Immigrants and refugees issues, Child and family SW, International SW, Behavioral health of minority groups, Social work curriculum developments, Program evaluation
Dr. Kisun Nam
Associate Professor (PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison)
- Location: MRP 5029
- Phone: (916) 278-7069
- knam@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Monday, 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., virtual or in-person
- Specialty & Interests: Poverty, Welfare, child support, and single-mother families, Public assistance programs, Food insecurity, Program participants’ knowledge about the rules, Public policy analysis, Program evaluation
Dr. David Nylund
Professor (PhD, University of California, Davis)
- Location: MRP 4014
- Phone: (916) 278-4152
- dknylund@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Queer Theory, Narrative Therapy, Restorative Justice, Masculinities, Family Therapy, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture Studies: Sexualities & Genders, Critical Sport Studies
Dr. Sarah Reed
Assistant Professor (PhD, University of California, Davis)
- Location: MRP 5027
- sarah.reed@csus.edu
- Office Hours: E-mail to schedule an appointment
- Specialty & Interests: Psychosocial concerns in serious illness, Effect of health transitions on mental health, Fear of cancer recurrence, Social determinants of health and equity, Interprofessional education and practice
Dr. Susan Taylor
Professor (PhD, Saint Louis University)
- Location: MRP 5039
- Phone: (916) 278-7176
- taylorsa@csus.edu
- Website
Dr. Santos Torres, Jr.
Professor (EdD, Northern Illinois University)
- Location: MRP 4002
- Phone: (916) 278-7064
- torres@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Research Interests include poverty, School social work, Diversity, Youth gangs, Andragogical/pedagogical educational program and curriculum enhancement
Field Education
Lisa Marsh, MSW
Lecturer, Field Education Director (MSW, Loma Linda University)
- Location: MRP 4013
- Phone: (916) 278-7186
- lisa.marsh@csus.edu
- Office Hours:
Mon. 1 - 2 p.m. Zoom
Thurs. 1 - 3 p.m.
Monica Shapiro, MSW, LCSW
Lecturer, Field Education Coordinator (MSW, University of Michigan)
- Location: MRP 4015
- Phone: (916) 278-6170
- monica.shapiro@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Working at overnight camps providing emotional and social support to campers and staff. Launching three children to adulthood, hiking, and running and playing with her dogs.
Jacke Humphrey-Straub
Lecturer, Field Education Coordinator (MSW, California State Univesity, Chico)
- Location: MRP 4011
- jacqueline.humphrey@csus.edu
Title IV-E Stipend Program
Dr. Tracy Kent
Lecturer, Title IV-E Program Director (EdD, Drexel University)
- Location: MRP 4019
- Phone: (916) 278-4161
- kentt@csus.edu
Wendy Christian
Title IV-E Liaison, Field Liaison
- Location: MRP 3017
- Phone: (916) 278-5896
- wendy.christian@csus.edu
Mary Hill-Hughes
Title IV-E Liaison, Field Liaison
- Location: MRP 3015
- Phone: (916) 278-4332
- hillhugh@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Child welfare, Homeless, Medical issues, Elderly, Advocacy, Immigration, Children/Schools
Marian Kubiak
Title IV-E Liaison, Field Liaison
- Location: MRP 3021
- Phone: (916) 278-7060
- m.kubiak@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Children and Families (safety, permanency, well being), Child Welfare Services
Greg Williams
Title IV-E Liaison, Field Liaison
- Location: MRP 4017
- Phone: (916) 278-7177
- g.williams@csus.edu
Lecturers
Dr. Frances Furio
- Location: MRP 4008
- frances.furio@csus.edu
- Office Hours: E-mail to schedule an appointment
Alan Logan
- Location: MRP 5035
Genelle Smith
- Location: MRP 3020
- genelle.smith@csus.edu
- Office Hours: E-mail to schedule an appointment
Jennifer Walker
- Location: MRP 5035
Emeritus Faculty
Adina Allen
Professor, Emerita
Kate Allen
Associate Professor, Emerita
Chrys Ramirez Barranti
Professor, Emerita
- Location: MRP 5030
- barranti@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Homeless person and their families, LGBTQ+, Mexican immigrant farmworkers and their families, Military veterans, Pets and wellbeing
Ronald Boltz
Professor, Emeritus
Lynn Cooper
Professor, Emerita
Candelaria Davidson
Assistant Professor, Emerita
Joan Dworkin
Professor, Emerita
John Erlich
Professor, Emeritus
Carl Fransham
Professor, Emeritus
Juan Hernandez
Professor, Emeritus
Robert Heilman
Professor, Emeritus
Mary Lou Hyde
Professor, Emerita
Robin Kennedy
Professor, Emerita
- Location: MRP 5030
- kennedyr@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Health and Aging Practice
Ralph Johnson
Professor, Emeritus
Marilyn Kent
Assistant Professor, Emerita
Ivor Kraft
Professor, Emeritus
Herbert Kutchins
Professor, Emeritus
Janet Lial
Lecturer, Emerita
Doman Lum
Professor, Emeritus
Mary Beth Montgomery
Professor, Emerita
Sylivia Navari
Professor, Emerita
Maura O'Keefe
Professor, Emerita
- Location: MRP 5030
- okeefem@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Violence Across the Lifespan, Trauma & Domestic Violence, Mental Health, Co Occurring Disorders
Anthony Platt
Professor, Emeritus
Louise Robinett
Professor, Emerita
Gerald Rothman
Professor, Emeritus
Krishna Samantrai
Professor, Emeritus
Alan Wade
Professor, Emeritus
Howard Wespieser
Professor, Emeritus
Francis Yuen
Professor, Emeritus
- Location: MRP 4007
- Phone: (916) 278-7182
- fyuen@csus.edu
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Practice with children and family, Program evaluation and program development, International SW, Disability, Immigrants and refugees