Faculty & Staff Directory

Goutham M. Menon, PhD
Title/s: Dean & Professor
Specialty Area: Information and Communication Technologies in Health, Social Services and Education; Higher Education Leadership & Innovation; B-Corps.
Office #: Maguire Hall 506
Phone: 312-915-6551
E-mail:
CV Link: G_Menon_CV_Nov_2020
About
Dr. Goutham M. Menon earned his Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1997; a Master’s degree in Social Work in 1988 from the Madras School of Social Work, Chennai, India; and a BA in English Language and Literature from Loyola College, Chennai, India, in 1984. He has over 20 years of academic experience at the undergraduate & graduate levels having taught at the University of Texas at Arlington (1996-1998); University of South Carolina (1998-2005); and at the University of Texas at San Antonio (2006-2013); Director and Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, School of Social Work, Division of Health Sciences (2013-2016). He joined Loyola University Chicago in 2017 as Professor and Dean of the School of Social Work.
Areas of Expertise
Information and Communication Technologies for Education, Social Services & Health; Distance & Distributed Learning; International Social Development; Corporate Social Responsibility; Higher Education Administration; Diversity, Inclusion & Equity; Accreditation.
He is currently and is President Elect of the Board of the Network for Social Work Management.
Degrees
• MBA (Sustainability & Entrepreneurship) – University of Nevada, Reno - 2018
• Ph.D. Social Work – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - 1997
• MA (Medical and Psychiatric Social Work) – Madras School of Social Work, Chennai, India – 1988
• BA (English Language & Literature) – Loyola College, Chennai, India - 1984
• Program Areas: ; International Social & Sustainable Development; Online Education
Research Interests
• Social Work Education
• Leadership & Innovation
• ICT in Practice & Education
• Distance Education
• Corporate Social Responsibility & B-Corps
Professional & Community Affiliations
• President Elect: Network for Social Work Managers
Membership in:
• National Association Of Deans’ & Directors’ of Social Work Programs (NADD)
• International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW)
• Academy of Management (AOM)
• International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD)
• HUSITA (human services Information Technology association)
• Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors, Inc. (BPD)
Editorial Boards:
• Journal of Technology in Human Services, 1998-Present
• Social Development Issues, 1999-Present
• Journal of Social Service Research, 2003-Present
Courses Taught
Range of courses across the curriculum (Micro to Macro) and across programs (BSW; MSW; Ph.D.)
- Advanced practice with Individuals
- Advanced practice with Groups
- Social Work Administration
- Advanced practice with communities & organizations
- Research methodology
- Program and Practice Evaluation
- Qualitative Research
- Social Welfare History & Policy
- Social Planning/Sustainable Development
- Electronic Advocacy for Social Work (Web course)
- Human Trafficking (ITV – Students in USA, Germany, & Indonesia synchronously)
- Global Context of Social Work
- Social Work in Higher Education (Doctoral Course)
- Study Abroad – India; Brazil