Spring 2019 Commencement

Spring Commencement May 4, 2019

Our Vision A Better Society Through Individual and Social Change

Our Mission Advancing the social work profession’s vision and values, the University of Michigan School of Social Work seeks to develop a more equitable, caring and socially just society. Such a society meets basic human needs, eliminates social and economic inequities and empowers individuals, their communities and institutions to reach their aspirations and potential. Drawing on an interdisciplinary faculty within a public university seated in a region of enormous need and promise, the School is dedicated to education, research and service that fosters progressive change at local, national and global levels.

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We acknowledge that the University of Michigan, named for Michigami, the world’s largest freshwater system and located in the Huron River watershed, was formed and has grown through connections with the land stewarded by Niswi Ishkodewan Anishinaabeg--the Three Fires People, who are the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi--along with their neighbors, the Seneca, Delaware, Shawnee, and Wyandot nations.

Order of Exercises Processional Jordan Schug Quartet Marshals Katie Doyle Clinical Assistant Professor Justin Hodge Clinical Assistant Professor Sue Ann Savas Clinical Assistant Professor Welcome and Introductions Lynn Videka Dean and Carol T. Mowbray Collegiate Professor Keynote Speaker Amanda (Amy) Good CEO, Alternatives For Girls Student Speakers Shih-Ya Chang MSW Degree Candidate Mitch Paradise MSW Degree Candidate Presentation of PhD Graduates William Elliott III Director, Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Social Science and Professor

Hooders Daphne Watkins Associate Professor Hooders DaiciaLein R. Price Laura Field Educator Katherine Reebel Collegiate & LEO Lecturer Professor of Social Work Robert M. Ortega, Associate Professor Presentation of MSW Graduates Readers Readers Daniel J. Fischer Tony Alvarez Assistant Dean LEO Lecturer of Field Education & Clinical Richard Assistant Tolman Professor

Sheldon D. Rose Collegiate M. Antonio”Tony” Alvarez, Professor of Social Work LEO Lecturer II Alumni Welcome Hooders Judy Levick, Debra Mattison Alumni of Governors Clinical Board Assistant Professor Closing Remarks Laura Sanders Lynn Lecturer Videka, LEO Dean Closing Remarks “Hail to the Victors” Lynn Videka Led by Anna Ladd, Dean and Carol T. Mowbray Auriella “A.J.” Lewis, Collegiate Professor Laura Nord and Maryam Tout Recessional Jordan Schug Quartet Recessional Jordan Schug Quartet

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Welcome to the Spring 2019 School of Social Work Graduation Dear Graduates, Congratulations on your commencement! We are proud to celebrate your dedication, your achievement and your becoming an MSW social worker.

As you embark on your careers, you can go forward with confidence that you have the knowledge, skills and training to make a difference in the lives of others. You are effective, practiced facilitators and leaders who know how to take a stand, address injustice and engage the community.

Our field is not an easy one, so as you conclude your studies at Michigan, I encourage you to remember the people, lessons and experiences that have inspired you. Integrity and respect are the foundation of our profession.

And remember your alma mater – we stand with you as a source of support, a network of outstanding alumni and as partners in lifelong learning.

With the challenges facing our nation, social work leadership is crucial.

University of Michigan social work graduates have a reputation for their expertise, dedication and achievement. They lead the field as policymakers, agency directors and foundation leaders, and they improve lives as accomplished and effective social workers. Today you join their ranks and I look forward to seeing how you apply your talents for the good of people and communities.

Graduates, you have truly earned the term “the leaders and the best.� Your future is bright and I wish you every success as you reach out, raise hope and change society.

Go Blue,

Lynn Videka Dean and Carol T. Mowbray Collegiate Professor of Social Work

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About Our Keynote Speaker Amy Good

CEO, Alternatives For Girls

Amy Good has more than 35 years of experience managing and directing human services programs serving children and families in Detroit.

Under her leadership, Alternatives For Girls has grown from a volunteer-led project to a full-service agency serving homeless and high-risk girls and young women – along with their families – through street outreach, emergency shelter, transition to independent living and prevention services. Good served as a gubernatorial appointee on the Michigan Committee on Juvenile Justice (2004 – 2017) and currently serves on the Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit Board of Directors. She is also a member of the Michigan Chapter of the International Women’s Forum. Her awards include Oprah Winfrey’s Use Your Life award (accompanied by $100,000 for a capital campaign), the United Way Community Services’ Executive Director of the Year award, Leadership Detroit’s Leadership Challenge award, and the National Council of Jewish Women Josephine S. Weiner Award for Community Service. She was awarded the University of Michigan School of Social Work Distinguished Alumni award in 2014. Alternatives For Girls received Crain’s Best Managed Non-Profit award in 2017.

She earned both her BA in Psychology and an MSW from the University of Michigan.

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About Our Student Speaker Shih-Ya Chang

MSW Degree Candidate

Shih-Ya Chang was born in Taipei, Taiwan to parents who were fearless and compassionate organizers. When she was nine years old, her family moved to Shanghai, China to support a local community. During her senior year in high school, a family friend experienced great turmoil due to governmental policy; this incident confirmed Chang’s desire to devote her life to serving others and improving social systems.

When Chang was in college she was introduced to social work.

She searched online, found U-M, and applied. Over the past 20 months, Chang has had the opportunity to work for the Associate Dean for Educational Programs, the Office of Global Activities, the Office of Student Services as a student mentor, and the University’s International Center as a peer advisor. Her field placements were at the International House Ann Arbor and the Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development. She has worked alongside amazing fellow students in the Student Union and Global Social Work Student Association. She also received funding for overseas projects in Beijing, China; Bradford, U.K.; and Azores, Portugal. Chang’s experience allowed her to encounter different perspectives and find common ground.

Chang believes that as a social worker her work is to advocate for social justice that leads to a healthy society – where all members participate, and their stories are heard, valued, and included. To Chang, social justice is carried out when all of these stories are peacefully interwoven together to create a perfect tapestry.

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About Our Student Speaker Mitch Paradise

MSW Degree Candidate

Mitch Paradise is a radical, fat, queer social worker from the south suburbs of Chicago. They are graduating with a focus on Interpersonal Practice and Mental Health, centering their practice in queer, anti-racist, body positive and feminist theories.

Co-creating safe, affirming spaces for the LGBTQIA+ community drives their social work practice.

Paradise earned their undergraduate degree from DePaul University in the history of art and architecture and continues to incorporate art and creativity into their therapeutic practice.

Prior to starting the program, Paradise worked with multiple organizations in Chicago dedicated to serving persons experiencing homelessness, criminalization and prejudice, including the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, Illinois Safe School Alliance, the Transformative Justice Law Project, and the Night Ministry.

Paradise has continued their advocacy efforts at the School of Social Work as a graduate student staff assistant in the Office of Student Services, as well as held leadership positions in the Showing Up For Racial Justice U-M Chapter, Queer Advocacy Coalition, and Social Justice Arts Collective. Most recently, Paradise was selected as the NASW Student of the Year and delivered the keynote presentation for the School of Social Work Student Symposium titled, “Let’s Get Queered: Sexual Health Education for a New Generation.” After graduation, they plan on returning to Chicago and pursuing a career providing mental health services.

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“The Real Blue” (1998), Sam Gilliam, acrylic on birch plywood

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Twenty years ago the School of Social Work commissioned Sam Gilliam, an internationally acclaimed color field artist, to create an installation in our new Lower Level Atrium. For the commission, he created “The Real Blue,” a construction of wood and cabinet hardware. Conceptually, the work speaks to the mission of social work, especially that of equity and diversity. The treatment of shapes, which shift as one walks about the space, allow for surprising vantage points speaking to the intersectionality of identity.

Joint PhD in Social Work and Social Science Graduates The Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Social Science is an interdepartmental program in the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies at the University of Michigan. It awards a joint PhD degree in Social Work and one of five social science disciplines: anthropology, economics, political science, psychology or sociology. It accepted the first students in 1957 and was the first program of its kind in the country. The Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Social Science at the University of Michigan is broadly acknowledged as one of the finest interdisciplinary programs in the world.

Nkemka Anyiwo PhD Social Work & Psychology “We gon' be alright�: Racism, Media, and the Sociopolitical Development of Black Youth Dissertation Committee: Daphne Watkins, Stephanie Rowley (co-chairs), Katie Richards-Schuster, Monique Ward

Rachel Burrage

PhD Social Work and Psychology Trauma, Loss, Resilience, and Resistance in the Beauval Indian Residential School Dissertation Committee: Joseph Gone, Sandra

Momper (co-chairs), Donna Nagata, Karen Staller

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Joint PhD in Social Work and Social Science Graduates (cont.)

John Doering-White PhD Social Work and Anthropology In the Shadow of the Beast: Violence and Dignity along the Central American Migrant Trail Dissertation Committee: Laura Lein, Jason De Leรณn

(co-chairs), Jorge Delva, Reuben Miller, Andrew Shryock

Charity Hoffman

PhD Social Work and Sociology The 21st Century Mother: How New Moms Navigate Work, Family and Struggle to Have it All Dissertation Committee: Karin Martin, Katie Richards-

Schuster (co-chairs), Fatma Muge Goceck, Mary Ruffolo

Huiyun Kim PhD Social Work and Sociology Housing Insecurity and Low-Income Housing Policy in the United States Dissertation Committee: Kristin Seefeldt, Sara

Burgard (co-chairs), Rachel Best, Richard Tolman, Lang Deng

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Min Hee Kim PhD Social Work and Sociology Geographic Distribution of Aging and Health-Related Resources in Urban Neighborhoods: Implications for Health Care Delivery to Community -Dwelling Older Adults with Physical and/or Cognitive Impairment Dissertation Committee: Ruth Dunkle, Sara Burgard

(co-chairs), Philippa Clarke, Emily Nicklett, Sandra Levitsky, Joseph Himle

Rick Rodems PhD Social Work and Sociology Hidden Hardship: Three Essays on Poverty and Material Welfare in the United States Dissertation Committee: Fabian Pfeffer, H. Luke Shaefer (co-chairs), Sandra Danziger, Greta Krippner

Pinghui Wu PhD Social Work and Economics Demand Shocks, Shift in Welfare Regime, and the Well-being of Workers and Their families Dissertation Committee: Luke Schaefer, Dominick

Bartelme (co-chairs), Sandra Danziger, Charles Brown, John Bound

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Special Thanks Today’s celebration would not have been possible without the dedication, talent and efforts of the students, faculty and staff listed below (and any inadvertently omitted). Thank you for all you have done to honor our Spring 2019 graduating class and make today’s festivities beautiful, memorable and meaningful.

Platform Party Timothy Colenback Assistant Dean for Student Services William Elliott III Director, Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Social Science and Professor Daniel Fischer Assistant Dean of Field Education and Clinical Assistant Professor Barbara Hiltz MSW Program Director and Clinical Assistant Professor Joseph Himle Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Howard V. Brabson Collegiate Professor Rogério Meireles Pinto Associate Dean for Research and Professor Marshals Katie Doyle Clinical Assistant Professor Justin Hodge Clinical Assistant Professor 11

Sue Ann Savas Clinical Assistant Professor PhD Reader William Elliott III Director, Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Social Science and Professor PhD Hooders Laura Lein Katherine Reebel Collegiate Professor Daphne Watkins Associate Professor MSW Readers Tony Alvarez LEO Lecturer Richard Tolman Sheldon D. Rose Collegiate Professor MSW Hooders Debra Mattison Clinical Assistant Professor Laura Sanders LEO Lecturer Alumni Board of Governors Representative Lauren Davis Assistant Director, School of Social Work Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Sign Language Interpreters Nikol Anderson Andrea Chumley U-M SSW Flag Bearer Stephen Krygier

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School of Social Work MSW Graduates The MSW program prepares students to become leaders in social work practice and innovation at the local, national and global level. MSW students work with faculty, researchers, community organizers and institutions to address poverty, inequality, mental illness, violence and health disparities.

Master of Social Work Degree Candidates Asraa Albonajem Rachel Amity Vincent Ancona Dorian Banks Meredith Baughman Nadja Beattie Ori Benoni Stephen Berkemeier Kimberly Bernock Hannah Boyke Sara Byron Chelsea Carlson Paige Castonguay Shih-Ya Chang Elaine Chen Sitao Chen Jianjia Cheng Jungtae Choi Emily Cloch Akirah Crawford Savannah Dakota Manal David Yaretzi Delgado Allison Demaagd Danielle Dobias Logan Drummond Sarah Dubuc 13

Alison Duhan Mira Friedman-Lindquist Kathryn Gann Lindsey Gerard Lindsay Hall Kaitlin Hamacher Hannah Huget Grace Jackson Nathalie Josue Daniel Kaplan Shanila Khan Haley Kiser Robin Kocher Stephen Krygier Sara Lapicola Alyssa Lopez Anne Marie McGuire Kristin Meiner Genna Miller Omolara Mino Armaity Minwalla Lamar Mitchell Andrea Mora Maria Morrero Lolita Moss Jasmine Nelson Daniel Newberger Analidis Ochoa Michael Ohonbamu Mitch Paradise

Ramona Perry Sabeen Rana Stephanie Ray Hailey Richards Monte-Angel Richardson Brooke Rocchino Jordyn Rosenzweig Jonathan Rothman Stephanie Sablich Brandy Schilling Emma Skelton Jenna Smelser Ashley Smith Briana Starks Rabia Syed Rachel Wall Erica Watson Adam Whiteley Ryan Wiseman Christian Wojcinski Ilana Woronoff Haotian Zheng

Jewish Communal Leadership Program Emily Cloch Alison Duhan Daniel Kaplan Jordyn Rosenzweig Rachel Wall Master of Social Work and Master of Educational Studies Alyssa Lopez Peace Corps Masters International Akirah Crawford Nathalie Josue Michael Ohonbamu

Graduating School of Social Work students are wearing service cords, provided by the School of Social Work, for community service and learning, in recognition of their commitment to service in the community, the social work profession and society during their time in the MSW program.

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School of Social Work Leadership Dean

Lynn Videka Dean and Carol T. Mowbray Collegiate Professor of Social Work

Candace Terhune-Flannery Assistant Dean for Administration and Operations

Associate Deans

Directors

RogĂŠrio Meireles Pinto Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Social Work

Lorraine GutiĂŠrrez Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Professor of Social Work

Joseph Himle Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Howard V. Brabson Collegiate Professor of Social Work

Mary Ruffolo Associate Dean for Educational Programs and Rosemary A. Sarri Collegiate Professor of Social Work

Barbara Hiltz MSW Program Director and Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work

Assistant Deans

Katie Richards-Schuster Director of Undergraduate Minor Programs and Assistant Professor of Social Work

Daniel Fischer Assistant Dean of Field Education and Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work

Michelle Woods Career Services Director

Timothy Colenback Assistant Dean for Student Services

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William Elliott, III Director, Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Social Science and Professor of Social Work

School of Social Work Faculty Governing Faculty

Cristina Bares James Blackburn Lindsay Bornheimer Joshua Brewster Rona Carter Edward Chang Linda Chatters Barry Checkoway David Córdova Katie Doyle Ruth Dunkle Abigail Eiler William Elliott III James Ellis Katrina Ellis Daniel Fischer Terri Friedline Larry Gant Karla Goldman Odessa Gonzalez Benson Andrew Grogan-Kaylor Lorraine Gutiérrez Karen Harlow-Rosentraub Jaclynn Hawkins Todd Herrenkohl Barbara Hiltz Joseph Himle Justin Hodge Shanna Kattari Edith Kieffer Sherrie Kossoudji Shawna Lee Laura Lein Lydia Li

Debra Mattison Jamie Mitchell Sandra Momper Emily Nicklett Robert Ortega Brian Perron Rogério Meireles Pinto Daicia Price Beth Glover Reed Julie Ribaudo Katie Richards-Schuster Mary Ruffolo Joseph Ryan Sue Ann Savas Katie Schultz Kristin Seefeldt H. Luke Shaefer Trina Shanks Beth Sherman Matthew Smith Karen Staller Robert Joseph Taylor Richard Tolman Lynn Videka Daphne Watkins Addie Weaver Daniela Wittmann Xiaoling Xiang Mieko Yoshihama Bradley Zebrack Roland Zullo

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School of Social Work Faculty (cont.)

Field Faculty

Susan Crabb Mary Eldredge Rachel Naasko Stacy Peterson Leigh Robertson Yatesha Robinson William Vanderwill

Transitional Postdoctoral Fellows Lisa Fedina Ashley Lacombe-Duncan Ethan Park Anao Zhang

Lecturers

M. Antonio Alvarez Angela Ayoub Hillary Baldwin-Steller Richard Barinbaum Alethia Battles Asmaa Boulehia Daphne Brydon Joseph Cafferty Jeff Capobianco Theadia Carey Adisa Chaney Roxanne Chang Ellen Chute G. Warren Clark Diana Copeland Priscilla Cortez Susan Crabb Colleen Crane Julie Cushman 17

Lauren Davis Sean de Four Daniel DeSena Bonnie Dockham Leslie Dubin Michelle Duprey Mary Eldredge Janice Firn Emily Fitzgerald Mariko Foulk Sarah Fraley Joseph Galura Terri Gilbert Tammie Glenn Elizabeth Haas JoAnn Heap Jennifer Heckendorn Alessandra Iaderosa Kathryn Irish Helen Kaplan Leonardo Kattari Erin Khang Missy Kloos Susan Klumpner Heather Knauer Kristine Konz Marlanna Landeros Carrie Landrum Adrienne Lapidos Moses Lee Laura Lokers Kathleen Lopez Tina Louise Carryn Lund Erin Martinez-Gilliard Rachel Naasko

Darlene Nichols Laura Nitzberg Maureen Okasinski Ana Catalina Ormsby Rosalva Osorio Prem Pahwa Stacy Peterson Claudia Kraus Piper Mari Jan Pitcher Susan Radzilowski Ebony Reddock Carrie Rheingans Carmela Richardson Osvaldo Rivera Leigh Robertson Yatesha Robinson Monica Sampson Laura Sanders Amy Stern Rabindar Subbian James Svensson Relando Thompkins William Vanderwill Allan Wachendorfer Erik Wessel Stephen Wiland Amber Williams Laura Yakas Candace Ziglor

Emeriti

Paula Allen-Meares Oscar Barbarin III William Birdsall

Letha Chadiha Sallie Churchill Tom Croxton Sandra Danziger Kathleen Coulborn Faller Sheila Feld Phillip Fellin Charles Garvin Rose Gibson Martha Gizynski Leslie Hollingsworth Berit Ingersoll-Dayton Srinika Jayaratne Harold Johnson Armand Lauffer Edith Lewis Shirley Lockery Susan McDonough Elizabeth Mutschler Thomas Powell Lawrence Root Rosemary Sarri Daniel Saunders Brett Seabury Vivian Shapiro Kristine Siefert John Tropman David Tucker Diane Kaplan Vinokur Elizabeth Voshel Helen Weingarten

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SSW Alumni Board of Governors Thaddeus A. Jabzanka, ‘11 Board President Complex Care Manager U-M Med School Population Health Summer M. Berman, ’04 Board Vice President Director Fresh Start Clubhouse Francine B. Farmer, ’99 Board Secretary Contract Manager, Juvenile Division Wayne County Dept. of Children & Family Michael Ansara, Jr., ’09 Director of New Ventures Michel’s Inc. Rhea Braslow, ’76 Retired, School Social Worker Stevenson High School Cynthia A. Bridgman, ’02 Clinical Social Worker/Therapist William (Bill) Cabin, ‘04 Assistant Professor, Social Work Temple University Sabrina Clark, ‘10 Policy & Practice Model Supervisor Mecklenburg County Dept. of Social Services Youth & Family Services Division Miriam A. Connolly, ‘04 Director U-M Blavin Scholars Program Lauren Davis, ‘07 Assistant Director Diversity, Equity and Inclusion U-M School of Social Work

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Rafael (Ray) Engel, ‘79 Associate Professor University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work Jennifer M. Gardner, ’04 Social Worker Blue Cross Complete of Michigan Amanda (Amy) L. Good, ’80 Chief Executive Officer Alternatives for Girls Vance Jackson, ‘06 Social Impact Development Officer City of Detroit - Mayor’s Office Judy K. Levick, ’82 Piano Teacher Retired, NICU Parent-to-Parent Coordinator Helen DeVos Children’s NICU Lauren M. Lockhart, ‘14 Program Manager American Indian Health and Family Services Joseph D. Mole, ’01 Financial Advisor Sigma Financial Corporation Desmond Patton, ‘06 Associate Professor Director of SAFElab Columbia University Kelly E. Pearson, ‘12 Development Officer The Resurrection Project Ricardo Perez, ‘75 Director of Administration Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. Victoria A. Poleni, ’91 Field Coordinator Western Michigan University

Shannon Saksewski, ‘01 Manager, Population Health Aetna Medicaid Helen D. Starman, ’90 Chief Development Officer Food Gatherers Jennifer Wakenell, ‘10 Development Associate The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan

Katrina Ellis Assistant Professor of Social Work Jenna Fiore MSW Degree Candidate Kelly Geelan MSW Degree Candidate Michelle Gorton Student Services, Office Manager (ex officio)

Anne G. Walker, ’92 Anne G. Walker LCSW Consulting

Susan Himle-Wills Executive Director of Development and Alumni Relations

Joanne Waszczak, ‘07 Transition Manager US Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration

Ilana Woronoff MSW Degree Candidate

Matthew Wollack, ‘12 Chief Executive Officer Noble Child Clifford C. Yee, ’05 Director of Diversity and Inclusion Training Coro Northern California School of Social Work Representatives Dean Lynn Videka (ex-officio) Cristina Bares, Faculty (ex-officio) Susan Himle-Wills, Staff (ex-officio)

Graduation Planning Committee

Debra K. Mattison Faculty Chair Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work Caitlin Cole MSW Degree Candidate Tim Colenback Assistant Dean for Student Services (ex officio)

Erin Zimmer Associate Director for Student Services (ex officio)

U-M Board of Regents Jordan B. Acker, Huntington Woods Michael J. Behm, Grand Blanc Mark J. Bernstein, Ann Arbor Paul W. Brown, Ann Arbor Shauna Ryder Diggs, Grosse Pointe Denise Ilitch, Bingham Farms Ron Weiser, Ann Arbor Katherine E. White, Ann Arbor Mark S. Schlissel, ex officio

Special Thanks to: SSW Dean’s Office SSW Office of Student Services SSW Career Services Office SSW Communications \ Marketing SSW Development and Alumni Relations

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Commencement Reception Our reception will be held immediately following graduation in the Power Center Lobby.

Closing Song “Hail to the Victors” Hail! to the victors valiant Hail! to the conqu’ring heroes Hail! Hail! to Michigan the leaders and best Hail! to the victors valiant Hail! to the conqu’ring heroes Hail! Hail! to Michigan, the champions of the West!

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