Faculty Expertise
SSA's approach is interdisciplinary, and intellectually pluralistic. The problems of social welfare are the product of an extraordinarily complex matrix of interrelated causes. Finding effective solutions requires a similarly complex integration of disciplinary lenses. To find those solutions, SSA brings together the best faculty minds in social work, psychology, sociology, political science, public policy, public health, economics, geography, and anthropology. These minds collaborate within the University and throughout academia to forge tangible solutions to real-world problems.
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Our faculty bring the insights gained from their scholarly investigations into the classroom, encouraging critical questioning and ensuring that students have up-to-date knowledge of trends in the field. Our cutting-edge scholarship and research informs and provides social work professionals with the practical and intellectual tools they need to effectively serve clients, shape policy, and lead organizations and communities.
Margaret Marion, AB '12
“The hardest decision I had to make when I was applying for the AB/AM program was whether to become an administrative or clinical student,” says Margaret Marion, AB '12. “I understood that whichever track I chose, I would still have room to pursue classes in the other track that fit in with my academic and professional goals"