Caroline Macke
PhD, MSW
School of Social Work Director
Professor
MEP 222D
859-572-6661
mackec1@nku.edu
PROFILE
Education: MSW & PhD in Social Work from the University of Kentucky
Credentials: PhD, MSW
Teaching Interests: Human Behavior Theory, Applied Research, Ethics
搁别蝉别补谤肠丑听滨苍迟别谤别蝉迟蝉: Campus climate, diversity/inclusion, pedagogy, food insecurity among college students, educational opportunities among justice-involved individuals, partner violence & sexual assault intervention/prevention
笔谤补肠迟颈肠别听滨苍迟别谤别蝉迟蝉: Community organization and program/policy-development related to the above topics
Year Started at 91大神: 2008
Fun Fact! I have 4 awesome kids and an amazing husband. My husband & I love to be outdoors and recently summitted Mount St. Helens. It was an AMAZING experience.听
Preferred Pronouns: she/her/hers
Jessica Averitt Taylor
PhD, MSW
BSW Program Director
Professor
MEP 237
859-572-6511
taylorj28@nku.edu
profile
Education: PhD from the University of Alabama
Credentials: PhD, MSW
Teaching Interests: Research, social welfare policy, community organization, professional social work communication skills, BSW and MSW field experiences, social work and the community
搁别蝉别补谤肠丑听滨苍迟别谤别蝉迟蝉: Food insecurity; poverty and social determinants of health; social supports; access and inclusion in higher education; pedagogy; leadership and mentorship
笔谤补肠迟颈肠别听滨苍迟别谤别蝉迟蝉:聽Community organization and macro social work; reproductive health and social determinants of health; poverty and food insecurity; access and inclusion in higher education; leadership and mentorship
Year Started at 91大神: 2012
Fun Fact!聽I am a major bookworm, and love to read across genres including social and cultural histories, public health, and fantasy (both high-fantasy and pure candy).
Preferred Pronouns: she/her/hers (for more information, please visit the )
Tara McLendon
PhD, MSW
BSW Field Director
Professor
MEP 222C
859-572-1920
mclendont1@nku.edu
PROFILE
Education:聽BSW, MSW, & PhD from the University of Kansas
Credentials: PhD, MSW
Teaching, Research, and Practice Interests:聽I love teaching Field! It is a privilege to share a bit in this part of students' journeys. I am also currently involved in developing and maintaining police social work programs in Kentucky and across the country. This includes researching and developing best practices in this field.
Year Started at 91大神: 2010
Fun Fact!聽I hiked rim-to-rim of the Grand Canyon in July 1999. It was 123 degrees at the bottom of the Canyon - UGH!
Preferred Pronouns: she/her/hers
Katherina Terhune
PhD, MSW, LCSW
MSW Program Director
Associate Professor
MEP 233
859-572-6007
terhunek1@nku.edu
PROFILE
Education: MSW & PhD in Gerontology from the University of Kentucky聽
Credentials:聽PhD, LCSW, MSW
Teaching Interests:聽Mental health diagnosis, mental health and aging, ageism, group theory and practice, human behavior and the social environment, clinical decision-making
Research Interests: Mental health impacts of dementia caregiving, age-inclusivity in higher education, gerontological literacy
Practice Interests: I still practice as a mental health therapist specializing in adult mental health, including depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, bipolar disorder, and issues relating to aging and caregiving
Year Started at 91大神: 2016
Fun Fact!聽I am the mother of 7 children and two cats!聽
Preferred Pronouns: 蝉丑别/丑别谤/丑别谤蝉听
Kelly Fallon
Ed.D, MSW, LISW-S, LCSW
MSW Field Director
MEP 231
859-572-6391
fallonk2@nku.edu
PROFILE
Education:聽MSW from the University of Cincinnati
Credentials:聽Ed.D, MSW, LISW-S, LCSW
Teaching, Research, and Practice Interests:聽Social Work Education, Social Work Practice
Year Started at 91大神: 2020
Fun Fact!聽I ran my first Ultra Marathon in 2021.
Nycole Brundidge
MSW
Clinical Assistant Professor
CW PREP Site Coordinator
MEP 241
859-572-7504
brundidgen@nku.edu
PROFILE
Education:聽BSW 2005; MSW 2016 91大神 Alum.
Credentials: MSW
Teaching, Research, and Practice Interests: Child Welfare, Social work practice, Field Experience series.听I enjoy teaching in person! I love having discussions about social work.听
Year Started at 91大神:聽Adjunct in 2018, Full Time in 2021
Fun Fact!聽I have seen the WEBN fireworks every year since 1980.听
Preferred Pronouns: she/her/hers
Emilie Carter
MSW
Lecturer
MEP 222G
859-572-5547
cartere7@nku.edu
PROFILE
Education: BSW, University of Kentucky 2001; MSW, Spalding University 2006
Credentials: LCSW
Teaching Interests: Clinical Behavioral Health, Mental Health Diagnosis, Trauma-Informed Care
Practice Interests: I own my own practice serving adult women called Made for More Counseling. My areas of specialty include mood disorders, life transitions, codependency, and trauma. I hold Master Certification in Accelerated Resolution Therapy and very much enjoy helping others overcome lasting effects of childhood and other trauma.听
Year started: 2021
Fun fact: I love being creative and am always working on a project鈥攎ore recent endeavors include building Legos, crochet, and refinishing furniture!
Deborah Henry
MSW
Lecturer
MEP 222
859-572-1383
henryde@nku.edu
PROFILE
Education: BSW from 91大神; MSW from University of Kentucky聽
Credentials: MSW, BSW聽
Teaching: Social Work & the Community, Introduction to Social Justice, Social Work Ethics, Professional Social Work Communication
Practice Interest: Advocacy, Mental Health/Substance Abuse, Special Education, Social Justice聽
Year Started at 91大神:听2000听
Fun Fact:聽I have raised/raising three generations of children (2 birth children, 5 grandchildren, and currently 2 great grandchildren).听聽聽Preferred Pronouns:听蝉丑别/丑别谤/丑别谤蝉
Suk-hee Kim
PhD, COI, MSW
Associate Professor
MEP 239
859-572-6031
kims16@nku.edu
PROFILE
Education: Joint PhD in Social Work from the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky, an MSW from Boston University, and a B.A. in Social Welfare from Hanil University and Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Credentials: PhD, COI, MSW, BA
罢别补肠丑颈苍驳听滨苍迟别谤别蝉迟蝉: Gerontology; Aging and Mental Health; Social Work Ethics
搁别蝉别补谤肠丑听滨苍迟别谤别蝉迟蝉: Healthy Aging & Social Engagement; Opioid & Mental Health; Brain Function & Cognition; Social Work Education; Multiculturalism & Diversity; Community Empowerment & Advocacy; Human Trafficking; Primary Care & HIV/AIDS路
笔谤补肠迟颈肠别听滨苍迟别谤别蝉迟蝉: Active Professional Leadership; Community Engagement; Mentorship
Year Started at 91大神: 2014
Fun Fact: I enjoy Family Travel; Kayaking; Gathering and Fellowship
Kevin Lotz
PhD, LISW (Ohio), LCSW (New York), LICDC, ICADC, ACSW
Assistant Professor
MEP 247
859-572-7750
lotzk1@nku.edu
PROFILE
Education:聽PhD from New York University- Silver School of Social Work, MSW from Washington University in St. Louis- The Brown School of Social Work and Public Health, & BSW from Missouri State University School of Social Work
Credentials: PhD, MSW, BSW, LISW (Ohio), LCSW (New York), LICDC, ICADC, ACSW
Teaching Interests:聽Student Centered Education; Social Work Practice; Evidence Based Practices; Trauma-Informed Practice; Adult Learning & Non-Traditional Students; Social Work Field Education; Social and Economic Justice; Multicultural Diversity & Oppression
Research Interests:聽African American Women's Health Issues; COVID-19; Health Disparities & Social Determinants of Health; Women Injection Drug Use; Heroin, Opioid, Substance Use & Abuse; Homelessness & Housing Insecurity
Practice Interests:聽Nonprofit Administration, Management and Supervision; Organization and Program Development; Program and Practice Evaluation; Mental Health; Trauma; Substance Abuse; Homelessness; Criminal Justice Involvement, Incarceration & Forensic Social Work; Health Disparities; Bereavement, Grief & Loss
Year Started at 91大神: 2019
Fun Fact!聽As I was completing my MSW degree, I moved to New York City (Manhattan) to launch my professional social work career, where I would then spend the next 16 years managing two of the nation's largest drug/alcohol rehabs while also founding and directing a homeless youth shelter. Just before I left NYC to join 91大神, I completed a 32-mile walk around the entire island of Manhattan!聽
Preferred Pronouns: he/him/his
Reiko Ozaki
PhD, MSW, LISW-S
Associate Professor
MEP 222F
859-572-5167
ozakir1@nku.edu
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Education:聽PhD from the University of Kentucky, & BSW and MSW from The Ohio State University
Credentials:聽PhD, MSW, LISW-S
Teaching, Research, and Practice Interests:聽My practice area has been gender-based violence (mainly intimate partner violence), mental health, anti-oppression, and refugee/immigrant communities.听 These practice interests touch all that I do in teaching and research.
Year Started at 91大神: 2017
Fun Fact!聽I am good at cooking something GOOD out of nothing (e.g., leftover veggies, things about to expire, bare fridge).听
Preferred Pronouns: she/her/hers
Steve Poulin
PhD, MSW
Lecturer
MEP 256
859-572-7554
poulins1@nku.edu
PROFILE
Education: BSW and MSW, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work; Ph.D., Columbia University School of Social Work
Teaching interests: Research and Social Policy
Research interests: After managing a shelter for homeless persons in Richmond, Virginia, I became interested in the historical and current role of shelters in addressing homelessness, and the potential of homelessness information system HMIS) data for shaping services.
Year started: 2022
Pronouns: He/him
Fun fact: I love science 鈥� I subscribe to Scientific American, religiously watch NOVA on PBS, and buy the paper copy of the New York Times every Tuesday for the Science Times section.
Holly Riffe
PhD, MSW
Professor
MEP 235
859-572-5609
riffeh@nku.edu
PROFILE
Education: PhD., Ohio State University, MSW University of Kentucky, BS (Psychological Sciences) 91大神
Teaching Interests: Social Justice Studies, Compassion, Empathy and Forgiveness, and Social Work Ethics
Research Interests: Impact of culture and belief systems on our lives
Year Started at 91大神 2001
Fun Fact: I鈥檝e traveled to about 30 different countries. My favorite thing is to share a cup of tea with just about anyone to hear their story.
Karen Tapp
DSW, JD, MSSW
Associate Professor
MEP 222E
859-572-5605
tappk@nku.edu
PROFILE
Education:聽BSW from University of Kentucky, MSSW from University of Tennessee, and JD from 91大神 Chase College of Law
Credentials: BSW, MSSW, JD
Teaching, Research, and Practice Interests:聽Field Education, Service Learning, Duty to Protect, Ethics, Beyond Guilt Initiative
Year Started at 91大神:听2012
Fun Fact!聽I am an ardent supporter of .听
Preferred Pronouns:听蝉丑别/丑别谤/丑别谤蝉
James Taylor
MSW
Senior Lecturer
MEP 245
859-572-5559
taylorj29@nku.edu
PROFILE
Education:聽BSW from University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) & MSW from the University of Alabama
Credentials: MSW
Teaching Interests: I teach primarily SWK 303 Professional Interactional Skills, SWK 392 Research Methods, and SWK 407 Social Welfare Policy at the undergraduate level. However, I have also taught multiple other classes over the years at 91大神 (SWK 106, SWK 105, SWK 304,聽SWK 406, SWK 408, etc..). I have also taught several classes at the graduate level.
Year Started at 91大神: 2012
Fun Fact!聽I am obsessed with music.
Preferred Pronouns: he/him/his
David Wilkerson
MSW,聽LCSW-S (KY), LISW-S (OH)
Senior Lecturer
SBIRT Investigator
MEP 260
859-572-7841
wilkersond1@nku.edu
PROFILE
Education: MSW from the University of Cincinnati
Credentials: MSW,聽LCSW-S (KY), LISW-S (OH)
Teaching and Practice Interests:聽Psychotherapy,聽Group Treatment, Assessment/Diagnosis, Children/Families, Behavioral Health Techniques, Agency Administration, Substance Use Disorders
Research Interests: Opioid use disorder, Multi-system Service Issues, Program Development, Use of聽Self in Therapy, SBIRT
Year Started at 91大神: 2008
Fun Fact!聽I was once the only passenger on a commercial flight and was out numbered 4:1 by the flight crew.
Preferred Pronouns: he/him/his
Emma Bernardi
Academic Advisor
859-572-1442
bernardie1@nku.edu
PROFILE
Title: Academic Advisor
Job Responsibilities: Advising undergraduate Students (30 credit hours or more) in Social Work major and Social Justice minor students and Master of Social Work (Standard Track only)
Year Started at 91大神: 2023
Fun Fact!聽I have a minor in American Sign Language and I enjoy practicing ASL!
Preferred Pronouns: she/her/hers
Melanie Hall
Academic Coordinator
MEP 222B
859-572-5604
hallm10@nku.edu
PROFILE
Title: Academic Coordinator
Job Responsibilities:聽Budget, personnel, reporting, and course scheduling.
Year Started at 91大神: 2013
Fun Fact!聽I have a polydactyl (or Hemingway) cat with extra toes.
Preferred Pronouns: she/her/hers
Heidi Waters
Graduate Coordinator
859-572-7892
watersh2@nku.edu
Profile
Title:聽MSW Graduate Coordinator, School of Social Work//CHHS and Counseling Graduate Coordinator, School of KCRS//CHHS
Job Responsibilities:聽As graduate coordinator I typically interact with students from inquiry through graduation and licensure.听 Admissions, curriculum, advising, registration, student advocacy, program certification for graduation, licensure forms, etc. 聽Involves being part of a dynamic team of administrators, program directors, faculty, staff, and students to make the transition into and progress through professional graduate degrees as meaningful and enlightening as possible.听
Year Started at 91大神: 2005
Fun Fact!聽I showed and trained jumpers for over 20 years and taught English Hunt Seat and Basic Dressage.
Preferred Pronouns: she/her/hers
