Faculty and Staff Profiles
The Social Work program consists of a dedicated team of faculty, instructors and staff who are committed to the education and growth of Social Work students at NEIU.
Department Chair
Office Administrator
jsantoyo2@neiu.edu
Office Hours
Monday through Thursday : 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Fridays : 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.


Aissetu B. Barry
Associate Professor, MSW Program Director, Associate Director of Center of Genocide and Human Rights Research in Africa and the Diaspora (GHRAD) Social Work
Office:
Room LWH 3073
Phone:
(773) 442-4760
Email:
a-ibrahima@neiu.edu

Patricia Aguado, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office:
Room LWH 3043
Phone:
(773) 442-4760
Email:
p-aguado@neiu.edu

Jacqueline R. Anderson
Associate Professor
Office:
Room LWH 3074
Phone:
(773) 442-4767
Email:
j-anderson10@neiu.edu

Andrew Brake, PhD
Associate Professor, School Social Work Faculty Lead
Office:
Room LWH 3080
Phone:
(773) 442-5531
Email:
a-brake@neiu.edu

Crystal Cleggett
Instructor, Interim BSW Field Director
Office:
LWH 3097
Phone:
(773) 442-4760
Email:
c-cleggett@neiu.edu


Courtney L. Francis
Instructor, Undergraduate Clinical Advisor
Office:
Room LWH 3067
Phone:
(773) 442-5872
Email:
c-francis1@neiu.edu

Casey Holtschneider, Ph.D., LCSW
Assistant Professor
Office:
Room LWH 3001
Phone:
(773) 442-4760
Email:
c-holtschneider@neiu.edu


Maribel Lopez,
Instructor; Field Seminar Instructor
Office:
LIB 410
Phone:
(773) 600-2194
Email:
ma-lopez@neiu.edu


Olubunmi Basirat Oyewuwo,
Assistant Professor
Phone:
(773) 442-4797
Email:
o-oyewuwogassikia@neiu.edu

Judith Rocha, Ph.D., MSW
MSW Director of Field Education and Associate Professor
Phone:
(773) 442-4763
Email:
j-rocha5@neiu.edu
