School Updates
Faculty and Staff News 2023
Read about the new faculty and staff, promotions, and faculty awards.
New Faculty
The Center on Race and Social Problems added two new faculty members: Kyaien Conner (MSW ’04, PhD ’08) will begin as the new director in July 2023, and Ron Idoko is the new associate director.
New Staff
Student services added two new team members in 2022. Susanna Cammarata is the new academic registration and records manager, and Bethany McLaughlin is the new coordinator of the MSW Program.
Monica Henderson is the new program and outreach coordinator for the Race and Youth Development Research Group.
Kelsey Ott-Sudik is the student training program coordinator for the Roth and Hartford fellowship programs.
The Just Discipline Project added Cyndi Perlow and Jennie Smith as restorative practice coordinators.
Hollen Tillman is a coordinator with the Pittsburgh Wage Study and the Coalition for Opioid and Addiction Leadership Fellowship.
Faculty Promotions
Sara Goodkind and Jeffrey Shook were named full professors.
Faculty Awards and Honors
Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion James Huguley won the 2022 Dr. Larry Davis Black Excellence in the Academy award in Community Engaged Scholarship.
Assistant Professor Nev Jones won the Pioneer Award from the National Association of Peer Supporters and a 2022 Judi Chamberlin Joy in Advocacy Award from the National Coalition on Mental Health Recovery.
Research Associate Professor Mary Elizabeth Rauktis has been named president of the Greater Pittsburgh Area Chapter of the Fulbright Association. She also was awarded a grant by the Fulbright Specialist Program, part of the larger Fulbright Program, to travel to Assam, India,
in August 2022.
Professor Jeffrey Shook was selected for the 2022 Tracy Soska and John Wilds Outreach and Engagement Leadership Award by the University of Pittsburgh. Named in honor of the clinical associate professor emeritus and the former assistant vice chancellor for community relations at the University, respectively, the award recognizes faculty or staff who serve the University through their outstanding dedication to University-community connections.