Students currently enrolled in the PhD Program
Khalid Alsheri
Research Interests
- Saudi Arabian family mental health
- Substance abuse
Zakary Amen
Research Interests
- Educational, Financial, & Housing Inequality
- Homelessness & persons experiencing homelessness
- Youth Participatory Action Research
Oliver Eya
Research Interests
- Intimate partner violence, Migration and Mental Health
- Family counseling/social work
- Developmental disability (autistic children)
Amanda Fackler
Research Interests
- Social Responses to Environmental Change
- Climate Change Policy Reform
- Gender Equity
Eliza Galvez
Research Interests
- Trauma in Children and Adolescents
- Racial and Ethnic Minorities
- Prevention and Intervention in Mental Health
Kenyette Garrett
Research Interests
- Social workers’ role in increasing access to music education for trauma-affected communities
- Attachment theory through the lens of cultural humility
- Factors promoting post-traumatic growth and resilience post-COVID-19
Ishita Kapur
Research Interests
- Youth Mental Health
- Intimate Partner Violence
- 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
Kiki Kline
Research Interests
- Dynamic and systemic methods towards improving relationships to food, our bodies, and weight.
- Expanding eating disorder diagnostic criteria.
- Mental health social justice.
Matthew Knight
- Animal-Assisted Interventions for Military Veterans
- Welfare and Ethical Considerations for Working Dogs
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
Aritra Moulick
Research Interests
- Health Care Accessibility, Availability and Affordability in rural areas
- Role of Artificial Intelligence in Primary Health Care
- Health Care Disparity in Urban & Rural Areas
Namrata Mukherjee
Research Interests
- Geriatric Health
- Gender Equilibrium
- Economic Disparity
Melissa Newman
Research Interests
- Nature and impact of protective and compensatory childhood experiences (PACES) across the lifespan
- Role and experience of community and allyship in minoritized populations across the lifespan
- Implementation science of prevention and intervention in school social work
Shanicqua Richardson
Research Interests
- African American maternal health
- Caregiver burden and anticipatory grief
- Military mental health
Shajimon Shanimol
Research Interests
- Mental Health
- Child and Family Welfare
- Substance Abuse
- School based mental health interventions
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