Faculty and Staff Profiles
The Social Work program consists of a dedicated team of faculty, instructors and staff who are committed to the education and growth of Social Work students at NEIU.
Department Chair
Program Assistant
d-bizhga@neiu.edu
Office Hours
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Andrew Brake, PhD
Department Chair, Associate Professor, School Social Work Faculty Lead
Office:
Room LWH 3080
Phone:
(773) 442-5531
Email:
a-brake@neiu.edu

Aissetu B. Barry
Associate Professor, MSW Program Director, Associate Director of Center of Genocide and Human Rights Research in Africa and the Diaspora (GHRAD)
Office:
Room LWH 3073
Phone:
(773) 442-4760
Email:
a-ibrahima@neiu.edu


Patricia Aguado, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office:
Room LWH 3043
Phone:
(773) 442-4760
Email:
p-aguado@neiu.edu

Jacqueline R. Anderson
Associate Professor
Office:
Room LWH 3074
Phone:
(773) 442-4767
Email:
j-anderson10@neiu.edu

Kim L. Davidson, MSW, LCSW
Instructor, BSW Program Director, BSW Advisor
Office:
LWH 3078
Phone:
(773) 442-4764
Email:
k-davidson1@neiu.edu

Crystal Cleggett,
Instructor, BSW Field Director, BSW Advisor
Office:
LWH 3075
Phone:
(773) 442-4769
Email:
c-cleggett@neiu.edu

Courtney L. Francis
Instructor, Undergraduate Clinical Advisor
Office:
Room LWH 3067
Phone:
(773) 442-5872
Email:
c-francis1@neiu.edu

Casey Holtschneider, Ph.D., LCSW
Associate Professor
Office:
Room LWH 3001
Phone:
(773) 442-4760
Email:
c-holtschneider@neiu.edu




Judith Rocha, Ph.D., MSW
MSW Director of Field Education and Associate Professor
Phone:
(773) 442-4763
Email:
j-rocha5@neiu.edu
