Samuel R. Terrazas
- Dean of School of Social Work
What We Do
The School of Social Work at Ȧ is a center of excellence for lifelong learning in social work and human services in Rhode Island and southeastern New England.
Contact Information
- local_phone401-456-8042
- placeGuardo Hall - Building 9 East Campus
Dean's Office
Dean: Dr. Samuel Terrazas
BSW Program Chair: Dr. Joshua Diem
MSW Program Chair: Dr. Aswood Bousseau
For information contact:
BSW Program: Anne-Marie Cassidy
MSW Program: Eileen Ryan
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Our faculty's depth of knowledge and experience combined with their commitment to approach students as colleagues enable the School of Social Work to maintain its reputation for graduating highly employable and passionate social workers.
Interested in an MSW Information Session?
Join us in-person or virtually to learn about the Social Work MSW program and application process. Application fee waivers are available! We're offering sessions on October 5, November 6 and 23, December 7 and 17, and January 11.
How We Prepare Our Students
The School of Social Work at Ȧ prepares practitioners to:
- work with oppressed groups to alleviate injustice, discrimination and poverty
- facilitate social policies and resources that meet basic human needs and enhance the quality of life
- create accessible, responsible, accountable human service programs
United by our professional values and principles, we deliver a rigorous academic program and graduate superior social workers who collectively work to enhance the human experience.
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The Center of Excellence | Centro de Excelencia has Arrived!
Created to fill the void of racial and cultural diversity in Rhode Island's behavioral healthcare workforce, the Atrévete Center of Excellence for Latinx/Hispanic Social Work Practice is designed to:
- build a pipeline of Latinx students from high schools and community colleges to the Accelerated B.S.W. to M.S.W. program
- recruit and retain Latinx faculty
- facilitate student-faculty research
- build community partnerships
Social Work Faculty
Our faculty are widely recognized as experts in their fields.
Dr. Mary J. Archibald
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Stefan Battle
- Professor
Dr. Wendy L. Becker
- Associate Professor
Dr. Aswood Bousseau
- Associate Professor
Dr. Jesse Capece
- Associate Professor
Dr. Joshua D. Diem
- Associate Professor
Dr. Cary Donaldson
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Joise M. Garzon
- Assistant Professor
Ms. Christiane Petrin Lambert
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Gokul Mandayam
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Jennifer A. Meade
- Professor
Ms. Estrellita Y. Moronta
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Mimi Mumm
- Professor
Dr. Jayashree Nimmagadda
- Professor
Dr. Lawrencia B. Okai
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Megan Christine Smith
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Vilna I. Tejeda
- Assistant Professor
Join us in-person or virtually to learn about the Social Work MSW program and application process. Application fee waivers are available! We're offering sessions on October 5, November 6 and 23, December 7 and 17, and January 11.
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Terrazas operates a private psychotherapy practice and has been a professor at institutions in the South and Southwest.
Nimmagadda has had an “immeasurable impact…on the lives of countless children, youth and families in Rhode Island.”