Faculty

Lynda Anastasia
Assistant Professor
MSW, University of Pittsburgh
Areas of interest: social welfare policy, diverse populations, groups, macro practice
Office: (423) 439 7895
E-mail: anastasi@etsu.edu

Paul Baggett
Associate Professor and Department Chair
Ph.D., University of Tennessee
MSW, University of Georgia
LCSW, ACSW
Areas of interest: clinical social work, social work history, rural health, mental health, gerontology
Office: (423) 439 6011
E-mail: Baggett@etsu.edu

J. P. Burnham
Assistant Professor
MSW, Florida International University
MA, Public Administration/Criminal Justice Washington State University
Areas of interest: macro social work, cultural differences and behavior, community and organizational development
Office: (423) 439 6012
E-mail: burnhamj@etsu.edu

David Cecil
Assistant Professor
Ph. D., University of South Carolina
MSW, University of Kentucky
Areas of interest: outcome measurement, human service capacity building, cognitive and behavioral models in social work practice, faith integration
Office: (423) 439 6018
E-mail: cecil@etsu.edu

Mary Ellen Cox
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Tennessee, 2000
M.S.W. University of Tennessee, 1996
B.A. University of Tennessee, 1983
Teaching interests: Research; Practice and policy evaluation; Grief and loss; Spirituality and social work; and Diversity.
Research interests: Family foster care; Grief and loss; Spirituality and health/mental health; and the use of single-system designs in social work evaluation
http://utcmhsrc.csw.utk.edu/caseyproject/
http://www.fosterfamilyassessments.org/index.htm
Office: (423) 439 6007
E-mail: coxm@etsu.edu

Bruce Dalton
Associate Professor
Ph. D., Rutgers University
MSW, University of Michigan
LCSW, ACSW
Areas of interest: domestic violence, substance abuse
Office: (423) 439 6016
E-mail: dalton@etsu.edu

Sarah Downtain
Title IV-E MSW Coordinator
MSW, Norfolk State University
Areas of interest: grief and loss, family violence, social work practice with groups
Office: (423) 439 7893
E-mail: downtain@etsu.edu

Patty Gibbs-Wahlberg
Professor and BSW Program Director
Ed. D., West Virginia University
MSW, West Virginia University
Areas of interest: professional values and ethics, diversity studies, gatekeeping in social work education, social justice
Office: (423) 439 6009
E-mail: gibbs@etsu.edu

Barbara Grissett
Associate Professor Ph. D., University of Texas at Arlington Areas of interest: child sexual abuse, effects of parental divorce on children
Office: (423) 439 6015
E-mail: grissett@etsu.edu

Helene Halvorson
Associate Professor, MSW Program Director
Ph. D., UT-Knoxville
MSW, Barry University
Areas of interest: social work education, domestic violence, loss and grief, private clinical practice, administrative practice, program development, administration
Office: (423) 439 6014
E-mail: halvorso@etsu.edu

Daphne M. Henderson
Assistant Professor
Ph. D., University of Texas at Arlington
MSSW, University of Texas at Arlington
BSW, Texas A&M Commerce
Areas of interest: mental Health, families, children, cultural diversity
Office: (423) 439 7894
E-mail: hendersd@etsu.edu

Kay Kuczynski, LCSW
Assistant Professor
DSW, Catholic University
MSW, Rutgers University
Areas of interest: terminal or life-threatening illness and social support systems, practice issues (confidentiality and HIPAA), social welfare policy
Office: (423) 439 6008
E-mail: kuczynsk@etsu.edu

Robin Lennon-Dearing
Assistant Professor
Ph. D., University of Georgia
MSW, University of South Florida
Areas of interest: healthcare issues for women, HIV, interdisciplinary teamwork, support groups, social work education
Office: (423) 439 6019
E-mail: lennon@etsu.edu

Jane Maas-Brady
Director of Field Instruction
MSW, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BSW, Greensboro College
Areas of interest: field education and direct practice, especially in dialectical behavioral therapy and child sexual abuse treatment
Office: (423) 439 6017
E-mail: maasbrad@etsu.edu

Karen Martin
Assistant Director of Field Instruction
MSW, Radford University
BS Education, University of Tennessee
Areas of interest: child welfare, field education Office: (423) 439 6006
E-mail: martinka@etsu.edu

Kim Norris
Title IV-E BSW Coordinator
MSW Virginia Commonwealth University
LCSW
Areas of interest: child welfare, clinical social work, mental health, elderly services, and social work education
Office: (423) 439 3007
E-mail: norrisk@etsu.edu

Staff

Kirsten Swindall
BSW Executive Aide
Office: (423) 439 6006
E-mail: swindall@etsu.edu

Rebecca Grindstaff
MSW Executive Aide
Office: (423) 439 6013
E-mail: grindstr@etsu.edu