Social Work Faculty & Staff



Beth Harmer DSW, MSW, LCSW, LCAS, CCS
Assistant Department Head; Graduate Program Director; Assistant Professor

Jenna Powers Ph.D, MSW
Undergraduate Program Director; Assistant Professor

Katy Allen MSW
Director of Field Education; Associate Instructor
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R. Turner Goins
Ambassador Jeanette W. Hyde Endowed Professor of Gerontological Social Work Ph. D.



Lisa Lefler Ph.D
Teaching Professor; Culturally-based Native Health Programs Director

Kristina Lind Ph.D, MSW
Associate Professor; School Social Work Certificate Coordinator

Emma Miller MSW, LCSW
Instructor, U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration鈥檚 (HRSA) Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program (BHWET) Project Coordinator


Aaron Plantenberg MSW, LCSW, LCAS, CCS
Instructor; Addiction Studies Program Coordinator


Lauren White MSW
Instructor; BSW Field Placement Coordinator; NC Child Welfare Collaborative Liaison
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