Richard D. Ager, Associate Professor; LCSW, Ph.D., University of Michigan in Psychology and Social Work. Dr. Ager has extensive experience in designing, developing, and evaluating substance abuse programs in the inner city and is currently evaluating several programs, including a pregnancy prevention, a youth drug prevention, and an adult substance abuse counselor training program. Ager developed a post graduate educational program called the Certificate Program in Addiction Studies, and has taught addiction courses in the Master's program.
Stephanie Baus, Clinical Assistant Professor; ABD, MSW, Tulane School of Social Work. Professor Baus has practice experience in clinical social work, clinical supervision, research and administration. She currently teaches in the areas of critical thinking, team building, Evidence-based Practice, knowledge generation in social work (qualitative and quantitative research methods), data analysis and preparing students to complete the professional project. Her primary research interests are adult cognitive development and learning, innovations in social work education, and curriculum development and evaluation.
Fred Buttell, Associate Professor; MSW, Ph.D., University of Alabama. Dr. Buttell has extensive experience in providing social work intervention services to clients in community-based correction programs and in evaluating the effectiveness of these social work interventions. He teaches courses in clinical practice, HBSE, and research methods. Buttell's latest research interests focus on improving family functioning through the elimination of domestic violence and his primary research interest is on improving the effectiveness of batterer intervention programs.
Rebecca A. Chaisson, Clinical Assistant Professor; MSW, Ph.D. Tulane University School of Social Work. Dr. Chaisson has extensive practice experience in clinical practice with individuals, couples, and families. In addition, she has skills as an educator, supervisor and administrator. Her current areas of interest include social work education and family practice, as well a diversity, multiculturalism, health and mental health.
Heather Gillis, Clinical Assistant Professor, Assistant Director of Field Education and Coordinator of TSSW's Community Service and Federal Work Study Program; ABD, Tulane School of Social Work; MSSW, University of Tennessee. Since 1999, Professor Gillis has focused her teaching efforts on field education, methods of practice, learning and research for practice and preparing students to complete the professional project. Before joining the faculty of TSSW, Gillis put in 15 years of direct clinical practice.
Judith S. Lewis, Associate Professor, Director of Field Education and Project Director of the Leanne Knot Violence Against Women Prevention Project; MSW, Ph.D., University of Maryland. Dr. Lewis's teaching and research activities include the development of collaborative learning and teaching models for integrating field and curriculum; campus and community violence prevention; social work practice in the context of social justice; and resilience in older adults.
Marva L. Lewis, Associate Professor; Ph.D. Sociocultural Psychology, University of Colorado, Boulder. Dr. Lewis's primary research interests are in studying culture as a source of strength and vulnerability in the development of parent-infant attachment relationships, parenting behavior and discipline practices, child abuse and neglect and infant mental health.
Ronald E. Marks, Dean;Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.W. Dr. Marks is dean of the School of Social Work at Tulane University where he has been a professor for twenty years.  Prior to becoming dean, he served in various capacities at the School including associate dean and director of the MSW program, director of the doctoral program and director of the gerontology center. As Dean of the school, he supervises 18 full time faculty and 15 adjunct faculty, 12 staff and oversees the operation of the programs which serve about 250 graduate students each year. Dr. Marks has supervised over 30 master’s theses and chaired and served on over 25 doctoral dissertations.  Many of his publications are studies of community based social service programs in the areas of adolescent life, homelessness, and family and aging services addressing the stress associated with providing care to frail aging relatives. His Ph.D. is in social welfare from the School of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh.  He also has an MSW and a masters degree in public health. Over the last six years, Dr. Marks has been working to establish international field opportunities for the MSW students at the School and has led programs to Central America, Cuba and most recently in north India where for the last four years he has been developing a project working with Tibetan refugees.  These programs are designed to provide opportunities for students to grow personally and professionally and see the linkage between the two.
Jane Parker, Clinical Associate Professor; ABD, Tulane School of Social Work; MPH, Tulane School of Public Health; MSW, University of Southern Mississippi. Professor Parker is a licensed clinical social worker, teacher and administrator whose practice and research interests are in leadership development and effective crisis interventions with individuals, groups and communities. She consults with national and international companies on issues of management, organization development and Critical Incident Stress Management programs.
Reginald A. Parquet, Clinical Assistant Professor; ABD, MSW, Tulane School of Social Work. Professor Parquet's teaching expertise is in practice, research and field education. His primary research interests are in substance abuse intervention and treatment of at-risk, inner city children, families, and communities utilizing capacity building and a strengths perspective.
	Lynn Pearlmutter, Associate Professor; MA, Ph.D. Tulane University. Dr. Pearlmutter served as field supervisor and adjunct professor for many years prior to joining the full-time faculty. Before joining TSSW's faculty, she worked for over 20 years in agency practices in Chicago, Berkeley, Pittsburgh and New Orleans, specializing in child, family, couples and group therapy. Dr. Pearlmutter's dissertation, practice, workshops and publications focus on her area of specialization: couples therapy. Loretta Pyles, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Kansas.  Dr. Pyles has practice experience in the areas of domestic violence, welfare policy advocacy and community development.  Her research has focused on the economic aspects of domestic violence, the informal economy, capabilities/human rights, cultural competence and spirituality.  She is currently researching the community organizing and community development endeavors in post-Katrina New Orleans.