Social Work

Ronald Pitner, Department Chairperson

Chris Walker, Assistant Professor (P)

Colleen Fisher, Associate Professor (P)

Dione King, Associate Professor and Promotion and award of tenure (P)

Education:
BA, Spelman College
MSW, University of Georgia
PhD, University of Georgia
Dr. King’s long-standing commitment to disadvantaged, vulnerable and marginalized populations is evidenced through her professional and research experiences working with children and families in juvenile justice, child welfare, education, nonprofit and homeless/transitional housing settings. Her research focuses on health behaviors and health disparities that impact the adolescent and young adult...

Jacqueline Jones, Assistant Professor (P)

Latasha Toney, Instructor - Adjunct (P)

LaToya Melton, Assistant Professor (P)

Laurel Hitchcock, Associate Professor (P)

Laurel Iverson Hitchcock is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She completed her Ph.D. in Social Work and MSW at the University of Alabama and has a Masters in Public Health from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. As a licensed clinical social worker, Dr. Hitchcock has over ten years of practice experience in health and behavioral health care settings. Prior to her career in social work, Dr. Hitchcock served as a Peace Corp...

Mary Carroll, Assistant Professor (P)

Quachetta Jones, Assistant Professor (P)

Ronald Pitner, Professor (P)

Shadi Martin, Professor (P)

Tommie Watkins Jr., Assistant Professor (P)

Turenza Smith, Instructor - Adjunct (P)

Yookyong Lee, Associate Professor (P)