The Institute for Families in Society consists of researchers and practitioners from many fields. A department or college in which faculty members also hold an academic appointment is shown in parentheses. All Institute personnel can be reached through the main number, (803) 777-9124. The fax is (803) 777-1120.
Andrew
Billingsley, PhD
Professor (Sociology/African-American Studies)
803-777-8760, abilling@gwm.sc.edu
Errol
Bolden, PhD
Assistant Professor (Social Work)
803-777-1804, ebolden@gwm.sc.edu
Elsbeth
Brown, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
803-777-1805, elsbethb@hotmail.com
William
Brown, PhD
Associate Professor (Educational Psychology)
803-777-6582, bbrown@gwm.sc.edu
Stephanie
Cooper-Lewter, MSW
Research Associate
803-576-6124, lewter@gwm.sc.edu
Razieh
Shayesteh Fard,
MS
Research Assistant
803-777-1922, rfard@gwm.sc.edu
Vicki
Flerx, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
803-777-2982, vflerx@gwm.sc.edu
Anita
Floyd, MA
Research Associate
803-777-1849, agfloyd@gwm.sc.edu
Renée
A. Gibson, MA
Public Information Coordinator
803-777-1121, gibsonr@gwm.sc.edu
Muriel
Harris, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
803-777-1824, murielh@gwm.sc.edu
Ana
López-De Fede, MEd,
MA
Research Associate Professor (Pediatrics)
803-777-9124, adefede@sc.edu
Irene
Luckey, DSW
Research Associate Professor
803-777-2919, irenel@gwm.sc.edu
Emma
McGraw Myers, MSW
Director of Marketing
803-777-8270, myerse@gwm.sc.edu
Teresa
Payne,
MSPH
Research Associate
803-777-5908, tapayne@gwm.sc.edu
Mary
Payson,
MSW, MPA
Research Associate
803-576-6120, payson@gwm.sc.edu
Jeannine
Salone, MSW
Research Associate
803-777-7906, jsalone@gwm.sc.edu
Jeffrey
Sheldon, EdM
Research Associate
803-576-6113, sheldonj@gwm.sc.edu
John
Stewart, MS, MPH
Research Associate
803-777-5516, jstewart@gwm.sc.edu
Ding
Su, MBA
Budget Manager
803-777-8620, sud@gwm.sc.edu
Nagavalli
Sudarshan,
MEd, MSPH
Biostatistician
803-777-0870, nagavall@gwm.sc.edu
Myriam
Elsa Torres, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
803-777-0930, torresme@gwm.sc.edu
Abraham
Wandersman, PhD
Professor (Psychology)
803-777-7671, wandersman@sc.edu
Jian
Zhang,
PhD, MD, MSC
Biostatistician / Epidemiologist
803-777-7142, jzhang@gwm.sc.edu