Mission: To represent the SSW community around issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion by providing resources, offering insight, and making recommendations.
Vision: To operate as a more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and just SSW Community by valuing the historical and lived experiences, voices, and contributions of marginalized, oppressed, and underserved groups.
History of the Committee:
Impetus for the DEI Committee’s formation came out of a series of conversations between Associate Professor Rosalyn Denise Campbell and Dean Anna Scheyett in recognition of the need for more targeted and focused response to DEI-related issues/matters. Together, Dean Scheyett and Dr. Campbell sent out a call for volunteers, and Dr. Campbell personally appealed to those she knew who were already deeply engaged in this work. The following faculty, staff, and students responded and formed the SSW’s inaugural DEI committee during Spring 2020:
- Mandi Albanese, Assistant to the Dean
- Luis Alvarez, PhD Student
- Adrienne Baldwin-White, Assistant Professor
- Rosalyn Denise Campbell (Chair), Associate Professor
- Yosha Dotson, Graduate Recruitment Coordinator and Academic Professional
- Jennifer Elkins, Associate Professor
- Jade Graver, MSW Student
- Kerri Lewis, Admin Support & Human Resources
- Ellen Lopez, BSW Student
- Rebecca Matthew, Assistant Professor
- Devon Sanger, Academic Professional, MSW/JD Coordinator, MSW Field Coordinator-Athens
- Rebecca Wells, Clinical Assistant Professor, MSW/MPH Dual Program Coordinator
- Jennifer Abbott, Director of External Affairs and Special Projects
- Mandi Albanese, Assistant to the Dean
- Vivian Burrell, Academic Professional, MSW Field Coordinator – Gwinnett
- Anna Cody, Assistant Research Scientist, Center for Human Trafficking Research and Outreach (CenHTRO)
- Kasandra Dodd, PhD Student
- Yue Li, ITS Applications Analyst
- Margeli Mendez, Administrative Assistant, Field Office
- Devon Sanger, Academic Professional, MSW/JD Coordinator, MSW Field Coordinator-Athens
- Gaurav Sinha, Assistant Professor
- James Stinson, IV, BSW Student
- Rebecca Wells (Chair), Clinical Assistant Professor, MSW/MPH Dual Program Coordinator
Thank you to our Assessment and Resource Sub-Committee Co-chairs Dr. Rebecca Wells and Devon Sanger for gathering and organizing this list of resources. These resources present a range of views on a variety of topics. This list is not meant to be exhaustive.
While these resources have been vetted by the committee, inclusion of a resource on the list is not an endorsement by UGA or the UGA School of Social Work. Instead, resources were included for their potential to illuminate diverse viewpoints and to move the conversation forward about matters of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome emails to sswdei@uga.edu if there are broken links or other issues with the resources on this list.
If you would like to submit a DEI-related resource to be considered for the SSW DEI resource list, please use this form to submit the link and a brief description of the resource.
If you are interested in supporting these efforts or have any questions/comments for the committee, please feel free to contact us at sswdei@uga.edu.
If you would like to submit a DEI-related resource to be considered for the SSW DEI resource list, please use this form to submit the link and a brief description of the resource.