The Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Carol Bennett-Speight as Associate Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs.
Dr. Bennett-Speight is an accomplished leader in social work education and institutional administration. Since 2011, she has served as Director of the Social Work Program, Associate Professor, and Assessment Coordinator at the Mercy College School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SSBS) in Dobbs Ferry, NY.
This month, more than two dozen social work researchers and scholars who are dedicated to advancing computational social scientific methods in their work have come together at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College as part of the Summer Institute in Computational Social Science (SICSS).
Assistant Professor Katharine Bloeser (left), Assistant Professor Maria Y. Rodriguez (right)
Silberman Scholarship Spotlight showcases the extraordinary faculty research and scholarship that distinguish the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. The July 2019 Spotlight profiles Professor Katharine Bloeser’s innovative research with veterans and Professor Maria Rodriguez’ exciting work on the use of big data and computational methods in social work.
Dr. Rong Zhao joins the Hunter College Silberman School of Social Work at the rank of Assistant Professor. She earned her doctorate from the Columbia University School of Social Work this past spring, and previously studied at the Beijing Normal University in Beijing, China.
Dr. Geetha Gopalan comes to the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College as an Associate Professor from the University of Maryland School of Social Work. Her research focuses on the implementation of evidence-based mental health interventions with youth and families, particularly family-level interventions to improve youth mental health and
Dr. Anna Ortega-Williams is joining the Hunter College Silberman faculty as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Ortega-Williams is a social work scholar, practitioner, educator, and activist. She earned her doctorate from the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service, having previously earned her MSW from Stony Brook University (SUNY) and her bachelor’s degree from Hunter College.