People
Stephanie Saulnier, MSW, CSW

- Department Chair, MSW Program Director and MSW Online Coordinator, Assistant Professor
- Department: Social Work
- Office: Keith 226
- Mailing Address: Keith 223
- Email: stephanie.saulnier@eku.edu
- Phone: 859-622-8467
- Office Hours: M W 8:30-11:00
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Interests: Social Policy & History ♦ Disability ♦ Adolescence
Evelyn Jones

- Administrative Professional I
- Department: Social Work
- Office: Keith 224
- Mailing Address: Keith 223
- Email: evelyn.jones@eku.edu
- Phone: 859-622-1645
Erin Stevenson, PhD

- Assistant Professor, BSW Program Director
- Department: Social Work
- Office: Keith 222
- Mailing Address: Keith 223
- Email: erin.stevenson@eku.edu
- Phone: 859-622-6278
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Interests: ♦ LBGTQIA+ Community ♦Substance Abuse Prevention, Harm Reduction, and Recovery; ♦ Rural Social Work ♦ First-Generation College Students ♦ Program Evaluation
Pam Black, MSW

- BSW Director of Field Education, PCWCP Coordinator, and Associate Professor
- Department: Social Work
- Office: Keith 207
- Mailing Address: Keith 223
- Email: pam.black@eku.edu
- Phone: 859-622-2279
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Interests: Field Education ♦ Child Welfare ♦ Child Maltreatment & Prevention ♦ Cultural Competency & Diversity Issues
Caroline Reid, PhD

- BSW Online Coordinator and Professor
- Department: Social Work
- Office: Keith 209
- Mailing Address: Keith 223
- Email: caroline.reid@eku.edu
- Phone: 859-622-1368
- Office Hours: M-8-5
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Interests: Online learning ♦ Addictions ♦ Fatherhood ♦ Intimate Partner Violence ♦ Social and Economic Justice in Appalachia
Laquanda Miller

- Assistant BSW Online Coordinator and Academic Advisor
- Department: Office of e-Campus Learning
- Office: Commonwealth 1510
- Mailing Address: Commonwealth 1711
- Email: laquanda.miller@eku.edu
- Phone: 859-622-9959
Kerstin Peterson

- Assistant BSW Online Coordinator and Graduation Advisor
- Department: Office of e-Campus Learning
- Office: Commonwealth 1508
- Mailing Address: Commonwealth 1711
- Email: kerstin.peterson@eku.edu
- Phone: 859-622-8224
- Office Hours: M-F 8:00-4:30
Nicole Lavy-Joy, MSW, LCSW

- Assistant Professor, BSW Program
- Department: Social Work
- Office: Keith 233
- Mailing Address: Keith 223
- Email: nicole.lavy@eku.edu
- Phone: 859-622-1471
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Interests: Human Trafficking ♦ Trauma-Informed Practices ♦ Substance Use and Recovery ♦ Rural Communities ♦ Non-Profit Management ♦ Grant Writing
George Ashley, PhD, LMSW

- MSW Field Director and Associate Professor
- Department: Social Work
- Office: Keith 223
- Mailing Address: Keith 223
- Email: george.ashley@eku.edu
- Phone: 859-622-1358
- Office Hours: By Appointment
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Interests: Health and Wellness ♦ Minorities and Mental Health ♦ Sexuality, Children, and Families ♦ Spirituality and Social Behavior
Ann M. Callahan, PhD, LCSW

- Professor, MSW Program
- Department: Social Work
- Office: Keith 206
- Mailing Address: Keith 223
- Email: ann.callahan@eku.edu
- Phone: 859-622-1651
- Office Hours: By Appointment
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Interests: Spiritually Sensitve Social Work ♦ Hospice, Palliative, and Long-Term Care ♦ Geronotology ♦ Instructional Technology ♦ Leadership
Dawn Higgins, PhD, LCSW

- Assistant Professor, MSW Program
- Department: Social Work
- Office: Keith 223
- Mailing Address: Keith 223
- Email: dawn.higgins@eku.edu
- Phone: 859-622-1647
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Interests: Traumatic Loss ♦ Traumatic Brain Injury ♦ Vicarious Trauma in Qualitative Research ♦ On-line Education and Growth-Mindset ♦ Community Gerontology
Karen Martin, PhD

- Associate Professor, MSW Program
- Department: Social Work
- Office: Keith 223
- Mailing Address: Keith 223
- Email: karen.martin@eku.edu
- Phone: 859-622-1648
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Interests: Hospice, Palliative, and Long-Term Care ♦ Social Welfare ♦ Policy Geronotology ♦ Instructional Technolog ♦ Social Justice, Human Rights, and Environmental Social Work Practice
Linda A. Long, PhD, MSW
- Associate Professor
- Department: Social Work, MSW Program
- Office: Keith 223
- Mailing Address: Keith 223
- Email: Linda.Long@eku.edu
- Phone: 859-622-1645
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Interests: Medical and Mental Health ♦ Disabilities ♦ Diversity ♦ Online Education ♦ Sign Language Video Relay Interpretation
Stefanie Binion, PhD (ABD), MSW, BSW

- Assistant Professor, MSW Program
- Department: Social Work
- Office: Keith 228
- Mailing Address: Keith 223
- Email: Stefanie.Binion@eku.edu
- Phone: 859-622-1645
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Interests: Mental Health ♦ SAVA Syndemic ♦ Foster-Care Involved Youth in Higher Education ♦ Jusitve-Involved Youth ♦ Incarceration Experience ♦ ReintegrationDisability IssuesDisabled Prisoner PopulationFoster care-involved youth in higher educationIncarceration experienceJustice-involved yoDisabled Prisoner PopulationFoster care-involved youth in higher educationIncarceration experienceJustice-involved youthReintegration
Lisa Day, PhD

- Women & Gender Studies, Associate Professor
- Department: Social Work
- Office: Keith 126
- Mailing Address: Keith 223
- Email: lisa.day@eku.edu
- Phone: 859-622-7235
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Interests: American Literature ♦ Diversity and Social Justice ♦ Feminist Theory ♦ Study Abroad Pedagogy ♦ Visit the Appalachian Studies webpage and Women & Gender Studies webpage
Lynn Squicciarini, MSW, LCSW

- Part-Time Faculty
- Department: Social Work
- Office: Keith 223
- Mailing Address: Keith 223
- Email: lynn.squicciarini@eku.edu
- Phone: 859-622-9977
April Viverette, PhD, MSW, MBA, LCSW-S, CCM

- Part-Time Faculty
- Department: Social Work
- Office: Keith 223
- Mailing Address: Keith 223
- Email: april.viverette@eku.edu
- Phone: 859-622-1645
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Interests: Social Policy ♦ Behavioral Health Issues ♦ Technology in Social Work ♦ Social Work in Adminstration and Business
Denise Hall, PhD, MSW

- Part-Time Faculty
- Department: Social Work
- Office: Keith 223
- Mailing Address: Keith 223
- Email: denise.hall@eku.edu
- Phone: 859-806-7555
- Office Hours: By Appointment
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Interests: Juvenile Justice ♦ Child and Family Studies ♦ Social and Environment Justice ♦ Substance Abuse ♦ Mental Health
Angel King, MSSW, LCSW

- Part-Time Faculty
- Department: Social Work
- Office: Keith 223
- Mailing Address: Keith 223
- Email: angel.king@eku.edu
- Phone: 859-622-1645
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Interests: Motivational Interviewing ♦ Substance Use Disorder Treatment ♦ Mindfulness and Meditation ♦ Telehealth ♦ Whole Health ♦ Eating Disorders ♦ Trauma-Informed Treatment
Judy Russell, MSW, LCSW

- Part-Time Faculty
- Department: Social Work
- Office: Keith 223
- Mailing Address: Keith 223
- Email: judy.russell@eku.edu
- Phone: 859-622-1645
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Interests: Adolescence ♦ Trauma-Informed Treatment ♦ School Social Work ♦ Child Welfare ♦ Social Work Education
Dorothy Farrel, DM, LCSW

- Part-Time Faculty
- Department: Social Work
- Office: Keith 223
- Mailing Address: Keith 223
- Email: dorothy.farrel@eku.edu
- Phone: 859-622-1645
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Interests: Nonprofit Leadership ♦ Trauma ♦ Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence ♦ Foster Care
Rebecca Lasher, EdD, MSSW

- Part-Time Faculty
- Department: Social Work
- Office: Keith 223
- Mailing Address: Keith 223
- Email: rebecca.lasher@eku.edu
- Phone: 859-622-1645
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Interests: Social Work ♦ Experiences of Native American College Students ♦ Impacts of Service Learning Experiences ♦ First Generation College Students