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PhD Student Profiles

Rene Carapinha
Rene Carapinha

MSW, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Research Interests: Social development theory, policy and practice, social and economic mobility, and women and work
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Yeon Jin Choi
Yeon Jin Choi

MSW, Washington University in St. Louis
Research Interests: Gerontology, community-based long-term care, caregiving, older immigrants, health disparities, civic engagement
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Jennifer Cole
Jennifer Cole

MSW, University of California, Los Angeles
Research Interests: Intervention research; health disparities related to chronic disease and sexual health; minority health and health promotion

Anne Day
Anne Day

MSW, University of Pennsylvania
Research Interests: Family engagement in education for at-risk youth from diverse communities; Head Start; culturally competent early intervention; policies impacting children and families; child welfare

Amy Griffin
Amy Griffin

MSW, University of Pennsylvania
Research Interests: Juvenile delinquency; foster care; mixed methods; resilience
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Elizabeth Gruenfeld
Elizabeth Gruenfeld

Ed.M., Harvard University; MSW Candidate, Boston College
Research Interests: Trauma sensitive education interventions; cross-cultural peace education and teacher training; arts-based and mindful interventions; indigenous and non-western healing; critical thinking development; program evaluation and curriculum development
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Melissa L. Harry
Melissa L. Harry

MSW, University of Minnesota Duluth
Research Interests:Program evaluation; consumer direction; disability issues; adolescent mental health services; community-based research; advocacy and resilience for survivors of sexual and domestic assault; policy outcomes
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Philip Higgins
Philip Higgins

MSSW, Columbia University
Research Interests: Palliative care, oncology, heart failure, chronic disease, hospice, interdisciplinary teams, underserved populations
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Megumi Inoue
Megumi Inoue

MSW, University of Washington in St. Louis
Research Interests: Gerontology, caregiving, end-of-life issues, and elders’ social network
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Haesang Jeon
Haesang Jeon

MGS, MSW, Boston College
Research Interests: Gerontology, community-based participant-directed long-term care, aging network
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Sara Miller Keary
Sara Miller Keary

MSW, University of Pittsburgh
Research Interests: Gerontological social work, LGBT aging, end-of-life care planning
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Jooyoung Kong
Jooyoung Kong

MSW, Washington University in St. Louis
Research Interests: Older adults in poverty; long term care; policy analysis
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Hae Nim Lee
Hae Nim Lee

MSW, Washington University in St. Louis
Research Interests: Adolescent well-being in multicultural families; immigrant health; work and well-being of immigrants; cross cultural research
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Jennifer Leonardo
Jennifer Leonardo

MSW, Boston College
Research Interests: International social work, cross cultural relations, health disparities, family support systems
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Damian McCabe
Damian McCabe

MSW, University of Maine
Research Interests: Decision making, resilience, disaster response, military and veterans, and global practice
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Chrisann Newransky
Chrisann Newransky

MA, Brandeis University; MSW, Boston College
Research Interests: Public health disparities, global social work practice, social exclusion and inclusion, community development, microfinance, and evaluation
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Julie Norstrand
Julie Norstrand

MS, Drexel University; MSW, Boston College
Research Interests: Social capital and health among older adults, global aging and health, civic engagement, and employment among older adults
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Andrew Reynolds
Andrew Reynolds

M. Ed., University of Notre Dame; MSW Candidate, Boston College
Research Interests: Macro social work; immigration; parent engagement in schools

Alison Rhodes
Alison Rhodes

Ed.M., Harvard University; MSW, Boston College
Research Interests: Resilience, trauma, posttraumatic growth, and mindfulness and arts-based interventions
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Leia Y. Saltzman
Leia Y. Saltzman

MSW, Boston College
Research Interests:Individual and community resiliency; trauma; trauma intervention efficacy; and individual variation in trauma responses
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Abby Schwartz
Abby Schwartz

MGS, Miami University of Ohio; MSW, Boston College
Research Interests: Dementia caregivers, male caregivers, elder economic security, and community-based services for older adults and their families
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Erin Singer
Erin Singer

MSW, Portland State University
Research Interests: Positive youth development for sexual and gender minority youth; youth emancipating from long-term foster care
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Aakaaksha Sinha
Aakanksha Sinha

MSW, Boston College
Research Interests: International social work; increasing access of basic needs to low income communities in developing countries; community-based programs for child welfare and protection; welfare and protection of children in child-headed households
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Lisa E. Watson
Lisa E. Watson, LICSW

MSW, Ohio State University
Research Interests: School social work; clinical intervention with youth at-risk; family stress and coping
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Karen Zgoda
Karen Zgoda

MSW, University of Missouri-Columbia
Research Interests: Effects of technology in social work, poverty and class, aging, social informatics, socioeconomic development, public policy, and community practice
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