DSW Student Profiles
The DSW Class of 2024.
Meet our DSW students.
Ashley Berry
Education
- MSW, Stony Brook University
- BA, Stony Brook University
Practice/Interest Areas
- Mental health
- Clinical supervision
- Trauma-informed care
Alanna Blasting
Education
- MSW, University at Buffalo
- BSW, SUNY Brockport
Practice/Interest Areas
- School social work
- Trauma-informed care
- Diversity, equity and inclusion
- LGBTQ+ community
Sharlynn Daun-Barnett
Education
- MSW, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- BS, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Practice/Interest Areas
- Mindfulness-based interventions
- Social work in dentistry
- Chronic pain management
- Stress reduction
Alexa Gauer
Education
- MSW, University of Nebraska-Omaha
- BS, University of South Dakota
Practice/Interest Areas
- Child and adolescent mental healthcare
- Rural social work
- Technology-practice integration
Allison R. Hind
Education
- MSW, Syracuse University
- JD, University at Buffalo
- BA, Hamilton College
Practice/Interest Areas
- Addiction
- Neurodivergence (particularly ADHD and autism)
- Trauma
SarahRose Hogan
Education
- MSW, University at Albany
- BA, SUNY New Paltz
Practice/Interest Areas
- Neuro-affirming, trauma-informed care as the standard of practice
- EMDR tailored to neurodivergent clients and clinicians
- Addressing the trauma crisis in the autism community with play therapy
Lucky Larrosa
Education
- MSW, Columbia University
- BA, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Practice/Interest Areas
- Child and adolescent mental health
- Complex trauma
- Dissociative disorders
- Trauma informed care
Sheila Lopez
Education
- MSW, New York University
- BS, St. Thomas Aquinas College
Practice/Interest Areas
- Clinical social work - children and adolescent mental health
- School social work
- Trauma-informed care
- Autism
- Early intervention
- Policy and administration
Stephanie M. Lopez
Education
- MSW, New York University
- BA, Siena College
Practice/Interest Areas
- School social work
- Educational equity
- Community programming
Sarah O'Meara
Education
- MSW, Syracuse University
- BA, SUNY Cortland
Practice/Interest Areas
- LMSW currently working as a therapist on a mobile crisis team providing behavioral health and mental health assessment, crisis support, safety planning, de-escalation and connection to community services
- Interests include co-responder model crisis intervention, collaboration/partnership with law enforcement, threat assessment and trauma-informed crisis services
Miranda Rohe
Education
- MSW, University of Southern California
- BS, University of Maryland Global Campus
Practice/Interest Areas
- Generational trauma
- Maternal childhood trauma and parenting
- Infant and maternal mental health
Joan Strong
Education
- MSW, Stony Brook University
- BSW, Stony Brook University
Practice/Interest Areas
- Mental health and substance use disorders
- Administration and management
- Higher education
Jennalyn Suda
Education
- MSW, SUNY Brockport
- BSW, SUNY Brockport
- AS, Monroe Community College
Practice/Interest Areas
- School social work in special education
- Mental health and puberty connection
- Trauma-informed care
Rosa M. Bramble Caballero
Education
- MSW, Hunter College
- BA, Hunter College
Practice/Interest Areas
- Migration trauma
- Trauma of Venezuelan asylum seekers and migrants
- Trauma informed service delivery
Stephanie L. Carneiro
Education
- MSW, Binghamton University
- MPA, Seattle University
- BA, Manhattanville College
Practice/Interest Areas
- Hospital/medical social work
- Reducing recidivism of incarceration
- Child welfare
- Trauma-informed care
- Intersectionality of substance use, mental health and medical social work
Alexis Cate
Education
- MSW, Hunter College
- BA, Wagner College
Practice/Interest Areas
- Trauma, trauma-focused therapies, and trauma-informed care
- Adolescent and young adult mental health
- Perinatal mental health
- Co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders
Claire T. Corwin
Education
- MSW, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
- BSW, SUNY Fredonia
Practice/Interest Areas
- Alzheimer's and dementia
- Long term care best practices
- Geriatric social work
Carmen S. Fajardo
Education
- MSW, Columbia University
- BSW, Long Island University
Practice/Interest Areas
- Complex trauma
- Gender based violence
- First generation/immigration
Emily D. Farrell
Education
- MSW, University at Albany
- BS, University at Albany
Practice/Interest Areas
- Crisis intervention
- Emergency medicine
- Healthcare systems
Jessica S. Fleming
Education
- MSW, University at Buffalo
- BA, SUNY Potsdam
Practice/Interest Areas
- Trauma-informed educational practices in higher education
- Suicide prevention, intervention and postvention in higher education
- Social isolation in higher education students
Shureba Khan
Education
- MSW, Touro College
- BA, CUNY York College
Practice/Interest Areas
- Trauma-informed care and clinical practice
- Adult inpatient psychiatric treatment
- Forensic social work and criminal justice reform
Sarah R. King
Education
- MSW, Roberts Wesleyan University
- BS, Clarks Summit University
Practice/Interest Areas
- Social determinants of health
- Healthcare disparities among older adults
- Trauma-informed care
Sade Lewis
Education
- MSW, Fordham University
- BA, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Practice/Interest Areas
- Inpatient psychiatry
- Psychotherapy
- Trauma-informed care
Dior Lindsey-Virgil
Education
- MSW, University at Buffalo
- BA, Canisius University
Practice/Interest Areas
- Trauma-informed care
- Attachment
- Children of incarcerated parents
- Creating supportive spaces for justice-impacted families
Laura Morales-Sileo
Education
- MSW, Yeshiva University
- MA, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- BA, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Practice/Interest Areas
- School social work
- Child welfare
- Community networking
- Trauma-informed care and practices
Kelly O'Brien
Education
- MSW, Stony Brook University
- BS, SUNY Oswego
Practice/Interest Areas
- Integrative holistic counseling
- School social work
- Immigration and racial justice
- Trauma-informed care
- Community organization and integration
Angela Ortiz
Education
- MSW, Hunter College
- BA, CUNY School for Professional Studies
Practice/Interest Areas
- Families and children
- Substance use and recovery
Tamara Simmons
Education
- MSW, SUNY Brockport
- BSW, SUNY Brockport
- AS, Monroe Community College
Practice/Interest Areas
- School social work in special education
- Mental health and puberty connection
- Trauma-informed care
Amber C. VanAlstyne
Education
- MSW, University at Albany
- BA, University at Albany
Practice/Interest Areas
- Trauma-informed care
- Addiction recovery
- Forensic mental health
- Healing and reintegration
Marci West
Education
- MSW, Nazareth University
- BS, SUNY Oswego
Practice/Interest Areas
- Children and adolescent mental health
- School social work
- Trauma-informed care
Desdemona N. Ayiemohtsoh-Avwontom
Education
- MSW, Adelphi University
- BA, New York City College of Technology
Practice/Interest Areas
- Child welfare
Valerie P. Blachura
Education
- MSW, University at Buffalo
- BA, University of Tampa
Practice/Interest Areas
- Adolescents and high-risk youth experiencing complex trauma, emotional and behavioral challenges, and significant mental health needsMental health and puberty connection
- Trauma-informed care, evidence-based interventions such as DBT and CBT, emotional regulation, suicide prevention and implementation of effective clinical practices within residential and intensive behavioral health settings
Charneé S. Dean
Education
- MSW, Lehman College
- BS, Lehman College
Practice/Interest Areas
- Inpaitient psychiatric social work
- Black women's mental health
- Mental health disparities
- Trauma-informed care
Ramatoulie Deen
Education
- MSW, Boise State University
- BS, Arizona State University
Practice/Interest Areas
- Nonprofit management and leadership development
- Cross-cultural practice in refugee health services
- Women's empowerment
Brittany R. Dursi
Education
- MSW, Stony Brook University
- BA, Hunter College
Practice/Interest Areas
- Trauma-informed care
- ADHD and neurodivergence
- Sex and intimacy dilemmas
Michelle Falcon
Education
- MSW, Fordham University
- MPH, Mount Sinai
- BA, Queens College
Practice/Interest Areas
- Trauma-informed care and practices
- Policy and administration
- Culturally responsive mental health practice
- Improving access to behavioral health services in community mental health settings
- Anxiety and mood disorders
Julie Goldin
Education
- MSW, New York University
- BA, Emerson College
Practice/Interest Areas
- School social work
- Clinical practice with youth and families
- Clinical practice with neurodivergent youth
- Macro practice with immigrant families
Troy Grant
Education
- MSW, University at Albany
- BA, Mount Saint Mary College
Practice/Interest Areas
- Fatherhood engagement and family systems
- Child welfare and juvenile justice
- Lived experience - informed practice
Wahienhawi Hall
Education
- MSW, Syracuse University
- BA, Guilford College
Practice/Interest Areas
- Indigenous children, youth, families
- Residential Boarding schools, residual and transmission of intergenerational trauma
- Trauma induced neurodivergence
- Identity formation and the intersection of trauma/intergenerational trauma
Regine Ndanga
Education
- MSW, University at Buffalo
- BSW, Buffalo State University
Practice/Interest Areas
- Healthcare policy and advocacy
- Language justice and health equity
- Refugee and immigrant communities
- Trauma-informed care and mental health
- Trauma across the African diaspora
- Global healthcare and social justice
Majesty Perkins
Education
- Advance Certificates, SDL, SBL, The College of Saint Rose
- MSW, Stony Brook University
- BSW, Lehman College
Practice/Interest Areas
- Educational leadership and student success
- Mental health and trauma-informed practice
- Social justice, equity and community engagement
- Leadership development, mentorship and organizational change
Brandy Sand
Education
- MSW, Niagara College
- BA, Niagara College
- AS, Niagara College
Practice/Interest Areas
- First responder mental health and wellness
- Resilience and psychological well-being among law enforcement personnel
- Help-seeking behaviors and the stigma associated with seeking mental health support within police services, as well as the impact of occupational stress, trauma and burnout
Crystal Small-Rivera
Education
- MSW, Florida State University
- BSW, Saint Leo University
Practice/Interest Areas
- Neuroscience-informed psychoeducation
- Mental health equity in ALICE communities
- Faith based mental health outreach
Carla Starr
Education
- MSW, University at Buffalo
Practice/Interest Areas
- Mental health
- Trauma-informed care
- Indigenous social work
Brittany Tigner
Education
- MSW, University of Georgia
- BSW, Georgia State University
Practice/Interest Areas
- Oncology and medical social work
- Hospice and palliative care
- Psychosocial oncology and supportive care
- Trauma-responsive care
- Health equity and social determinants of health
- Program development, implementation and evaluation
- Improving psychosocial support across the cancer care continuum
Tafara Timmons
Education
- MSW, Utica University
- BA, Temple University
Practice/Interest Areas
- Trauma-informed care
- Cumulative trauma and trauma recovery
- Community violence and violent injury
- Hospital-based violence intervention
- Behavioral health integration
- Implementation science and program evaluation