Our resident faculty are world-renowned experts and committed educators who care deeply about our students. Their unique experiences and interests fuel their research and enrich their classrooms.
Resident Faculty
Kenta Asakura, M.S.W. '04, Ph.D., LICSW
Associate Professor
Kenta Asakura’s scholarly work is informed by nearly two decades of clinical practice across three jurisdictions (New York, Washington, Ontario), where he…
Loren Cahill, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Loren S. Cahill is an assistant professor at Smith College School for Social Work. Cahill grew up in St. Louis, MO, where she was nurtured by a family of judges…
Rory Crath, M.A., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Rory Crath brings a sociological and visual studies imagination, humanities thinking, and years of experience as a community activist and youth worker in…
Annemarie Gockel, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Associate Professor | Practicum Seminar Instructor
Annemarie Gockel’s research centers on enhancing clinical intervention, clinical training, individual healing and growth. In her work with clients, Gockel is…
Alberto Guerrero, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Lecturer | Practicum Faculty Adviser | Practicum Seminar Instructor
Alberto Guerrero, M.S.W., Ph.D., focuses his research on the intersecting impact of trauma, legal system involvement, and zero tolerance policies for…
Megan Harding, M.S.W. '07
Senior Lecturer and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Megan Harding has been teaching at the Smith College School for Social Work since 2009, initially as an adjunct and eventually as a senior lecturer. She has…
Hugo Kamya, M.Div., M.S.W., Ph.D.
Professor
Hugo Kamya earned his M.S.W. from Boston College and Ph.D. from Boston University. Before joining Smith College School for Social Work, he was a professor at…
Shveta Kumaria, M.A., Ph.D., LCSW
Assistant Professor | Practicum Seminar Instructor
Shveta Kumaria is an assistant professor in the School for Social Work. Kumaria’s research interests lie in psychotherapy research, more specifically therapist…
Brandyn-Dior McKinley, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Brandyn-Dior McKinley, M.S.W., Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the School for Social Work at Smith College. As an interdisciplinary family scholar, McKinley…
Ora Nakash, M.A., Ph.D.
Professor
In her work, Professor Ora Nakash aims to generate innovative knowledge to improve access, equity, and quality of care for communities of color and historically…
Peggy O'Neill, Ph.D., LCSW
Associate Professor
Peggy O’Neill, Ph.D., LICSW, LCSW (she/her) identifies as a white cisgender woman and is a resident faculty member at Smith SSW. O’Neill was a senior lecturer…
Marsha Kline Pruett, M.S., M.S.L., Ph.D., ABPP
Maconda Brown O'Connor Professor | Director of the Ph.D. Program
Marsha Kline Pruett's writings include over 150 scholarly articles, chapters, co-edited and co-written books, including: Your Divorce Advisor: A Lawyer and a…
JaLisa Williams, M.S.W., LCSW
Lecturer
JaLisa Williams, M.S.W., LCSW, is a fierce therapist, educator and curator who has worked to create intentional spaces and conversations regarding self-care…
Marianne R.M. Yoshioka, M.S.W., MBA, Ph.D., LCSW
Dean | Elizabeth Marting Treuhaft Professor
Dean Marianne Yoshioka arrived at the Smith College School for Social Work in 2014. Prior to Smith College, Yoshioka spent 18 years on the faculty of the New…