Social Welfare Faculty

Andrea Brown

Lecturer

Andrea has been teaching part-time at Gordon College since 2011. Her teaching focus has been in Human Behavior and Practice with Individuals and Families. Andrea brings 23 years of licensed independent clinical social work practice experience to the classroom. She currently works at the Juvenile Court Clinic where she conducts psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, suicide assessment, and linking adolescents and their ... more ➔

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Sybil Coleman

Professor of Social Work

Professor Coleman joined the Gordon faculty in 1989, bringing with her 24 years of direct practice social work experience. Her primary teaching interests focus on the foundations of social work and social welfare as well as social work theories and practice with individuals and families. Her current research project focuses on the relationship between moral development and the experiences people have with digital devices. She received the Distinguished ... more ➔

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Mark Gedney

Professor of Philosophy

Mark Gedney is Associate Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department. After receiving his Ph.D. on Hegel's social philosophy in 1995 from Boston University, Dr. Gedney lectured at both Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Boston University where he taught courses in ethics, the philosophy of the social sciences, and social and political philosophy. During this time, he also served as Associate Program Coordinator for the Twentieth World ... more ➔

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Sarah Krass

Lecturer

Sarah is a graduate of Gordon's Social Work Program and received her Masters in Social Work from Salem State University and has her independent license in clinical Social Work. She has worked in community-based mental health and private practice with a focus on children, adolescents and families. She began teaching in 2011 and came back to Gordon in 2015. When not teaching she enjoys being at home with her three children ... more ➔

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Cynthia Veatch

Lecturer

Cynthia has been working in the field of pediatric mental health for 25 years and brings a wealth of experience to the classroom. Currently she is working at the Massachusetts General Hospital for Children in Salem, MA, where she specializes in childhood trauma, anxiety, and depression. She speaks widely on topics such as: the impact of technology on the developing brain, encopresis, childhood abuse and neglect, and parenting ... more ➔

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