Meet Our Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty

Our Ph.D. program is taught by an expert and diverse group of resident and adjunct faculty who come to campus from across the country, and around the world, to contribute their expertise. The unique structure of the School's academic calendar makes it possible for many clinicians, who work in the social work profession or other universities during the traditional academic year, to join the Smith community from June through August

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Dharma Cortés, M.A., Ph.D.

Adjunct Assistant Professor
Dharma E. Cortés received her bachelor’s and master’s degree in clinical psychology from the University of Puerto Rico, and a doctorate degree in sociology from…
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James Drisko, M.S.W., Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus and Adjunct Professor
James Drisko’s recent work focuses on evidence-based practice, the common factors model, clinical work with children and families including reactive attachment…
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Martha Hadley, M.Ph., Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor
Martha Hadley is a psychologist in private practice in New York City, and teaches in the M.S.W. program at Touro College in addition to the Smith College School…
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Laurie Herzog, M.S.W. '85, Ph.D. '97

Adjunct Professor | Practicum Faculty Adviser | Practicum Seminar Instructor | Director of the Advanced Clinical Supervision and Foundations of Clinical Supervision Certificates
Laurie Herzog is the director of the Advanced Clinical Supervision program at the Smith College School for Social Work. She earned her M.S.W. (1985) and her Ph…
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Hugo Kamya, M.S.W., M.Div., Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor
Hugo Kamya earned his M.S.W. from Boston College and Ph.D. from Boston University. Since 2006, he has been a professor at Simmons University where he teaches…
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Joan Lesser, M.S.W., Ph.D., LICSW

Adjunct Professor
Joan Lesser received her M.S.W. from Columbia University School of Social Work as a recipient of a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Psychiatric…
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Cathleen Morey, M.S.W., Ph.D., LICSW

Adjunct Assistant Professor and Professional Education Instructor
Cathleen Morey is the director of clinical social work at the Austen Riggs Center, an open setting psychiatric hospital and residential treatment center for…
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Nnamdi Pole, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor
Nnamdi Pole is a professor in the Smith College Department of Psychology and licensed clinical psychologist. He has taught in the Smith School for Social Work…
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Judith Rosenberger, M.A., M.S.W., Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor
Judith Rosenberger is a professor in the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. Her areas of expertise include clinical practice, psychodynamic…
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Kay Saakvitne, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor
Kay Saakvitne (Sock-quit-knee) is a licensed clinical psychologist who received her doctorate from the University of Michigan in 1986. She was the clinical…