Department of Social Work Education
Meet Our Faculty
The Department of Social Work Education at Fresno State currently has 6 tenured, 7 tenure-track faculty, 9 full-time lecturers and approximately 7 part-time instructors teaching undergraduate and graduate social work courses; 1 tenured faculty and 3 part-time lecturers teaching gerontology courses. Our department chair and program coordinators have strong professional and diverse backgrounds, enhancing the structure and delivery of our overall program. Click on each of their names below to learn more about them and find contact information.
Our administrative staff coordinators, assistants, and student assistants make our department office a warm and helpful environment. Our main office is located in the Professional Human Services (PHS) building in Room 128. The Title IV-E Child Welfare Program office is located in the same building in Room 115.
Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty
Dr. Irán Barrera, Ph.D., LCSW
Department Chair and Professor
ibarrera@csufresno.edu
Dr. Reuben Addo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
raddo@csufresno.edu
Dr. Marcus Crawford, Ph.D., MSW
Associate Professor
marcuscrawford@csufresno.edu
Dr. Travis Cronin, PhD., LCSW
Associate Professor, Field Coordinator
travis@csufresno.edu
Dr. Dheeshana Jayasundara, Ph.D., MSW
Professor
djayasundara@csufresno.edu
Dr. Gyanesh Lama, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
glama@csufresno.edu
Dr. Mitzi Lowe, Ph.D., MSW
Professor
mlowe@csufresno.edu
Dr. Felipe Mercado, Ed.D., MSW
Assistant Professor
felipemercado1@csufresno.edu
Dr. Helen Miltiades, Ph.D.
Professor and Gerontology Program Coordinator
hmiltiades@csufresno.edu
Dr. Randy Nedegaard, Ph.D., MSW
Professor and MSW Program Coordinator
nedegaard@csufresno.edu
Dr. Martha Vungkhanching, Ph.D.
Professor
marthavu@csufresno.edu
Faculty Early Retirement Program
Dr. Debra Harris, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita
dharris@csufresno.edu
Dr. Roger Simpson, Ph.D., MSW
Associate Professor
rsimpson@csufresno.edu
Full-Time Lecturers
Estella F. Saldivar, MSW
BA Program Coordinator
esaldiva@csufresno.edu
Benita M. Washington, MSW, PPSC
PPS Coordinator
bwashington@csufresno.edu
Dr. Cheryl Whittle, Ph.D., PPSC
Title IV-E Program Coordinator
cherylw@csufresno.edu
Cher Teng (Bee) Yang, MSW
beey@csufresno.edu
Part-Time Lecturers
| Name | Program | |
|---|---|---|
| Frances Contreras | Gerontology | frj01@csufresno.edu |
| Teri Collet | Social Work | tcollet@csufresno.edu |
| Kathleen Cromwell | Gerontology | kcromwell@csufresno.edu |
| Iris Person | Social Work | irperson@csufresno.edu |
| Suzanne Rodriguez | Social Work | szrodri@csufresno.edu |
| Greg Sanchez | Social Work | grsanchez@csufresno.edi |
| Jill Schneider | Gerontology | jschneider@csufresno.edu |
| Juliette Shearer | Gerontology | jshearer@csufresno.edu |
| Kristina Turk | Gerontology | kturk@csufresno.edu |
| Eleanor Uribe (Speakes) | Title IV-E | espeakes@csufresno.edu |
Department Staff
Social Work Education Office
Main Office Phone: 559.278.3992
Christi Smith
christys@csufresno.edu | 559.278.6824
Jose Torres
torresj@csufresno.edu
Title IV-E Office
Main Office Phone: 559.278.3076
Vincent Latham
vincentl@csufresno.edu | 559.278.8116
Pearl Fraijo
pfann49@csufresno.edu
Maxine Watson
maxinew@csufresno.edu