Faculty

Faculty March 08, 2023

Bending the System in a Positive Direction: Professor Hannah Karpman

To Assistant Professor Hannah Karpman, M.S.W., Ph.D., the many research and student mentor…

Hannah Karpman teaches a classroom full of students.

Faculty March 08, 2023

Aha Moments in the Classroom: Professor Kenta Asakura

Twenty years after coming to SSW as an M.S.W. student, Kenta Asakura has returned as…

Kenta Asakura leans on a stone pillar. He is wearing a suit.

Faculty March 08, 2023

Radical Love Unlimited: The Research of Professor Loren Cahill

How do you encourage a teenage Black girl’s awareness of Black history and culture, incl…

Loren Cahill stands in front of several paintings at the Colored Girls Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Faculty January 08, 2023

SSW Faculty Awarded 2022 Best Qualitative Article

SSW resident faculty members Annemarie Gockel M.S.W., Ph.D., Peggy O'Neill, Ph.D., L…

Faculty October 05, 2022

JaLisa Williams: Navigating Shared Trauma Through Community Connection

How can social workers navigate the layers of shared trauma and burnout when interacting a…

Faculty July 01, 2022

Associate Professor Rory Crath Awarded Tenure

At its meeting in February, the Smith College Board of Trustees approved tenure reco…

Rory Crath

Faculty January 27, 2022

Professor Marsha Kline Pruett featured on Apple News

Professor Marsha Kline Pruett, M.S., M.S.L., Ph.D., shares five helpful strategies f…

Faculty January 19, 2022

Racism in the United States Third Edition Published

Springer Publishing has announced the publication of the third edition of Racism in the Un…

Faculty June 17, 2021

Assistant Professor Hannah Karpman on Moral Matters Podcast

Assistant Professor Hannah Karpman joined Drs. Wendy Dean and Simon Talbot on t…

Faculty June 10, 2021

Kathryn Basham Retires from SSW After 29 Years

Kathryn Basham, M.S.W., Ph.D. '90, has retired from Smith College School for Social…