Areas of Expertise

Find an Expert

Are you looking for an expert in a particular field? AASWSW Fellows are leading scholars and practitioners with expertise in many areas. Use the list below to find a Fellow with expertise in an area of  interest.

Children And Family

Autism and Developmental Disabilities

• Sandy Magana

Child Behavioral and Adolescent Health

• Mary McKay

Child Maltreatment

• Jeffrey Edleson

Child and Youth Welfare

• Wendy Auslander
• Anita P. Barbee
• Jill Berrick
• Mark E. Courtney
• Diane DePanfilis
• Neil B. Guterman
• James Jaccard
• Lawrence Palinkas
• Fred Wulczyn
• Luis Zayas

Deliquency and Violence

• Michael Vaughn

Foster Care

• Mark E. Courtney

Gender Based Violence

• Taryn Lindhorst
• Jeffrey Edleson

Immigration and Children

• Luis Zayas
• Jorge Delva
• Lawrence Palinkas
• Michael Vaughn

Weapons and School Violence

• Ron Avi Astor
• Rami Benbenishty
• Maureen Wong

Work and Family

• Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes
• Cynthia Franklin
• James Jaccard

Aging

Aging and Family Support

• Robert Joseph Taylor

Aging and Health Care

• Barbara Berkman
• Ronald Toseland

Aging and Immigration

• Iris Chi

Aging and Long-term Care Transitions

• Stephanie Robert
• Rosalie Kane

Aging and Work

• Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes
• Namkee Choi

Health

Neighborhoods and Health
Stephanie Robert

Social Determinants of Health

• Stephanie Robert

Health/Medicine

• Taryn Lindhorst

Oncology, Palliative Care/Hospice

• Taryn Lindhorst

Medical Sociology

• David Takeuchi

Substance Abuse Disorders and Prevention

• Maryann Amodeo
• Andrew Peterson
• Jorge Delva
• Lena Lundgren
• Michael Vaughn

HIV Prevention and Care

• Mary McKay

Indigenous Wellness

Mike Spencer

Mental Health

Wendy Auslander

Paula Nurius

Lawrence Palinkas

Ronald Toseland

Coping/Social Support Processes
Anita P. Barbee

Spirituality, Religion and Culture
David R. Hodge

Deviance and Social Control
David Takeuchi

Human behavior change
Michal Grinstein-Weiss

Professionalism of Social Work
Mark E. Courtney

Race and ethnicity
David Takeuchi

Social Stratification/Inequality
David Takeuchi

Gender Based Violence
Jeffrey Edleson

Stress Exposure and Processes
Paula Nurius

Trauma and Adversity
Paula Nurius

Violence Exposure and Mental Health
Paula Nurius

Psychopathology

Michael Vaughn

Hispanic Mental Health

Luis Zayas

Business Leadership and Management of Social Work Organizations

John Tropman

Equity and Justice in the Workplace
Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes

Social Policy
Michal Grinstein-Weiss

Behavioral Economics
Michal Grinstein-Weiss

Social and Economic Development
Michal Grinstein-Weiss

Savings and Asset Building
Michal Grinstein-Weiss

Tax-time savings
Michal Grinstein-Weiss

Financial Modeling

Fred Wulczyn

Organizational Sociology
John Tropman

Social Work Practice, Education and Training

Maryann Amodeo

Community Issues

Community Organizing
Andrew Peterson

Empowerment and Sense of Community
Andrew Peterson

Collaboration in Communities of Color
Mary McKay