Faculty and Staff
Felix O. Chima, Ph.D.
Department Head, Professor & BSW Director
Office: 230 W.R. Banks Building
Phone: (936) 261-1672
Email: fochima@pvamu.edu
Sokheng Sanderson
Administrative Associate III
Office: 231 W.R. Banks Building
Phone: (936) 261-1673
Email: sosanderson@pvamu.edu
Tamika Baldwin-Clark, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: 222 W.R. Banks Building
Phone: (936) 261-3223
Email: tcbaldwin-clark@pvamu.edu
Marcus D. Benoit, PhD
Assistant Professor of Practice
Office: 234 W.R. Banks Building
Phone: 936-261-1670
Email: mdbenoit@pvamu.edu
Sonya Carson, Ed.D, LCSW-S
Assistant Professor of Practice
Office: 242 W.R. Banks Building
Phone: (936) 261-1670
Email: sncarson@pvamu.edu
Kenshara Cravens, Ph.D., LMSW, CCM, LCDC
Assistant Professor of Practice and MSW Field Supervisor
Office: 234 W.R. Banks Building
Phone: (936) 261-2096
Email: kmcravens@pvamu.edu
Jackson De Carvalho, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of MSW Program
Office: 218 W.R. Banks Building
Phone: (936) 261-1676
Email: jndecarvalho@pvamu.edu
Darron Garner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: 230 W.R. Banks Building
Phone: (936) 261-1670
Email: ddgarner@pvamu.edu
Dorie Gilbert, Ph.D
Professor and Dean of Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences
Office: Elmer E O’Banion Science Building 230
Phone: (936) 261-3183
Email: djgilbert@pvamu.edu
Cedrina M Ruffin, PhD, LCSW-S
Assistant Professor of Practice
Office: G.R. Woolfolk 104
Phone: (936) 261-1670
Email: cmruffin@pvamu.edu
Paisley Small,MSW
Assistant Professor of Practice
Office: 242 W.R. Banks Building
Phone: (936) 261-1674
Email: ppsmall@pvamu.edu
Beverly Spears, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: 217 W.R. Banks Building
Phone: (936) 261-1674
Email: baspears@pvamu.edu
Trevor Stephen DSW, MSW, LCDC
Assistant Professor
Office: W.R. Banks Building
Phone: 936-261-1676
Email: tdstephen@pvamu.edu