Ryan Murr
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Melissa Newman
Melissa is from St. Petersburg, Florida and earned her bachelor’s in social work from the University of South Florida, St. Pete and her master’s in social work from the University of South Florida, Tampa. Melissa has experience in community mental health, medical social work, juvenile justice, and spent the majority of her career in school…
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Vallee Vanover
Vallee is a sophomore in the BSSW program at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. She was born and raised in Knoxville. She is the president of our student ran Bachelor’s of Social Work club, BSWO. Vallee wants to do macro social work. She hopes to focus on community health or anything involving nonprofit work. Her…
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Cecily Edmonds
Cecily is an MSSW student from Chattanooga, TN. She has passions for advocacy, equity, and justice and has loved the opportunities the College of Social Work has allowed her to further her education, qualifications, and confidence in these areas. Cecily is minoring in both Political Science and Social Justice in addition to being part of…
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Emily Giacini
Emily is an MSSW student at the University of Tennessee. She is on the Clinical Track with the Trauma Treatment Certificate added in the advanced standing program. Emily is about to begin her field practicum with the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Hospital. One of her favorite things she does around campus is work with the FUTURE program,…
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Khalid Alsheri
Khalid Alshehri has a master’s degree in social work from Southern Illinois University and a bachelor’s degree in social work from Imam Mohammed Saud University in Saudi Arabia. Alshehri has a practice background working with people experiencing food insecurity and in a variety of other social service and volunteer roles. Prior to joining the University…
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Zakary Amen
Zakary (Zak) Amen is a 4th-year PhD Candidate at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Social Work. His research focuses on homelessness and reproductive healthcare; specific projects and studies have focused on these issues within Appalachia. Other research interests include mixed-methods research, teaching research methods and statistics in the MSW program, and program evaluation.…
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Sangmi Kim
Sangmi Kim is a PhD candidate in Social Work at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with a minor in Intercollegiate Graduate Statistics and Data Science Program (IGSDSP). She earned her MSW from Ewha Womans University (Seoul, Korea) in 2013 and holds Korea’s highest-level national social worker license. She has professional experience providing mental health support…
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Santhosh Raj Srinivasan
Santhosh Raj Srinivasan, a seasoned professional social worker and accomplished researcher hailing from India, has significantly contributed to the field of social welfare and research from 2019 to 2023. His professional journey has been marked by pivotal roles, including Research Assistant at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Mumbai, Project Coordinator at The Banyan…
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Kiki Kline
Kiki Kline is a licensed social worker (LSW) in the State of Colorado, specializing in clinical research and social work with individuals experiencing disordered eating and related populations. She most enjoys collaborating with others to instill social justice efforts in mental health and eating disorder systems of care through research, clinical, and advocacy work. In…
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Jessica Shields
Working in the field of child welfare for over 10 years has made me aware of various gaps when it comes to policies set in place to protect the most vulnerable of all citizens, children. My area of interest is just that, child welfare on a macro scale and the polices set in place that…