School of Social Work

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School of Social Work Faculty

The faculty members of the UNCW School of Social Work are widely engaged in collaborative work related to research, program development and evaluation, and curriculum development. These regional and national collaborations, combined with the diverse and extensive social work educational backgrounds on our faculty, allow a broad sense of the character of social work education nationally and the specific characteristics of the best of those programs. We have consulted widely, using the partnerships and collaborations of faculty, with many programs including the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare, the University of Michigan, the University of Washington, Portland State University, and the University of Georgia . As preparatory for the development of the MSW curriculum the faculty of UNCW hosted in 2000 an invitational conference on the “Research Utilization Problem in Social Work Practice” and invited to campus many notable educators and researchers to discuss the issue with our faculty, students, and regional practitioners.

Full Time Faculty

Lori Messinger, Ph.D., MA, MSW
Professor, Director
messingerl@uncw.edu
910.962.3687
McNeill Hall 3076
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Robert G. Blundo, Ph.D., LCSW, ACSW. BCD
Professor, Coordinator of the Strengths Collaborative
blundor@uncw.edu
910.962.3438
McNeill Hall 3096
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Deborah E. Bowen, MSW, LCSW
Lecturer, BSW Program Coordinator
bowend@uncw.edu
910.962.7608
McNeill Hall 3074
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Jeanne F. Denny, MSW, CSW-IP
Lecturer, Field Education Coordinator
dennyj@uncw.edu
910.962.7428
McNeill Hall 3038
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Arthur J. Frankel , MSW, Ph.D.
Professor
frankela@uncw.edu
910.962.4115
McNeill Hall 3089
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Chris Hall, Ph.D., MSSW, LCSW
Associate Professor
halljc@uncw.edu
910.962.2534
McNeill Hall 3091
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Stacey R. Kolomer, Ph.D., MSSW
Professor, MSW Program Coordinator
kolomers@uncw.edu
910.962.2853
McNeill Hall 3072
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Jacquelyn Lee, Ph.D., MSW
Assistant Professor
leej@uncw.edu
910.962.2826
McNeill Hall 3090
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Nicole O. Mattocks, MSW, LCSWA
Lecturer, Assistant BSW Program Coordinator
mattocksn@uncw.edu
910-455-1700
Jacksonville Extension Campus
Administration Building, Room #19
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P. Nelson Reid, MSW, Ph.D.
Professor
reidn@uncw.edu
910.962.7341
McNeill Hall 1054
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Karen S. Sandell, MSW, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and former Associate Dean of the Graduate School
sandellk@uncw.edu
910.962.2584
McNeill Hall 3094
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Angie Vandenberg, MSW, LCSW, VSP
Assistant Field Education Coordinator (Main Campus)
nancea@uncw.edu
910.962.2585
McNeill Hall 3054
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Reginald O. York, MSW, Ph.D.
Professor
yorkr@uncw.edu
910.962.7801
McNeill Hall 3092
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Part-time Faculty