Social Work Faculty Profiles
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Laurel Iverson Hitchcock, PhD, MPH, MSW, LCSW, PIP Director and Assistant Professor of Social Work Dr. Hitchcock received her Master’s and PhD in social work from the University of Alabama and joined the UM Social Work Faculty in 2009. She received her Masters in Public Health from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Hitchcock is a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) and a Private Individual Practitioner (PIP) in the State of Alabama. Dr. Hitchcock’s research and specialty areas include maternal and child health, public health practice, social welfare policy and programs, the history of social work, and program management and administration . She teaches courses in human behavior and the social environment, social welfare policy, and practice with groups, communities and organizations.
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Jeannie Duke, MSW, LCSW Director of Practicum and Instructor of Social Work Jeannie Duke holds a BSW from the University of Montevallo and a MSW from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. Her practice experience includes child welfare, adolescent drug treatment, adolescent residential treatment and behavioral health with seniors. During her agency practice experience, she developed the first interdisciplinary child welfare group in the county, developed an independent living program and developed an outpatient substance abuse treatment program for teens. Recently, she developed a behavior management program for a skilled care facility and provided on-site mental health services for the residents. She currently conducts workshops and trainings for a variety of agencies and organizations.
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Jason M. Newell, PhD, MSW, LCSW, PIP Assistant Professor of Social Work Dr. Newell joined the UM Social Work Program in 2008. He received his undergraduate degree in psychology from Auburn University and a Master’s and PhD in social work from The University of Alabama. Dr. Newell is a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) and a Private Individual Practitioner (PIP) of social work with an endorsement in clinical and social casework. Dr. Newell’s research and specialty areas include clinical practice with the mentally ill (adult, adolescent, and child); treatment of anxiety and mood disorders; traumatic and secondary traumatic stress; self-care and the prevention of professional burnout; and child welfare practice. Dr. Newell teaches the introductory courses in social welfare and social work practice, human behavior and the social environment, research methods, practice with individuals and families, and mental health issues and services.
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Meredith Tetloff,
PhD, MSW Assistant Professor of Social Work Dr. Tetloff joined the UM Social Work Program in 2012. She received her undergraduate degree in Political Science from Birmingham -Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama; her Master's of Science in Social Work from Columbia University School of Social Work in New York; and her PhD in social work from the University of Georgia. Dr. Tetloff's research focuses on the role of collaboration within community problem-solving. She teaches introductory courses in social welfare and social work practice, substance abuse, and social policy. |