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Faculty and Staff

    School of Social Work
    Thayer Hall

    (404) 880-8311


Faculty

  • Vimala Pillari, Dean and Professor
    Telephone: (404) 880-8549
    E-mail:
    vpillari@cau.edu
    M.S.W. Madras University
    D.S.W. Columbia University, NYU
    Research Interests: Families and Children, Elderly

  • Richard Lyle, Associate Professor
    Telephone: (404) 880-8006
    E-mail:
    rlyle@cau.edu
    M.S.W. Atlanta University
    Ph.D. Brandeis University
    Research Interests: Housing for the Elderly and DFCS Recipients
     
  • Curtis Ashong, Assistant Professor
    Telephone: (404) 880-8861
    E-mail:
    aashong@cau.edu
    M.S.W. New York University
    Research Interests: Child Welfare, Foster Care, Adoption, Abuse, and Neglect, and Adolescent Sex Offenders

  • Margaret S. E. Counts-Spriggs, Associate Professor and Director of BSW Program
    Telephone: (404) 880-8863
    E-mail:
    mspriggs@cau.edu
    M.S.W. Atlanta University
    Ph.D. Clark-Atlanta University
    Research Interests: Aging, Women and Health Care.

  • Joyce G. Dickerson, Visiting Professor and Interim Director of MSW Program
    Telephone: (404) 880-8529
    E-mail:
    jdickerson@cau.edu
    M.S.W. University of Alabama
    Ph.D. University of Alabama
    Research Interests: Domestic Violence

  • Sandra J. Foster, Associate Professor
    Telephone: (404) 880-8774
    E-mail:
    sfoster@cau.edu
    M.S.W. Central State University
    Ph.D. University of Wisconsin - Madison
    Research Interests: Healing Properties of Artistic Expression, Informal Adoptions, Program Evaluation, Needs Assessment, and Diversity

  • Roslyn A. Harper-Arnold, Instructor
    Telephone: (404) 880-8088
    E-mail:
    rharper@cau.edu
    M.S.W. Atlanta University
    Ph.D. Clark Atlanta University
    Research Interests: Juvenile Forensics and Child Welfare Policy

  • Susan N. Kossak, Associate Professor
    Telephone: (404) 880-8531
    E-mail:
    skossak@cau.edu
    M.S.W. Barry University
    Ph.D. University of South Carolina
    Research Interests: Diversity, Culturally Competent Practice and Curriculum Development

  • Hattie M. Mitchell, Assistant Professor
    Telephone: (404) 880-6616
    E-mail:
    hmitchell@cau.edu
    M.S.W. Wayne State University
    Research Interests: HIV/AIDS, and African-American Families

  • Robert W. Waymer, Instructor
    Telephone: (404) 880-8561
    E-mail:
    rwaymer@cau.edu
    M.S.W. Atlanta University
    Ph.D. Clark Atlanta University
    Research Interests: Work Autonomy and Job Satisfaction


School of Social Work
Thayer Hall
(404) 880-8311


Staff

  • Sarah F. Hall, MBA, Director of Student Affairs for Recruitment, Admissions and Retention
    Telephone: (404) 880-8555
    E-mail: shall@cau.edu


  • Darrin E. Wright, LMSW, Director of Field Instruction/Practicum Placement Activities
    Telephone: (404) 880-8553
    E-mail: dwright@cau.edu


  • Hermelda Nedrick, Program Administrative Support
    Telephone: (404) 880-6017
    E-mail: hnedrick@cau.edu


  • Claudette Rivers-King, Program Administrative Support
    Telephone: (404) 880-8578
    E-mail: crking@cau.edu