Faculty Directory

Sydney Hans, PhD

Professor Emeritus: Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor; Associated Faculty with Department of Psychology and Department of Comparative Human Development
she/her/hers
Sydney Hans, a female-presenting person, smiles towards the camera against a light-grey background.

s-hans@uchicago.edu

773.702.6313

Office Location: E6, WSSC 257

Areas of Expertise
Children and Adolescents
Family
Gender
Human Development
Intervention Programs
Mental Health
Prevention
Substance Abuse

Julia R Henly, PhD

Samuel Deutsch Professor; Deputy Dean for Research and Faculty Development
she/her/hers
Julia Henly, a female-presenting person, smiles towards the camera in a library.

jhenly@uchicago.edu

773.834.1214
Department
Deputy Dean
Department:
Deputy Dean

Office Location: W15

Areas of Expertise
Child Care
Early Education
Employment Instability
Low-income Families
Poverty and Welfare Policy
Urban
Work and Family Policies

E. Paul Holmes, PsyD

Senior Lecturer; Director, Center for Contextual Behavioral Practices (CCBP)
Paul Holmes, a male-presenting person, looking away from the camera in a classroom.

eholmes@uchicago.edu

773.702.1131
Department
Professional Development Program
Department:
Professional Development Program

Office Location: BE05C

Areas of Expertise
Contextual Behavioral Approaches
Contextually Focused Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Psychology

Leyla Ismayilova, PhD

Associate Professor
she/her
Leyla Ismayilova, a female-presenting person, smiles towards the camera in a library.

leyla@uchicago.edu

773.834.0401

Office Location: E2

Areas of Expertise
Child Welfare and Child Protection
Children and Adolescents
Family
International
Intervention Programs
Mental Health
Prevention
Substance Abuse
Violence and Trauma

Waldo E Johnson Jr., PhD

Vice Provost, Professor
he/him/his
Waldo Johnson, a male-presenting person, smiles towards the camera in a library.

wejohnso@uchicago.edu

773.834.0400

Office Location: W18

Areas of Expertise
African Americans
Children and Adolescents
Community
Family
Gender
Health
Mental Health
Poverty and Income
Race, Ethnicity, and Culture

Erika Kitzmiller

Research Associate Professor
Headshot of Erika Kitzmiller

ekitzmiller@UCHICAGO.EDU

Department
Kersten Institute for Urban Education
Department:
Kersten Institute for Urban Education

Office Location: 950 Building Room 306

Areas of Expertise
Government and Policy
Philanthropy
Poverty and Welfare Policy
Public Policy
Race, Gender and Class
Racial Inequality
Urban Inequality

Susan J. Lambert, PhD

Professor Emeritus; Co-Director of the Employment Instability, Family Well-Being, and Social Policy Scholars Network (EINet)
she/her/hers
Susan Lambert, a female-presenting person, smiles towards the camera against a light-gray background.

slambert@uchicago.edu

773.702.1143

Office Location: E-18; WSSC 255

Areas of Expertise
Employment
Family
Government and Policy
Non-Profit Organizations
Poverty and Income
Urban

Zhiying Ma, PhD

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

zhiyingma@uchicago.edu

773.702.5719

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

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
Jeanne Marsh, a female-presenting person, smiles towards the camera against a light-green background.

jmarsh@uchicago.edu

773.702.1144

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
Nicole Marwell, a female-presenting person, smiles towards the camera in a library.

nmarwell@uchicago.edu

773.702.1132
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

Darcey Merritt, PhD

Professor
She, her, hers
Darcey Merritt

darceym@uchicago.edu

773-702-1134

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

Reuben Jonathan Miller, PhD

Associate Professor in the Crown Family School and Research Professor at the American Bar Foundation; Associated Faculty, Sociology
he/him/his
Reuben Miller, a male-presenting person, smiles towards the camera while standing outdoors.

reuben@uchicago.edu

773.834.5878

Office Location: E8

Areas of Expertise
Criminal Justice Policy
Poverty and Income
Race, Ethnicity, and Culture
Welfare

Gina E Miranda Samuels, PhD

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

gmsamuels@uchicago.edu

773.834.2163

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

Lisa Lynelle Moore, PhD, LICSW

Senior Lecturer and Director of the Master's Program in Social Work, Social Policy, and Social Service Administration
She/Her/Hers
Lisa Moore, a female-presenting person, smiles towards the camera.

moorel@uchicago.edu

Department
Curriculum
Department:
Curriculum

Office Location: W11

Areas of Expertise
Accreditation
African Americans
Family
Housing
LGBTQIA+
Race, Ethnicity, and Culture
Social Work

Jennifer E Mosley, PhD

Professor; Editor, Social Service Review; Faculty Director, UChicago Obama Foundation Scholars Program
she/her/hers
Jennifer Mosley, a female-presenting person, smiles towards the camera in a library.

mosley@uchicago.edu

773.834.2583

Office Location: E14

Areas of Expertise
Community
Expertise; knowledge production and dissemination
Government and Policy
Homelessness
Management
Non-Profit Organizations
Organizational theory
Philanthropy
Policy Implementation
Poverty and Income
Social Work
Urban
Welfare