Updated Office Hours
During the time that the College is utilizing remote instruction, our School of Health Sciences departmental offices may have reduced hours and staff may be working remotely. If there is no answer to phone, rather than leaving a voicemail, please send a detailed email to the faculty person, chair, or dean as appropriate. If you prefer a call-back, please include good times to reach you with your call-back information.
Dean's Office
Phone : 718.982.3690
Email: schoolhealthscience@csi.cuny.edu
Social Work: Christine Flynn Saulnier
Chairperson, Professor
Phone : 718.982.2070
Contact Via Email: Christine.FlynnSaulnier@csi.cuny.edu
Programs in Department of Social Work
Catalog
- Social Work (BS)
- Master of Social Work (MSW) - 2 year full-time program
- Advanced Standing MSW - 12 month full-time program
- Disability Studies
Program Sites
Social Work Faculty & Staff
Faculty are developing and disseminating cutting edge research in the areas of gerontology, disability studies both in the U.S. and internationally, alcohol and drug problems, feminist theory, critical multiculturalism, environmental sustainability, healthcare for children and adults with disabilities, and the social inclusion of children with developmental disabilities. Faculty are also studying social work education, drawing upon research about social constructionism to inform and guide transformative social work practices.
Full Time Faculty
Staff
- Constance Stafford
- Pasindu Seneviratne
- Ilyssa Silfen
Adjunct Faculty
- Anjail Ameen-Rice
- Hal Angel
- Jacqueline Blake-Santiago
- Maryann Clark
- Michael DiNitto
- Anthony Georges
- Linda Inwood
- Gigi Lipman
- Jason Maniscalco
- Caterina Pisiotta
- Shari Richardson
- Gwendolyn Robinson
- Jacquelyn Sanders
- Felipe Sepulveda
- Constance Stafford
- Lauren Beth Tacconi
- Salome Thompson
- Michael Weinberg
Phi Alpha - National Social Work Honor Society
To be considered for membership in the Tau Omega Chapter of Phi Alpha, the Social Work Honor Society, Undergraduate students must be in their senior year of the social work program at CSI. They must have an overall GPA of 3.0 and a Social Work GPA of 3.25. Graduate students must have a minimum of 12 credit hours and an overall GPA of 3.5
Social Work Facilities

Classroom
Our department has its own classroom within the Department of Social Work suite. It is a media-equipped classroom, which enhances student learning.
Student Lounge
Our department's student lounge is open to all BSSW and MSW students. It serves as a space for students to study, socialize, and organize.