4101 15th Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98105-6299
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Main Phone: 206-543-5640
Fax: 206-543-1228
Dr. Pecora has a joint appointment as the Managing Director of Research Services for Casey Family Programs and Professor for the University of Washington School of Social Work. He has worked with a number of social service departments in the United States and in other countries to refine foster care programs, implement intensive home-based services, and design risk-assessment systems for child protective services.
Jennifer Maglalang is the director for admissions for the School of Social Work. Her primary social work interests are working with diverse populations around community building/engagement and education. These interests tie nicely to her past role as instructor of Community Service Learning, where undergraduates in the BASW program engage in community service learning internships at local nonprofits.
Dr. Amelia Gavin received her doctorate in Social Work and Political Science from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, the same institution that granted her an MSW and MPP (Masters in Public Policy). During her graduate program she was awarded the National Institute of Mental Health Dissertation Grant for her research studying depression and birth outcomes among African-American women.
Bonnie Duran, Dr.PH, (mixed race Opelousas/Coushatta descendent) is a professor in the schools of social work and public health at the University of Washington. She is also on the leadership team at the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute. She received her doctor in pubic health degree from UC Berkeley School of Public Health in 1997. Bonnie teaches graduate courses in Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) and mindfulness.