Contact Our Field Education Staff
Associate Professor; Director of Field Education
Research Interests: youth violence prevention; community-based participatory research; community-centered violence prevention; community partnership; field education
- Oversees the Field Department staff and day-to-day operations.
- Assigns all faculty liaisons to their students/agencies.
- Negotiates and monitors all field-related contracts, including paid outside field educators, adjunct faculty liaisons and agency contracts.
- Coordinates/chairs all student field termination review meetings.
- Responsible for contents of Field Manual.
Please contact Katie (or direct a student/agency to contact Katie) regarding administrative issues, such as UBSSW HR personnel inquiries and requests for exceptions to or a change in policy. In addition, Katie may be contacted when unable to reach or to express concerns regarding a member of the Field Department.
Marjorie Quartley
Assistant Director of Field Education
- Coordinates placements for online students.
- Oversees the online student field process.
- Coordinates the development of new field placements opportunities and conducts new site visits.
- Co-develops and implements trainings and orientations for students and/or field educators.
Please contact Margie (or direct a student/agency to contact Margie) with questions regarding new field placement development and placements outside of the Erie/Niagara region.
Clinical Associate Professor, Field Education
Research Interests: Field education; technology and artificial intelligence (AI) in social work practice and learning; community organizing and development; social innovation; social work services in schools
- Places students in Erie and Niagara counties.
- Assists with placement development.
- Oversees adjunct/faculty liaisons.
- Co-develops trainings and orientations.
Please contact Michael with any questions relating to student placement, placement development or performance in field.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Field Education
Research Interests: field education; acceptance and commitment therapy; technology and social work
- Places students in Erie and Niagara counties.
- Assists with placement development.
- Oversees adjunct/faculty Liaisons.
- Co-develops trainings and orientations.
Please contact Alex with any questions relating to student placement, placement development or performance in field.
Sterling James
Field Education Coordinator
- Coordinates placements for online students.
- Assists with placement development.
- Co-develops and implements trainings and orientations.
Please contact Sterling with any questions relating to student placement, placement development or performance in field.
Laura Turnbull
LMSW, Placement Coordinator
Email: heid@buffalo.edu
- Oversees placements in Chautauqua County in New York State, Canada, and states outside of New York in the United States.
Please contact Laura with any questions relating to placement in Chautauqua County in New York State, Canada and states outside of New York in the United States.
Kathryn E. B. Griswold
Administrative Field Coordinator
- Oversees the maintenance of the field database that tracks all placement information (student, field educator, task supervisor, agency and liaison).
- Responsible for oversight of field’s web-based information and paperwork (i.e. field application materials, advanced year agency search, etc.).
Please contact Kathryn (or direct a student/agency to contact Kathryn) with questions regarding the process of completing necessary placement paperwork, questions regarding access to online information, affiliation agreements, listservs, tuition waivers and continuing education vouchers.