Undergraduate Program Director, School of Social Work
School Social Worker Coordinator
Associate Professor

Office Address:  
365C DEV

Phone Number:  
(616)331-6595

Email Address:  
smithr@gvsu.edu

Office Hours:
Monday: 11am-3pm

Teaching Areas:

Experience:
Areas of Specialty Children and Families, Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Families in Poverty, Children and Adolescent Mental Health with emphasis on the African American Male Adolescents, Social Work Practice in Schools, and other interests include Adolescent Psychopathology and Woman's Issues. Community Involvement Interested in local and state issues related to mental health for at-risk children and adolescents; Messiah Missionary Baptist Church; D.A. Blodgett for Children; Fair Housing Center of West Michigan; Meijer Good Schools; Network 180 Environment Scan Research Team.

Education: