The psychosocial perspective serves as the primary guide in shaping the human behavior in the social environment (HBSE) curriculum.
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Courses focus on bodies of knowledge and theory that help to explain the intimate and extended contexts that shape human development and experience, explore the inner lives and psychological functioning of children and adults and explain the complex interactions between person and context.
Content on individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities, culture, social structure and political and economic forces—as well as on the relationships among various groupings—is all an integral part of the HBSE curriculum.
Sequence Coordinators and Faculty
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 (Brandyn) McKinley is an assistant professor in the School for Social Work. McKinley’s scholarship uses an interdisciplinary approach to examine…
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…
Erin Baer, M.S.W., LCSW
Adjunct Professor
Erin Baer is a licensed clinical social worker who holds an M.S.W. from Fordham University and a B.A. from NYU. Currently, she is a professor at Bank Street…