Professors

Julian Chun-Chung Chow

Professor

Hutto-Patterson Charitable Foundation Professor Julian Chun-Chung Chow is a leading scholar in community practice. His research looks at why racial/ethnic and immigrant minorities struggle to access available services, aiming to identify ways to transform social services for the underserved and improve service delivery for immigrant populations and communities. His recent projects examine social services for China's migrant populations as well as social work education and its development in China.

*MSSA is equivalent to a MSW.

Honors and Awards Recipient of the 2020 Honorary...

Adrian Aguilera

Associate Dean for Digital Initiatives
Professor Adrian Aguilera’s research leverages digital & mobile technologies along with innovative methods such as machine learning to improve health & mental healthcare of low-income & ethnic minority populations, with a focus on Latinx & Spanish-speaking populations.

Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Equity (COEBHE)

COEBHE Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Equity (COEBHE)

Berkeley Social Welfare's Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Equity (COEBHE) is funded by a $3.4 million Health Resources and Services Administration(HRSA) grant over 4 years and is led by Principal Investigator and...

Erin Michelle Turner Kerrison Promoted to Associate Professor

September 24, 2025

Dr. Erin Michelle Turner Kerrison has been promoted to Associate Professor. Dr. Kerrison's research uses a legal epidemiological framework to examine how laws and structural inequities shape health outcomes, particularly among communities impacted by the criminal legal system. Focusing on the intersection of poverty, state supervision, and institutional disadvantage, her work explores effects on substance use, violence, service access, and overall health. Supported by organizations such...

Recognition for Professor Jill Duerr Berrick's New Book

November 28, 2019

Professor Jill Duerr Berrick's newest book, The Impossible Imperative: Navigating the Competing Principles of Child Protection (Oxford University Press), has received an honorable mention for the 2019 Outstanding Social Work Book Award. Conferred by the Society for Social Work and Research,...

Eileen Gambrill

Emeritus Professor and Professor of the Graduate School

Eileen Gambrill is professor of the graduate school at the School of Social Welfare. Her research interests include professional ethics and education; evidence-based practice; professional decision making; social learning theory; behavioral methods; evaluation of practice; and social skills training.

Dr. Gambrill is a grantee of the University of Bristol's Benjamin Meeker Fellowship as well as a two-time recipeint of the Pro Humanitate Award, which is bestowed by the North American Resource Center for Child Welfare. She has also served as a visiting scholar at the University of...