RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
CONVOCATION
MAY 2022
School of Social Work 2022 Convocation
Jersey Mike’s Arena Livingston Campus May 16, 2022 3:00 p.m.
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ORDER OF EXERCISES THE PROCESSIONAL
Majestic Brass Quintet
GONFALONIER
Mark Lamar, M.S.W., M.B.A. Associate Professor of Professional Practice & Executive Director of the Office of Field Education
NATIONAL ANTHEM
Erica Goldblatt Hyatt, M.S.W., M.N.E., D.S.W. Associate Teaching Professor, Acting Director, D.S.W. Program
DEAN’S GREETING
Cathryn C. Potter, M.S.W., Ph.D. Dean and Distinguished Professor
CHANCELLOR’S GREETING
Francine Conway, Ph.D. Chancellor-Provost, Rutgers University–New Brunswick
STUDENT SPEAKER FACULTY AND STAFF HONORS AND AWARDS CONVOCATION SPEAKER
Khoi Ngo M.S.W. Class of 2022 Cathryn C. Potter, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Mildred “Mit” Joyner, D.P.S., M.S.W., B.S.W., L.C.S.W. President, National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
PH.D. DISSERTATION AWARD Allison Zippay, M.S.W., Ph.D. Professor and Director of the Doctoral (Ph.D.) Program PRESENTATION OF PH.D. Allison Zippay, M.S.W., Ph.D. DEGREE CANDIDATES PRESENTATION OF D.S.W DEGREE CANDIDATES M.S.W. AWARDS
Erica Goldblatt Hyatt, M.S.W., M.N.E., D.S.W. Patricia A. Findley, M.S.W., Dr.P.H. Professor, Director of the Master of Social Work Program and Special Assistant to the Dean for Interprofessional Health Initiatives
PRESENTATION OF M.S.W. DEGREE CANDIDATES B.A.S.W. AWARDS
Patricia A. Findley, M.S.W., Dr.P.H.
V. DuWayne Battle, M.S.W., M.Div., D.Min., Ph.D. Associate Teaching Professor, Director of the Baccalaureate Program, and Coordinator of the Camden Program
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
FINAL COMMENTS
Cathryn C. Potter, M.S.W., Ph.D.
THE RECESSIONAL
Majestic Brass Quintet
The Recessional will be led by the Dean and the faculty. Students and guests are asked to remain in place until the Recessional is completed. Please turn off all cellular telephones during the ceremony. A professional photographer will take pictures of the graduates during the program.
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PH.D. GRADUATES October 2021 Laurent Reyes Dissertation Chair: Dissertation Title:
Emily Greenfield, M.S., Ph.D. A phenomenological study exploring experiences of civic participation among older African-Americans and Latinx immigrants using an intersectional life course perspective.
May 2022 Iris Cardenas Dissertation Chair: Dissertation Title:
N. Andrew Peterson, M.A., Ph.D. Formal help-seeking among intimate partner violence survivors: Identifying survivors’ characteristics and variations between Latinas and non-Latinas.
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2022 D.S.W. GRADUATES Stephanie Michelle Cedeño Angela Marie DeCandia Ashley Nicole Gwathney James Stanley Hart III Micah Bryan Hillis Joan Hogan
Bushra S. Husain Tâm Lê Rovitto Tangela C. Sawyerr Alison Beth Wetmur Albert Rendall Winnett
2022 M.S.W. GRADUATES Ariella Abayev Christian Jose Abelaira Eunice Abimah Jonathan Acosta Emily Anne Adcock Asmaa Ahmed Sophia Catherine Alger Shaikhah Alhomaizi Shenifa Elaine Allen* Gertrudis Mercedes Alonso Miranda Grace Alves Benedicta Amoateng* Brianna Jonelle Amos Dyna Marie Anderson Raneta E. Anderson Sergei Olegovich Anderson Vivian Andrade Sabrina Rose-Arielle André Jessica Argueta Jennifer Nadine Aroca Daisy Arzola Rebekah Lee Aymat Alex Peter Bachman Antoinette K. Bailey Leann K. Baker-Martin Brooke Katherine Baldelli Joya Cherel Banks Jabria Barker-Moody Francesca Marie Baroni Amanda C. Barreto Ashley Nicole Barrios Lindsey Erin Baskin Patricia Altagracia Batista Reinah K. Bauer Courtney Alexandra Jean Bearns Michael J. Behan
Marline Belgrave* Leigh Peck Belsky* Milsy Jasmin Beltre Desiree J. Bene Brian H. Benson Sr.* Casondra Rae Berding Alix Isabel Berlin Rachel Elexa Berman Morgan Bestwick Jillian A. Betz Wayne Biemuller Joseph Binensztok Cona Biswas Jamelia Makeda Blake Kiara Lexus Bland Tessa Ruth Blugh-Roberts Tatyana N. Bonds Michelle Bonefont* Janay Alyse Bordeaux Sara Adassa Bortolon* Meagan Jessica Bresette Kristi Brochon Novia Ariel Brooks Fahimah Maha Brown Mary C. Brown Tangula Monique Brown Margaret Bayne Broyles Jenisse Bucardo Adrienne Lynn Buchanan Christiane Matienzo Buniel Shanice Nati Burgos Victoria Ashley Burkert* Christine R. Burnette* Tahj Jahmir Burnette Alicia M. Burns Erin Nicole Burns
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Regina Jenny Burns* Sandra Viviana Burstyn Jessica Amy Burt Kimberly Gayle Helco Butler* Tiffany Monique Bynum Thomas Ryan Cadmus* Amanda Elizabeth Cahall Taylor L. Caldwell Alnesha Cynthia Campbell Kathryn Lilly Campbell Jaylynn Canseco Isabel Susana Caparros Terrill Carney Alexcia Rose Carrasquillo Luis Antonio Carrero Elaine C. Carter* Kathleen Nicole Carter Beyoncé Iyana Carty Jacob Caswell Victoria C. Catalano Steven J. Cattelona Tamisha Ceus Bianca M. Chabla Jymere Capree Chambers Linda Sylvia Chambers* Madison Brooke Chant Stephanie Diana Chaverra Jungjoo Jenny Choi Christina Chorneí Kelsey Anne Christ Abigayle Lyn Cicoria Roselyn Daliza Clark Sabrina Irene Clark Bastu Betty Cleland Serenity Paige Coleburn Megan Aileen Collins* BrieAnn Melanie Collis* Tricia B. Colon-Santiago Ashley Victoria Conlow Rebecca Rose Connelly Iesha Mae Cook Lillian Cortes-Oyola Kayla Nicole Crawford Kiele Jordan Cruse Elisa Maria Cuevas Alana J. Curto* Breigha Edith Dale Brianna Leigh Daly Emera Lynn Dancy
Catherine Rose D’Angelo Daniel B. DaSilva Asia Marie Davis Latisha Taherah Davis Ilia Edmeé DeJesús Lizbeth Delgado Robert James DeMarco Jr. Natalia K. Diaz Sydney A. Dickerson Joshua Timothy Dillon* Natalie Paige DiSandro Mandy Marie Dixon Amy Sylvia Dolce* Alethea Rachel Domico Melissa Ines Dones Jolie Michelle Doogan Ty-Gena Shanee’ Dozier Alison Eva Driben Giovanna Mary Drummonds Feigah Dubinsky Stacy Deneen Duckett Kortnei Renai Dunmyer Diane N. Duque Nya-Brielle Earrusso Courtney Lynne Eckstadt Fabienne Edouard Adela Elizabeth Ein Taieta H. Elamin Justin David Eldridge Amber Grace Endres Kwamè Eni* Shannon M Eskola Jesse F. Evey Vogue Denise Faison Caitlin Ann Farrell Emmanuelle J. Farrell Molly Ann Farrell William Launay Faughnan Hibba Ibad Fazal* Juanita Arleen Ferdinand Alyssa Fernandes Cecilia Ferreira Loni Alexandra Fields Jordan Samuel Figueroa* Juliana K. Filor* Emily A. Fishman Ana Maria Flores Nick Fonarev Vanessa Alexandra Fonseca
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Khadijah Al-Nisa Forman* Jessica Marie Formato Farrah Mellan Forrest Christina Fragale* Christina Rose Francis Julianna R. Franco Carly Brooke Frascino Sara Froehlke Ruby H. Galarza Misty Gardner* Lauren Ashley Garuccio* Cecil Eleazar Gauer Jennifer Alexandra Gavilanes Elena Alexandria Gavin* Madison Anastasia Gavornik Adel Gelley* Jada Gilbert Ashley Nicole Gillen* Skylar Rose Girvan* Nicole Shannon Goitiandia Vanessa T. Goncalves Tatum L. Gonzales Jacqueline M. Gonzalez Lizeth M. Gonzalez Galindo Andrew Stewart Gordon Courtney Elizabeth Gould Katherine Carmen Granja Julia Miriam Greenwald Noah Benjamin Gregory Shannon Louise Gregory Brittany Lee Griffin Sabrina Juaná Grijalva* Sylvia Grodzki Elizabeth Rose Guardino Isabelle Gunn Ashley Nicole Gutierrez Catherine Gutierrez Harley Olivia Guzman Kevin Hackett Karen Hagan* LąDeen Gloria Hagans Roxanne R. Hall* Victoria Robin Hamilton Tamar Hampton Amanda Nicole Hando Kathryn Isabella Harback Matthew Thomas Harris Renee F. Hasbin-Copeland* Nicole C. Hatcher
Judith Rose Hauser Rhonetta L. Haygood Jordan Haykin Ashley Nicole Haynes* Autumn Hearns Yosef Hegazy Nori Elana Helem Rebecca L. Henderson Danielle Hendley* Leora Herman Eugenia Hernández Nechama Hirsch Dénajah Roberta Krielle Hoffman Ashley Celeste Holmes* Augusto Miguel Honrado Evangelia Hryssomallidis Cody Paul Hughes Molly C. Humphreys Barbara Hyde Anysha Hyppolite Lilian E. Ibiang* Hadia Irfan Magaly Irineo Amira Jabbar Angela Mae Jack* Renee D. Jackson Leah Jacob Catherine Mary Janis Marcelin Jean-Pierre Amanda Nicole Jegou Jessica K. Jerez Jannae Khaliyah Johnson Mi’Quanae Johnson Mi’Quanah Johnson Jonnai Denora Jones Nicole Angela Marie Jones Ulema Ca’lena Jones Brittany Tyler Joseph Olivia Ann Kaplan Nicole Renée Kastan* Madison Rose Kearney Lauren Elizabeth Kelly Taylar Lynn Kelly Marcus Allen Kennedy Marina Keryakous Sarah Hyeli Kim Gabrielle Misaah Owusu Kissi Edward Thomas Knight Natalie Ann Kondrla
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Alexandra Nicole Kopec Brian Robert Kopf Kelsi Leigh Kosinski Sarah Melissa Kotz Benjamin Rudeen Kreider Jenna Elyse Krutyansky Carianne Kurabinski Alicia Lalas Sabrina Lam Julianna Marie Lambos Janean Terasa Landi Laura Caulfield Lanthier Marcos C. Lascano Janice Latorre* Piper Amelia Law Nikkah Star Lawson Devon Adele Leahy Deja Leak* Angela Jooyoung Lee Jay Lee Sarah Lee Klara Maria Lekics Emily Rae Leszau Aniyah Cashmere Lewis-Williams Brittany Joy Libby Pia Licciardi Anne Blair Lieber Lydia Frances Linebaugh Amelia Frances Ling Morgan Elizabeth Lippmann Maya Alexis Lipscomb Alexandra Nicole Little Hannah Isabelle Loffman Natalie C. Lombardi Mariola Lopata Fernel David Lopez* Adolfo Leon Lopez-Quintero* Jennie Louis Stefanie Luna Madeline Reid Lupinek* Joy Maureen Lynch Golda Mandelbaum Alexa Elizabeth Manley Julia Rose Manna Ebony Lauren Manzano Zyaira Lenora Marshall Nabila R. Martinez T’Yane Cashmere Martinez* Michelle Mary Mautone
Desiree Caroline McBall Danielle Marie McCall* Caitlyn Marie McCormack Matthew Joseph McCormick Jakina McCrea* Kristen Ann McFadden Alyssa Mariah McFarlane Yonette McGarrell Kerry Lynn McGrath Sadikie L. McKenzie-Jenkins Jennifer McKnight Erin Elizabeth McLoughlin April Mcnair May Elise Karoline McTamaney Christian Saul Mejia Stephanie Claire Mekal Patrick William Mellin Hollie Lorraine Metrione Kara Marie Metz Teriz Michael Emily Mikhail Ashley Milanes Megan Ann Miller Tametrias Miller Karlie Daniella Miscia Daniela Esmeralda Molina Araceli Susana Montes Melinda Mora Scott Morales Shannon Erin Moran Samuel Joseph Morreale III Shantel Teri Morris* Ruth-Ann Venessa Morrison Samantha Weslee Mueller Inayah Hadiyyah Muhammad Murwa Mujahid Kristina M. Murin Irmtraud Murphy Victoria Jean Nelson Rebekah Gena Nicely* Leslie T. Nicholson Elizabeth Marie Noonan Zaynah Northan Nakato Lydia Nteza* Rory Daniel O’Connell Paola Ogando Kynashia N. Ojentis* Michael Olaya Cailee Rose Oliver
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Jacqueline Kate Olszyk* Natalie Rubi Orbe* Charlies Henry Ortiz Beatrice Anike Oshinaike Stephanie Ostrowski Tapria Monay Owens Lyndsay Joan Pace Jennifer Padró* Amanda Cristina Palacios Kristen R. Paladino Sharay Lemaya Palmer Nicole Lynn Parrino Valerie Florence Pascale Rosario Louise Pascasio* Uma Ketan Patel Mark Andrew Pazmino* Taralynn Peak Leslie Pelaez-Diaz Cyan Perdue Franny Vikiana Perez Jennifer Pérez Maria Perrone von Suppiny Alyssa Perry Ally Cailtin Pexa Maria Victoria Pezantes Vincent Asperilla Pineda* Jacob Pirogovsky Courtney Marie Pirone Marsha V. Platon Christopher Francis Plaugic Michael Edward Plunkett Delma Karina Poggi Emily J. Potash Nikhil V. Prithviraj Kayla B. Proya* Jamie Lynne Pytlik Karina Ramirez Nooran Rasheed Amber L. Rathof Jocelyn P. Rea* Julia Skye Redavid Mackenzi Taylor Reilly Gabrielle Jeanette Reinhard Constance Taylor Ricciardi Emily Jean Richland Heather A. Riley Victoria Marie Rivera Emily L. Robbins Amy Nicole Robertson
Kailey Amanda Rocker Maria F. Rodas Vąndeka Janese Rodgers Ambar Rodriguez Jackeline Michelle Rodriguez Julissa Leonides Rodriguez Michelle O’Connell Roglieri Elizabeth Gabriela Roman Katherine Maria Rosario Max Rosenheck* Cassandra Lolita Rossettie Aleshia Marie Rotelli Kelli Lynn Rotondo Sukriti Roy Lissett C. Ruiz Elise Rutherford Joanna Rutkowski Sophy Jerono Ruto Leah Elizabeth Ryan* Danielle Marissa Ryer* Meaghann Grace Sabo* Katelyn Elizabeth Sacco Jenna Kathleen Salvati* Monica Grace Sanagustin Melody D. Sanchez Samantha Denise Sanchez Denise Andrade Saniewski Solaida Santiago-Ramos Danielle Santora Lauren Felicia Sappok Amanda L. Saucedo* Julia Joshalynn Saxton Carson Sayers Amber Leigh Scalera Jessica Rose Schafer Sophia A. Scholes Frederick Stephen Schuster Winie Dazulme Scott* Ashley Georgina Sears Samantha Seigerman Carly Alison Shaffer Danielle Joy Shanskhalil Victoria Amanda Sharkey Olivia Sharp Jessica Horowitz Shaw Kayla L. Sheridan Awilda Sierra Kimberly Keana Silverio Diaz Christopher Anthony Simmons
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Shavon Trashell Singleton Miracle Monay Smith Peter Reeves Smith Caitlyn Marie Snyder Nicole Danielle Sochanski Kierstyn V. Soto Taylor Nicole Spirko Austin Sroka Ashley Meredith Stamelos William Jeremy Stokes Vimmi Surti Debra A. Sutton Dena Tartaro Gary Raheem Taylor Jonah Taylor Shannon N. Taylor Sharde Denise Taylor Rebecca Tefera Jaline Alejandra Tenemea Rivas Michael C. Teti Ja’Nai Valincea Thomas Katelynn Marie Thorpe Katherine A. Thurman Onre Salone Tilghman Daniel Tobar Hannah Toran Damaris Torres* Rebecca Michelle Torsiello Doan Tran Thao Thanh Tran Madison Triano Amanda Michelle Tubic Melissa Ann Tufts Nicole Turon-Diaz* Maureen Joy Ugochukwu Taylor Marie Ulikowski Taryn Mary-Rose Ulmer Madeline Ann Urban Jasmine Skye Urrutia Sarah Aletheia Valerio Kelsea Janet Van Vliet Ikea Naima Vandross Natasha VanDyke Juliana Vasquez
Karissa Marie Vassallo Jennifer Ann Vaz Ingrid Pamela Vázquez Solís* Elsa N. Velecela Gina Michelle Ventura Mayra Edith Verdud Richard Vereneck Rebecca Simone Vietze Shantal K. Villagomez Yamalis Villegas Maya Wahrman James Anthony Waiters Jaclyn Walker Rebecca Anne Walsman Junfeng Wan Jessica Brooke Warman* Ashley Janine Warren Caroline Waters Lauren Lynn Weast* Heather L. Webster* Stephanie Damara Weiss Sophia Chana Wells Ryan Cashin Werthmuller Lauren Connolly Wightman Ebony Yvonne Williams Sativah Nandi Williams Ruben J. Wilmer Don Cornelius Wilson Michaela Wilson* Sarah Katherine Wilson ShaNell Monae’ Wilson Amelia Carroll Wojenski* Gabrielle Jordan Wolff Gladys Priscilla Yaah Samantha Taylor Yaccarino Melissa Sue Yacubovich Brittany N. Yancey* Roxane Elizabeth Yonan Nikea Q. Young-Bagley William Thomas Zarillo* Amber Hope Zickler Mariella Zijdel Emma Sage Zucker
* January 2022 graduate
Candidate list is correct as of April 29, 2022.
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M.S.W. STUDENTS WITHIN 9 CREDITS OF DEGREE COMPLETION Stephanie Abatayo Francis Akintola Nichole Albano Nahiomi Aponte Kimberly Baez James Barclay Amber Berkowitz Celena Blake Sofia Boloix Tiffany Bowen Alejandra Bozzolasco Erica Bradshaw DiTorra Brisbone Marc Brousseau Margaret Broyles Julie Buranelli Anna Burchfield Caitlin Byrne Jenna Cali Anna Caracciolo Laura Cardona Dawn Carpenter Briana Carr Keyla Carreras Jacqueline Caso Janet Chrem Brandon Christensen Nathalie Clavijo Alysia Da Silva Dyese Davis Patricia De Lima Jenna Di Tommaso Sydney Dockery Sara Eisenhuth Stephanie Farenik Joseph Faulborn Shahla Fields Kelly-Ann Frey-Godfrey Leora Frost Joshua Fucci Candace Gaddy-Kates Daniela Garcia Erica Gibbons Lauren Gmitter Victoria Golinski-Harris
Fernando Gomez Gianna Gravinese Molly Gulati Erin Guzman Jessica Hecht Sasha Henriquez Alanna Henry Dalilah Hernandez Ezra Hirshfield Catherine Hoben Jenna Holden Natalie Hornyak Tina Jacobs Maria Katsos Minyoung Kim Abby Klinck Angela Konin Alicia Kromer Alyssa Kropik Merve Kuruca Jillian Lafferty Lindsey Lawrence Dulce Lina Stephanie Lindy Corry Magrini Kimberly Maguire Marissa Mastrocola Kimberly McCloskey Tiambay McRae Lilly Melartin Emanuel Melendez Stacey Meredith Jennifer Miller Athanasia Moore Christine Morgans Elizabeth Nelson Khoi Ngo Jacquelyn Novick Jessica Obenschain Jenny Lee Ona Tina O’Sullivan Nashali Pagan Rachel Pantelis Philip Parish Laurie Parsons
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Laura Patton Helen Plummer Nicole Prisco Jessica Puglise Keyla Rijo Courtney Ritter Ashley Rodriguez Amy Roth Anna Saar Eskarlin Sanchez Khafiza Sanginova Ava Scheffler Donna Scro-Samori Courtney Sherwin Lilly Simmons
Amanda Slade Jessica Slattery Christina Smallwood Deborah Smith Karl Smith Danielle Spanier Shala Spellmon Kathleen Sullivan Margaret Sweeny April Tansey Veruska Vargas Natasha Vella Saul Villar Yvette Wade Kristina Wehrenberg
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2022 B.A.S.W. GRADUATES CAMDEN CAMPUS Jocelyn Aquino Ciera Bayard Brittney Benjamin Sophia Bewley Kalitza Bruno Candace Bryant Erika Bundy Hayley Bushnell Isabella Callender Cori Carruthers Alexandra Chis-Luca Howard Cubbage Najah Davila-Griffin Kaila English Dorotea Enriquez Sandra Estraca* Natalia Fernandez Isabella Festa Brenda Figueroa-Antonio Abigale Furey Melissa Garcia Amanda Gerko Gianna Giandonato Gina Harvell Ashley Irizarry Davon Jackson* Laura Jimenez Angela Jones Aliyah Jones-Griffith Manreet Kaur
Rashod Martin Renee Mizerek Yanelle Nieves Skyler Noon Aishatae Oatman-Sewell Danielle Owens* Denise Padilla Daniel Petrille Daige Pierce Grace Porter Alanna Rivera Jennifer Rodriguez Richard Rowan Myesha Sapp Shykira Scott-Strong Courtney Schaeffer Windy Smith* Morgan Speakman Shaynell-Nicholle Taylor Bernard Todd* Ana Toro Lyzza Tyson Vanessa Vazquez Bryan Welsh Nicolle White** Tiffany Yarmeto Hanora Zaahid* Jo-Hanna Zeilman Elizabeth Zeitler
NEW BRUNSWICK CAMPUS Alyssa Ali Olivia Allen Jessica Apostol Skylar Aurichio** Elizabeth Baginski Elana Bain Anni Balla Caitlyn Bhoj Ayana Bishop Victoria Blunnie Santiago Bohorquez Munoz
Amanda Brown Laura Carr** Olivia Cassidy Joselyn Chaves Courtney Clemon Rebecca Collette Ericka Conshue Tatiana Copeland Jennifer Coppola** Dominique Cousin-Guerra Gabriella De Gregorio
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Brandon Dill Mariah Dipierno Asha Dwyer Annelise Fischer Daniel Fishbein Amanda Fusco Lauren Gayoso-Acuna Valentina Gil Julia Gmahle Samson Gordon Minelly Guerrero Jatzary Gutierrez Sabrina Harris Rachel Herrera Gamino Jessica Greene** Maryam Imran Melissa Jackson Amber Jones Caroline Kelly Armeen Khan Muneeza Khan Cheshta Kundra Joy Lewis Tania Lopez Tello Sydney Mail Myrta Maldonado Erin Malin Hosanna Martin Athena McDowall Brendan Molloy Destiny Morales Britney Morrison Jennifer Napoliello
Luz Nicasio-Feliz Elise Nordstrom Kamille Oliveira Analee Olsson Silvia Paniagua Sanziana Penafiel Ruiz Badulescu Jordan Policari Stephanie Quito Lesli Rodriguez Salazar Boris Rorer Jesse Rosenberg Adele Saka Helen Santana Marisa Shapley Lindsey Shugar Toniann Sloop Amritha Sridhar Benjamin Srygley Madison Steinbeck Osh’Nique Stephenson Carlie Taurosa Madelaine Tello Brianna Thomas** Gabriella Torres Dayanara Torres-Feliciano Dylan Truong-Rosa Catherine Tuite Samantha Tulipani Erin Twohig Hayley Vater Velez James Weatherborn Regina Wester Sierra Winder
* January 2022 graduate ** Potential August 2022 graduate
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DUAL DEGREE IN DIVINITY AND SOCIAL WORK Benjamin Kreider Ally Pexa
Aging and Health Certificate Rebekah Aymat* Reinah Bauer Joseph Binensztok Kathleen Carter Bianca Chabla Nicole Goitiandia Sylvia Grodzki Nori Helem* Lauren Kelly Hannah Loffman* Yonette McGarrell*
Sadikie McKenzie-Jenkins Sharay Palmer Courtney Pirone Christopher Plaugic Julissa Rodriguez Kayla Sheridan* Onre Tilghman Rebecca Torsiello Ikea Vandross * Aging Fellowship Silver honor cord
Latina/o/x Initiatives for Service, Training & Assessment Certificate Vivian Andrade Jessica Argueta Francesca Baroni Jaylynn Canseco Stephanie Chaverra Alyssa Fernandes Erin Guzman Nabila Martinez
Melinda Mora Michael Olaya Keyla Rijo Awilda Sierra Sarah Valerio Juliana Vasquez Black, white and gold honor cord
M.S.W. Certificate in Promoting Child & Adolescent Well-Being Jonathan Acosta Shaikhah Alhomaizi Daisy Arzola Amber Berkowitz Alix Berlin Tangula Brown Fahimah Brown Anna Caracciolo Jymere Chambers Janet Chrem Abigayle Cicoria Roselyn Clark* Sabrina Clark Kiele Cruse Brianna Daly Asia Davis Lizbeth Delgado* Mandy Dixon* Jolie Doogan Alison Driben
Nya-Brielle Earrusso Courtney Eckstadt Sara Eisenhuth Amber Endres* Molly Farrell* William Faughnan Julianna Franco* Leora Frost Ruby Galarza* Katherine Granja Gianna Gravinese Catherine Gutierrez Tamar Hampton Jessica Hecht Leora Herman* Cody Hughes Anysha Hyppolite Mi’Quanae Johnson Mi’Quanah Johnson Nicole Jones 15
Madison Kearney Taylar Kelly Edward Knight Angela Konin Alexandra Kopec Marcos Lascano* Klara Lekics Mariola Lopata Vanessa Magalhaes Fonseca Caitlyn McCormack* Matthew McCormick April McNair May* Stephanie Mekal Kara Metz Tametrias Miller Athanasia Moore* Shannon Moran Leslie Nicholson Beatrice Oshinaike Lyndsay Pace* Valerie Pascale Cyan Perdue Maria Pezantes Michael Plunkett Delma Poggi Karina Ramirez
Julia Redavid Ambar Rodriguez* Jackeline Rodriguez Katherine Rosario Cassandra Rossettie* Kelli Rotondo Samantha Sanchez Jessica Schafer Sophia Scholes Samantha Seigerman* Victoria Sharkey Karl Smith* Nicole Sochanski* Taylor Spirko Kathleen Sullivan* Shannon Taylor Madison Triano Madeline Urban Yvette Wade Rebecca Walsman Stephanie Weiss Sarah Wilson* Nikea Young-Bagley* *RUBY Collaborative/HRSA Grant Green honor cord
Violence Against Women and Children Certificate Asmaa Ahmed Gertrudis Alonso Nahiomi Aponte Desiree Bene Rachel Berman Cona Biswas Shanice Burgos Terrill Carney Briana Carr Alexcia Carrasquillo Jacqueline Caso Megan Collins Tricia Colon-Santiago Ashley Conlow Alysia Da Silva Sydney Dockery Ty-Gena Dozier Stacy Duckett Emmanuelle Farrell Joseph Faulborn Emily Fishman Lauren Garuccio Cecil Gauer Victoria Golinski-Harris
Noah Gregory Isabelle Gunn Kathryn Harback Evangelia Hryssomallidis Molly Humphreys Sarah Kotz Alicia Kromer Alyssa Kropik Laura Lanthier* Stephanie Lindy Maya Lipscomb Golda Mandelbaum Danielle McCall Kimberly McCloskey Erin McLoughlin Elise McTamaney Araceli Montes* Murwa Mujahid Rebekah Nicely Paola Ogando Cailee Oliver Stephanie Ostrowski* Taralynn Peak Nicole Prisco
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Olivia Sharp Jessica Shaw Maureen Ugochukwu Gabrielle Wolff
Jamie Pytlik Courtney Ritter Amy Robertson Joanna Rutkowski Meaghann Sabo Carson Sayers Donna Scro-Samori
*Violence Against Women and Children Verizon Wireless Hopeline Scholarship Purple honor cord
Addiction Counselor Training Certificate Brittany Joseph Merve Kuruca Anne Lieber Michelle Mautone Desiree McBall Alyssa McFarlane Karlie Miscia Amanda Palacios Alyssa Perry Jacob Pirogovsky Amber Scalera Carly Shaffer Peter Smith Kierstyn Soto Rebecca Tefera Richard Vereneck Rebecca Vietze
Ariella Abayev Miranda Alves Alex Bachman Jamelia Blake Kristi Brochon Adrienne Buchanan Isabel Caparros Jungjoo Choi Daniel Da Silva Robert Demarco Justin Eldridge Carly Frascino Vanessa Goncalves Courtney Gould Julia Greenwald Kevin Hackett Eugenia Hernandez Magaly Irineo Amira Jabbar
White honor cord
Human Services Management Certificate Emily Leszau Brittany Libby Hannah Loffman Jennie Louis Nabila Martinez Kerry McGrath Maria Pezantes Emily Robbins Vandeka Rodgers Julissa Rodriguez Lissett Ruiz Sophy Ruto Kimberly Silverio Diaz Austin Sroka Margaret Sweeny Sharde Taylor Daniel Tobar Taylor Ulikowski Gina Ventura Junfeng Wan Ebony Williams
Dyna Anderson Raneta Anderson Francesca Baroni Tangula Brown Bastu Betty Cleland Rebecca Connelly Catherine D’angelo Natalie Disandro Diane Duque Taieta Elamin Shannon Eskola Leora Frost Jennifer Gavilanes Lizeth Gonzalez Galindo Sasha Henriquez Gabrielle Kissi Sarah Kotz Benjamin Kreider Laura Lanthier Angela Lee
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SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK B.A.S.W. STUDENT ASSOCIATION Executive Council Members Camden Chapter President – Erika Bundy Vice President – Michael Sunlities Secretary – Tey Enriquez Treasurer – Mercadez Ivory
New Brunswick Chapter President – Rebecca Collette Vice President – Nicole Vega Secretary – Erin Malin Treasurer – Jessica Greene Event Coordinators – Victoria Blunnie Public Relations – Olivia Cassidy
V. DuWayne Battle, M.S.W., M.Div., D.Min., Ph.D. Associate Teaching Professor - Faculty Advisor
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK M.S.W. STUDENT ASSOCIATION Executive Council Members Co-Chair – Khoi Ngo Co-Chair – Patrick Mellin Treasurer – Mary Brown Secretary – Will Zarillo Communication Representative – Julianna Franco 2nd Year Clinical (CSW) Representative – Piper Law 2nd Year Management & Policy (MAP) Representative – Shannon Eskola 2nd Year (Non-Traditional) Representative – Jessica Hecht 1st Year Representative – Mickeala Bland Ph.D. Representative – Anais Mahone Natalie Moore Bembry, M.A., M.S.W., Ed.D. Assistant Teaching Professor – Faculty Advisor
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ABOUT OUR SPEAKER Mildred “Mit” C. Joyner Mildred “Mit” C. Joyner, DPS, MSW, BSW, LCSW is President of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), which has 55 chapters throughout the United States and its territories. Professor Joyner also serves as President of the North America Region of the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), which includes Canada and the United States and is a member of IFSW’s Executive Committee. She serves on the boards of the NASW Foundation and the NASW Assurance Services, Inc. Professor Joyner received a BSW from Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, and her MSW in planning, policy and administration from Howard University School of Social Work in Washington, DC. Her professional career as a social worker began at Chester County Children, Youth, and Families as a protective service worker. Professor Joyner joined the faculty at West Chester University (WCU) in 1979 as assistant professor and served as the director and chairperson of the undergraduate social work department, a position she held for several decades. While at WCU, Professor Joyner presided over the campus’ Frederick Douglass Society, chaired the Committee of 16, developed the civility award, developed the Frederick Douglass Junior Ambassadors, led university town hall meetings on embracing a just community, organized and obtained funding for the annual delivery of an MLK Day for the university and surrounding community, and was the chief architect of the university’s campus climate committee. Professor Joyner also developed an interdisciplinary race relations course, which received an award from students for effective delivery of critical content on race. In 2011, Professor Joyner, a full professor of social work, received the emeritus rank with full rights and privileges from WCU. Later in 2011, she retired from the university and created MCJ Consultants, which specializes in organizational change and achieving equity. Professor Joyner is a former president of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Concurrently, she served on the board of the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) and represented the United States. She also served as president of the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD). She holds membership in BPD, CSWE, and NASW. Professor Joyner co-authored three books: Critical Multiculturalism and Intersectionality in a Complex World (2018); Critical Multicultural Social Work (2008); and Caregivers for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya: An Ecological Perspective (2011). She is the recipient of numerous awards, including: the 2005 AGE-SW and BPD Gerontology Leadership Award for stellar national leadership in the field of gerontology; the BPD Lifetime Achievement Award; Living Beyond Breast Cancer Founders Award for leadership and stewardship; the first Dr. Inabel Burns Lindsay Award from Howard University School of Social Work; the Central State University Hall of Fame Award as a Distinguished Alumni; the First William Culp lecturer by Abilene Christian University School of Social Work; and the CSWE Lifetime Service and Leadership Award. In September 2019, Professor Joyner received the prestigious NASW of Pennsylvania Phyllis Black Lifetime Achievement Award for her leadership and commitment to social justice and the quest for obtaining equity for all.
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FACULTY Ayse Akincigil, M.A., Ph.D. Associate Professor
Carol Cassidy, M.A. Teaching Instructor and D.S.W. Multi-Media Writing Program
Edward J. Alessi, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor and Chancellor’s Scholar of LGBTQ Mental Health, Trauma, and Resilience
Charles Chear, M.S.W. Teaching Instructor, Assistant Director of Student Affairs and Newark Campus Coordinator
Mary Beth Ali, M.S.W. Teaching Instructor and Coordinator of Field Education
Stephen Crystal, M.A., Ph.D. Distinguished Research Professor
Vivien (Wen Li) Anthony, M.S.W., Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Laura Cuesta, M.A., Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Victoria Banyard, M.A., Ph.D. Professor, Associate Dean for Faculty Development, and Associate Director of the Center for Research on Ending Violence
Laura Curran, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Maxine Davis, M.S.W., M.B.A., Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Chancellor’s Scholar for Inclusive Excellence in Intimate Partner Violence Prevention & Intervention
V. DuWayne Battle, M.S.W., M.Div., D.Min., Ph.D. Associate Teaching Professor and Director of the Baccalaureate Program and Coordinator of the Camden Program
Rebecca T. Davis, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Director, Office of Global Social Work Programs
Douglas Behan, M.S.W., D.S.W. Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Director of Continuing Education
Ericka Deglau, M.S.W., Ph.D. Professor of Teaching Emeritus
Natalie Bembry, M.A., M.S.W., Ed.D. Assistant Professor of Teaching, Director of Student Affairs
Marian Diksies, M.A., M.S.W. Associate Professor of Teaching
Mariann Bischoff, M.S., M.S.W. Assistant Professor of Teaching and Management and Policy Field Specialist
Ryan DiMeglio, M.S.W. Teaching Instructor and Program Coordinator for the Addiction Counselor Training Certificate Program
Marla Blunt-Carter, M.S.W. Associate Professor of Professional Practice
Jacquelynn Duron, M.S.W., Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Emily Adlin Bosk, M.S.W., Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Richard L. Edwards, M.S.W., Ph.D. Distinguished Professor and Chancellor Emeritus, Rutgers – New Brunswick
Qiana Brown, M.S.W., M.P.H., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Elsa Candelario, M.S. Professor of Professional Practice and Director of the Latina/o/x Initiatives for Service, Training, and Assessment MSW Certificate Program
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Antoinette Y. Farmer, M.S., Ph.D. Professor and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
FACULTY Patricia A. Findley, M.S.W., Dr.P.H. Professor, Director of the Master of Social Work Program and Special Assistant to the Dean for Interprofessional Health Initiatives
Mark Lamar, M.S.W., M.B.A. Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Executive Director of the Office of Field Education
Jerald Floersch, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor
Michael C. LaSala, M.S.W., Ph.D. Professor and Director of the Doctorate of Social Work (D.S.W.) Program
Adrian Gale, M.S.W., Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Jamey Lister, M.S.W., Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Erica Goldblatt Hyatt, M.S.W., M.B.E., D.S.W. Associate Teaching Professor and Acting Director of the D.S.W. Program
Eric Lock, M.A. Associate Teaching Professor
Emily Greenfield, M.S., Ph.D. Professor
Jeffrey L. Longhofer, M.A., M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor
Anna Haley, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor
Raymond Sanchez Mayers, M.S.W., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus
Bernardo Hiraldo, M.S.W. Teaching Instructor and Associate Director of Field Education
Judith L. McCoyd, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor
Chien-Chung Huang, M.S.W., Ph.D. Professor and Director of the Huamin Research Center
Sarah McMahon, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Director, Center for Research on Ending Violence and Chancellor’s Scholar for Violence Prevention
Tawanda L. Hubbard, M.S.W., D.S.W. Associate Professor of Professional Practice
Christine Morales, M.S.W. Assistant Teaching Professor
Samuel Jones, M.S.W., D.S.W. Associate Teaching Professor and Assistant Dean of Part-Time Lecturer Development
Cory Morton, M.S.W., Ph.D. Assistant Research Professor Felix Muchomba, M.P.H., Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Michael Myungkook Joo, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor
Shari L. Munch, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor
Woojin Jung, M.S.W., M.P.P, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Lenna Nepomnyaschy, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor
Christine E. Kephart, Ph.D. Writing (Teaching) Instructor, D.S.W. Program
Lia Nower, J.D., Ph.D. Professor and Director, Center for Gambling Studies and Director of the Addiction Counselor Training Certificate Program
Rupa Khetarpal, M.A., M.S.W. Associate Professor of Teaching and Coordinator, Violence Against Women and Children Certificate Program
Margaret O’Donoghue, M.S.W., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Professional Practice and Coordinator for the Certificate in Promoting Child and Adolescent Well-Being Program
Joy (Jeounghee) Kim, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor
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FACULTY N. Andrew Peterson, M.A., Ph.D. Professor and Associate Dean for Research, 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 Program Karun Singh, M.S.W., Ph.D. Teaching Professor
Sara Plummer, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Teaching and Assistant Director of the Baccalaureate Program
Lauren Snedeker, M.S.W., D.S.W Assistant Teaching Professor and Coordinator for the Aging and Health Certificate Program
Cathryn C. Potter, M.S.W., Ph.D. Dean and Distinguished Professor
Jackie F. Stanmyre, M.S.W. Research Associate and Assistant Director of the Center for Gambling Studies
Kathleen J. Pottick, M.S.W., M.A., Ph.D. Professor
Amy Strickler, M.S.W. Assistant Professor of Teaching and Interim Director of the Intensive Weekend Program
Kristen Gilmore Powell, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Research Professor and Associate Director of the Center for Prevention Science and Director of the Northeast & Caribbean Prevention Technology Transfer Center
Trinay V. Thomas, M.S.W. Teaching Instructor and Associate Director of Field Education
Gabriel Robles, M.S.W., Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Chancellor’s Scholar for Inclusive Excellence in Sexual and Gender Minority Health
Emmy Tiderington, M.S.W., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Mark van der Maas, M.A., Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Chiara Sabina, M.A., Ph.D. Associate Professor and Chancellor’s Scholar for Inclusive Excellence in Interpersonal Violence Research
William Waldman, M.S.W. Professor of Professional Practice and Executive in Residence
Nancy Schley, M.S.W. Assistant Teaching Professor and Associate Director of Field Education
Abigail Williams-Butler, M.S., M.S.W., Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Rachel Schwartz, M.S.W. Assistant Teaching Professor and Assistant Dean of Innovative Learning Technologies
Allison Zippay, M.S.W, Ph.D. Professor and Director of the Doctoral (Ph.D.) Program
Gina L. Sharpe, M.S.W. Assistant Teaching Professor and Assistant Director of Continuing Education
Karen A. Zurlo, M.B.A., M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate Professor
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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS Cathryn C. Potter, M.S.W., Ph.D. Dean Laura Curran, M.S.W., Ph.D. Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Amy Strickler, M.S.W. Interim Director, Intensive Weekend Program
Antoinette Y. Farmer, M.S., Ph.D. Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
V. DuWayne Battle, M.S.W., M.Div., D.Min., Ph.D. Director, Baccalaureate Social Work Program
Victoria Banyard, M.A., Ph.D. Associate Dean for Faculty Development
Mark Lamar, M.S.W., M.B.A. Executive Director of Field Education
N. Andrew Peterson, M.A., Ph.D. Associate Dean for Research and Director, Center for Prevention Science
Natalie Bembry, M.S.W., M.A., Ed.D. Director, Student Affairs
Sharon A. Fortin, M.H.R.M. Associate Dean for Administration and Finance
Theresa McCutcheon, M.S.W. Managing Director, Institute for Families Lia Nower, Ph.D., J.D. Director, Center for Gambling Studies
Arlene M. Hunter, M.A. Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Rebecca Davis, M.S.W., Ph.D. Director, Office of Global Social Work Programs
Samuel Jones, M.S.W., D.S.W. Assistant Dean of Part-Time Lecturer Development
Sarah McMahon, M.S.W., Ph.D. Director, Center for Research on Ending Violence
Laura A. DiMarcantonio, M.Ed. Assistant Dean for Admissions and Recruitment
Chien-Chung Huang, M.S.W., Ph.D. Director, Huamin Research Center
Rachel Schwartz, M.S.W. Assistant Dean, Innovative Learning Technologies
Samantha Michaele, B.A. Director of Business Services
Allison Zippay, M.S.W., Ph.D. Director, Ph.D. Program and Director, Center for Leadership and Management
Tibor Purger, M.A., M.S. Director of Information Technology
Michael LaSala, M.S.W., Ph.D. Director, D.S.W. Program
Laurie Zazenski, M.A. Director of Communications
Patricia A. Findley, M.S.W., Dr.P.H. Director, Master of Social Work Program
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FACULTY AND STAFF AWARDS Outstanding Professor in Clinical Specialization Outstanding Professor in MAP Specialization Outstanding Professor for Excellence in Inclusion, Intersectionality, Diversity, Equity and Advancement (IIDEA) Teaching Exemplary IIDEA Research Recognition Award Outstanding Professor for Innovative and Creative Teaching Most Supportive Professor Outstanding Part-Time Lecturer Outstanding Doctoral Student Teaching in the BASW or MSW Programs Most Supportive Staff Award
OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARDS Dissertation Award Outstanding MSW Student in the Clinical Specialization Outstanding MSW Student in the MAP Specialization Outstanding MSW Student in the Online Program Outstanding MSW Student in the Intensive Weekend Program Outstanding MSW Student in the Blended Program Outstanding MSW Student Studying in Camden Outstanding MSW Student Studying in Newark Outstanding MSW Student Studying in New Brunswick Outstanding Student in the Camden BASW Program Outstanding Student in the New Brunswick BASW Program Emerging Scholar IIDEA Research Award Brian C. Wright Social Work Award
These students were nominated for an Outstanding B.A.S.W. Student Award Gabrielle Boykins Natalia Fernandez Valentina Gil Aliyah Jones-Griffith Cheshta Kundra
Tania Lopez Tello Myrta Maldonado Skyler Noon Shykira Scott-Strong Tiffany Yarmeto
These students were nominated for an Outstanding M.S.W. Student Award Emily Adcock Sophia Alger Shaikhah Alhomaizi Vivan Andrade Francesca Baroni
Patricia Batista Rachel Berman Alejandra Bozzolasco Briana Carr Jacqueline Caso
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Elisa Cuevas Lizbeth Delgado Diane Duque Nya-Brielle Earrusso Shannon Eskola Emmanuelle Farrell Noah Gregory Dalilah Hernandez Molly Humphreys Jannae Johnson Nicole Kastan Sarah Kim Laura Lanthier Lindsey Lawrence Devon Leahy Brittany Libby Pia Licciardi Hannah Loffman
Golda Mandelbaum Murwa Mujahid Khoi Ngo Leslie Nicholson Nicole Parrino Jamie Pytlik Vandeka Rodgers Karl Smith Austin Sroka Vimmi Surti Deborah Sutton Margaret Sweeny Ja’nai Thomas Daniel Tobar Taylor Ulikowski Sarah Valerio Maya Wahrman
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.
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2022 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS Alumni Association of the School of Social Work Endowed Fellowship Tametrias Miller Dorothy Cartun Amdurer Memorial Fellowship Jay Lee Yetta H. and Hyman Appel Scholarship Rebekah Aymat Carly Frascino Brittany Libby Teriz Michael Kelli Rotondo Miracle Smith Darien Family Endowed Fellowship for the School of Social Work Loni Fields Jonah Taylor Dean’s Academic Excellence Award Asmaa Ahmed Tahj Burnette Thomas Cadmus Joshua Dillon Matthew Harris Jacob Pirogovsky
Jamie Pytlik Nooran Rasheed Amber Scalera Daniel Tobar Lauren Wightman Dean’s Scholarship
Raneta Anderson Sabrina Andre Jabria Barker-Moody Lindsey Baskin Erin Burns Jenna Cali Elaine Carter Linda Chambers Megan Collins Tricia Colon-Santiago Emera Dancy Robert Demarco Feigah Dubinsky Shannon Eskola Kelly-Ann Frey-Godfrey Sara Froehlke
Jada Gilbert Elizabeth Guardino Amanda Hando Nori Helem Leora Herman Nechama Hirsch Lilian Ibiang Amira Jabbar Jannae Johnson Lauren Kelly Gabrielle Kissi Alexandra Kopec Laura Lanthier Piper Law Morgan Lippmann Jennie Louis
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Joy Lynch Yonette McGarrell Kara Metz Araceli Montes Kristina Murin Khoi Ngo Jenny Lee Ona Tapria Owens Nashali Pagan Taralynn Peak Cyan Perdue Jennifer Perez Heather Riley Victoria Rivera
Cassandra Rossettie Katelyn Sacco Julia Saxton Ava Scheffler Christopher Simmons William Stokes Margaret Sweeny Sharde Taylor Rebecca Tefera Karissa Vassallo Yvette Wade Maya Wahrman Sativah Williams Melissa Yacubovich
Harold W. and Marguerite F. Demone Endowed Fellowship Kevin Hackett Richard L. Edwards Endowed Scholarship Caitlyn Snyder Donna and Art Falk Endowed Scholarship Patrick Mellin Jean D. Fredrickson Memorial Award in Social Work Sophia Alger Harold F. and Charlotte D. Fultz Endowment Gianna Gravinese L.I.S.T.A. Scholarship Francesca Baroni Awilda Sierra Rutgers University Behavioral Youth (RUBY) Collaborative/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Grant Roselyn Clark Lizbeth Delgado Mandy Dixon Amber Endres Molly Farrell Julianna Franco Ruby Galarza Leora Herman Marcos Lascano Caitlyn McCormack April McNair May
Athanasia Moore Lyndsay Pace Ambar Rodriguez Cassandra Rossettie Samantha Seigerman Karl Smith Nicole Sochanski Kathleen Sullivan Sarah Wilson Nikea Young-Bagley
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School of Social Work Alumni Association Opportunity Fellowship Tamar Hampton Sarah Valerio School of Social Work Fellowship Fund Christiane Buniel Richard Vereneck School of Social Work in Support of Programs on Aging Rebekah Aymat Nori Helem Hannah Loffman Yonette McGarrell Kayla Sheridan Krystal Skinner Memorial Scholarship Aliyah Jones-Griffith Myrta Maldonado Students Supporting Students Tessa Blugh-Roberts Mary Brown Jessica A. Burt Giovanna Drummonds
Mi’Quanah Johnson Carianne Kurabinski Angela Lee Inayah Muhammad
Verizon Wireless Hopeline Scholarship Laura Lanthier Araceli Montes Stephanie Ostrowski
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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 16,000 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 #RUSSW2022.
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Update your contact information at alumni.rutgers.edu/update.
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Make a gift in honor of what you loved at the SSW: a professor, a class, or program at socialwork.rutgers.edu/giving.
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Follow us on social media (@RutgersSSW) and join the conversation at #RutgersSSW.
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Take part in our endowed lecture series events throughout the year.
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Enroll in a continuing education class to earn your professional CEUs by visiting socialwork.rutgers.edu/academics/continuing-education.
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Send a class note to lzazenski@ssw.rutgers.edu to be included in the next alumni magazine.
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Visit the NASW-NJ table in the lobby today.
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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 Arts, Letters, Humanities / White Business Administration, Commerce / Drab City and Regional Planning / Brown Communication and Information Studies / Gray Economics / Copper Education / Light Blue Engineering / Orange Fine Arts, Architecture / Brown Human Resources Management / Dusk Journalism / Dark Crimson Labor and Employment Relations / Peacock Blue
Law / Purple Library Service / Lemon Medicine / Green Music / Pink Nursing / Apricot Oratory-Speech / Silver Gray Pharmacy / Olive Green Philosophy / 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. 31
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