Meet our new faculty 

VCU is pleased to have the following faculty join the School of Social Work in the 2024-2025 academic year:

Assistant professors

Daniel Baslock, Ph.D., earned his doctorate at New York University’s Silver School of Social Work and researches organizational factors and social policies that impact the implementation of integrated mental health and substance use treatment. “VCU’s commitment to Virginia as a public university supports my desire to engage in research and scholarship for the public good.”

Christina Huerta, Ph.D., was previously a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and researches Latinx mental health, discrimination and immigration stress and racial and ethnic disparities in mental health.

Yifan Lou, Ph.D., was previously a postdoctoral associate at the Yale University School of Medicine and researches end-of-life care, with a particular focus on racial/ethnic disparities in access and use of quality end-of-life care. “VCU has a global and interdisciplinary platform for aging and health research, which is a perfect place for me to land my research career.”

Assistant professors in teaching

Erica Jackson (M.S.W.’14), LCSW, was a clinical social worker at VCU Health for 10 years and also previously served as a community-embedded faculty for nine years.

Klara Prachar (M.S.W.’10), LCSW, previously worked as a psychotherapist, OCD specialist and mental health crisis clinician, and also served as a community-embedded faculty for nine years.