Directory

Zhiying Ma, PhD

Associate Professor
she/her/hers
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Zhiying Ma wearing a purple shirt and suit jacket in front of library shelves

zhiyingma@uchicago.edu

Office Location: BE1

Areas of Expertise
Anthropology of social work
China
Disability Rights and Justice
Ethics of Care
Family
Frontline Policy Implementation
Gender
Global Health
Global Social Work
Health Disparities
International
Mental Health
Qualitative Research Methods
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grisel@uchicago.edu

Department
Social Sector Leadership & Nonprofit Management
Department:
Social Sector Leadership & Nonprofit Management

Areas of Expertise
Advancing Equity in Organizational Strategy
Community Engagement Strategies
Education
Equity-Driven Consulting
Leadership Development
Organizational Capacity Building
Social Sector Consulting
Non-Profit Organizations
Nonprofit Strategic Business Planning

Jeanne C Marsh, PhD

George Herbert Jones Distinguished Service Professor; Director, Center for Health Administration Studies; Co-Director, Graduate Program in Health Administration and Policy
she/her/hers
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Jeanne Marsh, a female-presenting person, smiles towards the camera against a light-green background.

jmarsh@uchicago.edu

Office Location: E-3

Areas of Expertise
Children and Adolescents
Family
Gender
Government and Policy
Health
International
Mental Health
Social Work
Substance Abuse

Nicole P. Marwell, PhD

Professor and Faculty Director, SSL Program
she/her/hers
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Nicole Marwell, a female-presenting person, smiles towards the camera in a library.

nmarwell@uchicago.edu

Department
Social Sector Leadership & Nonprofit Management
Department:
Social Sector Leadership & Nonprofit Management

Office Location: E011

Areas of Expertise
Community
Government and Policy
Latino-Americans
Non-Profit Organizations
Poverty and Income
Urban
Welfare

Jennifer Meade

Director of School Social Work
She/Her/Hers
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jemeade@uchicago.edu

Department
School Social Work Program
Department:
School Social Work Program

Office Location: E1

Areas of Expertise
Education
Family

Darcey Merritt, PhD

Professor
She, her, hers
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Darcey Merritt

darceym@uchicago.edu

Office Location: E16

Areas of Expertise
Child neglect and poverty
Child Protective Services: impacted, Black, financially disenfranchised mothers
Child Welfare System
Lived experiences of racially marginalized parents and children: impacted families enduring poverty
Parental decision-making in the context of low socio-economic status
Prevention
Traumatic impacts related to racialized poverty and systems oversight

Gina E Miranda Samuels, PhD

Professor; Faculty Director, Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture
she/her/hers
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Gina E. Miranda Samuels, a female-presenting person, smiles towards the camera in a library.

gmsamuels@uchicago.edu

Office Location: E-4

Areas of Expertise
African Americans
Child Welfare and Child Protection
Cultural Attunement
Family
Foster Care
Homelessness
Race, Ethnicity, and Culture
Social Work