SSW’s Dr. Liz Lightfoot will become the next director of the ASU School of Social Work on July 1

(ASU media relations Mark J. Scarp, March 31, 2021)

Elizabeth Lightfoot will become the next director of the ASU School of Social Work (SSW) on July 1, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions Dean Jonathan Koppell announced today.

Lightfoot, a University of Minnesota Distinguished Global Professor who has directed UMN’s doctoral program in social work since 2006, has been a member of its faculty since 1999.

“Dr. Lightfoot’s joining Watts College to lead our School of Social Work will benefit our students, faculty and college in numerous ways,” Koppell said. “She is a respected scholar and talented innovator, particularly in her attention to the international aspects of social work. I am impressed that she has held honored leadership roles among social work educators and am confident she will apply her experience when working with our dedicated and productive faculty to advance our mission of inclusion paired with excellence.”

Stay tuned for our University of Minnesota School of Social Work send-off to Dr. Lightfoot later this spring!