College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences

African American Studies

AAS Affiliated Faculty

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Gail Presbey
Professor of Philosophy
Director of the Carney Latin American Solidarity Archive
* Department Chair of Philosophy
313-993-1124
presbegm@udmercy.edu

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Shardé Chapman
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
313-993-2007
chapmasn@udmercy.edu

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Stephen Pasqualina
Assistant Professor of English
Director, University Honors Program
313-993-2008
pasquasg@udmercy.edu

AAS Program Director

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Justin Williams
Associate Professor of History
Director of the African American Studies Program
313-993-1099
williaj47@udmercy.edu

CHASS Administration

CHASS Dean

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Jocelyn Boryczka
Professor of Political Science
Dean, College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
313-993-3250
boryczjm@udmercy.edu

CHASS Associate Deans

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Gregory Grobis
Associate Dean, CHASS
Associate Professor of Performing Arts
313-993-1464
grobisgj@udmercy.edu

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Kiantee Rupert-Jones
Assistant Dean for Student Academic Affairs
313-993-1485
rupertkn@udmercy.edu

CHASS Staff

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Lezly Pruitt
Administrative Assistant, Briggs Building
313-993-1287
pruittls@udmercy.edu

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Maryrose Patrick
Records Office Manager
Degree Certification Officer for the College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
313-993-1589
patricmr@udmercy.edu

Applied Data Analytics

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Shadi Banitaan
Associate Professor
Director, Computer Science
313-993-1163
banitash@udmercy.edu

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Ablaye Camara
Assistant Professor of Economics
313-993-1098
camaraab@udmercy.edu

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Gregory Laidlaw
Lecturer
* Department Chair, Cybersecurity & Information Systems
313-993-3337
laidlags@udmercy.edu

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Yu Peng Lin
Professor of Economics
* Chair, Department of Economics
313-993-1096
linyp1@udmercy.edu

Counseling and Addiction Studies

Administrative Support

Faculty

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Daniel Lawrence
Assistant Professor of Counseling
313-993-1438
lawrendh@udmercy.edu

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Kelli Anderson
Assistant Professor of Counseling
Director of Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program
313-993-1227
anderskb@udmercy.edu

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Nancy G. Calleja
Professor of Counseling
* Department Chair, Department of Counseling & Addiction Studies; Department of Social Work
Director of Addiction Counseling
313-578-0436
calleyng@udmercy.edu

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Regina Bell
Counseling Clinic Manager
313-993-1626
leerc@udmercy.edu

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Tahani Dari
Assistant Professor of Counseling
Director of School Counseling
313-993-1165
darith@udmercy.edu

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Varinder Kaur
Assistant Professor
Director of Addiction Studies Program
313-578-0392
kaurva@udmercy.edu

Cybersecurity & Information Systems

Department Chair

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Gregory Laidlaw
Lecturer
* Department Chair, Cybersecurity & Information Systems
313-993-3337
laidlags@udmercy.edu

Faculty

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Andrew Dold
Adjunct Instructor

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Anne Kohnke
Associate Professor of Cybersecurity
Director, Detroit Mercy Center for Cybersecurity & Intelligence Studies
Principal Investigator, Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Program
313-993-3338
kohnkean@udmercy.edu

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Daniel Shoemaker
Professor
Director of the Master of Science in Cybersecurity Management Program
313-993-1053
shoemadp@udmercy.edu

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Tabice Ward
Adjunct Instructor

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Terri Bal
Adjunct Instructor

College Faculty

Communication Studies

Adjunct Faculty

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Richard Heide
Senior Adjunct Instructor
heiderm@udmercy.edu

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Sherry Kelly
Senior Adjunct Faculty
kellysl@udmercy.edu

Faculty

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Cynthia A. Langham
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
* Department Chair, Communication Studies
313-993-1697
langhac@udmercy.edu

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David Cassilo
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
Advisor for The Varsity News
313-993-1698
cassilda@udmercy.edu

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Jason Roche
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
313-993-1092
rochejj@udmercy.edu

Media Services Technicians

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Brian Maisonville
Media Services Technician (Video Engineer)
313-578-0313
maisonbr@udmercy.edu

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Michael Jayson
Media Services Technician (Audio Engineer)
313-993-1809
jaysonmp@udmercy.edu

Criminal Justice

Faculty

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Charles Wilson
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Studies
313-578-0364
wilsonce@udmercy.edu

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Erick Barnes
Lecturer, Criminal Justice Studies
Director of the Master of Science in Intelligence Analysis Program
* Department Chair
313-578-0363
barnese@udmercy.edu

Economics

Faculty

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Ablaye Camara
Assistant Professor of Economics
313-993-1098
camaraab@udmercy.edu

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Christopher Rakovalis
Senior Adjunct Instructor
rakovacl@udmercy.edu

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Yu Peng Lin
Professor of Economics
* Chair, Department of Economics
313-993-1096
linyp1@udmercy.edu

English

Adjunct Faculty

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Caleb Lalinsky
Senior Adjunct Instructor
lalinscm@udmercy.edu

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Celeste Flores
Senior Adjunct Instructor
florescm1@udmercy.edu

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Elizabeth Lulis
Senior Adjunct Instructor
lulisea@udmercy.edu

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Erin Bell
Writing Center Director
Adjunct Instructor
313-993-1289
bellee@udmercy.edu

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Kathleen Jaczynski
Senior Adjunct Instructor
jaczyskm@udmercy.edu

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Megan Novell
Executive Director, Office of Equal Opportunity
313-993-1802
novellme@udmercy.edu

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Michael Lauchlan
Senior Adjunct Instructor
lauchlmf@udmercy.edu

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Molly Barlow
Senior Adjunct Instructor
barlowpe@udmercy.edu

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Stacy Gnall
Poet-in-Residence and Adjunct Instructor
gnallsc@udmercy.edu

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Susan Trudeau
Senior Adjunct Instructor
trudeasm@udmercy.edu

Full-Time Faculty

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Amanda Hiber
Senior Lecturer, Department of English
Co-Director, Women's and Gender Studies Program
313-993-2011
hiberja@udmercy.edu

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Elena Garcia
Writing Program Director
Assistant Professor of English
313-993-1080
garciaeg@udmercy.edu

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Mary-Catherine Harrison
Associate Professor of English
* Department Chair
313-993-1081
mc.harrison@udmercy.edu

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Rosemary I. Weatherston
Associate Professor of English
Director of the Dudley Randall Center for Print Culture
Director of University of Detroit Mercy Press
313-993-1083
weatherr@udmercy.edu

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Sigrid Streit
Associate Professor of English
Director of Writing Across the Curriculum
313-993-1082
streitsi@udmercy.edu

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Stephen Pasqualina
Assistant Professor of English
Director, University Honors Program
313-993-2008
pasquasg@udmercy.edu

History

Faculty

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Daniel Kroupa
Lecturer II of History
Director of Museum Studies
Director of the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Program
313-993-1024
kroupadr@udmercy.edu

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Gregory Sumner
Professor of History
* Department Co-Chair
313-993-1121
sumnergd@udmercy.edu

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Justin Williams
Associate Professor of History
Director of the African American Studies Program
313-993-1099
williaj47@udmercy.edu

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Roy E. Finkenbine
Professor of History
* Department Co-Chair
Director of the Black Abolitionist Archive
Interim Director of African American Studies
313-993-1016
finkenre@udmercy.edu

Islamic Studies

Adjunct Faculty

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Reem Abou-Samra
Adjunct Faculty Instructor
abousare@udmercy.edu

Program Director

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Katherine Merriman
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
Director of the Islamic Studies Program
313-993-1962
merrimkr@udmercy.edu

Faculty

Language and Cultural Training Program

Program Director

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Lara Wasner
Director of Language and Cultural Training
Study Abroad Coordinator
Fulbright Scholar Liaison
Adjunct Professor
313-993-1191
wasnerle@udmercy.edu

Law 3+3

Contact for All CHASS 6-Year (3+3) Law Scholars Programs

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Genevieve Meyers
Associate Professor of Political Science
Director of the Pre-Law Program
* Department Chair, Political Science
313-993-1089
meyersge@udmercy.edu

Law 3+3 Undergraduate Program Contacts

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Genevieve Meyers
Associate Professor of Political Science
Director of the Pre-Law Program
* Department Chair, Political Science
313-993-1089
meyersge@udmercy.edu

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Mary-Catherine Harrison
Associate Professor of English
* Department Chair
313-993-1081
mc.harrison@udmercy.edu

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Yu Peng Lin
Professor of Economics
* Chair, Department of Economics
313-993-1096
linyp1@udmercy.edu

Liberal Studies

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Daniel Kroupa
Lecturer II of History
Director of Museum Studies
Director of the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Program
313-993-1024
kroupadr@udmercy.edu

Performing Arts

Faculty

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Andrew Papa
* Department Chair
On leave through January 2025
Associate Professor of Theatre
University Honors Program Affiliate Faculty
313-993-3220
papaam@udmercy.edu

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Arthur Beer
Professor Emeritus
Professor of Theatre (retired 2019)
beeraj@udmercy.edu

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Daniel Greig
Senior Adjunct Instructor
greigda@udmercy.edu

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Gregory Grobis
Associate Dean, CHASS
Associate Professor of Performing Arts
313-993-1464
grobisgj@udmercy.edu

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Mary Elizabeth Valesano
* Interim Department Chair
Assistant Professor of Theatre
Costume Designer for the Detroit Mercy Theatre Company
313-993-3268
valesame@udmercy.edu

Staff

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Alan Devlin
Theatre Technical Director
Senior Adjunct Instructor
313-578-0526
devlinal@udmercy.edu

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Sarah Hawkins Rusk
Ticketing & Audience Development Coordinator
Managing Director, Detroit Mercy Theatre Company
Senior Adjunct Instructor
313-993-3273
hawkinsk@udmercy.edu

Philosophy

Faculty

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Elizabeth Oljar
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
313-993-3388
oljarea@udmercy.edu

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Gail Presbey
Professor of Philosophy
Director of the Carney Latin American Solidarity Archive
* Department Chair of Philosophy
313-993-1124
presbegm@udmercy.edu

Political Science and Legal Administration

Adjunct Faculty

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Gabriel Kikas
Senior Adjunct Instructor
kikasga@udmercy.edu

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Lindsey Smith-Mann
Senior Adjunct Instructor
smithmlm@udmercy.edu

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Sean Novak
Senior Adjunct Instructor
novaksm@udmercy.edu

Faculty

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Felicia Grey
Assistant Professor of Political Science
313-993-1087
greyfa@udmercy.edu

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Genevieve Meyers
Associate Professor of Political Science
Director of the Pre-Law Program
* Department Chair, Political Science
313-993-1089
meyersge@udmercy.edu

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Jocelyn Boryczka
Professor of Political Science
Dean, College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
313-993-3250
boryczjm@udmercy.edu

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Victoria Mantzopoulos
Professor of Political Science
Executive Director of China Programs
Vice Dean DGTI (China)
313-993-3254
armstrov@udmercy.edu

Specialist in School Psychology (SSP) Faculty

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Erin Henze
Associate Professor of Psychology
Director of the Specialist in School Psychology Program
313-993-1434
henzeee@udmercy.edu

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Rachel Lee
Associate Professor of Psychology
* Associate Chair, Psychology
313-578-0433
leerl2@udmercy.edu

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Sarah Rowe
Assistant Professor of Psychology
313-578-0518
rowess@udmercy.edu

Psychology

Administrative Support

Faculty

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Elizabeth Hill
Professor Emerita
Professor of Psychology (retired 2021)
313-578-0405
hillelm@udmercy.edu

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Emily Dowgwillo
Assistant Professor of Psychology
313-578-0562
dowgwiea@udmercy.edu

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Erin Henze
Associate Professor of Psychology
Director of the Specialist in School Psychology Program
313-993-1434
henzeee@udmercy.edu

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John Porcerelli
Professor of Psychology
Director, Detroit Mercy Psychology Clinic
313- 993-1442
porcerjh@udmercy.edu

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Kathleen Zimmerman-Oster
Professor of Psychology
Director of Industrial/Organizational Psychology Master of Arts Program
313-993-1137
zimmerka@udmercy.edu

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Kristen Abraham
Professor of Psychology
* Department Chair, Psychology
313-578-0445
abrahakm@udmercy.edu

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Lee Eshelman
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Director of Master of Arts Program in Clinical Psychology
313-578-0410
eshelmlr@udmercy.edu

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Libby Balter Blume
Professor Emerita
Professor of Psychology
313-578-0446
blumelb@udmercy.edu

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Miao Qian
Assistant Professor of Psychology
313-578-0455
qianmi@udmercy.edu

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Preston Foerder
Assistant Professor of Psychology
foerdepg@udmercy.edu

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Rachel Lee
Associate Professor of Psychology
* Associate Chair, Psychology
313-578-0433
leerl2@udmercy.edu

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Sarah Rowe
Assistant Professor of Psychology
313-578-0518
rowess@udmercy.edu

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Steven Huprich
Professor of Psychology
Associate Director, Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
313-993-1440
hupricst@udmercy.edu

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Barry Dauphin
Professor of Psychology
Director of Clinical Training for the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
313-993-1650
dauphivb@udmercy.edu

Religious Studies

Faculty

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Si Hendry, S.J.
Director, Catholic Studies Program
313-578-0352
hendrysi@udmercy.edu

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Hsiao-Lan Hu
Professor of Religious Studies
Director of the Women's & Gender Studies Program
313-578-0351
hhu@udmercy.edu

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J. Todd Hibbard
Professor of Religious Studies
* Chair of Religious Studies
313-993-1088
hibbarja@udmercy.edu

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Justin J. Kelly, S.J.
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
313-993-1086
kellyjj@udmercy.edu

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Katherine Merriman
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
Director of the Islamic Studies Program
313-993-1962
merrimkr@udmercy.edu

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Patrick Kelly, S.J.
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
313-993-1132
kellypm@udmercy.edu

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Shardé Chapman
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
313-993-2007
chapmasn@udmercy.edu

Social Work

Faculty

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Aloha VanCamp
Associate Professor of Social Work
313-993-2010
vancampa@udmercy.edu

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Janet Joiner
Associate Professor of Social Work
313-993-1038
joinerjm@udmercy.edu

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Nickolas Davis
Assistant Professor of Social Work
313-993-1561
davisnb@udmercy.edu