SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK 2020 CONVOCATION
Virtual Convocation May 18, 2020 2:00 p.m.
ORDER OF EXERCISES
NATIONAL ANTHEM
Michael LaSala, M.S.W., Ph.D. Director, D.S.W. Program and Associate Professor
DEAN’S GREETING
Cathryn C. Potter, M.S.W., Ph.D. Dean and Distinguished Professor
FACULTY AND STAFF HONORS AND AWARDS
Cathryn C. Potter, M.S.W., Ph.D.
STUDENT SPEAKER
Quaniya Alease Jenkins M.S.W. Class of 2020
PH.D. DISSERTATION AWARD
Allison Zippay, M.S.W., Ph.D. Director, Ph.D. Program and Professor
PRESENTATION OF PH.D. DEGREE CANDIDATE
Allison Zippay, M.S.W., Ph.D.
PRESENTATION OF D.S.W. DEGREE CANDIDATES
Michael LaSala, M.S.W., Ph.D.
M.S.W. AWARDS
Patricia Findley, M.S.W., Dr.P.H Director, M.S.W. Program and Associate Professor
PRESENTATION OF M.S.W. DEGREE CANDIDATES
Patricia Findley, M.S.W., Dr.P.H
B.A.S.W. AWARDS
V. DuWayne Battle, M.S.W., M.Div., D.Min., Ph.D. Director, Baccalaureate Social Work Program and Associate Professor of Teaching
PRESENTATION OF B.A.S.W. DEGREE CANDIDATES
V. DuWayne Battle, M.S.W., M.Div., D.Min., Ph.D.
CONVOCATION READER
Arlene M. Hunter, M.A. Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
CONVOCATION SPEAKER AND PERFORMANCE
Bryan Terrell Clark “History Has Its Eyes on You”
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
Christiana Danielle Hicks M.S.W. Class of 2020 “Rise Up”
FINAL COMMENTS
Cathryn C. Potter, M.S.W., Ph.D.
PH.D. GRADUATE October 2019 JULIA O’CONNOR Dissertation Chair: Sarah McMahon, M.S.W., Ph.D. Dissertation Title: Rape myths and proclivity to perpetrate in male college students. May 2020 EVALYNE KERUBO ORWENYO Dissertation Chair: N. Andrew Peterson, M.A., Ph.D. Dissertation Title: Online Participation, Social Isolation, Biculturalism, and Empowerment: A Virtual Ethnography of Kenyan Diaspora Women in North America.
2020 D.S.W. GRADUATES Emily Gail Buchenhorst Christine Marie Caporuscio Deborah E. Dumont Michael Garbe Dunia Mercedes Garcia Helena D. Lewis Karie Jean McGuire
Angela Mullane Asa Paris Jennifer Polizotto Edith L. Slater Lauren R. Snedeker Jamie A. Wasserman Kelly Theresa Zin
2020 M.S.W. GRADUATES Sasha Claire Acevedo * Çisil Açıkay Tara Elizabeth Adams Melanie Agnic ** Krystal Enid Aguayo Cartagena Jared Matthew Ahmed Yazmeen Denise Aikens * Regina Akabutu Jenny Petita Alava ** Victoria Alferez Kimberly Marie Alfonso Amber Marie Allen Julianna Alleva Juliana Lera Almeida Miranda ** Catherine Alonso
Julie Denise Alvarado ** Elyse L. Amgott Melissa Ann Amico Sandy Amin ** Iyana Anderson Mariella D. Andrade Rachel Christine Andrews William Scott Andrews Candey Lea Aponte * Grace Stephanie Ardila Nicole S. Arseneau ** David Joseph Asbury Aimee Lynn Ascolese Hassan Augustin Amanda Leigh Aynes
Kenia Azcona Dante J. Baccaro Brianna L. Bacchetta Reham Zuheir Bader Javier E. Baires * Alexandra Baker Minnae Dejanera Baldwin Ralph William Baldwin Jr. * Krystal Banks * Sylvia Y. Barden Shari L. Barger Casiandra Barton Bridget Basis Margaret Bauer Elaine Annette Baugh Jaime Marie Baxter Brooke A. Beck Patrese Antoinette Beckford * Lisa Fernanda Belle Michael Scott Berger Annikea Fawcett Bernard Lesly Ann Berrios ** Elisa Betances Yvonne N. Bey * Jessica A. Bianchi * Melissa P. Blackman Brandi Ada Blackshear Christian Allen Blackwell Hermera Bernice Blanks * Julia M. Blaszczyk Adrienne Elizabeth Blume * Catherine Bonassisa * Dominique Marie Bordenabe Jennifer Lauren Bowens William James Boyce-Blanchard Takiya S. Boyette Tina M. Brand Nadia Thérèse Brandon ** Julie Pamela Bravo Carolina Bravo-Sanchez Sara Elizabeth Brinkerhoff Jean Palmer Broadhurst Shonteja Brockington Jakia R. Brown Jeffrey Brown Phoebe Brown ** Shanda Lanice Brown
Charese Yvette Browning Claudia Magdalena Brzoza Virginia Elizabeth Burleson Chera Lynn Busch ** Mayelin Caba-Nunez Rafaela Lourdes Cabassa Ena Cadesca * Kristel Macasaet Calderon Claudia Calderon Figueroa * Karina S. Calixto Stephanie Calle * Jillian L. Campion Jaclyn Marie Camporeale Mardelis Campos Olivia Anna Cannon Ralph Michael Cantada * Chelsea Jane Caplette Allyson Marie Capotorto William Joseph Capozzi Geneviève Augustine Maddalena Caputo Bryan Stalin Cardenas-Jara Engerd Carela * Erin Bradley Carr Shayla Carroll Kenneth Carson Morgan Alyssa Cascello ** Tamara Casseus * Joselina Castillo Sandra Elaine Catinello Herberth Jose Chacon Jeffrey Chan Jonathan Y. Chan Gabriell Sera Charschan Samuel Chen Shannon Pui Ying Cheung Sang Hee Choe Ziggy Cicchella ** Nina Gabrielle Cincotti * Nicole Gianna Clark Candecia Monique Clarke Ryan Clarke Heather Marie Clawson Krishan B. Clemente Colleen Elizabeth Cocca Katie Ann Coder Kathia J. Colón González * Destiny Yvette Conaway
Sarah Elizabeth Cooper Emily Rose Cope Jessy E. Cordova Ny'yah Cornick Gabriella A. Coronel Jessica Christina Coronel Jalene Lisette Coss Jilesa Kadian Cowan Serafin H. Craig Caitlyn Rose Cristella Maria Teresa Cross Carol Y. Cruz Flor Magaly Cruz Jessenia Inez Cruz Ashlee Michelle Culver Althea Cummings Melissa Ann Cunningham Michelle Marie Cupo Vanessa Curtis * Amanda Christine Cusa Montana Cushmeyer Tamaya Nicole Cylear Janel Candace Dabal * Barbara DaCruz Tracey Ann Dantone Ajee' J. Davis Lydia Davis ** Blas Martin De La Cruz ** Bianca Rose DeBellis ** Caris DeCenty ** Aaron Cole Deibler-Gorman Kassandra Marie DeJesus Rachel Kay Del Sordo Christina Ann DellaVecchia ** Sophia Alexis Denniston ** Darline Desamours * Suzanne Rae Deshchidn Ann Frédérique Desjardins Danielle Renee Dever * Alisa Dickson Christina Marie Payne DiGiovacchino Anna Maria Diliberti * Grace M. Dimarco Jessica Helene DiPerzio Sara Diwane Silvana Dominguez * Genairis Dones
Anthony Thomas Doran III Edward Dovlatyan Robyn Lashanda Drakeford * Maria C. Dudas Haja Dukureh Ana Dumic Jillian A. Dunyak Cassandra Edouard * Najja Dev'ree Edwards Melissa G. Egrie Rosie Ehrenfeld Joyce N. Elkharrat Waffa Elsayed Taylor Devine Elwood Heather Lynn Escalona Lisa Estevez Alecia Regina Eubanks ** Tina Marie Evanchik * Faryn Michelle Evans Yessenia Carolina Faican Toriana Maria Fanelli Lauren Jennifer Faria Gabrielle Marie Ferrara Casey A. Fessler Daniel Isaac Firestone Janelle D. Fleming Elisa Florencio * Alexandra Flores Rosa E. Flores Campos * Victor Isau Flores-Lopez Regina Michelle Floyd-Jones ** Leanne Fodera Olivia Forster ** Rebecca A. Forsyth * Faith Paige Freedman Antonio Jose Frias Emily Noel Frith * Ruby Fuentes * John C. Fuller Aýrel Funderburk Emily Elizabeth Fusco Kristine Galan Mary Jennifer Galetta Christine Kirvan Galiardo Andrea Galvin Sarah Ashley Gambacorta Amber Elena Garcia **
Courtney Anne Garcia Daniela Attanasio Garcia Maria Garcia Susan R. GarcĂŹa Kathleen Irene Garner-Jewett Nancy Colleen Gartland ** Alexa Rose Garvey Rachel Delia Gaul Shaniqua Quanese Gayle ** Sarah Elizabeth Gearing ** Marissa Ann Geist Victoria Michele Germano Chana B. Getter ZoĂŤ Rose Getz Nur Syazleena Ghani ** Emma Catherine Gifford Amy Catherine Gillen Janine Ann Gillott * Danelle Rachel Givner * Rachel Kei Glasser Amanda Marie Gonzalez Cecilia Ann Gonzalez Miryam Gonzalez Hernandez Mackenzie Sparrow Goodwyn Samarra Lynn Goosby Angelica Gabrielle Gori Elizabeth Marie Gorrell ** Megan Grady Deseray Leonel Graham ** Keaton O. Gray Kelly Patricia Gray Loren Frances Greene Nicolas Guerrero * Stefanie Elizabeth Guevara Chelsea Marie Gutierrez Cynthia F. Gutierrez Katie Jeanne Haas Sentence * Farzana Haider Noor Hamdan Sophie Kate Hans PaulaKay Alexis Harding Kenyell S. Hardy Monique Nikol Harper ** Emilia Elizabeth Harrall * Kamari Maleena Harrington * Cristina G. Harris * Shauna Nicole Harris
Jenniffer Henao Argelis Maria Hernandez * Denise Alilian Hernandez Emerith Hernandez Cortes Tatiana Hewitt Christiana Danielle Hicks Demaine Terrence Hill * Anissa Mershae Hodge Aldijana Hodzic Carolyn Michelle Hoke Reginald Trent Holding Jr. * Shirell E. Holmes Wynisha T. Holmes * Narine Hovhannisyan Kiana Alysa Hutchins Marla R. Ikalina * Biana Nehama Iosiovich Simra Irfan Jessica L. Irwin Diana Ismail Ashley Chukwunazo Iwudibia Rebecca L. Jackson Kathleen Jaime Gloria M. James ** Yvette Jamison Jillian E. Jantzen * Ashley V. Jasko Saila Javed Taylor Alexis Jefferson Ashia Monae Jenkins Quaniya Alease Jenkins Rose L. Jensen Joanna Tareka Jettoo * Natalie Kesia Joefield ** Brent Andrew Johnson Delores Johnson Molly Elizabeth Johnson Alanna Chevon Jones * Brianna L. Jones Corrine Rose Jones Jennifer Eileen Jones * Morgan Chantelle Jones Patricia Ann Jones Susan Eleni Jones Tiffany Michelle Jones Denise A. Jones-Holland Marie Michelle Joseph
Shabey Joseph Daniel Thoya Kaingu Amanda Ann Kaiser ** Solomon Kam Kelly Karbasian Madyson Brooke Keen Jessica Lindsay Keller Tara Kelly * Denise Lee Kendall Olivia D. Kennedy Sydney Kesselman Rabeesa Nafis Khan Ellis Hyun Kim Charles R. Kimble Jessica Ashley King Sean Joseph Kingston * Michelle Kirby Samantha Rose Kopacki Melissa Erin Kornitzer Drew Brandon Kresman Peter Joseph Kuchar Ashley Pui-Ling Lai Haleema Serene Lake Erica Lynne Lamancusa Suzanne V. Landau Rachael Schaad Lane Daniel Larrazabal Kristy Anne Lauricella Angela Grace LaVecchia Georgia Louise Lavey Chrysa Ann Lawson * Melyssa Reanne Laycock Noel Lazo Stacey Lynn Lear Katherine LeCompte Brandon Michael Lee Patricia A. Legge ** Joseph Christopher Lem Beth Laurie Lerner Eva Esther Lesher Leslie-Anne Irene Letso Stefanie Levi Samantha J. Levine Samantha Lienert Samantha Lucille Liik ** Daniel Lima Angela Carmella Livesay
Jessica Lynn Loczko Erica Lynne Lopez Jacqueline C. Lopez Justin Anthony Lopez Kristen Anne Lorentzen Theresa Nicole Lotano * Samantha H. Maclean Jessica Gail Madar Lauren Ashley Magnus James J. Maher III Jessica Mahler Johnsilynn M. Maize-Daniels Michelle Jeanette Malanga Eli Mallouhi Cayenne Elizabeth Mandes Danielle Sara Mann Marissa Ann Mann Sara Mansour ** Emily Anne Maragni Karisa Lynn Marcus Kathleen Duguid Margeotes Sharlyne Mary Marte Alyssa Marie Martignetti Ayanna Camara Martin Geniva Marie Martin Jessica Martinez Isabel Mizaris Martinez Abreu ** Kelly Jane Martins * Kristina Nicole Mazzeo Shauna Gail McCaig Jennie McCormick ** Amanda Nicole McGuinness Michaela Murray Mcmahon Dionne Michelle McMillian Wanda Medero ** Nepha Medeus Jason Ian Mehler Julianna Jayne Menaquale Samantha Louise Menard Carolina Mendizabal Ara Krisela Nuevo Mendoza * Krista Marie Merola Emmanuel Mervilus Gorbens Mervilus ** Lindsey Victoria Mesler Lovette Latroy Mike ** Nicole Miller
Rachel M. Ming-Vines Michelle Catherine Mitchell Caroline M. Monteverde Shaneè Grace Montgomery Luis Andrew Montilla * Melissa Elizabeth Monzon Amber Jade Moore Jamēka Lynn Moore * Jose Andres Morales * Kimberly Morales * Megan L. Moran Jennette Morel Ebony Morris Joseph Robert Mozino David Patrick Munck * Xiomara Muniz ** Ashlie Danai Munroe * Christina Brianne Murawski Brianna Arlene Murphy Heather Elizabeth Murphy ** Kerri Ann Joan Murphy Amanda Lynn Myczkowski * Luba Mykijewycz Isha Naik Hannah Marie Nale Sara Hanson Naparstek Aisha Naseem Sheena Fern Neely Claudia Nina De La Rosa Katerina J. Ninivaggi ** Onyinye A. Nnenji Suzanne Petra Noel * Rachel Nof-Gartner ** Christopher Scott Noroski * Hannah Lynn Novak Chinwendu E. Obi Jennifer Elizabeth Ochoa * Grace Ofori Attah Ruby Januaria Ofori-Arthur Josephine Ebunoluwa Ojo Breann Patricia Oppici Amy-Leigh Melissa O'Rourke Jessica C. Ortiz Marta Alithia Otero Stephanie Marie Oyler ** Michele Leigh Padalino Yasmine Jeanille Paez
Haley Paladino * Ashley R. Palochak ** Kaylee Bree Pao Jason Aaron Pappert Rita Kimberly Pardo ** Emma Ann Parish Jane HeeLa Park Marlene Emily Parry Radhika A. Patel Kaitlyn Marie Paulmeno Victor Yanco Pelaez-O'Toole Michael Olympus Peluso Berenice Victoria Peña Krista Marie Peoples ** Colleen S. Perseo Kendra S. Phelps Berlande Laurah Pierre Michael O'Neill Pitoniak * Elsa Merida Pizarro * Sonia Ivette Planas Katelyn Plunkett ** Tanya Alejandra Ponce Brittany Porter Tallibah Angela Powell Samantha Ann Prepsel Emma Jean Preslar Dina Michelle Pressel ** Jean-Paul Stephen Pretat Va'Quisha Vornaay Prince * Kathryn A. Prinz Natalie Pryor Joan Alyssa Quinn ** Shirley Maziel Quispe Daniel Vincent Radom Khalilah Taheerah Rainey ** Cynthia Ralston ** Manuel Alejandro Ramirez Maritza Gil Ramirez * Nimisha Ishwarlal Rana Victoria Rose Randazzo Rebecca Lauren Rappel Darrell Steven Real Domenic Recchione Melissa Sawkins Reed ** Khayani Monai Reese Tiffany T. Reeves Kirsten Reid
Dillon Reitmeyer Cynthia Reyes * Kristin Reyes Michelle D. Reyes-Vasquez LĂana Schannel Rhodes Kristina Maria Richardson ** Jessica Faith Rigby Vanina Ileana Rimoli Jasmine Nicole Rivera Star Rivera ** Shanya Nicole Roberson Elise Brownell Robinson Regina Robinson Shydaia Robinson Ana F. Rodrigues ** Eliza Cerqueira Rodrigues Kayla Elizabeth Rodriguez Madelyn Anne Rodriguez Sasha Tainari Rodriguez ** Barbara L. Rojas Monica Alicia Rojas Lakina L. Rollins Monica Jean Romani Bria Noelle Romano Kenya Nyree Roper * Tannya Paola Rosas Chana R. Rosen Elizabeth Kate Rubin Ellen Kate Russo Margaret Mary Rynn Sabrina M. Sabater Simaza Sadek Denise Sanchez Natalia Patricia Sanchez Kelsey Sanderson ** Sharayah Nicole Sanon Steven Matthew Santangelo Danieal Dagny Sanzo Jessica B. Saraiva Holly Michelle Saunders * Alicia Mendez Sawers ** Hannah Sawicki Amanda J. Scheuer Dana Nicole Schindler Carrie Christine Schuck Kathrine Anne Schumacher Michelle Lynn Scrofani
Kimberley Anne Scudieri ** Delia Seles Pamela Sencion-Santos Sonya M. Serrano-Soto Lisa Shackleford Lucas S. Shaefer ** Jessica Susan Sheldon Michaela B. Sher Kyonghui Janice Shin Lindsay May Shine ** Lauren Siegel ** Melanie Ivy Siegel Michelle Claudette Sierra-Pappas Stephen R. Silberman Jayme Lynn Sileo Nicole Brooke Silverman Aja M. Simmons Alexis Cecila Simmons Peter Joseph Simon Jr. Brittany Lynn Sjaastad Katie Lynne Skolsky ** Svetlana Samantha Skvirchak Kathryn Ann Smilowitz Corey Nicole Smith Lindsey Smith Dana A. Smith-Bryan ** Alexis Michele Smutko In Young Sohn Jessica Sousa Gillvana Ferreira Souza * Paola K. Spadafora Vasquez * Mariam Sahra Spall Glenn Edmond Spencer Danielle Spinosi Janna Leigh Sprock Sylvie Joanna St. Pierre Dameon Marquese Stackhouse Elisa Anne Staiger Luciann Rose Staub * Rebecca Steinberg Courtney Renee Stormann Emily Marie Stratton Alise Yvonne Stults ** Kevin Michael Sudol Tamar Sullivan * Tanaya Sullivan Saba Tanvir
Justin D. Taylor Noni Ife Taylor Mary Katheryn Theesfeld Michelle Georgia Thomas ** Mary T. Thompson Jenna Leigh Tiberi Sara Marie Tomerlin-Hedger * Kevin Tong Iris G. Torres ** Melyssa Jeanne Totten Elizabeth Townley Christine Faith Tracy * Joshua Christopher Lars Trein * Dominique BĂŠchade Trott ** Thomas Troutman Jr. Sharon Nikole TufiĂąo-Llerena Michael Andres Tunick ** Samantha Paige Twidle * Alison Morgan Urban Marcos Cesar Urrutia Jacqueline Marie Uveges Monica Andrea Valencia Bianca Nicole Valentin * Kaitlin Rose Van Benthuysen Maria C. Van Der Linda Pamela Wende Van Houten ** Gisselotte Mariel Ventura ** Xenia Ventura Maggie Marly Vera * Tiffany Lee Vera Jennifer Louise Vergara ** Alyssa Grace Vicente ** Valerie Vieceli * Alisha Marie Vincent Luz Stella Viola ** Carmen Michele Virtuoso ** Angela Vivar * Nicole Danielle Volmer
Caitlin Elizabeth Walker Breanne M. Wallin Kennedy Marie Walton Colleen Ward Teirra Niya May Ward Crystal Marie Warhurst ** Simone Cheri Waters Brittany Anastasia Ottillie Weber Brittany Anne Weintraub Erik C. Weir Jamie Alana Weiss Sean Benjamin Weiss Sipora B. Weissman Kelly Anne Welsh * Nicolette Concetta Wescott Alfajiri Nandi Wesley Natashia Renise Weston Karen Denise White ** Kristin Whitehouse ** Matthew Brenden Wien Meghan Brianne Williams Miguel LaShawn Williams Stephanie Loretta Willoughby Jannell Audrey Wilson * Katie Lynne Winner * Zikea Tachez Wise-Hughes Nicholas Ronald Wohlschlegel Elizabeth Grace Wolf Sin Yee Wong Jasmine Woodyard Sarah Rogan Wright ** Leah Rachel Yarmus ** Kristin Marie Young * Melanie Yu Mariam Fatima Zaidi Zhiyuan Zhang Rochel Zlotowitz Jennifer Roach Zylstra * August 2019 graduate ** January 2020 graduate
Candidate list is correct as of May 18, 2020.
M.S.W. STUDENTS WITHIN 9 CREDITS OF DEGREE COMPLETION Alaa Abbadi Paige Agnello Sheribel Aguilar Mirela Ahmic Jennifer Amsden Kristyn Anderson Jennifer Arey Ricki Arveson Danielle Bachant Holly Bassler Rivka Baum Kelly Bostic Jennifer Bowens Brickell Burlington Eric Cabrera Niasia Carter Jennyfer Castillo Donna Cavicchio Maria Cerna Caitlin Ciaccio Soto Lisa Cieplechowicz Edyth Codiot Laura Coppola Elizabeth Cozanitis Stephanie Cruz Leidy Cuas Jamie Dalzell Michael D'Angelo Sonya Davis Patrice Debonis-Perrotta Marygrace Decotiis Bianca Dossous Badjo Droubli Sonia Elefante Lellah Gbahn Mellika George Chana Goode Katharine Gullo Sharon Hall-Frey Tabitha Handelong Donita Harmon Bion Harrigan Alexandra Hernandez Yehudis Jacobowitz Arlene Joseph Eman Khalil Charles Krampner Dawn Lax
Dawn Lenny Mae Lesko Marc Limata Rachel Lippman Alyssa Liptak Danuta Lopata Rebecca Lyons Diana Mandel Bebe Martinez Anna Mayerfeld Sandra McClain Ayanna McFarlane Isaac Mendelsohn Zakiyyah Moore Vernae Moore-Thompson William Moran-Berberena Eponina Moscato Dajana Nalvarte Nia Nanton Michelle Nelson Ericka Norris Ashley Parker Deashia Pigatt Ashley Pires Yajaira Placencia Natalie Prudente Jennesis Quintana Anne Raulerson Sabrina Restivo Susan Reyna Savannah Robertson Karen Rosado Wendy Samar Nakiya Santos Jennifer Sevilla David Sher Michaela Sher Georgia Simms Jacquel Skinner Ashley Smith DeAna Smith Terrell Smith Maria Snyder Nathaniel Sobel Jessica Somma Amelia Spina Isabelle Stonier Mackenzie Strasle
Mona Suhail Alidis Vicente Christina Wharton
Ashley Wertz Colleen Worthington Alexandra Zaki
2020 B.A.S.W. GRADUATES Camden Campus Christina Allen Caroline Barcia Wanda Blount Mary Brown Kendle Bryan Troy Bundy ** Ί Jessica Burt Jasmine Cabrera Michelle Carter Jenneffer Casanova Linda Chambers Raven Clarke Simone Craig Ciera Dobson Natalie Fisher Nicole Golden-Rigby Tede Gray Toya Harrity Pamela Herrera Angela Jack Amanda Johansen Jodiann Johnson Amber Johnson-Byrd Laquanda Jones Hillary Kwawu Markea Littles Rebecca Makhene Kriselia Marte Shai Mcleod John Morganti
Samantha Morrone-Lipka Martina Nash Stephanie Nelson Madeline Oquendo Tapria Owens Cristina Paleschic ** Anna Rodriguez Brenda Rodriguez Rosita Rosas Holly Rothfuss Brittany Schotter Halle Sentman Merna Sirag Caitlyn Snyder Jamika Spellman Samantha Spence Stacey Stover Matthew Swan Onre Tilghman Latasha Toney Anina Tyler Samantha Weiser Laquita White Corrine Whiter Sara Wickizer Maxine Williams Katelyn Winters Malaysia Witherspoon Brandi Wituschek Crystal Wynn
New Brunswick Campus Tangela Allen Sabiha Anam Seoyeong Baek ** Renee Blanco
Pierce Bourget Anna Bradley Shamoya Campbell Andrew Cao
Alejandra Carbajal Brenda Codallos-Tepepa Liana Crenny Nathalie Cuadros Amanda Decanio Danielle Defluri Madeleine Doubet Sierra Estes Sherry Euvin Jesse Evey Anna Falisiewicz Hibba Fazal *** Angelica Ferreira Rachel Flint Nekhena Fortson Jenna Garzone Anya Gips Anna Gomez Elijah Greene Elana Grunberg Shantelle Guinto Cintia Gutierrez Beata Hallgato Kiara Henry Rivka Herson Tishalee Humber *** Luisa Idrovo Cassandra Incledon Jessica James Brooke Kaire Nicholas Kanasky ** Gabrielle Kang Timothy Ko Jessica Kuszelewicz Meredith Lawson Jay Lee
Chuwei Liu Amy Lockhart *** Lobitta Lughas Bryan Matthew Kelly McGrath Yeselyn Melendez Brianne Micele Octavia Minter Yipsi Molina Valeria Morales Jennifer Naranjo Cailee Oliver Thea Ordonez Alicia Pineda ** Sarah Portewig Joseph Priolo Jessie Reynolds Emanni Riddick Laura Sandoval Gianna Santoro Allison Segerman Jillian Silverman Kimberly Solomon Madison Sterphone *** Julia Strazza Mahogany Summers Lauren Sysyn Maria Tapia Avila Santiago Toro Gyssell Valentin Martha Varma ** Noelia Vicente Monica Villamor Hayley Wagner Nicole Wilheim Joshua Zeeman * August 2019 graduate ** January 2020 graduate *** Potential August 2020 graduate Ί degree awarded posthumously
DUAL DEGREE IN DIVINITY AND SOCIAL WORK Jean Palmer Broadhurst Kathleen Irene Garner-Jewett Rachael Schaad Lane
Aging & Health Certificate Iyana Anderson * William Scott Andrews * Mayelin Caba-Nunez Jonathan Y. Chan Colleen Elizabeth Cocca Katie Ann Coder Lydia Davis Christina Ann DellaVecchia Silvana Dominguez Melissa G. Egrie Ruby Fuentes Katie Jeanne Haas Sentance PaulaKay Alexis Harding Kamari Maleena Harrington Ashley Chukwunazo Iwudibia Ashley V. Jasko Brent Andrew Johnson Morgan Chantelle Jones Peter Joseph Kuchar Kristy Anne Lauricella Jacqueline C. Lopez Jessica Mahler
Emily Anne Maragni Michelle Catherine Mitchell Rachel Nof-Gartner * Kaitlyn Marie Paulmeno Berlande Laurah Pierre Tanya Alejandra Ponce Dina Michelle Pressel Nimisha Ishwarlal Rana Anne Raulerson Elise Brownell Robinson Amanda J. Scheuer * Lisa Shackleford Kyonghui Janice Shin Peter Joseph Simon Jr. Mariam Sahra Spall Danielle Spinosi Mackenzie Strasle Noni Ife Taylor Jenna Leigh Tiberi Elizabeth Grace Wolf * Jennifer Roach Zylstra
* Aging Fellowship
M.S.W. Certificate in Promoting Child & Adolescent Well-Being Julie Denise Alvarado Jennifer Arey David Joseph Asbury Chelsea Jane Caplette Geneviève Augustine Maddalena Caputo Maria Cerna Gabriell Sera Charschan Nicole Gianna Clark Serafin H. Craig Montana Cushmeyer
Edward Dovlatyan Faryn Michelle Evans Gabrielle Marie Ferrara Alexandra Flores Regina Michelle Floyd-Jones Leanne Fodera Emily Elizabeth Fusco Marissa Ann Geist ZoĂŤ Rose Getz Megan Grady
Tatiana Hewitt Anissa Mershae Hodge Jessica L. Irwin Daniel Thoya Kaingu Ashley Pui-Ling Lai Angela Grace LaVecchia Eva Esther Lesher Rebecca Lyons Jessica Gail Madar Eli Mallouhi Danielle Sara Mann Carolina Mendizabal Dajana Nalverte Josephine Ebunoluwa Ojo
Ashley Pires Victoria Rose Randazzo Jessica B. Saraiva Nicole Brooke Silverman Jessica Sousa Courtney Renee Stormann Christine Faith Tracy Samantha Paige Twidle Alison Morgan Urban Alidis Vicente Nicole Danielle Volmer Jamie Alana Weiss Zhiyuan Zhang
Violence Against Women and Children Certificate Krystal Enid Aguayo Cartagena * Victoria Alferez Kimberly Marie Alfonso Juliana Lera Almeida Miranda Sandy Amin Jennifer Amsden Candey Lea Aponte Amanda Leigh Aynes Danielle Bachant Lisa Fernanda Belle Lesly Ann Berrios Dominique Marie Bordenabe Carolina Bravo-Sanchez Sara Elizabeth Brinkerhoff Niasia Carter Jeffrey Chan Caitlin Ciaccio Soto Edyth Codiot Destiny Yvette Conaway Jessy E. Cordova Elizabeth Cozanitis Jamie Dalzell Kassandra Marie DeJesus Taylor Devine Elwood Heather Lynn Escalona Alecia Regina Eubanks Yessenia Carolina Faican
Victor Isau Flores-Lopez Rebecca A. Forsyth Emily Noel Frith Susan R. GarcĂŹa Amanda Marie Gonzalez Sophie Kate Hans Monique Nikol Harper Christiana Danielle Hicks Shirell E. Holmes Haleema Serene Lake * Melyssa Reanne Laycock Theresa Nicole Lotano Kristina Nicole Mazzeo Wanda Medero Amber Jade Moore Heather Elizabeth Murphy Amanda Lynn Myczkowski Onyinye A. Nnenji Ericka Norris Breann Patricia Oppici Ashley R. Palochak Tallibah Angela Powell Melissa Sawkins Reed Susan Reyna LĂana Schannel Rhodes Chana R. Rosen Dana Nicole Schindler
Michelle Lynn Scrofani Lindsay May Shine Brittany Lynn Sjaastad DeAna Smith Lindsey Smith Isabelle Stonier Emily Marie Stratton Mary Katheryn Theesfeld Dominique BĂŠchade Trott
Kaitlin Rose Van Benthuysen Carmen Michele Virtuoso Angela Vivar Kennedy Marie Walton * Teirra Niya May Ward Karen Denise White Sin Yee Wong Mariam Fatima Zaidi
* Verizon Wireless Hopeline Scholarship Addiction Counselor Training Certificate Julia M. Blaszczyk Julie Pamela Bravo Claudia Magdalena Brzoza Kristel Macasaet Calderon Jillian L. Campion Jaclyn Marie Camporeale Shannon Pui Ying Cheung Krishan B. Clemente Sarah Elizabeth Cooper Jessica Christina Coronel Alisa Dickson Genairis Dones Sonia Elefante Courtney Anne Garcia Rachel Delia Gaul Victoria Michele Germano Miryam Gonzalez Hernandez Keaton O. Gray Bion Harrigan Narine Hovhannisyan
Ellis Hyun Kim Charles R. Kimble Samantha Rose Kopacki Melissa Erin Kornitzer Daniel Larrazabal Leslie-Anne Irene Letso Samantha Lienert Angela Carmella Livesay James J. Maher III Cayenne Elizabeth Mandes Karisa Lynn Marcus Melissa Elizabeth Monzon David Patrick Munck Amy-Leigh Melissa O'Rourke Jessica C. Ortiz Manuel Alejandro Ramirez Shanya Nicole Roberson Corey Nicole Smith Colleen Ward Nicholas Ronald Wohlschlegel
Human Services Management Certificate Iyana Anderson Aimee Lynn Ascolese Reham Zuheir Bader Brandi Ada Blackshear Dominique Marie Bordenabe Jennifer Lauren Bowens Bryan Stalin Cardenas-Jarr
Sandra Elaine Catinello Ny'yah Cornick Carol Y. Cruz Jessenia Inez Cruz Blas Martin De La Cruz Christina Marie Payne Digiovacchino Heather Lynn Escalona
Casey A. Fessler Regina Michelle Floyd-Jones Zoë Rose Getz Amanda Marie Gonzalez Kelly Patricia Gray Loren Frances Greene Stefanie Elizabeth Guevara Quaniya Alease Jenkins Solomon Kam Isaac Mendelsohn
Emma Ann Parish Victor Yanco Pelaez-O'Toole Tiffany T. Reeves Jennifer Sevilla Jayme Lynn Sileo Sylvie Joanna St. Pierre Jacqueline Marie Uveges Jamie Alana Weiss Christina Ashley Wharton
UNDERGRADUATE SOCIAL WORK ORGANIZATION Executive Council Members Camden Chapter
New Brunswick Chapter
President: Shai McLeod Vice President: Johnasia McCrea Vice President: Holly Rothfuss Secretary: Simone Craig Secretary: Courtney Eckstadt Treasurer: Mary Brown
President: Cheshta Kundra Vice President: Sara Platt Secretary: Stephanie Gil Treasurer: Jasmine Santalla Event Planner: Rachel Flint Outreach Coordinator: Mahogany Summers Public Relations: Shantelle Guinto
V. DuWayne Battle, M.S.W., M.Div., D.Min., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Teaching - Faculty Advisor
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK M.S.W. STUDENT ASSOCIATION Executive Council Members Co-Chair - Olivia D. Kennedy Co-Chair - Brittany Lynn Sjaastad Secretary - Jenna Leigh Tiberi Treasurer - Kathrine Anne Schumacher Community Liaison - Elizabeth Townley Camden Representative - Jacqueline Marie Uveges Marian Diksies, M.A., M.S.W. Associate Professor of Teaching - Faculty Advisor
ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS AND PERFORMERS In Order of Appearance
MSW Graduate Quaniya Jenkins Quaniya Jenkins is a first-generation college student and considers herself a leader who is passionate about change. As a native of New Jersey and a MAP (Management and Policy) student at Rutgers School of Social Work, she is committed to making positive changes in the State’s impoverished communities. Quaniya earned her BA in social work at Rutgers University and is a May 2020 MSW graduate. She is highly respected at the School of Social Work, and a faculty member has noted, “Quaniya exemplifies all that social work is about: passion and commitment to serving and fighting for those who are disadvantaged, marginalized, and oppressed.”
Speaker and Performer, Bryan Terrell Clark Bryan Terrell Clark is an accomplished actor and singer/songwriter who has performed in hugely successful Broadway shows and a wide range of popular television programming for various networks. After first performing in Hamilton in 2017, Terrell Clark returned to Broadway in December 2019, reprising his role as George Washington. Critically acclaimed, the show has garnered a record-setting 16 Tony award nominations, 11 Tony Award wins, a Pulitzer Prize for drama, and a Grammy. It also has a multicultural cast of talented actors playing America’s founding fathers in a rap musical that is energetic, empowering, and enlightening. Terrell Clark made his Broadway debut playing the iconic role of Marvin Gaye in Motown: The Musical, which received a 2014 Grammy Award nomination for Best Musical Theater Album. He also starred opposite Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett in the acclaimed drama Fences at the Pasadena Playhouse. Additional theater credits include the Mark Taper Forum’s production of Immediate Family directed by Phylicia Rashad, the Alliance Theatre’s Sophisticated Ladies, and His Girl Friday at the Guthrie Theater. In 2019, Terrell Clark appeared in Ava DuVernay’s highly acclaimed Netflix miniseries When They See Us, and Queen Sugar on OWN. He appears in Cherish the Day on OWN in 2020. Among his other numerous television appearances include CBS’s NCIS: New Orleans, Blue Bloods, Person of Interest, Unforgettable, CSI: NY, and The Unit. He has also had roles on NBC’s The Mysteries of Laura, Fox’s Empire, USA Network’s Royal Pains as well as BET’s The New Edition Story and Tyler Perry’s House of Payne. In addition, he appeared in the film Collateral Beauty, which was released in 2016 by Warner Bros.
As a singer, songwriter, and producer, he was co-writer on Mary J. Blige’s “Irreversible” on the album My Life II and has performed with such artists as Maxwell, Brandy, Ne-Yo, Anita Baker, and many others. Terrell Clark’s production company Artists Park Productions has a creative collaboration with INE Entertainment, a leading independent production company on a series of digital and television projects. He is the co-founder of inDEFINED, an initiative that inspires and teaches young people to use their voices to erase constrictive labels in our society. Terrell Clark graduated from the Yale School of Drama and Temple University. He is a native of Baltimore, Maryland and currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
MSW Graduate Christiana Danielle Hicks Christiana Danielle is a singer, songwriter, speaker and Top 10 contestant of NBC’s The Voice season 14. Growing up Christiana engaged in various musical opportunities within her community, including singing in church, hospitals, youth centers and facilities for the elderly. Music was an integral part of her life, but all that came to a sudden halt when a mysterious throat infection resulted in emergency surgery. Christiana was told she may never sing again. Vowing to recover, she miraculously regained her voice and made a declaration to giving back through music. In addition to enjoying singing, Christiana is very passionate about mental health and social work. She is honored to be a Rutgers University 2020 graduate, with a master’s degree in social work as she strives to bring awareness to mental health issues and the power of music to underserved communities.
FACULTY Ayse Akincigil, M.A., Ph.D. Associate Professor Edward J. Alessi, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor and Chancellor’s Scholar of LGBTQ Mental Health, Trauma, and Resilience Mary Beth Ali, M.S.W. Teaching Instructor and Coordinator of Field Education Wen Li (Vivien) Anthony, M.S.W., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Victoria Banyard, M.A., Ph.D. Professor and Associate Director of the Center on Violence Against Women and Children V. DuWayne Battle, M.S.W., M.Div., D.Min., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Teaching, Director of the Baccalaureate Program Douglas Behan, D.S.W. Assistant Professor of Professional Practice and Director of Continuing Education Natalie Bembry, M.S.W., M.A., Ed.D. Teaching Instructor, Assistant Director of Student Affairs and Camden Campus Coordinator Mariann Bischoff, M.S., M.S.W. Teaching Instructor and Management and Policy Field Specialist Marla Blunt-Carter, M.S.W. Assistant Professor of Professional Practice Emily Adlin Bosk, M.S.W., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Qiana L. Brown, M.S.W., M.P.H., Ph.D.Assistant Professor Carol Cassidy, M.A. Teaching Instructor and D.S.W. MultiMedia Writing Program
Charles Chear, M.S.W. Teaching Instructor, Assistant Director of Student Affairs and Newark Campus Coordinator Stephen Crystal, M.A., Ph.D. Distinguished Research Professor Laura Cuesta, M.A., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Laura Curran, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor Rebecca T. Davis, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Director, Office of Global Social Work Programs Ericka Deglau, M.S.W., Ph.D. Professor of Teaching and Director of the Intensive Weekend Program Marian Diksies, M.A., M.S.W. Associate Professor of Teaching and Director of Student Affairs Ryan DiMeglio, M.S.W. Teaching Instructor and Program Coordinator for the Addiction Counselor Training Certificate Jacquelynn Duron, M.S.W., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Richard L. Edwards, M.S.W., Ph.D. Distinguished Professor and Chancellor Emeritus, Rutgers – New Brunswick Antoinette Y. Farmer, M.S., Ph.D. Professor Patricia A. Findley, M.S.W., Dr.P.H. Associate Professor, Director, Masters of Social Work Program and Special Assistant to the Dean for Interprofessional Health Initiatives Jerald Floersch, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor
Adrian Gale, M.S.W., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Erica Goldblatt Hyatt, M.S.W., M.B.E., D.S.W. Assistant Teaching Professor and Assistant Director of D.S.W. Program Emily Greenfield, M.S., Ph.D. Associate Professor
Michael C. LaSala, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor and Director of the Doctoral Program (D.S.W.) Jamey Lister, M.S.W., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Eric Lock, M.A. Associate Professor of Teaching
Anna Haley, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor
Jeffrey L. Longhofer, M.A., M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor
Bernardo Hiraldo, M.S.W. Teaching Instructor and Associate Director of Field Education
Raymond Sanchez Mayers, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor
Chien-Chung Huang, M.S.W., Ph.D. Professor and Director of the Huamin Research Center Laura Johnson, M.S.W., Ph.D. Assistant Research Professor Samuel Jones, M.S.W., D.S.W. Assistant Dean of Part-Time Lecturer Development and Associate Professor Myungkook Joo, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor Woojin Jung, M.P.P, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Christine E. Kephart, Ph.D. Writing Instructor, DSW Program Rupa Khetarpal, M.A., M.S.W. Assistant Professor of Teaching and Coordinator, Violence Against Women and Children Certificate Program Jeounghee Kim, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor Mark Lamar, M.S.W., M.B.A. Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Executive Director of Field Education
Judith L. McCoyd, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor Sarah McMahon, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Director, Center on Violence Against Women and Children and Chancellor's Scholar for Violence Prevention Christine Morales, M.S.W. Teaching Instructor and Assistant Director of Recruitment and Admissions Felix Muchomba, M.P.H., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Shari Munch, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor Lenna Nepomnyaschy, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor Lia Nower, J.D., Ph.D. Professor and Director, Center for Gambling Studies and Director of the Addiction Counselor Training Certificate Program Margaret O’Donoghue, M.S.W., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Professional Practice and Program Coordinator for the Certificate on Child Well-Being
N. Andrew Peterson, M.A., Ph.D. Professor, Director of the Center for Prevention Science, and Co-Director of the Northeast & Caribbean Prevention Technology Transfer Center
Cassandra Simmel, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor and Director of the MSW Certificate in Promoting Child and Adolescent Well-being
Sara Plummer, M.S.W., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Teaching and Assistant Director of the Baccalaureate Program
Karun K. Singh, M.S.W., Ph.D. Professor of Teaching
Judy L. Postmus, M.S.W., Ph.D. Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development Cathryn C. Potter, M.S.W., Ph.D. Dean and Distinguished Professor Kathleen J. Pottick, M.S.W., M.A., Ph.D. Professor Kristen Gilmore Powell, M.S.W., Ph.D. Assistant Research Professor and Associate Director of the Center for Prevention Science and Director, Northeast & Caribbean Prevention Technology Transfer Center Gabriel Robles, M.S.W., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Nancy Schley, M.S.W. Assistant Professor of Teaching and Associate Director of Field Education Rachel Schwartz, M.S.W. Assistant Professor of Teaching and Director of Online Programs Gina L. Sharpe, M.S.W. Director of Continuing Education Teaching Instructor and Assistant
Jackie F. Stanmyre, M.S.W. Assistant Director of the Center for Gambling Studies Amy Strickler, M.S.W. Teaching Instructor and Assistant Director of the Intensive Weekend Program Trinay V. Thomas, M.S.W. Teaching Instructor and Associate Director of Field Education Emmy Tiderington, M.S.W., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Mark van der Maas, M.A., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Abigail Williams-Butler, M.S., M.S.W., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Allison Zippay, M.S.W, Ph.D. Professor and Director of the Doctoral Program (Ph.D.) Karen A. Zurlo, M.B.A., M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS Cathryn C. Potter, M.S.W., Ph.D. Dean Laura Curran, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Sharon A. Fortin, M.H.R.M. Associate Dean for Administration and Finance Arlene M. Hunter, M.A. Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Judy L. Postmus, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development Samuel Jones, M.S.W., D.S.W. Assistant Dean of Part-Time Lecturer Development Allison Zippay, M.S.W., Ph.D. Director, Ph.D. Program Michael LaSala, M.S.W., Ph.D. Director, D.S.W. Program Patricia A. Findley, M.S.W., Dr.P.H. Director, Masters of Social Work Program Ericka Deglau, M.S.W., Ph.D Director, Intensive Weekend Program Rachel Schwartz, M.S.W. Director, Online Programs V. DuWayne Battle, M.S.W., M.Div., D.Min., Ph.D. Director, Baccalaureate Social Work Program Mark Lamar, M.S.W., M.B.A. Executive Director of Field Education
Marian Diksies, M.A., M.S.W. Director, Student Affairs
Theresa McCutcheon, M.S.W. Managing Director, Institute for Families Lia Nower, Ph.D., J.D. Director, Center for Gambling Studies Rebecca Davis, M.S.W., Ph.D. Director, Office of Global Social Work Programs N. Andrew Peterson, M.A., Ph.D. Director, Center for Prevention Science Sarah McMahon, M.S.W., Ph.D. Director, Center on Violence Against Women and Children Chien-Chung Huang, M.S.W., Ph.D. Director, Huamin Research Center Erin Capone, M.S.W. Director of Development Laurie Zazenski, M.A. Director of Communications Laura A. DiMarcantonio, M.Ed. Assistant Dean for Admissions and Recruitment Samantha Michaele, B.A. Director of Business Services
FACULTY AND STAFF AWARDS Outstanding Professor Most Supportive Professor Most Innovative Professor Outstanding Adjunct Instructor Outstanding Doctoral Student Instructor Most Supportive Staff Member
OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARDS Dean's Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Outstanding M.S.W. Graduate Outstanding MAP (Management and Policy) Student Outstanding Clinical Student Dean’s Recognition Award for Excellence in Baccalaureate Social Work Education Brian C. Wright Social Work Award
Students nominated for an Outstanding M.S.W. Student Award Reham Zuheir Bader Tina M. Brand Samuel Chen Candecia Monique Clarke Sarah Elizabeth Cooper Serafin H. Craig Blas Martin De La Cruz Kassandra Marie De Jesus Aaron Cole Deibler-Gorman Heather Lynn Escalona Casey A. Fessler Christine Kirvan Galiardo ZoĂŤ Rose Getz Cynthia F. Gutierrez Shirell E. Holmes Quaniya Alease Jenkins Denise Lee Kendall
Ellis Hyun Kim Angela Carmella Livesay Emily Anne Maragni Wanda Medero Onyinye A. Nnenji Rachel Nof-Gartner Jessica C. Ortiz Sonia Ivette Planas Jessica B. Saraiva Glenn Edmond Spencer Dameon Marquese Stackhouse Tanaya Sullivan Elizabeth Townley Jacqueline Marie Uveges Jamie Alana Weiss Miguel LaShawn Williams Elizabeth Grace Wolf
HISTORY AND MISSION OF THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
Established in 1954, the School of Social Work at Rutgers has a distinguished record of instruction, research, and public service. Classes were first offered during the Depression to meet the state’s need for social workers. Today, the School offers undergraduate and graduate professional degree programs, serving the Camden, Newark, and New Brunswick campuses, and is affiliated with more than 800 social service agencies throughout the New Jersey/New York metropolitan area. The School offers joint degrees with the Rutgers Law School and with the Princeton Theological Seminary. The School’s mission is to develop and disseminate knowledge through social work research, education, and training that promotes social and economic justice and strengthens individual, family, and community well-being in this diverse and increasingly global environment of New Jersey and beyond. Special attention is given to the development of educational programs and community partnerships that respect and enhance the rich diversity of the population of New Jersey. This includes concern about the poor, the oppressed, those vulnerable to discrimination or injustice, and other at-risk groups. In 2018, the accreditation of the School of Social Work was reaffirmed through the year 2026.
2020 Scholarship Recipients Against All Odds: The Joan Geraci Memorial Endowed Scholarship Dana A. Smith-Bryan
Alumni Association of the School of Social Work Endowed Fellowship Monique Nikol Harper Carolina Mendizabal
Dorothy Cartun Amdurer Memorial Fellowship Brandi Ada Blackshear
Yetta H. and Hyman Appel Scholarship Victoria Alferez David Joseph Asbury Karina S. Calixto Shayla Carroll Kassandra Marie DeJesus Taylor Devine Elwood Megan Grady
Sophie Kate Hans Aldijana Hodzic Ashley Pui-Ling Lai Danielle Sara Mann Ayanna Camara Martin Michelle Rene Brummell Nelson Nicole Brooke Silverman
Joan and Robert Jay Axelrod Endowed Fellowship Melyssa Reanne Laycock
Boehm Memorial Fund Caitlyn Rose Cristella
Kenneth Christmon Memorial Scholarship Mia DeJesus-Martin
Allen & Marcia Cohen and Mark Forman Memorial Award Herberth Jose Chacon Solomon Kam
Darien Family Endowed Fellowship for the School of Social Work Rosie Ehrenfeld Angela Grace LaVecchia Melissa Elizabeth Monzon Michelle Lynn Scrofani
Dean's Academic Excellence Award Haja Dukureh Najja Dev’ree Edwards Beth Laurie Lerner Hannah Lynn Novak
Khayani Monai Reese Michelle D. Reyes-Vasquez Dana Nicole Schindler Courtney Renee Stormann
Dean's Scholarship Casiandra Barton Elaine Annette Baugh Brooke A. Beck Takiya S. Boyette Bryan Stalin Cardenas-Jara Maria C. Dudas Yessenia Carolina Faican Katharine Gullo
Sophia Alexis Denniston Brianna L. Jones Denise A. Jones-Holland Jennie McCormick Joseph Robert Mozino Natalie Prudente Kristin Reyes Michelle Georgia Thomas
Harold W. and Marguerite F. Demone Endowed Fellowship Mona Suhail
Richard L. Edwards Endowed Scholarship Berlande Laurah Pierre
Donna and Art Falk Endowed Scholarship Katie Ann Coder Nimisha Ishwarlal Rana
Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation Fellowship Aimee Lynn Ascolese Dillon Reitmeyer
Jean D. Fredrickson Memorial Award in Social Work Christina Ann DellaVecchia
Mary Vivian Fu & Robert C. Wells and Fu Family Endowed Fellowship Jessenia Inez Cruz
Harold F. and Charlotte D. Fultz Endowment Mariella D. Andrade Angela Carmella Livesay
Bert Goldberg Memorial Scholarship Jeffrey Chan
Christine Gorman Memorial Scholarship Jessica C. Ortiz
L.I.S.T.A. Scholarship Karina S. Calixto Yessenia Carolina Faican Bebe Martinez Kayla Elizabeth Rodriguez
Patricia M. Myron Memorial Fellowship Jennifer Louise Vergara
Patricia Nagle Scholarship Fund Georgia Simms
Empowering Survivors of Domestic Violence: Sheryl Lanman Nichols Fellowship Mellika George
Felix Ortiz Pizarro Memorial Award Isaac Mendelsohn
Lillian Ringel Memorial Scholarship Kyonghui Janice Shin
Lori Schlosser Endowed Fellowship Sharon Nicole TufiĂąo-Llerena
School of Social Work Alumni Association Opportunity Fellowship Kenyell S. Hardy Jason Aaron Pappert
School of Social Work Fellowship fund Alecia Regina Eubanks Marcos Cesar Urrutia
School of Social Work in Support of Programs on Aging William Scott Andrews Anne Raulerson Amanda J. Scheuer Elizabeth Grace Wolf
Krystal Skinner Memorial Scholarship Mary Brown Kendle Bryan Jenna Garzone Noelia Vicente Sara Ann Wickizer
David J. Stern Fellowship in Aging Iyana Anderson
Students Supporting Students Miryam Gonzalez Hernandez Delores Johnson Denise Lee Kendall Melissa Erin Kornitzer Ericka Norris Mary T. Thompson
Charles Vickers Memorial Scholarship Shayla Carroll
Verizon Wireless Hopeline Scholarship Haleema Serene Lake Kennedy Marie Walton
William Waldman Scholarship Deseray Leonel Graham
Alumni Quotient What’s your score? Congratulations, graduate! You are now an official member of the School of Social Work alumni community, a group of over 14,000 social work professionals living across the globe. To earn your highest alumni quotient (AQ), use this list to start your life-long connection with the School.
Have you reached your full AQ (alumni quotient)? Calculate your AQ score by taking part in the following ways: o Share your convocation day photos with the hashtag #RUSSW2020. o Update your contact information at alumni.rutgers.edu/update. o Follow us on social media (@RutgersSSW) and join the conversation at #RutgersSSW. o Take part in our endowed lecture series events throughout the year. o Enroll in a virtual continuing education class to earn your professional CEUs by visiting
socialwork.rutgers.edu/academics/continuing-education. o Send a class note to mmolner@ssw.rutgers.edu to be included in the next alumni magazine.
To learn more about how to get engaged and heighten your AQ score today, contact Erin Capone at ecapone@ssw.rutgers.edu.
THE ACADEMIC REGALIA The wearing of academic garb dates back to the early days of the oldest universities in the world. In the American Council on Education’s book entitled American Universities and Colleges, it is suggested that “Gowns may have been counted necessary for warmth in the unheated buildings frequented by medieval scholars. Hoods seem to have served to cover the tonsured head….” Throughout the years, European universities have continued to show great diversity in their academic dress. American universities, on the other hand, when they decided to adopt academic dress, immediately established a code of regulations that today is followed by almost all American institutions. The establishment of this code has made it possible to distinguish the bachelors, masters, and doctors and, at the same time, recognize the university that has given them the degree. Gowns: The bachelor’s gown has pointed sleeves and is worn closed. The master’s gown, worn open or closed, has oblong sleeves, the front part of which frequently is cut away at the elbow. The doctor’s gown has bell-shaped sleeves. It is worn open or closed. Cotton poplin or similar materials is used for the bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and rayon or silk ribbed material is used for the doctor’s degree. At Rutgers, members of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees, as well as those who hold a doctoral degree from the university, wear the Rutgers gown, which is scarlet with black velvet front panels framed on the outer edge with gold cord braid. The velvet panels are embroidered with a crown and the year 1766 at the neck, signifying the university’s founding as one of the original colonial colleges under King George III of England. Hoods: The hoods vary in size: 48 inches for the doctor’s degree, 42 inches for the master’s, and 36 inches for the bachelor’s. All hoods are lined in silk in the academic color or colors of the institution conferring the degree. If the institution has more than one color, the colors are shown in divisions using chevrons. The binding or edge of the hood is usually made of velvet in the color designating the subject in which the degree was granted. Below is a list of some of the faculty colors as prescribed by the Intercollegiate Code for the binding of the hood: Agriculture / Maize
Law / Purple
Arts, Letters, Humanities / White Business Administration, Commerce / Drab City and Regional Planning / Brown
Library Service / Lemon Medicine / Green Music / Pink
Communication and Information Studies / Gray
Nursing / Apricot Oratory-Speech / Silver Gray
Economics / Copper Education / Light Blue
Pharmacy / Olive Green Philosophy / Blue
Engineering / Orange Fine Arts, Architecture / Brown Human Resources Management / Dusk Journalism / Dark Crimson Labor and Employment Relations / Peacock Blue
Physical Education / Sage Green Public Administration / Peacock Blue Science / Golden Yellow Social Work / Citron Theology and Divinity / Scarlet
The color or colors of the lining of the hood for the nine colonial colleges are: scarlet, Rutgers; crimson, Harvard; green-gold-silver, William and Mary; blue, Yale; red-blue, Pennsylvania; orange-black, Princeton; light blue-white, Columbia; brown, Brown; and green-white, Dartmouth. Caps: Black mortarboards or soft hats are worn for all degrees. The gold tassel signifies a doctoral degree.