Our Students and Alumni

“UB continues to enrich my life, and I am a proud alum!”

Ellen Grant, MSW ’74

Bridging gaps to improve outcomes

Kathy Lisborg, DSW ’22, MSW ’14

Merging epidemiology and social work

Eric Johnson, MSW ’14

Creating order out of chaos

Cindy German, MSW ’08

The power of a conversation

Halimah McBryde, MSW ’23

Making an impact

Mel LeMay, MSW ’20

“I want to make change and make a difference.”

Jessica Mencia, MSW ’21, PhD Student

Our students and alumni find UB to be a rewarding and exciting place to learn, research and collaborate with one another and our world-class faculty.

“UB was a fantastic experience. I really enjoyed being a part-time graduate student.”
10/28/25
Rachel Eastlack, MSW ’20
“One benefit of my UB program is my ability to allow work and school to complement each other.”
8/9/22
Jennifer Elliott, PhD ’26, MSW ’23
“It was very seamless for me to transition after graduating from UB to finding employment in Canada.”
11/26/24
Olivia Fabiani, MSW ’14
“Social workers learn from every patient and every colleague and synthesize those experiences into change.”
2/4/26
Ellen Fink-Samnick, MSW ’83
“The trauma-informed aspect of the program is what drew me here in the first place.”
1/23/25
Siobhan Fitzgerald-Matson, MSW ’18
“The DSW is practice-focused.”
9/10/20
Michelle Fortunado-Kewin, DSW ’22
“The knowledge I’ve gained and the experiences I’ve had in the MSW program have changed me completely.”
1/30/23
Adam Fryer, MSW ’23 (Online Cohort)
"The UBSSW has an awesome research program—the orientation of the research, the coursework and the professors are incredible resources for graduate students."
11/26/24
Dieuveut Gaity, PhD ’18
“My degree will give me the ability to make an actual difference.”
5/5/25
Elisabeth Garofalo, MSW ’26
"Interning at the Mobile Safety-Net Team, gave me a valuable viewpoint of what poverty looks like at the community level."
1/23/25
Rachel Gaydosh, MSW '15
“I was born to be a social worker. I always knew that and am grateful for my career’s evolution.”
10/10/25
Cindy German, MSW ’08
“UB continues to enrich my life, and I am a proud alum!”
3/7/25
Ellen Grant, MSW ’74
"I wanted to continue to grow and participate in as many ‘in the field’ applied research and practice activities as possible. UBSSW offers a variety of opportunities to do that.”
1/23/25
Laura Greyber, PhD '14, MSW '07
"Figure out who you want to serve most in this life and do everything you can to make yourself as equipped to serve them as possible."
9/10/21
Gavin Griffin, MSW '21
"I had a good support system at UB that helped me a lot."
6/17/22
Alphonsina Habiyambere, MSW ’22
"The program has really helped prepare me to adapt, be effective and be happy in the wide range of possibilities that may present themselves."
1/23/25
Steven Halady, MSW ’15
“I would not be where I am if it were not for the continued encouragement and support of UBSSW faculty and staff.”
1/23/25
Travis Hales, PhD ’18, MSW ’14
“I have become so interested in solution-focused practice.”
7/17/26
Emily Hammer, MSW ’18
“The best part of my experience at UB has been the learning opportunities, fieldwork and being challenged academically.”
10/8/21
Sheila Harewood, MSW ’23 (Online Cohort)
“I ended up loving the tech changes in education, and I learned so many new ways to offer specialized treatment options.”
8/9/22
Catherine Heimback-Murdie, DSW ’22, MSW ’03

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