School of Public Service

Department of Social Work

Faculty

Ilene Nathanson
Chair, The Department of Social Work
Professor of Social Work
B.S., Cornell University;
M.S.W., D.S.W., Yeshiva University
ilene.nathanson@liu.edu

Marietta Barretti
Director of Field Experience, Social Work
A.A., Queensboro Community College;
B.S.S.W., M.S.W., Adelphi University, School of Social Work
D.S.W., Hunter College, School of Social Work
marietta.barretti@liu.edu

Orly Calderon
Assistant Professor of Social Work
B.A., Long Island University;
M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University;
M.S., Psy.D., Hofstra University
orly.calderon@liu.edu

Elissa Giffords
Associate Professor of Social Work
A.A., Nassau Community College;
B.A., Hofstra University;
M.S.W., D.S.W., Adelphi University
elissa.giffords@liu.edu

Tzipi Weiss
Baccalaureate Program Director
Assistant Professor of Social Work
B.A., Tel Aviv University;
M.SC., Technion Isreal Institute of Technology, Medical School;
M.A., Columbia University;
M.S.W., D.S.W., Adelphi University, School of Social Work
tzipi.weiss@liu.edu