Department of Social Work

April Locklear, Administrative Support Associate

Phone: 910.775.4090 or 910.775.4451

Office: Health Sciences Building 361

Email: april.locklear@uncp.edu

OFFICE HOURS- 8:30-5:00 M-F

Ana Selma Berrios, Assistant Professor
BA: University of Puerto Rico
MSW: Smith College, School for Social Work
Ph.D.: Smith College, School for Social Work
Email: ana.berrios@uncp.edu
Phone : 910-775-4267
Office: Health Science Building #376
Research Interest: Best practices in Trauma work;  Deconstructing-understanding-expanding the concept of Evidence Based Practice; Acculturation process with First Generation Puerto Rican Women: the story not told.

M-2-3 PM
Tuesdays- 11:30 to 3:30 PM
TH. 12-2PM At Sandhills.

Debra Branch, Social Work Coordinator and Lecturer
BA, BSW, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
MSW, East Carolina University
Email: debra.branch@uncp.edu
Phone: 910.521.6510
Office: Health Sciences Building 361F

OFFICE HOURS: M-F 8:30-5:00 except class time M-W 11-12:15.

Research Interest: Middle school ethnic identity and school performance, how aging is changing for boomers in the ethnicities surrounding the University, the preservation of identity for persons with Alzheimer’s disease.

Office Hours: M &TH 1-3; T 5:45-6:15; W 2-4:45

Cindy E. Edwards , Lecturer and Field Advisor
BSW, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
MSW, Fayetteville State University
Email: cindy.edwards@uncp.edu
Phone: 910.7754382
Office: Health Sciences Building 361L

Office Hours: Mondays 2-5;Tuesdays 9-2;Wednesdays 2-5;Thursdays 2-5

Sherry L. Edwards, Professor and Chair and MSW Program Director

BSW, Arkansas State University
MSW, Florida State University
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
LCSW (North Carolina), LISW (South Carolina)
Email: sherry.edwards@uncp.edu
Phone: 910.521.6476
Office: Health Sciences Building 361E

Research Interest: Mental Health, Cultural Competence, Women's Issues, Substance Abuse, Child Welfare and Social Work Education.

Office Hours: M-TH 11:00-2:00 and by appointment

Joanne Hessmiller, Associate Professor CASW Advisor
BA, Marywood College, MLSP Bryn Mawr College
MSW, Loyola University of Chicago

Ph.D, University of Maryland at Baltimore

Certificate International Human Rights Law- London School of Economics
Email: joanne.hessmiller@uncp.edu
Phone: 910.775.4083
Office: Health Sciences Building 361G

Office Hours: Monday 5:30-6:00 & 9:30-10:00; T, W2-4 R 3-6

Veronica Hardy, Assistant Professor

BA (Social Welfare), Kutztown University of Pennsylvania MS (Social Work), West Chester University of Pennsylvania Ph.D. (Counselor Education and Supervision), Regent University Email:veronica.hardy@uncp.edu
Phone:910-775-4366
Office: Health Sciences Building 368
Research Interests: Multicultural Competency Development amongst Mental Health Professionals, Distance Education Teaching Methods, Human Trafficking.
Office Hours: Mon - 11:30-12:30, Tues - 12-2, Wed/Thurs 1:15-2:15

BA,University of Ghana
MA, University of Ghana
MSW, University of South Carolina
Ph.D, Virginia Commonwealth University Email:stephen.kodwo@uncp.edu
Phone:910-775-4417
Office: Health Sciences Building 361H

Research Interest: Issues relating to Older Adults, Participatory Rural Appraisal, Family Preservation, Issues relating to Immigrant Families (particular emphasis on African Immigrant Families).

Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday   3:30pm-4:30pm;Tuesday & Thursday 12:30pm-3:00pm

Natasha J. Kinto

Student Support Specialist
Email:natasha.kinto@uncp.edu
Phone: 910.775.4454
Office: Health Sciences Building 362

Office Hours: 8:30-5:00 M-F

Kay Locklear, Assistant Professor, MSW Field Director

BSW, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
MSW, East Carolina University
Email: alicek.locklear@uncp.edu
Phone: 910.775.4269

Health Sciences Building 361K

Office Hours: M, T, W 3:15-5:15; Thursday 10:00-12:00

SCC BSW Coordinator

BSC, NC Central University MSW, UNC-Chapel Hill A A
Phone: 910.246.4962
Office: Sandhills Community College Campus - Wellard Hall 114 Health Sciences Building 366

Research Interest: Public Child Welfare, Over-representation of minorities in foster care, Social Work and the laws regarding children and families

Office Hours: Mon. and Thurs. 1 – 5:00 at UNCP; Tues. 1-6:00 and Wed. 1-5:00 at SCC

Ronnie Martin, Associate Professor
BA, East Carolina University
MSW, East Carolina University
PhD., University of South Carolina
Email: ronnie.martin@uncp.edu
Phone: 910.521.6861
Office: Health Sciences Building 374

Research Interest: Childhood obesity and issues around physical disabilities.

Office Hours: 9:30-11 Monday and 10-11 Wednesday

Frederick H. Stephens, Assistant Professor

BSW University of North Carolina at Pembroke
MSW, University of California at Berkeley
ACSW, QMHP
Email: frederick.stephens@uncp.edu
Phone: 910.521.6581
Office: Health Sciences Building 372

Research Interest: Domestic violence (including survivors and perpetrators), Human Diversity, Mental Health, Family Systems, and Social Work practice evaluation

Office Hours: M & W 11:00-1:30 PM: T 5:00- 7:15PM; Thursday 10:00-12:00

Jody Thomas, Assistant Professor, BSW Field Director

BSW, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

MSW, University of South Carolina

Email: jody.thomas@uncp.edu

Office: Health Sciences Building 361J

Phone: 910-775-4342

Office Hours: T-9-12; W-2-6:30; TR-9-12 ; F-11-2