School of Social Work Faculty & Staff

 

School of Social Work Team

  • Vanessa Meade"There's been a few studies here and there about the kinds of resources people want to use, but there's so little that's been done in Alaska, so we don't even have a really good way to measure how many female veterans live in the state other than those who’ve enrolled in VA services. What we are really trying to do is to connect with the women who are not connected to the VA, but also to connect them to other resources and learn through their experiences how we as a state can implement better services to help them live more high-quality lives."

    — Dr. Vanessa Meade

  • Matthew Cuellar"(Relationship building) helps us address some of the stigma around policing, particularly in these lower-income or higher-need communities. It’s really important that we develop and foster the positive relationship between (students) and police."

    — Dr. Matthew Cuellar

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Faculty

Name Title Phone Email
Donna Aguiniga Associate Prof, Interim Chair, MSW Field Coordinator 907-786-6906 dmaguiniga@alaska.edu
Mary Dallas Allen Professor, MSW Program Coordinator 907-786-6992 mdallen7@alaska.edu
Heidi Brocious Professor   hlbrocious@alaska.edu
Amanda Biggs Clinical Assistant Professor 907-786-6439 abiggs@alaska.edu
Tracey Burke Professor 907-786-6905 tkburke@alaska.edu
Matthew Cuellar Assistant Professor 907-786-6901 mjcuellar@alaska.edu
Mikki Easley Clinical Assistant Professor 907-786-6909 mdeasley@alaska.edu
Alexa Filanowicz Clinical Associate Professor, BSW Field Coordinator 907-786-6908 afilanowicz@alaska.edu
Amana Mbise Assistant Professor 907-786-6910 ambise@alaska.edu
Vanessa Meade Assistant Professor 907-786-6903 vmeade@alaska.edu
Jennifer Peeks Clinical Assistant Professor 907-543-4581 jlpeeks@alaska.edu
Rei Shimizu Assistant Professor 907-786-4708 rshimizu@alaska.edu
Kathi Trawver Professor, BSW Program Coordinator 907-786-6915 krtrawver@alaska.edu

 

Staff

Name Title Phone Email
Sharie Field Academic Specialist, Field Support Technician 907-786-6971 sdfield@alaska.edu
Jenifer Leigh MSW Admissions Coordinator 907-786-6453 jwleigh@alaska.edu
Vacancy Program Support