Forthcoming PhD Program Graduates 2019–20
Forthcoming PhD Program Graduates 2019–20 Melissa Wood Bartholomew ·
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The impact of racism, incarceration, and other systems of oppression on the mental health of Black people and the role of spirituality in their resilience • “A Call to Healing: Black Lives Matter Movement as a Framework for Addressing the Health and Wellness of Black Women” (with Harris, A. and Maglaland, D.), Community Psychology in Global Perspectives Journal. 2018. • Elaine Pinderhughes Fellowship, Boston College School of Social Work • Racial Justice Fellow, Harvard Divinity School
M. Emilia Bianco ·
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Asylum-seeking and refugee mothers and children, poverty alleviation, gender equality • “Challenging gender norms and practices through women’s entrepreneurship” (with Lombe, M. and Bolis, M.), International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship. 2017. • Kelsey A. Rennebohm Memorial Fellowship, Boston College Center for Human Rights and International Justice • Extensive work experience with community organizations in the U.S. and abroad
Paola Campos ·
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Social context and obesity across the lifespan • “Comparison of Subjective and Objective Methods for Measuring Physical Activity in Urban Mexican Older Adults” (with Vilar-Compte, M. and Gaitán-Rossi, P.), The Journal of Aging and Social Change. 2018. • Five-year International Doctoral Fellowship in Social Welfare for Latin American Students, Sovereign Bank/Santander Universities Fund and Boston College • Travel Award, Boston College Institute on Aging
Ignacio Eissmann ·
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Housing exclusion, social policy, intervention model for homelessness • “El potencial de las Estrategias Residenciales para Superar la Situación de Calle: Aportes desde la Experiencia Chilena” (with Cuadra, C.) Reporte, Moviliza, Chile. 2018. • Co-founder, Moviliza (2006) • Co-founder, Research and Advocacy Center for the End of the Street Situation in South America. CISCAL (2019)
Ngozi Enelamah ·
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Early childhood development, mental health and family violence, social innovation, global, and macro practice • “Dimensions of Altruism Behaviors Among Americans in the General Social Survey” (with Tran, T.), Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment. 2019. • Dr. Carolyn B. Thomas Fellowship, Boston College School of Social Work • Altruism and Our Responsibility Graduate Student Award, Boston College Center for Christian-Jewish Learning
Kerri Evans, LCSW ·
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Children experiencing forced migration • “A call to action: Reimagining social work practice with unaccompanied minors” (with Diebold, K., and Calvo, R.), Advances in Social Work. 2018. • Dr. Carolyn Thomas Fellowship, Boston College School of Social Work • Doctoral Scholars Institute Participant, Network for Social Work Management
Victor Figuereo ·
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Intersection of race and immigrant mental health disparities • Select publication: “Latinx use of traditional health care: The social network effect” (with Calvo, R.), Journal of Health & Social Work. 2018 • Elaine Pinderhughes Fellowship, Boston College School of Social Work • Ronald E. McNair Summer Research Fellowship, University of New Hampshire
Carlos Andrade Guzmán ·
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Social work education and intervention; social work in public-private frameworks; policies and social interventions of care, childhood, and disability • “A proposal to measure the quality and perceived image and its effect on the satisfaction of users in public institutions: A PLS-SEM approach, applied to a municipality in Chile” (with Rojas, J., Arancibia, S., and Ramírez, A.), Journal of Public Policy Studies. 2019. • “Challenges for social policies in the South American context: Reflections on public-private relations and encounter between implementers and intervention subjects” (with Picasso, F.), Social Sciences Journal. In Press. • “Education in Social Work in Chile and street situation: Challenges for the disciplinary training” at the National Meeting on Street Situation, Corporación Moviliza. April 2019.
Luz Maria Hernández ·
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Population Studies, public health, mental health, healthcare policy, oncological clinical trials • “Implications of youth bullying on mental health” (with Vessey, J., Luthhoff A., and Di Fazio, R.) Horizonte de enfermeria. 2016. • “A Critical Latino Response to President Trump’s Executive Order on Interior Immigration Enforcement” (with Rosales, R., Figuereo, V., and López, A.) at the 2018 Annual Conference for the Society of Social Work and Research. January 2018. • Scholarship to pursue MA degree in International Law, Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey
Javier Reyes Martínez ·
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Technology and aging, health and well-being in retirement • “Los derechos culturales de las poblaciones mestizas en México ¿amenazados?” Cofactor. 2018. • Dissertation Grant, Boston College Institute on Aging • Finalist Award, Global Business in Aging Pitch Competition, Association for Gerontological Higher Education
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