School alumna Dr. Beth Angell, currently the Dean of the School of Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University, will assume the Deanship at the University of Michigan on July 1, 2022. She earned her MSW and her doctorate in social welfare, both from UW-Madison.
While in Madison, Dr. Angell worked closely with Emeritus Professor Mary Ann Test, an internationally recognized scholar in the area of severe and persistent mental illness. Her scholarly work focuses on behavioral health, particularly on the intersection of severe mental illness, substance abuse, and the criminal justice system.