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Directory

Wurzweiler School of Social Work

General Contact Information

Phone(646) 592-6800
  
EmailWurzweiler@yu.edu
  
Admissionsgradschool@yu.edu
  
CEU infowsswces@yu.edu
  
Writing Consultantswsswwritingconsultants@gmail.com

 

Administration

Dorothy & David Schachne Dean 
Randy Magen, Ph.D., M.S.S.W.(646) 592-6689
Randy.magen@yu.edu
  
Associate Dean, MSW Program Director 
Jessica M. Kahn, LMSW, Ph.D.(646) 592-6688
Jessica.kahn@yu.edu
  
Dean’s Office, Executive Assistant 
Wilmaris De La Cruz(646) 592-6679
 wilmaris.delacruz@yu.edu 
  
Executive Director of
Administration and
Instructor, MSW Program		 
Naterena A. Parham-Cofield, PhD, M.Ed., MSW, MBA(646) 592-6832
Naterena.cofield@yu.edu
  
Office Coordinator 
Andrea Taylor(646) 592-6831
ataylor@yu.edu
  
Office Coordinator 
Aris Amador(646) 592-6677
aris.amador@yu.edu 
  
Online Education and
Communication Specialist		 
Vivian Harper, MFA(646) 592-6844
Vivian.harper@yu.edu
  
Director of Care Café 
Kimberly Moore, PhD,
LCSW, MA, MAC, 
CASAC, ADS		(646) 592-6827
Kimberly.moore@yu.edu
  
Director of 
Alumni Relations		 
Jay Sweifach, DSW, LCSW(646) 592-6807
jsweifac@yu.edu
  
Writing Consultants 
Charlotte ThurstonCharlotte.thurston@yu.edu
 
  
Kathleen HynesKathleen.hynes@yu.edu 
  
Kultej DhariwalKultej.dhariwal@yu.edu 
  
Tom RibitzkyTom.ribtzky@yu.edu 
  
Yelizaveta ShapiroYelizaveta.shapiro@yu.edu 

 

 

MSW Program Administration

Director of 
Student Support		 
Leslie Glass, MSW, LCSW(646) 592-6814
Leslie.glass@yu.edu
  
Coordinator of 
Student Life and 
Onboarding		 
Mindy Finkelstein, LMSW(646) 592-6849
mindy.finkelstein@yu.edu
  
Academic Advisors 
Kristy Aristy, LCSW(646) 592-6892
Kristy.aristy@yu.edu
  
Ana Alves-Pereira, MSW, MA PSY(646) 592-6679
Ana.alvespereira@yu.edu

 

Israel Block Program Administration

Israel Program Director 
Nechama Kieffer-Munk, Ph.D., MSWNechama.kieffer-munk@yu.edu 
  
Associate Director of Practicum for Israel 
Atara Weinstein, MSWAtara.weinstein@yu.edu 
  
Practicum Advisor for Israel 
Leana Rosenberg Gabor, MSWleanagabor@yu.edu  
  
Cindy Nathanson, MSWcindy.nathanson@yu.edu 
  
Dvora Marcus, MSWdvora.marcus@yu.edu
 
  
Sarri Nayman, MSWsarrah.nayman@yu.edu  
  
Melanie Bochkovski, MSW melanie.bochkovski@yu.edu  


 

MSW Online Administration

Associate Dean, 
MSW Online Program
Mary White, 
MSW, LCSW		(646) 592-6837
mary.white@yu.edu 
  
Associate Director
of Practicum
Education Online		 
(TBD)TBD
  
Lead Student Success
Coordinator		 
Natasha Vale(646) 846-7105 ext. 987
Natasha.vale@online,yu.edu
  
Student Success
Coordinator		 
Shyann Mackshyann.mack@online.yu.edu 
  
Academic Advisor,
MSW Online Program		 
Deborah Chanandeborah.chanan@yu.edu 

 

Doctoral Program Administration

DSW Program Director 
& Associate Clinical
Professor		 
Sari Sklonik, PhD, 
LCSW, TEP		(646) 592-6809
Sari.skolnik-basulto@yu.edu
PhD Program Director
& Associate Professor		mailto:Wurzweiler@yu.edu
  
Associate Director
for Academic Advising
and Advocacy for PhD
& DSW Programs		 
Petra Brown, PhD,
MSW, MA		(646) 592-6811
Pv.brown@yu.edu
  
Associate Professor
& Associate Director
of Research, PhD 
Program		 
Shannon R. Lane,
LMSW, PhD		Shannon.lane@yu.edu
  
DSW Advisor 
Penelope Damaskospenelope.damaskos@yu.edu 
  
DSW Advisor 
Michele Sarraccosarracco@yu.edu 
 
  
DSW Advisor 
Timothy B. Conley, Ph.D., LCSW, CAStimothy.conley@yu.edu
  

 

Certificate Program Contacts

CASAC Program Director
& Clinical Assistant Professor		 
Michael Serrano, PhD, 
LCSW, CASAC-2		michael.serrano@yu.edu 
(646) 592-6813
  
Interprofessional Aging
and Palliative Care Certificate
Program Director,
Director of Continuing
Education & Professor
Gary Stein, JD, MSW(646) 592-6808
Glstein@yu.edu
  
Program Coordinator,
Interprofessional Aging
and Palliative Care
Certificate Program
Rabbi Liz Rolle(646) 592-6833
Liz.rolle@yu.edu  

 

Sara Schenirer Administration & Practicum Education

Vice Dean of Sara Schenirer 
Esti Coates(646) 592-6801
Lisa.coates@yu.edu
  
Associate Director
of Religious Programs		 
Diana Landau(646) 592-6828
diana.landau@yu.edu
  
Dean's Liaison for
the Sara Schenirer
Program		 
Joseph Kalinsky 
  
Program Coordinator,
Religious Programs		 
Esther Weinstein(646) 592-5812
Esther.weinstein@yu.edu
  
Sara Schenirer Men's
Program Director and
Podcast Producer		 
Dovid Becker, LCSW,
ADHD-CCSP		david.becker@yu.edu 
  
Director of Practicum 
Education for Religious
Programs		 
Esther Lustig, LCSW-Resther.lustig@yu.edu  
  
Director of 
Practicum Education, 
Sara Schenirer,
Brooklyn		 
Devora Weinsteindevorah.weinstein@yu.edu 
 
  
Assistant Director
of Men's Practicum 
Education, 
Sara Schenirer		 
Joshua Fleischerjoshua.fleisher@yu.edu 
 
  
Associate Director
of Practicum 
Education,
Sara Schenirer,
Rockland and
Bergen Counties		 
Gittel Kleinmangittel.kleinman@yu.edu 
 
  
Administrative Assistant,
Practicum Education		 
Raizel Rosenblumraizel.rosenblum@yu.edu  
  
Admissions Counselor646-592-6672
Martin Liebermanmartin.lieberman@yu.edu
  
Admissions Counselor646-592-6673
Jessica Richjessica.rich@yu.edu
  
Student Support
Specialist		646-592-6890
Joel Meiselsjoel.meisels@yu.edu
  

 

Practicum Department

Executive Director
of Practicum Education		 
Eric Grossman, LCSW(646) 592-6803
Eric.grossman@yu.edu
  
Senior Associate 
Director of Practicum
Instruction		 
Sarah Hass Robinson,
MA, LCSW		(646) 592-6815
Sjrobins@yu.edu
  
Senior Associate
Director of 
Practicum Instruction		 
Christine Ascanio-Acosta,
LCSW		(646) 592-6810
Christine.ascanio-acosta@yu.edu
  
Associate Director
of Operations 		 
Yisroel Frankel(646) 592-6804
Yisroel.frankel@yu.edu
  
Practicum Education
Coordinator		 
Joyce Roberson-Steele, 
PhD, LMSW, 
CASAC-T		(646) 592-6895
Joyce.roberson-steele@yu.edu
  
Practicum Education
Coordinator		 
Carolyn Settlow, LCSW(646) 592-6889
Carolyn.settlow@yu.edu
  
Practicum Education
Coordinator		 
Frances Montas, MSW(646) 592-6824
Fmontas@yu.edu
  
Practicum Education
Coordinator in Canada		 
Alana Warneralana.waner@yu.edu  
  
Director, YU Connects 
Efrat S. Sobolofskyesobolof@yu.edu

 

Admissions

Director of Admissions
and Recruitment		 
Kristina Kisch, MSEd(646) 592-4713
Kristina.kisch@yu.edu
  
Assistant Director 
of Admissions		 
Sofia Ludwig(646) 592-4711
Sofia.ludwig@yu.edu
  
Graduate Admissions
Advisor		 
Sammi Melendez(646) 592-4745
Salmai.melendez@yu.edu

 

WSSW Professors/FT Faculty

Clinical Associate
Professor		 
Sari Sklonik, PhD, 
LCSW, TEP		(646) 592-6809
Sari.skolnik-basulto@yu.edu
  
Clinical Assistant
Professor		 
Timothy Conley, Ph.D.,
LMSW, CAS		(646) 592-6846
Timothy.conley@yu.edu
  
Professor 
Gary Stein, JD, MSW(646) 592-6808
Glstein@yu.edu
  
Clinical Assistant
Professor 		 
Kimberly Moore, PhD,
LCSW, MA, MAC, 
CASAC, ADS		(646) 592-6827
Kimberly.moore@yu.edu
  
Assistant Professor 
Eleni Toumarides, 
PhD, LCSW		toumarid@yu.edu
  
Assistant Professor 
Hanni Flaherty, 
LCSW, PhD		(646) 592-6846
Hanni.flaherty@yu.edu
  
Assistant Professor 
Lisa Henshaw,
PhD, LCSW		(646) 592-6818
Lisa.henshaw@yu.edu
  
Assistant Professor 
Rachel Fryman,
PhD, LCSW		Rachel.fryman@yu.edu
  
Assistant Professor 
Soohyoung Lee, 
PhD, MSW		(646) 592-6848
Rain.lee@yu.edu
  
Clinical Assistant Professor 
Rabbi Ari Sytner, 
PhD, LCSW, MEd		(646) 592-4242
Ari.sytner@yu.edu
  
Assistant Professor 
Carolina Herrera,
MSW, PhD		(646) 592-6818
Carolina.herrera@yu.edu
  
Assistant Professor 
Christine Vyshedsky,
PhD, LCSW		(646) 592-6841
Christine.vyshedsky@yu.edu
  
Associate Professor 
Debbie Akerman,
PhD, LCSW		(646) 592-6840
Hannah.akerman@yu.edu
  
Clinical Assistant 
Professor		 
Laurie Blackman, 
PhD, LMSW		(646) 592-6829
Laurie.blackman@yu.edu
  
Clinical Assistant
Professor		 
Lynn Levy, Ph.D.(646) 592-6823
Llevy1@yu.edu
  
Clinical Associate
Professor		 
Herschel Knapp, 
Ph.D., M.S.S.W.		Herschel.knapp@yu.edu
  
Clinical Associate
Professor		 
Jill Becker-Feigeles, 
LCSW, Ph.D.		(646) 592-6830
jbecker@yu.edu
  
Clinical Professor 
Ronnie Glassman,
MA, DSW, LCSW-R		(646) 592-6830
glassman@yu.edu
  
Professor 
Charles Auerbach, 
Ph.D., LCSW		(646) 592-6816
auerbach@yu.edu
  
Professor 
Daniel Pollack, 
MSW, JD		(646) 592-6836
dpollack@yu.edu
  
Professor & Director
of Alumni Relations
Jay Sweifach, DSW,
LCSW		(646) 592-6807
jsweifac@yu.edu
  
Professor 
Susan Mason, 
PhD, LCSW		(646) 592-6806
masonse@yu.edu
  
Associate Professor 
Shannon R. Lane,
LMSW, PhD		(646) 592-6817
Shannon.lane@yu.edu
  
Professor 
Nancy Beckerman,
LCSW, DSW		(646) 592-6805
beckerma@yu.edu
  
Professor Emeritus 
Joan Beder, 
LCSW, DSW		(646) 592-6839
beder@yu.edu
  
Clinical Assistant
Professor & CASAC
Program Director		 
Michael Serrano,
PhD, LCSW, CASAC-2		michael.serrano@yu.edu 
(646) 592-6813

 

 

Sara Schenirer Professors/FT Faculty

Instructor & Director of Curriculum, Hasidish Men 
Akiva Perlman,
PhD., LCSW		Akiva.perlman@yu.edu 
  
Clinical Assistant
Professor		 
Alexander Rand,
LCSW-R, CASC		Alexander.rand@yu.edu 
  
Lecturer 
Esther Nekritz, 
LCSW, MSEd		Esther.nekritz@yu.edu 
  
Instructor 
Tara Klestzick, 
Psy.D., MS		Tara.klestzick@yu.edu 
  
Instructor 
Tzipora Shub, 
LCSW		Tzipora.shub@yu.edu 
  
Instructor 
Yoel Alter, 
LCSW		(646) 592-6894
Yoel.alter@yu.edu
  
Clinical Assistant
Professor		 
Chananyah Silverman, 
MSW, LCSW		(646) 592-6842
Chananyah.silverman@yu.edu
  
Clinical Assistant
Professor		 
Joshua Hecht, LCSWjoshua.hecht@yu.edu  

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