Qais Alemi, PhD, MPH, MBA
PhD, Social Policy and Social Research - Loma Linda University, 2013
- Psychosocial needs of populations affected by political violence
- Stigma, prejudice, racial, and religious discrimination
- Immigrant and refugee acculturation, adjustment, identity, and resiliency
- Mental health help-seeking behaviors
Kelly Baek, PhD, MSW
PhD, Social Policy and Social Research - Loma Linda University, 2018
- Mental health
- Culturally-sensitive interventions
- Program development and evaluation
- Community-based research
Christi Bell, MSW, LCSW
MSW, Social Work - California State University, San Bernardino, 2014
- Child welfare
- Child abuse and neglect
- LGBTQ+ youth in the foster care system
- Trauma-informed parenting
- Trauma-informed practice with children
- Trauma-informed management in the workplace
- Preventing burnout and compassion fatigue in social work settings
Monte Butler, PhD, MSW
PhD, Social Work - University of Utah, 2003
- Social work administration
- Medicare
Kimberly R. Freeman, PhD, MSW
PhD, Clinical Psychology - Loma Linda University, 1999
- Child mental health
- Assessment
- Childhood trauma
- Adolescent self-harm
- Community based wellness
Talolo Lepale, MSW, MBA, LCSW
Master of Social Work - Loma Linda University, 1999
Master of Business Administration - University of Redlands, 2003
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
- Individual psychotherapy
- Team building
- Psychosocial oncology
- Medical social work
- Working with adults and older adults
- Trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, and end-of-life
Susanne Montgomery, PhD, MPH, MS
PhD, Health Behavior/EPI - University of Michigan, 1987
- Research design and analyses
- Translational research (clinical and applied)
- Community involved and based research
- Health disparities research
- Program evaluation and evaluation research
Larry Ortiz, PhD, MSW
PhD, Sociology - State University of New York, Buffalo, 1987
- Race and ethnic studies
- Critical theory
- Latino/a issues
- Community practice
- Program evaluation
- Social justice practice
Department of Social Work and Social Ecology