Lianne Urada, PhD, MSW, LCSW is an Assistant Professor at SDSU in the School of Social Work, with a focus on Community Development within the Macro Social Work track. She received her BA (Psychology), MSW, and PhD in Social Welfare at UCLA, and served as a Social Welfare Field Faculty member at UCLA for over four […]
Faculty Spotlight – Susan Woodruff
Dr. Susan I. Woodruff is a Professor and Associate Director of Research in the school of Social Work. She earned a master’s degree in experimental psychology from SDSU and a doctorate in epidemiology from a joint program between SDSU and UCSD—she is a true Aztec! Dr. Woodruff is a researcher with special interest in health […]
Faculty Spotlight – Lance Segars
“I’m an alcohologist!” Dr. Lance Segars earned his master’s degree in clinical psychology from SDSU. While earning his degree he worked at Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital in their alcohol treatment facility. After graduation, Dr. Segars began coordinating alcohol programs with Vista Hill Foundation in Imperial County. He ran a recovery home and a detox center. […]
Faculty Spotlight – Yawen Li
Dr. Yawen Li became interested in social work research while conducting field observation on a group of homeless youth during her early academic years. With a BA degree in English from the University of Yunnan, she became an interpreter while working for Doctors Without Borders and later a project officer for the Salvation Army on sanitation […]
Faculty Spotlight – Amalia Hernandez
Amalia Hernandez realized that education was the door to success upon her freshman year arrival to UCSD. Amalia grew up in Southeast San Diego and rarely left her community until she arrived to college. This new environment exposed her to new ideas and dreams. She states that everything changed from there – her perspective, her […]
