Mike Spencer

Mike Spencer serves as the Dean at the University of Washington since June 2018 and has held various leadership roles, including Acting Dean and Presidential Term Professor and Director of Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Oceanic Affairs. Previously, Mike Spencer was a Fedele F. Fauri Collegiate Professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work for over two decades, where the focus was on health equity research. Additional experience includes a role as Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Center on Poverty, Risk, and Mental Health, and a Visiting Professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, concentrating on Native Hawaiian health and food justice research. Mike Spencer also served as Associate Dean of Educational Programs at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. Academic credentials include a PhD in Social Welfare from the University of Washington, a Master of Science in Social Work from The University of Texas at Austin, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.