• Position: Chair and Associate Professor
• Department: Social Work
• Office Location:  Building 85, Room 134A

Dr. Chathapuram (Ram) Ramanathan, Ph.D., ACSW, LMSW, LMFT is an Associate Professor and the Chair of the UWF Department of Social Work. He has worked in the human service area for over three decades including social work services for over 35 years.

• Position: Instructor
• Department: Social Work
• Office Location:  Building 85, Room 138

Janet Albury, who has a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Alabama, is an Instructor at UWF.

• Position: Associate Professor
• Department: Social Work
• Office Location:  Building 85, Room 140

Dr. Daniel Durkin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work.

• Position: Visiting Assistant Professor
• Department: Social Work
• Office Location:  Building 85, Room 142

Dr. Laura D. Edler is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work.

• Position: Associate Professor
• Department: Social Work
• Office Location:  Building 85, Room 143

Dr. Joseph Herzog, an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work, has more than 20 years experience as a human service provider and director of counseling centers.

• Position: Assistant Professor
• Department: Social Work
• Office Location:  Building 85, Room 147

Dr. Miu Ha Kwong is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work.

• Position: Associate Professor
• Department: Social Work
• Office Location:  Building 85, Room 139

Dr. Melinda Lewis, an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work, has both academic and first-hand understanding of social work in various settings.

• Position: Assistant Professor
• Department: Social Work
• Office Location:  Building 85, Room 144

Julie Patton, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work, teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on generalist practice and mind/body and positive psychology.

• Position: Assistant Professor
• Department: Social Work
• Office Location:  Building 85, Room 146

Dr. Paula Rappe, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work, majored in both Community Organization and Mental Health when she earned her Master’s degree in Social Work at the University of Southern Mississippi.

• Position: Associate Dean, Professor, and Interim Chair for the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Department: Social Work
• Office Location:  Building 85, Room 106

Dr. Diane L. Scott is a Professor and Associate Dean of the College of Education and Professional Studies.