Professor

Office Address:  
351C DeVos Center
School of Social Work
401 Fulton Street West
Grand Rapids, MI 49504

Phone Number: 
(616) 331-6623

Email Address: 
[email protected]

Office Hours:
Mondays 11:30am to 4pm / 5:30pm to 7pm
(in person or virtual)

Teaching Areas:
SW 300: Pluralism in American Society
SW 318: Generalist Practice II
SW 340: Human Behavior Social Environment I
SW 341: Human Behavior Social Environment II
SW 380: Social Work Practice with Elders
SW 430: Social Work Research
SW 439: The Family and Social Work Practice
SW 490/492: Social Work Field Education I and II
SW 491/493: Social Work Field Seminar I and II
SW 499: Independent Study
SW 620: Human Behavior and Social Environment
SW 690: Social Research I
SW 691: Social Research II
SW 694/695: Master’s Thesis  

Experience:
Lihua teaches at GVSU and has more than 22 years of experience in social work education, specializing in gerontology, international social work, and immigrant services. Prior to joining the School of Social Work at Grand Valley State University, Dr. Huang was an associate professor at the Department of Social Work at East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China. She has worked with Chinese migrant schools in Shanghai and refugee minors in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Huang has authored books and journal articles, based on research participants in China, Ghana, and the United States. Dr. Huang is committed to social justice and human rights in her teaching and services.

Education: Dr. Huang’s curriculum vitae.
2011: PhD - Michigan State University
2001: MSW - Grand Valley State University 
1988: MA - University of Nanjing, China
1985: BA - University of Nanjing, China