Students currently enrolled in the PhD Program
Khalid Alsheri
Research Interests
- Saudi Arabian family mental health
- Substance abuse
Hussain Al-Zahrani
Research Interests
- The impact of awareness of professional roles on increasing the quality of social services for workers in the education sector
- Social Work in the Healthcare Sector in the Digital Transformation: Challenges and Opportunities
- Investing in social intelligence in the field of social work in the health sector
Zakary Amen
Research Interests
- Homelessness
- Reproductive Healthcare
- Research Methodology
- Mixed-Methods Research
Hailey Crowe
Research Interests
- Adolescent behavioral health, substance misuse and prevention
- Family systems and implementation science
- Trauma-informed and anti-oppressive practice
Oliver Eya
Research Interests
- Intimate partner violence, Migration and Mental Health
- Family counseling/social work
- Developmental disability (autistic children)
Eliza Galvez
Research Interests
- Implementation Science
- Culturally-Tailored Family-Based Prevention Programs
- Community-Engaged Research
- Behavioral Health Disparities
Kenyette Garrett
Research Interests
- Racial equity in music education
- Culturally responsive pedagogy
- Interdisciplinary approaches to inclusion and belonging,
- Allyship and anti-racist practice
- Doctoral social work education
- Intergenerational racial trauma and parenting
Yejin Heo
- Aging
- Caregiving
- Caregivers of Older Adults with Dementia
- Health Inequity
Ishita Kapur
Research Interests
- Adolescent mental health
- Young adults’ social media use
- Adverse childhood experiences
- Artificial intelligence
Sangmi Kim
Research Interests
- Building Youth Resilience
- Youth Suicide Prevention
- Addressing Cyberbullying through Mobile Interventions
- Addiction, Craving, ASD, Mindfulness, and Family-based Interventions
Matthew Knight
- Animal-Assisted Interventions for Military Veterans
- Welfare and Ethical Considerations for Working Dogs
Peter Kingsley
- Posttraumatic Growth
- Military Mental Health
- Validity of alternate experiential treatments on trauma treatment for young adults.
Ashlee Lawler
- How IPV/DV, ACEs, and trauma affect health outcomes among diverse populations.
Sangwon Lee
Research Interests
- Disability social work and policy
- Social vulnerabilities during disasters
Melissa Newman
Research Interests
- Queer Joy as a Protective and Compensatory Experience (PACE)
- The role of community in LGBTQ+ individuals across the lifespan
- Disability justice in social work education
- Policy outcomes in LGBTQ+ health disparities
Shanicqua Richardson
Research Interests
- African American maternal health
- Caregiver burden and anticipatory grief
- Military mental health
Shanimol (Shani) Shajimon
Research Interests
- Mental Health
- Child and Family Welfare
- Substance Abuse
- School based mental health interventions
Jessica Shields
Research Interests
- Macro-level child welfare polic
- Kinship care arrangements and their outcomes for children
- Policy impacts on short- and long-term custodial decisions
Santhosh Raj Srinivasan
Research Interests
- Mental Health Accessibility
- Social Impact Assessments
- Community-Based Interventions
Ilana Shtivelman
Research Interests
- Moral Injury and Societal Violence
- Global Social Work (focusing on cultures & ethics)
- Military Mental Health
Caitlin (Cat) Steele
Research Interests
- Mental Health
- Social Justice
- Disability Resources