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School of Social Work

Dr. Inger Davis (1977-1996) received her Ph. D at the University of Chicago. A Full-Professor in the School of Social Work since 1981, Dr Davis is a prolific scholar and researcher in the area of child welfare services, and has been extremely successful in receiving external funds in this area. She was instrumental in the development of a joint master's degree in social work and law for the School. Dr. Davis was the recipient of the SDSU Phi Beta Kappa Lectureship Award in 1987. In l992 she received the Outstanding Faculty Award for the College of Health and Human Services, as well as, the June Burnett Institute Outstanding Leadership Award on Behalf of Children, Youth and Families.

Dr. Maria Zuniga (1985-2003) joined the faculty in 1985 as a full professor and was a faculty member for 18 years. She taught in the direct practice concentration with a focus on mental health and children, youth and family issues. In addition to teaching, she was a consultant in culturally competent service delivery and published on cross-cultural aging and culturally competent interventions. She directed an NIMH training grant for Spanish Speaking Social Workers in Mental Health and the School's Youth Enterprise Zone Project for At Risk Youth. She also served as the faculty advisor for the Latino Social Work Association.

Dr. Alan Siman (1974-2003) was the Associate Director of the School of Social Work for 17 years (1985-2002) and returned to teach for a year prior to retirement. He coordinated student and personnel issues for the school as well as the Pupil Personnel Services Credential program. He taught Cultural Pluralism for a number of years and was a dedicated member of the University's Diversity and Equity Committee

Dr. Joseph Kelley (1968 - 2003) Dr. Kelley received his Ph.D. at Columbia University and joined the faculty in 1968 following extensive assignments as visiting professor and research fellow in Germany, Taiwan, Spain, Colombia and Mexico. He continues to play a key role with the Council on International Programs (CIP), a major international exchange program for health and human services professionals, established in 1956. SDSU School of Social Work has been a CIP affiliate since 1987, with Dr. Kelley at the helm.

Dr. John Landsverk (1990-2004) has been Director of the NIMH funded Child and Adolescent Services Research Center and Professor Emeritus in the School of Social Work at San Diego State University. He has a doctorate in sociology and has extensive and internationally known research experience in the areas of child maltreatment, children's mental health in mental health services, as well as in the implementation and evaluation of innovative early interventions for families at risk for child abuse and neglect. Through the NIMH funded Child and Adolescent Interdisciplinary Welfare (CAIRN) project he has been developing a national network of investigators involved in research on the implementation and maintenance of evidence based, parent mediated, interventions in child welfare settings for the treatment of disruptive disorders and externalizing behavior problems in children and adolescents. Dr. Landsverk is also a member of the MacArthur Foundation Youth Mental Health Network and is involved in the CCCW/NSCAW studies network (Caring for Children in Child Welfare study and the linked National Study of Child and Adolescent Wellbeing), in the LONGSCAN (Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect) five site studies, and on the Caring for California Initiative (CCI).


Ajemian, James A. (1970-1998)
Baily, Kamilla U. (1966-1977)
Brennen, E. Clifford (1978-1983)
Butler, Harry (1975-2000)
Dean, Alfred (1985-2000)
Griffin, Ronald W. (1967-2001)
Guidry, Rosalind (1970-1989)
Haworth, Glenn O. (1966-1987)
Hughes, Margaret J. (1997-2004)
Ishikawa, Wesley H. (1969-1988)
Kahn, Marion J. (1967-1983)
Kukkonen, Ruth M. (1973-1989)
Raymer, Paul (1969-1995)
Reichert, Kurt (1970-1981)
Riehman, Lynne (1976-1986)
Sardinas, Maria A. (1968-1989)
Stanford, E. Percil (1973-2001)
Sucato, Vincent (1974-2003)
Valle, Juan Ramon (1974-1996)

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