Social Work Faculty & Staff

Our dedicated social work faculty and staff may have appointments in other UNE colleges, be affiliated with other respected institutions, or be expert practitioners in the field.

Program Leadership

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Rebecca Diggins, MSW, LCSW

Director for Practicum Education
Assistant Clinical Faculty

(207) 221-4970

rdiggins@une.edu

Education

M.S.W. Boston University

Areas of Expertise

Individual and Group Therapy
Case Management
Child and Adolescent
Young Adult
Grief and Loss
Serious Illness
Relationship Issues

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Jennifer O'Neil, Ph.D., M.S.W., LCSW

Director School of Social Work,
Director of Graduate Programs Online,
Assistant Clinical Professor

(207) 221-4514

joneil4@une.edu

Autumn Straw

Autumn Straw, MSW, LCSW, Ed.D.

Associate Clinical Faculty

(207) 221-4856

astraw@une.edu

Department(s)
Social Work
Education

MSW, Simmons College of Social Work

Areas of Expertise

Individual and Family Therapy
Children and Families
Trauma
Adoption
Child Mental Health
Case Management
Systems Work

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Beth Taylor-Nolan

Dean

(207) 221-4985


Faculty

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Erin Benner, MSW, LCSW

Assistant Clinical Professor, Practicum Education Coordinator

(207) 221-4855

ebenner2@une.edu

Thomas McLaughlin

Thomas Chalmers McLaughlin, M.S.W., Ph.D.

Professor
Co-Director for the Social Work Center for Research and Evaluation

(207) 221-4511

tmclaughlin@une.edu

Olivia Montgomery, MSW, LICSW

Assistant Clinical Professor, Practicum Education Coordinator

(207) 221-4801

omontgomery1@une.edu

Craig Owens

Craig Owens, M.S.W., LCSW

Associate Clinical Professor

(207) 221-4205

cowens@une.edu

Lori Power

Lori G. Power, Ed.D., M.S.W., M.A.

Assistant Teaching Professor and Coordinator, Applied Arts and Social Justice Certificate

(207) 221-4493

lpower@une.edu

Teaching Online

Christine Rogerson

Christine Rogerson, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW

Associate Clinical Professor

(207) 221-4922

cizzi@une.edu

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Lacey Sawyer, LCSW, LADC, CCS

Assistant Clinical Professor, Practicum Education Coordinator

(207) 221-4676

lsawyer1@une.edu

Nancy Shore

Nancy Shore, Ph.D., M.S.W., M.P.H.

Professor
Senior Consultant Community-Campus Partnerships for Health

(207) 221-4507

nshore@une.edu


Adjunct Faculty

The list below appears in alphabetical order by last name. Click on the arrow to expand biographical information.

Kate Anderson

Kate Anderson, MSW, LCSW

kanderson19@une.edu

Teaching Online

Department(s)
Social Work
Education

MSW
Simmons College

Wanda Anderson

Wanda L. Anderson, MSW, LCSW

wanderson4@une.edu

Teaching Online

Department(s)
Social Work
Robin Asick

Robin Asick, LSCW

rasick@une.edu

Teaching Online

Department(s)
Social Work
Education

MSW 
Temple University

Areas of Expertise

Crisis Intervention

Medical Social Work

Systems Work

Peer Mentor Programming

Jennifer Crandall

Jennifer Crandall, MSW, LCSW

jcrandall@une.edu

Teaching Online

Department(s)
Social Work
Education

MSW
University of New England

Megan Dardis-Kunz

Megan Dardis-Kunz, LMSW

Teaching Online

Department(s)
Social Work
Education

MSW
Florida State University

Areas of Expertise

Social policy and advocacy

Political social work

Field education

Substance use disorders

Diane Dougherty

Diane Dougherty, MSW, LSW

ddougherty@une.edu

Teaching Online

Department(s)
Social Work
Education

MSW
Yeshiva University

BS, Industrial and Labor Relations
Cornell University

Analeah Green

Analeah Green, Ph.D., MSW, LMSW

agreen3@une.edu

Teaching Online

Department(s)
Social Work
Education

MSW
New York University

PhD Human Services
Walden University

Areas of Expertise

Gerontology

Case management

Animal assisted therapy

Program development

Rhonda Hughes

Rhonda N. Hughes, DSW, LCSW, MHSA

Teaching Online

Department(s)
Social Work
Education

DSW
Simmons University

MSW
University of New England

MHSA
St. Joseph’s College

Areas of Expertise

Clinical social work practice-trauma and dissociation

Early Childhood Mental Health

Program Development

Danielle Larson

Danielle Larson, MSW, LCSW

Teaching Online

Department(s)
Social Work
Education

MSW
University of New England

Areas of Expertise

Social Work

Joyce Magbie

Joyce Magbie, MSW, LCSW

Teaching Online

Department(s)
Social Work
Education

MSW
University of New England

Areas of Expertise

Induvial Therapy

EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

Managed Care Organization

Dementia

Child Mental Health

Grief and Loss

Jessica McCallister

Jessica McCallister, MSW

(541) 720-2411

jmccallister@une.edu

Teaching Online

Department(s)
Social Work
Education

Doctorate of Social Work (Attending) 
Capella University

MSW
Walla Walla University

BS in Human Services
University of Phoenix

Kathy Osborne

Kathy M. Osborne

kosborne@une.edu

Teaching Online

Department(s)
Social Work
Education

Master’s Degree in Social Service Administration
Case Western Reserve University

School of Applied Social Sciences (MSW)
Cleveland, Ohio 1980

Areas of Expertise

Child Welfare

Mental Health Therapy and Management

Intimate Partner Violence (women and men)

Adoptions

Women’s Health

Family Systems work in the School System

Training Child Welfare and Adult Services Providers Statewide in North Carolina

Grant Writing

Supervision

Case Management

Group Work

Program Management

 

Experience

Faculty in Social Work Departments of North Carolina State University (field program) and The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Susan A. Osofsky

Susan A. Osofsky, LCSW

sosofsky@une.edu

Teaching Online

Department(s)
Social Work
Education

MSW
Virginia Commonwealth University

Areas of Expertise

Anxiety disorders

OCD

Trauma

Eating disorders

Joy Patton

Joy D. Patton, PhD, LMSW, MA

jpatton1@une.edu

Teaching Online

Department(s)
Social Work
Education

PhD in Social Work
University of Texas at Arlington

MS in Social Work
University of Texas at Arlington

MA in Counseling Psychology
Liberty University

Areas of Expertise

Community practice

Community-based participatory research

Program development and evaluation

Trauma informed care

Domestic violence

arabella perez

Arabella Pérez, DSW, MSW, LCSW

aperez3@une.edu

Teaching Online

Department(s)
Social Work
Penney Siddiqui

Penney Siddiqui, LCSW, MSW

psiddiqui1@une.edu

Department(s)
Social Work
Education

Master of Social Work
University of New England


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Marcia Cohen, Ph.D.

Education

Ph.D.
Brandeis University
1988

Board Certifications and Licenses

LCSW

Betsey Gray

Betsey Gray, MSW, LICSW

Education
MSW
University of Connecticut
1988
Board Certifications and Licenses

New Hampshire Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Academy of Certified Social Workers

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Stephen M. Rose, Ph.D.

Martha Wilson

Martha K. Wilson, Ph.D., DSW, ASCW

mwilson13@une.edu

Education
MSW
University of Alabama
1985
Ph.D.
University of Alabama
1974
DSW
University of Alabama
1988
Board Certifications and Licenses

LCSW – PIP ; Idaho

Post-Grad Training

Certificate, HERS Institute
Wellesley College (Wellesley, Massachusetts)


 

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