Rosemary Alamo is a licensed clinical social worker, with a Pupil Personnel Services Credential (PPSC), and an associate teaching professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. She holds a Doctor of Behavioral Health from Arizona State University, and has over 27 years of professional experience in diverse settings, including health care, schools, public safety, community-based organizations and public child welfare. Her career has focused on promoting wellness, health and mental health along with building appropriate infrastructures that support them. Professor Alamo serves as a forensic expert and consultant at the local and national levels on reimagining public safety.
She serves as chair for the USC University Club Board of Councilors and also as faculty co-advisor for the USC NASW Unit and the Forensic Social Work Caucus. Professor Alamo is the former director of NASW-CA Chapter Region I. She co-leads the Social Work and Public Safety Collaborative at USC, an innovative initiative that brings together public safety and social work professionals to create meaningful change regarding how these two fields collaborate to support communities in need.