CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM GRADUATES!!!

DSW Graduates and Their Capstone Titles 

Dr. Sh’Niqua Alford
Exploring the Strong Black Woman Stereotype in Mental Health Treatment for Black Women

Dr. Nattasha Aly
Juvenile Justice: The Neuroplasticity of Adolescence and the Benefits of Mindfulness-Based Interventions

Dr. Alfred Austin
Person-Centered Expressive Arts: An Intervention for Chronically Absent Students Living in Marginalized Communities

Dr. Jonathan Beer
Technology Based Programs Aimed at Reducing Loneliness and Social Isolation Among the Elderly: Implementing the Principles of Trauma-Informed Care

Dr. Maya Berryhill-Porter
Reconceptualizing the Family First Prevention Services Act from a Trauma-Informed Framework: Implication for Poor Families

Dr. Libia Casas
Using Fiction and Literature in Creating Empathy and Awareness of Historical and Intergenerational Trauma When Working with Latino Clients

Dr. Ashley Childress
A Trauma-Informed Approach to Hip Hop Culture

Dr. Sinikiwe Chiwara
Promoting the Well-Being of Neurotypical Siblings of Children with Autism through a Specialized Community-Based Group Modality

Dr. Patricia Danehey
The Migrant Worker: Employing Comic Ethnography to Reduce Isolation by Establishing Supportive Connections

Dr. Erlange Elisme
Navigating Race-Based Trauma: Strategies for School Social Workers Supporting Minoritized Children in Predominantly White Schools

Dr. Carline Emile
Overcoming a Gap in Care Standards for Trafficking Survivors

Dr. Robert L. Fenton
Affirmative Here and Now Therapist Self-Disclosure in Trauma Informed Practice

Dr. Kim Gibson
The Art of Unmasking Racism with White Clinicians: From Bystander to Upstander

Dr. Oscar Gonzalez
Optimizing the Pediatric Patient Centered Care Medical Home through a Trauma-Informed Care Lens in School Settings

Dr. Ennisia Henderson
Integrating Care and Lifestyle Interventions for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Guidance for Advanced Social Worker Practice

Dr. Anna Irizarry-Cardona
Transforming Trauma through Social Emotional Learning and Expressive Arts: The Power of Digital Storytelling in School Settings

Dr.Kelli Kuzniar-Bonevento
Using Trauma-Informed Practice to Address the Needs of Immigrant Children in Florida Public Title One Schools Utilizing School Social Workers and Social Work Interns

Dr. Kristina Lembovski
Polyvagal-Informed Neuromodulation in the Treatment of Complex PTSD: The Safe and Sound Protocol with EMDR

Dr. Williesha Livingston
A Proposal for Healing African American Adolescents Exposed to Community Violence: Culturally Relevant Trauma-Informed Interventions

Dr. Caren Longsworth
Mitigating Secondary Traumatic Stress: An Organizational Approach Organizational Approach

Dr. Christina McBryde
Family-Based Residential Treatment for Single Mothers Experiencing Substance Use Disorders in Child Welfare

Dr. Tamara Augustin Noel
The Women Life Enrichment Program: A Church-Based Collaborative Against IPV Among Haitian Christian Women

Dr. Kerry Pierre-Philippe
Trauma-Informed Care with Marginalized Populations in Integrated Healthcare: Core Social Work Competencies

Dr. Tyrina Pinkney
Preserving Staff in the Workplace: Proposing Policies that Incentivize Self-Care

Dr. Donna Pritchard
Closing the Health Gap: Access to Healthcare Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants

Dr. Daniela Riccelli
Reducing Trauma Exposure for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children

Dr. Phillip Riddick
Parenting Through Change: The Role of Co-Parenting Interventions for Parental Cohesiveness

Dr. Kashera Guy Robinson
The Intersectionality of Racism and Poverty: An Examination of Intergenerational Trauma and its Connection to Chronic Absenteeism Among Black School-Aged Youth

Dr. Von Marie Rodriguez
Transforming Trauma through Social Emotional Learning and Expressive Arts: The Power of Digital Storytelling in School Settings

Dr. Sean Romanksi
Trauma-Informed Supervision for Residential Care Staff: A Model Inspired by COVID-19

Dr. Bianca Rudge
Special Programming for Black Incarcerated Fathers

Dr. Uraina Scott
Adapting Emotional Focused Therapy for Polyamorous Partners Seeking Relationship Satisfaction

Dr. Maria Silva-Schahfer
Trauma-Informed Self-Care in Hospital Settings: A Post-COVID Necessity

Dr. Kateri Smith
Promoting Trauma-Informed Care Practices in Police Administration

Dr. Nyssa Tai
The Importance of Gender-Responsive Assessment with Incarcerated Populations

Dr. Raunak Tejani
Trauma-Informed Schools, Changing the Way Schools Discipline

Dr. Ruby Torres
The Role of Trauma-Informed Practices in Staff Retention and Continuity of Care

Dr. Gloria N. Valdivieso
The Comorbidity of Trauma and Chronic Pain: Blending EFT, BLS, WHEE and Mindful Breathing

Dr. Donnetta Washington
Improving Public Perception of Child Welfare Through Trauma-Informed Partnerships

Dr. Charlene Burrell White
United States Air Force (USAF) Basic Military Training (BMT): Integrating Trauma-Informed Care to Optimize Resilience

Dr. Emily D. Wilson
Combating Elder Social Isolation: Translation of Research to Practice by Utilizing Prevention Screenings by Medical Professionals

Dr. Alex Wright
Addressing Barriers to Mental Health Treatment Among Black and Hispanic Veterans

Dr. LaToya Wright
Re-inventing the Transition Navigator Role in Congenital Heart Disease Programs: Trauma-Informed Care and Social Work

Dr. Peter Young
Re-Visiting for Inpatient Females Affected by Trauma and Substance Abuse