Associate Professor and Academic Unit Head
fungesp@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Education
- PhD, Social Welfare, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
- MSW, Social Work, California State University, Long Beach (CSULB)
- BA, Psychology, University of California, Irvine (UCI)
Experience
- Western Kentucky University – BSW Program Director, Associate Professor
- California State University, Long Beach – BSW & MSW Programs, Lecturer
- The National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) – Program Specialist
- Mental Health Association (MHA) of Orange County – Counselor, Program Coordinator, and Rehabilitation Specialist
- City of Long Beach, Department of Community Development, Neighborhood Services Bureau – MSW Intern
- California Youth Authority (CYA), South Coast Parole – MSW Intern
Professional Interests and Affiliations
- Areas of interest in research include social justice in social work education; community partnerships for macro-practice in social work education; the impact of domestic academic sojourns; the foster parenting experience; criminalization of the unhoused; and childhood literacy program evaluation
- Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
- Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors Association (BPD)