Faculty Experts on Effects of Economic Recession
Daniel Brisson and Nicole Nicotera
Community practice specialists, Profs. Brisson and Nicotera can discuss the effects of the recession on communities and neighborhoods. Contact Prof. Brisson at 303-871-4805 or dbrisso2@du.edu. Contact Prof. Nicotera at 303-871-2301 or nnicoter@du.edu.
Prof. Cloud is evaluating the effectiveness of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HOPE VI public housing revitalization project in Denver. He can address issues related to poverty and public housing, especially as they pertain to the HOPE VI project. Contact Prof. Cloud at 303-871-2921 or wcloud@du.edu. (Print media inquiries only; no radio or TV)
A community practice specialist, Prof. East is co-founder of Project WISE (Women's Initiative for Service and Empowerment), a Denver-based non-profit agency that provides counseling, mentoring and community organizing services with low-income women. She can discuss the effects of the economic recession on low-income women. Contact Prof. East at 303-871-2870 or jeast@du.edu.
A clinical practice specialist, whose research focuses on suicide prevention and help-seeking, especially among young people and American Indian adolescents and adults, Prof. Freedenthal can address the effects of the recession on mental health problems and services. Contact Prof. Freedenthal at 303-871-4608 or sfreeden@du.edu.
The Philip D. and Eleanor G. Winn Professor for Children and Youth at Risk, Prof. Jenson can address the effects of the economic recession on high-risk and vulnerable children and adolescents. Contact Prof. Jenson at 303-871-2526 or jjenson@du.edu.
Faculty Experts on Trauma and Mental Health
Prof. Marian Bussey is a licensed clinical social worker whose background includes mental health services for children, families and adults. She is coordinator of the school's Interpersonal Trauma Studies Certificate Program, which includes content on disaster-related trauma. Contact Prof. Bussey at 303-871-3042 or mbussey@du.edu.
Prof. Stacey Freedenthal is a licensed clinical social worker who has worked with victims of trauma and domestic violence in a variety of settings including hospital emergency rooms. Her research is in the area of suicide prevention and help-seeking. Contact Prof. Freedenthal at 303-871-4608 or sfreeden@du.edu.
Prof. Julie Anne Laser has more than fourteen years of clinical social work experience in a variety of American urban and rural settings. She can provide information regarding the effects of trauma on children and youth, and on what can be done to help them recover. Contact Prof. Laser at 303-871-2352 or julie.laser@du.edu.
Prof. Ann Petrila is Director of Field Education at the Graduate School of Social Work. She is a licensed clinical social worker whose teaching and professional practice focus on children's mental health issues. She can address trauma-related issues, particularly trauma in children. Contact Prof. Petrila at 303-871-2863 or apetrila@du.edu.
For other social work topics
For information on other issues related to social work, please contact Debbie Jones, Director of Communications and Marketing for the Graduate School of Social Work, at 303-871-3114 or dmjones@du.edu.
