GRADUATING CLASS of 2025
Spring and Summer
OUR MISSION
The School of Social Work at the University of Georgia prepares culturally responsive practitioners and scholars to be leaders in addressing social problems and promoting social justice, locally and globally, through teaching, research, and service.
Anna Scheyett is a Professor at the University of Georgia School of Social Work and the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Department of Agricultural Education, Leadership, and Communication. She has an Extension appointment as a Behavioral Health Specialist and leads the Extension Behavioral Health Team. She is also a member of the Sports and Social Work Research Lab within the School of Social Work.
From 2016 to 2021, Dr. Scheyett served as the dean of the University of Georgia School of Social Work. Before working in Georgia, she was Dean of the University of South Carolina College of Social Work (2011-2016), and before that was the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work (2007-2011). Dr. Scheyett has assumed several additional leadership roles in the social work profession, including serving on both state and national boards of the National Association of Social Workers, as Vice President of the National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work, as Treasurer for the St. Louis Group on Social Work Research, and as Editor in Chief for the journal Social Work.
Dr. Scheyett received her Ph.D. with distinction from Memorial University (2007), her Master of Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1989), and a Master in Science and Philosophy from Yale University Department of Human Genetics (1982). Her Bachelor of Science in Biology is from Dickinson College (1980).
Throughout her career, Dr. Scheyett’s research has explored issues related to the community well-being of vulnerable populations, including research on ways to promote the community well-being of individuals with mental illnesses, justice-involved individuals, college athletes, and farmers and farm families at risk of stress and suicide. She has published well over 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, has made nearly 200 presentations at national and international conferences, and has received over $2.5 million in research funding as principal investigator. In addition to formal scholarship, Dr. Scheyett has authored a weekly blog titled Thriving on the Farm for the past two years.
Dr. Scheyett has been honored with numerous awards. In 2020, she was selected as a Social Work Pioneer by the National Association of Social Workers. In 2019, she received Mentor Recognition from the Council on Social Work Education Commission on Women. The State of the Science, Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety, recognized her as a Distinguished Lecturer. The awards she is perhaps most proud of are the Most Supportive Professor, Most Outstanding Professor, and Most Innovative Teacher awards she received before her administrative work from the UNC School of Social Work’s students. She is also immensely proud of the successes of the young administrators, junior faculty, and students she has mentored, who have become deans, directors, noted social work scholars, and professional leaders in various settings nationwide.
MA
The Master of Social Work program prepares graduate students for advanced social work practice. We strive to develop future leaders in the profession of social work who are culturally competent; dedicated to social and economic justice; and committed to upholding and disseminating the core values and ethical standards of both the School and the profession.
Jaylah Dorsey
Caroline Sandra Duncan
Qaydar Dunn
Jude Oshobughie Edeh
Melissa Ashley Ellis
Grace Camden Ellsworth
Ryan Heath Emilio
Kimberly England
Ruth Naomi Escamilla
Sheila Farley
Samantha Farris
Autumn James Field
Janelle Elizabeth Flerismond
Isatu Alphina Forna
Cavelle Joan Forrester
Kaylie Danielle Frazier
Carlyn Rae Gallimore
Alexis Melgar Garcia
Ellia George
Lynn Mariam George
David Courtney Gibson
David Brian Gladson
Elizabeth Huff Gober
Nichesius Godwini
Kenadi Ayanna Goodwin
Megan Erin Gordon
Miranda Suzanne Gragson
Cozetta Rose Marie Green
Matthew Ray Green
Chayce Justice Gunn
Elisa Guzman-Pantoja
Clinton Gyimah
Amica Regina Hamm
Grace Virginia Harbin
Megan Nicole Hayes
Caroline Grace Henry
Leigh Hunter Henry
Alondra Jazmin Hernandez-Vega
Joyce Elizabeth Hethcox
Kylie Jo Hood
Tiffany Jean Horton
Devon Howard
Zuzheng Huang
Lauren Celeste Hutton
Rashaunda Jacobs
Adam Austin Jain-Conti
Anna Johnson
Damien Juwon Johnson
Dajah Syliya-Nicole Jones
Olivia Louise Jones
Monica Sabrina Joseph
Jamila Joy
Anna Marie Kennard
Hannah Isabella Kepes
Emily Victoria Mize
Kellan Virginia Monroe
Bryanna Montgomery
Katherine Lili Moreno
Derek Byron Mouzon
Rashmi Nair
Hayden Namkung
Renee Taylor Neves
William Alan Newcomb
Jacob Scott Newman
Cynthia Joan Nist
Iruoma Bethel Ogueze
Idris Toheeb Ogunade
Esther Oh
Emmanuel Abiodun Oke
Yvonne Kemi Okoruwa
Hannah Grace Olive
Sarah Oliver
Abayomi Moses Olusanu
Natasha Ortega
Jamie D. Owens
Hatice Ozsoy Cunha Campos Eris
Olivia Grace Packer
Kelly Danielle Page
Angie Carolyn Palacios
Kiley Anne Paro
Lauren Alexandria Pilman
Genesis Giovanna Pineda
Megan Elizabeth Riedinger
Nicole Marie Rigoroso
Kolby Geralyn Riser
Chanel Ilana Rouzaud
Sashana Rowe-Harriott
Abigail Ryan
Louis Allen Saxon
Haley Morgan Schirner
Zoe Beth Searles
Tesfamariam Selam
Rylee Laine Shade
Ria Hemal Shah
Mary Barry Shepard
Danielle Mashay Sherman
Emmaline Amber Simpson
James Tatum Slaughter, III
Michaela Davida Smith
Ana Laura Solis-Sanchez
MSW
M S W
Kristin Jenae Washington
Katelyn Maree Wasson
Laci Watson
Laura Way
Patricia Ann Webb
Anna Peyton West
Stephon Lee Williams
Renee Kelly-Ann Wilson
Jasmine Leann Wood
Soraya Nicole Wright
Johannah Nana Yankey
Breck Lathrop Zavodny
Bachelor of Social Work BSW
Allison Elizabeth Archer
Jordan Boling, Cum Laude
The BSW program values the development of competent social workers who are dedicated to social justice and advancing social work knowledge and practice. This includes, but is not limited to, alleviating social injustice, poverty, oppression and discrimination.
Amanda Rachel Buchheit, Magna Cum Laude
Ana Maria Correa
Isabella Anne Costa
Alexa Jade Doblado, Cum Laude
Bennett Andrew Ekmark, Magna Cum Laude
Madison Jessa Ellis, Cum Laude
Molly Suzanne Gilarde, Summa Cum Laude
Penelope Stella Gooding, Magna Cum Laude
Journey Simone Hayes, Magna Cum Laude
Abigail N. Jenkins, Cum Laude
Morgan Scout Jennings, Summa Cum Laude
Brianna Nicole Lawrence, Magna Cum Laude
Bentley Isaiah Malone
Kelly Maya Medina
Graduate Certificate in Substance Use Counseling
Alissa M. Adams
Walter Robb Andersen, Jr.
Kirsten Elizabeth Grace Barnes
Alexandrea Corinne Behler
Henretta Berry
Cara Bowen
Ron'Nesha Kelli Bryant
Laura Marie Coco
Kayla Marie Elverta Cunningham
Melissa Ashley Ellis
Ryan Heath Emilio
Ruth Naomi Escamilla
Lynn Mariam George
Chayce Justice Gunn
Anna Johnson
Dajah Syliya-Nicole Jones
Jamila Joy
Brendan Leahy
Brenda Lee
Tajzhai McCray
Allison Sarah Miller
Emily Victoria Mize
Bryanna Montgomery
Derek Byron Mouzon
William Alan Newcomb
Cynthia Joan Nist
Jamie D Owens
Louis Allen Saxon
Haley Morgan Schirner
Tesfamariam Selam
Kathryn Elaine Taylor
Ashley Renee Vanzant
Laci Watson
Patricia Ann Webb
Stephon Lee Williams
Jasmine Leann Wood
Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Leadership
Joshua Peter Baylor
Sherri Lynn Bennett
Richard Bosten
Kristina Childre Britton
K'Oynia Dennard
Sherry Deria
Sheila Farley
Kaylie Danielle Frazier
Nichesius Godwini
Rashaunda Jacobs
Brittney Cierra Kilgore
Sabrina Nicole Lewis
Nina Martin
Hayden Namkung
Iruoma Bethel Ogueze
Idris Toheeb Ogunade
Esther Oh
Emmanuel Abiodun Oke
Madeline Elyse Oliff
Abayomi Moses Olusanu
Genesis Giovanna Pineda
Abigail Ryan
Martina Annette Stanley
Nina Stone
Latosha Sullivan
Brianna Michelle Taylor
Laura Liliana Villegas Gutierrez
Soraya Nicole Wright
Graduate Certificate in Gerontology
Linsey Addington
Cozetta Rose Marie Green
Clinton Gyimah
Ashlyn Nicole LaClair
Natasha Ortega
Mary Barry Shepard
Katelyn Maree Wasson
Graduate Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy
Linsey Addington
Angel Arnulfo Anaya-Ruiz
Sharon Chioma Anozie-Obi
Lindsey Delgado-Harris
Samantha Farris
Carlyn Rae Gallimore
Elisa Guzman-Pantoja
Zuzheng Huang
Katelyn Elizabeth McLendon
Mary Grace Mitchell
Renee Taylor Neves
Yvonne Kemi Okoruwa
Sashana Rowe-Harriott
Zoe Beth Searles
Emmaline Amber Simpson
Cheyenne Jarnae Alize' Stevens
Kimberly Lee Tate-Nuwar
Demilade Abosede Vincent
Laura Way
Renee Kelly-Ann Wilson
Undergraduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Leadership
Abby Elizabeth Adams
Elizabeth Brooke Billig
Allie Michelle Carter
Karly Ferazi
Trenton Jeremiah Holloman
Tessa Noelle Johnson
Briana Carolina Long
Madeleine Reese Mitchell
Molly Qiuyuan Schweitzer
Grace Rosalee Smith
Anastacia Stoyanov
Abigail Reese Tew
Kirklyn Leigh Thacker
Gracie Christin Thompson
Virginia Ruth Vaughan