DSW Student Profiles
The DSW Class of 2024.
Meet our DSW students.
Sade Ali
Education
- MSW, CUNY York College
- BSW, CUNY York College
Practice/Interest Areas
- Trauma-informed care
- Marginalized population
- Healthcare and health disparities
Danielle Bernas
Education
- MSW, University at Buffalo
- BA, University at Buffalo
- BA, University at Buffalo
Practice/Interest Areas
- Refugees and immigrants
- Asylum based immigration
- Torture and trauma
Brandon DuFrane
Education
- MSW, University at Buffalo
- BA, University at Buffalo
Practice/Interest Areas
- Usage of games in adult therapy
- Men's mental health
- Emotional intelligence
Melissa Elliott-Brogan
Education
- MSW, Stony Brook University
- BSW, Stony Brook University
- AAS, Suffolk County Community College
Practice/Interest Areas
- Psycholinguistics in direct clinical practice and Supervision
- Generational trauma and survivorship
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)
- Trauma informed pedagogy
- Technology in social work
- LGBTQIA+ community
Melissa Enns
Education
- MSW, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- MA, Johns Hopkins University
- BA, University of Pennsylvania
Practice/Interest Areas
- School social work
- Families and children
- Trauma-informed care
Ericka Garcia
Education
- MSW, Florida State University
- BSW, Florida State University
Practice/Interest Areas
- Child welfare
- Trauma-informed health care systems
- Grief and loss
Justin Giambruno
Education
- MSW, University at Albany
- BA, Binghamton University
Practice/Interest Areas
- Diversity, equity and inclusion
- Positive psychology
- Social determinants of health and health disparities
- Substance use
- Trauma and resilience
David Kurtz
Education
- MSW, Indiana University
- BSW, Huntington University
Practice/Interest Areas
- International social work
- Anti-human trafficking
- Immigrants and refugees
Barbara Maronski
Education
- MSW, Rutgers University
- BA, Rowan University
Practice/Interest Areas
- Trauma and disaster response
- Violence prevention
- Intervention
- Recovery
- Trauma-Informed
- Hope-Center organizations
Roxanne Munroe
Education
- MSW, Hunter College
- MA, Binghamton University
- BA, Binghamton University
Practice/Interest Areas
- Maternal infant and early childhood
- Health and home visiting
Eric Ruiz
Education
- MSSW, Columbia University
- BA, SUNY Oswego
Practice/Interest Areas
- Mental health
- Substance use
Parisa Saghati
Education
- MSW, Stony Brook University
- BA, Stony Brook University
Practice/Interest Areas
- Higher education
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Mental health in College
Madison Thie
Education
- MSW, University at Buffalo
- MBA, Southern New Hampshire University
- BA, University at Buffalo
Practice/Interest Areas
- Child and adolescent mental health
- Complex trauma
- Dissociative disorders
- Trauma informed care
Bradley Wallsteadt
Education
- MSW, Grand Valley State University
- BA, Grand Valley State University
Practice/Interest Areas
- LGBTQIA+ individuals
- School-based therapy
- Trauma-informed care
- VR interventions
Tammie Williams-Pittman
Education
- MSW, Hunter College
- BS, SUNY Empire State College
Practice/Interest Areas
- Community organization, planning, and development
- Implementation science
- Policy advocate
- Trauma and human rights
- Voting rights and redistricting
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 health care
- 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 C. Farrell
Education
- MSW, University at Albany
- BS, University at Albany
Practice/Interest Areas
- Crisis intervention
- Emergency medicine
- Healthcare systems
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