Meet Us
- Full Time Faculty
- Emeritus Faculty
- Title IV-E Stipend Program
- Field Education
- Part-Time Faculty
- Staff
Full Time Faculty
Dr. Tyler Argüello
Department Chair, Associate Professor
- 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
- Location: MRP 5043
- Phone: (916) 278-4227
- arturo.baiocchi@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Virtual: Monday 2 p.m. - 3 p.m., Tuesday 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Schedule through EAB
- Specialty & Interests: Social welfare, homelessness, race and inequality, mental health interventions, transition to adulthood, program & policy evaluation, community-based research, medicalization and stigma
Dr. Susanna Curry
Undergraduate Director, Assistant Professor
- Location: MRP 5033
- curry@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Virtual: Schedule through EAB
- Specialty & Interests: Transition to adulthood, Foster Care, Youth homelessness, Housing instability, Evaluation
Dr. Kyle Caler
Assistant Professor
- Location: MRP 4006
- kyler.caler@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Disability Studies, Front-line staff use of discretion, Social theory, Q methodology
Dr. David Demetral
Professor
- 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
- Location: MRP 4021
- Phone: (916) 278-7161
- dinis@csus.edu
Dr. Ethan Evans
Assistant Professor
- 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
- Location: MRP 4005
- Phone: (916) 278-7178
- krishnag@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Youth, Migrant workers, Violence and trauma, Indigenous issues, Wellness
Dr. Jennifer Kenney
Assistant Professor
- Location: MRP 5041
- 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
- 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. Susan Nakaoka
Assistant Professor
- Location: MRP 5023
- Phone: (916) 278-7171
- nakaoka@csus.edu
- Office Hours: On leave
- Specialty & Interests: Asian American and Pacific Islander community development, Critical race theory, Japanese American history and social justice practice
Dr. Kisun Nam
Associate Professor
- Location: MRP 5029
- Phone: (916) 278-7069
- knam@csus.edu
- Website
- 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
- 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
- Location: MRP 5027
- sarah.reed@csus.edu
- 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. Santos Torres, Jr.
Professor
- 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
Emeritus Faculty
Dr. Jude Antonyappan
Professor, Emerita, Teaching in the Faculty Early Retirement Program (FERP)
- Location: MRP 5021
- judea@csus.edu
Dr. Teiahsha Bankhead
Associate Professor, Emeritus
- Phone: (916) 278-2177
- bankhead@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Restorative justice, Mental health, Race gender, class and sexual orientation, Mindfulness
Dr. Sylvester Bowie
Associate Professor, Emeritus
- Location: MRP 4008
- Phone: (916) 278-7165
- bowies@csus.edu
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Public Child Welfare Policy, Public Child Welfare Practice, Cultural Competence, Social Justice, Organization Leadership, Economic Development, Spirituality in SW, International SW
Dr. Robin Kennedy
Professor, Emeritus
- Location: MRP 5030
- kennedyr@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Health and Aging Practice
Dr. Maura O'Keefe
Professor, Emeritus
- Location: MRP 5030
- okeefem@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Violence Across the Lifespan, Trauma & Domestic Violence, Mental Health, Co Occurring Disorders
Dr. Chrys Ramirez Barranti
Professor, Emeritus
- Location: MRP 5030
- Phone: (916) 278-6170
- barranti@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Homeless person and their families, LGBTQ+, Mexican immigrant farmworkers and their families, Military veterans, Pets and wellbeing
Dr. Dale Russell
Associate Professor, Emeritus
- Specialty & Interests: Addiction, Social Works role in the correctional systems
Dr. 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
Title IV-E Stipend Program
Dr. Tracy Kent
Title IV-E Program Director
- Location: MRP 4019
- Phone: (916) 278-4161
- kentt@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Virtual: Monday 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. or by appointment
Eric Grant
Title IV-E Liaison, Field Liaison
- Location: MRP 3019
- egrant@csus.edu
- Office Hours: E-mail to schedule an appointment
Mary Hill-Hughes
Title IV-E Liaison, Field Liaison
- Location: MRP 3015
- Phone: (916) 278-4332
- hillhugh@csus.edu
- Office Hours: E-mail to schedule an appointment
- 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
- Office Hours: E-mail to schedule an appointment
- Specialty & Interests: Children and Families (safety, permanency, well being), Child Welfare Services
Lisa Marsh
Title IV-E Liaison, Field Liaison
- Location: MRP 3017
- Phone: (916) 278-7186
- lisa.marsh@csus.edu
- Office Hours: E-mail to schedule an appointment
- Specialty & Interests: Child Welfare Services
Greg Williams
Title IV-E Liaison, Field Liaison
- Location: MRP 4017
- Phone: (916) 278-7177
- g.williams@csus.edu
- Office Hours: E-mail to schedule an appointment
Field Education
Kelly Richmond-Moore, MSW, LCSW, PPSC
Field Education Director
- Location: MRP 4013
- Phone: (916) 278-5896
- kelly.moore@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tuesday 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Thursday 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., appointments via EAB
- Specialty & Interests: Practice, Field Education, LGBTQ+, School Social Work
Monica Shapiro, MSW, LCSW
Field Coordinator
- Location: MRP 4015
- Phone: (916) 278-6170
- monica.shapiro@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tuesday 9:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Thursday 9:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., appointments scheduled via EAB
- 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.
Part-Time Faculty
Staff
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
Ryan Jones
Field Administrative Support Coordinator
- Location: MRP 4010G
- Phone: (916) 278-6123
- ryan.jones@csus.edu
- Pronouns: he/him/his
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