Convocation MAY 15, 2020
Convocation
Friday, May 15, 2020 10:00 a.m.
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University of Maryland School of Social Work Convocation Social Workers: Generations Strong Welcome & Acknowledgements Dean Richard P. Barth, PhD, MSW Dean’s Medal for Distinguished Service Recipients: School of Social Work Faculty Exemplary Student Awards Recipients: Kayla K. Pruim and Grace M. Belew (Field), Lazora Jordan (Clinical), Amanda C. Wisniewski (Macro), Margaret (Maggie) Glass (Amy Cohen-Callow), Christina N. Koch (Julee Kryder-Coe), Stacey J. Stroh (Title IV-E), Kaitlynn B. Ecker (GGEAR), Julia A. Dowling (USG) Exemplary Faculty Award Recipient: Dr. Jaih Craddock Assistant Professor Exemplary Staff Award Recipient: Nakiya V. Schurman Associate Director of Records and Registration and Academic Advisor
Convocation
2020
Keynote Address Angelo McClain, PhD, LICSW Chief Executive Officer, NASW Student Speaker Margaret (Maggie) Glass Honoring of PhD Graduates Dr. Charlotte L. Bright, Associate Dean for Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Education Honoring of Master of Social Work Candidates Closing Remarks Dean Richard P. Barth, PhD, MSW Recessional
convocation planning committee student members Amber Andrews-Richardson Margaret (Maggie) Glass Kerry-Ann Lee Jenny Torres
Keynote Speaker Angelo McClain, PhD, LICSW NASW Chief Executive Officer
Angelo McClain, PhD, LICSW has been Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) since 2013. As CEO, McClain leads efforts that grow and support the social work profession across the United States. Dr. McClain joined the NASW after serving six years as Commissioner for the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families, a position appointed by Governor Deval Patrick. While there, he oversaw a budget of $850 million and a workforce of 3,500 employees to address reports of abuse and neglect for the state’s most vulnerable children, partnering with families to help them better nurture and protect their children. Prior to that position, Dr. McClain was Vice President and Executive Director of Value Options New Jersey where he built and oversaw administrative, clinical and quality management program infrastructures that increased access to behavioral health services for children and youth, including those in the juvenile justice system. As Vice President of Network Management and Regional Operations for the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership, Dr. McClain developed and maintained a provider network capable of delivering high quality, responsive services to 450,000 Mass Health members. Dr. McClain grew up in Texas and is a distinguished alumnus of Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Social Work from West Texas State University, a Master of Science in Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington, and a PhD in Social Work from Boston College Graduate School of Social Work. He was an adjunct faculty member in the Urban Leadership Program at Simmons College Graduate School of Social Work.
Student Speaker Margaret (Maggie) Glass
Macro/Clinical Behavioral Health, EAP Margaret “Maggie” Glass moved to Baltimore from a life in the theater in New York City to pursue a new career as a social worker from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Her internships during her two years at UMB were completed at Ben Franklin High School at Masonville Cove and with Cohen Veterans Network where she had the opportunity to work with an organization that provides post 9/11 veterans mental healthcare for little to no cost to them across the country. She is looking forward to pursuing a career working with the active duty or veteran military population and their families in their transition from active duty to civilian life in the workplace setting.
Awards
The exemplary clinical, macro and field awards are decided upon by the Student Convocation Planning Committee, based on nominations from other students, field instructors, and faculty members. These awardees have demonstrated a unique combination of social work skills, which have made them stand out to their peers. These students have been exemplary leaders, have motivated and inspired others, are strong advocates, show commitment to social change and have made a significant contribution to our social work community.
Field Award
Kayla K. Pruim
Clinical/Macro, Families and Children Kayla Pruim is eager to enter the field of public child welfare. She is passionate about the field's systematic and clinical integration of evidence-based practice in order to better serve Maryland's children and families. During her time at the SSW, Ms. Pruim developed a literature review and application materials for the Institute for Innovation and Implementation and MD Department of Human Services for an intervention to be funded by the Administration for Children and Families. Ms. Pruim participated in the SSW Title IV-E program during her undergraduate and advanced year field placements. She completed her advanced placement at the Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services with the Foster Parent Recruitment and Retention Specialist. In addition to working directly with new foster parents, she planned a Foster Parent Leadership Retreat with a focus on vision casting, peer support, compassion fatigue, and collaboration with the agency. Ms. Pruim also started a support group using the National Child Traumatic Stress Network's Problem-Based Learning Model in order to strengthen foster parents' critical thinking and trauma-informed parenting skills.
Grace M. Belew
Clinical/Behavioral Health, EAP Grace Marie Belew graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor’s degree in Human Development. While pursuing her undergraduate degree, Ms. Belew worked at End Violent Encounters, a non-profit organization that provides support to survivors of intimate partner and sexual violence, stalking and elder abuse. After graduation, she accepted a summer internship as an assistant clinician at LEEP Forward Inc., a Developmental Pediatric Therapy Clinic and Therapeutic Preschool in Chicago, Illinois. During this internship, Grace decided to pursue her master’s degree in clinical social work. She moved to Baltimore, Maryland to attend the University of Maryland School of Social Work and chose to specialize in Clinical Behavioral Health with a sub-specialization in Employee Assistance Programs. Ms. Belew was placed within Baltimore City Public Schools at Frederick Douglas High School for her Foundation year field placement. Ms. Belew’s advanced year placement was at the Arlington Employee Assistance Program, providing mental health support services to employees and family members of Arlington Public Schools and Arlington County. Grace plans to earn post-graduate licensure and is passionate about providing accessible mental health services. Ms. Belew’s experience in field and the classroom has been invaluable; she would like to thank the incredible faculty, classmates, friends and family, for their continuous support and guidance.
Clinical Award Lazora Jordan
Clinical/Macro, Behavioral Health Lazora Jordan received a B.A. in Africana Studies from Mount Holyoke College. It was at Mount Holyoke that Ms. Jordan first became active in social justice and decided to engage in diversity and anti-oppression work. After volunteering at a suicide and crisis hotline, Ms. Jordan chose to pursue a career in social work. While at UMB, Ms. Jordan has been a fellow in the School of Social Work's BHWISE program for integrated behavioral health. Ms. Jordan has also been involved in diversity and anti-oppression initiatives on campus. After graduation, Ms. Jordan plans to continue to work at the intersection of behavioral health and social justice.
Macro Award Amanda C. Wisniewski
Macro, Community Action and Social Policy Amanda Wisniewski is the daughter of a plumber and a nurse. Originally from Michigan, she graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit. Ms. Wisniewski worked in Integrated Behavioral Health on Detroit's east side for three years before coming to Baltimore. During her foundation year at UMSSW, she provided resources and support to patrons at the Herring Run branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Ms. Wisniewski was an active member of the Student Government Association and the co-facilitator of the Anti-Oppression Work Group. During her advanced fieldwork, she was a Neighborhood Fellow with United Workers and worked in a team of dedicated individuals who organized the Fair Development Plan for Zero Waste report launch. Ms. Wisniewski is passionate about labor issues, housing justice, community development, and plans to continue speaking truth to power well into her old age.
Amy Cohen-Callow Award This award is presented by the macro faculty to a student who both meets high academic standards and distinguishes themselves in pursuit of excellence in human service delivery systems and interventions. Such activities include new program development, strategic initiatives, volunteer management, fundraising and performance management. The award is also our way of paying tribute to a beloved colleague, Dr. Amy Cohen-Callow, who passed away from cancer in 2018. Amy was an organizational scholar, with expertise in non-profit volunteer management, was a dedicated teacher and epitomized organizational citizenship. We are inspired to see that her ideals live on in the work of our students.
Margaret (Maggie) Glass
Macro/Clinical Behavioral Health, EAP The inaugural Amy Cohen-Callow Award is presented to Margaret Glass in recognition of her excellence in organizational leadership praxis. In addition to being an academically strong student in the classroom, Ms. Glass integrated and enhanced learning from coursework into program development and evaluation projects at her field placement, the Cohen Veterans Network (CVN). Ms. Glass was integrally involved in the creation of both organizational and community interventions - including an implementable plan to roll out Medication-Assisted Treatment for veterans in the Network, training on suicide prevention that will be implemented at CVN clinics and beyond, and a project to promote policies to enhance workplace wellness. Ms. Glass also was part of a workgroup for a national initiative with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and facilitated training for PTSD assessment. Her colleagues report: “Maggie demonstrates professionalism and thoughtfulness in everything she does. She represents CVN well within the community and has gone above and beyond to advance our work. She is passionate and committed, independently motivated, and provides thorough and impressive work.�
Julee Kryder-Coe Award for Advocacy and Social Action The Julee Kryder-Coe Award for Outstanding Achievement in Advocacy and Social Justice is presented by the macro faculty to a student who both meets high academic standards and distinguishes herself in pursuit of activities that enhance the lives of those who are oppressed, marginalized, and excluded - and seeks to overturn the dominant paradigm. The award is also our way of paying tribute to a beloved colleague, Julee Kryder-Coe, who passed away from cancer in 2003. Julee was a true advocate for equality and justice in many important causes. We are inspired to see that her ideals live on in the work of our students – including this year’s recipient.
Christina N. Koch
Macro, Families and Children This award is presented to Christina Koch for outstanding contributions in social justice advocacy and community action. Ms. Koch is originally from Cape Cod, Massachusetts and moved to Washington, D.C. to attend American University, where she graduated with her B.A. in Public Communication and minor in psychology in 2014. After attending AU, Ms. Koch worked as the Professional Relations Manager for the National Association of School Psychologists, supporting their public policy agenda. Working at NASP inspired her to pursue her interest in education policy through macro social work at UMB. While at UMB, she chaired the Macro Student Union for two years where she strived to listen to the needs of macro students and work toward changes for the betterment of the program. She was also named a UM Research Scholar, published in the school’s art and literary journal, and held a leadership role within the National Association of Social Workers, Maryland chapter. Both of her field placements at UMB were within the Social Work Community Outreach Services (SWCOS), the first working with PreK-2nd grade students and their families at a community school in Baltimore, and the second working on statewide school discipline policies and fostering the advocacy potential of other graduate students at the Positive Schools Center. Her favorite thing about studying at UMB was learning about her interests from a social justice lens alongside peers and mentors who share the same commitment to advancing equitable policies and practices that are person/community-focused. She has become inspired to continue to listen to community needs and engage those affected by social problems in the legislative process throughout her career.
Title IV-E Education for Public Child Welfare Program Outstanding MSW Student of the Year The Title IV-E MSW Student of the Year Award is awarded to a graduating student who has demonstrated an outstanding level of proficiency, initiative, and commitment to the highest standards of social work practice in a public child welfare field placement. The Title IV-E Education for Public Child Welfare Program prepares social work students for practice with families and children who are served by Maryland’s public child welfare system. The program is a partnership with Maryland’s Department of Human Resources and is a federal initiative to encourage social work students to pursue careers in child welfare.
Stacey J. Stroh
Clinical/Macro, Families and Children Stacy Stroh was selected due to her achievement of an outstanding level of competence in student social work practice in a public child welfare setting. Her use of engagement skills, clinical assessment, understanding or risk and safety, and process orientation has contributed significantly to the outcomes of safety, permanency, and family and child well-being. She has supported families who experienced intergenerational trauma and urban poverty with stabilizing parent and child relationships, housing, food, and clothing security and used the SHARP framework to provide a social justice lens. Ms. Stroh went above and beyond what was required and demonstrated this consistently throughout her internship and work with families. Ms. Stroh plans to seek employment with a Local Department of Social Services after graduation from the MSW program in July. She is especially interested in working with adolescents to prepare them for a successful transition out of the child welfare system. Ms. Stroh has indicated that she is highly appreciative of the field instruction she received in the Title IV-E program, and hopes to become a field instructor in a few years to
contribute to the learning of social work students. Lastly, Ms. Stroh will seek to create and implement policies and programs that will help better meet the needs of children and families. She is passionate about advocating for resources and policies that would support the work of child welfare social workers, who consistently experience widespread stress and burnout.
Geriatrics and Gerontology Education and Research Program Award
The Geriatrics and Gerontology Education and Research Program (GGEAR) is an interprofessional program that has been funded by the State of Maryland since 1987 for the purpose of enhancing health professional training in the field of geriatrics and gerontology. The University of Maryland, Baltimore, with is seven professional schools, is well-positioned to provide training opportunities for UMB students and licensed health care professionals serving older adults and their families. The GGEAR Award acknowledges graduating students who exemplify the standards of the program.
Kaitlynn B. Ecker Clinical/Aging
Kaitlynn Ecker has demonstrated a strong commitment to addressing the needs of the most vulnerable older adults, particularly those who are frail and at risk of intimate partner or elder abuse. She has excelled in the classroom, in her field placements, and as a research assistant. For example, Ms. Ecker submitted the best policy brief in the Aging and Social Policy course this Spring, even while handling the added stress and anxiety related to the novel coronavirus. She has been an insightful contributor to the learning process and has distinguished herself in practice, working with the most vulnerable older adults in adult protective services settings and with very frail older adults being served by the PACE program. She has a tremendous dedication to making the world a better place for vulnerable older adults via her work with individual clients, but also in advocating to enhance the equitability of care systems in Maryland and beyond.
The Universities at Shady Grove Award
The Universities at Shady Grove award is given to a student who exemplifies scholarship excellence, service to the campus and broader community, demonstrated leadership in departmental or campus graduate student issues and involvement in campus organizations, issues, and activities.
Julia A. Dowling
Clinical/Behavioral Health Julia Dowling has over ten years of experience in the social welfare, justice, human rights, and peacebuilding sectors. She studied and worked on human rights and peacebuilding with genocide and concentration camp survivors for five years in Bosnia-Herzegovina, where she obtained her first graduate degree in Human Rights and Democracy. Before returning for her MSW, Julia worked at the macro and mezzo levels for the UN, the UN Foundation, the OSCE, and several grassroots nonprofits in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Belgium, Kenya, India, South Africa, and Thailand. Ms. Dowling became passionate about making change through clinical psychosocial interventions at an individual, family, and community level, leading her to pursue her MSW in Clinical Behavioral Health at UMB SSW. While at UMB, she served as the President of the Shady Grove MSW Student Organization and was a clinical intern at DC Public Schools and the Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse. Ms. Dowling participated in the International Social Work trip to Kerala, India, and loved taking classes like Motivational Interviewing and Child & Adolescent Trauma. She also spent the 2019 summer working as a psychosocial support and caseworker with LGBTQ+ refugees in Athens, Greece. Ms. Dowling is passionate about clinical trauma healing work and plans to pursue work as a clinical social worker in the trauma therapy field in the USA and global humanitarian crises. She has been inspired by her later father, an Irish child psychiatrist and outspoken advocate on child rights and mental health, and her strong mother, also an MSW, who raised her as a single parent after they lost Julia's father. Ms. Dowling hopes to continue their legacy of globally-minded mental health work, social justice, and empowering the most vulnerable members of society.
Exemplary Faculty Award Dr. Jaih Craddock Assistant Professor
Dr. Jaih Craddock is an Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland, School of Social Work. She graduated from the University of Southern California Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work with her PhD and MSW, and San Francisco State University with a Master’s in Sexuality Studies. Her research examines how social network dynamics and social media communication impacts decision making around sexual health-related behaviors among young Black adults using computational social science and qualitative methods. In addition to research, Dr. Craddock is committed to community work, teaching, and mentorship. One of her primary goals is to provide research opportunities, academic guidance, and support to under-represented and minority students at all levels of education. She is a dedicated professor and looks forward to her continuing work with students.
Exemplary Staff Award Nakiya V. Schurman
Associate Director of Records and Registration and Academic Advisor Nakiya Schurman, MSW ’06, is the associate director and academic advisor in the Office of Records and Registration at the School of Social Work (SSW). After earning her master’s degree in social work from SSW, she returned to her alma mater a few years later, first in the Office of Field Education and then Records and Registration. For seven years, Ms. Schurman has directly interacted with students to help them achieve their goals while also working closely with the administration. She has seen the interest in online coursework grow exponentially as students’ desires for a more flexible program increased. To this end and stemming from her motivation to acquire knowledge that would be in the best interest of SSW, she is pursuing a master’s degree in Distance Education from University of Maryland Global Campus focusing on distance education and e-learning. Ms. Schurman enjoys staying involved in the SSW and UMB community. She has been a member of the Emerging Leaders Program, UMB Staff Senate, and UMB Diversity Advisory Council. She remains involved as SSW’s liaison to UMB’s Lactation Committee and is on SSW’s Global, Social, Scholarship, and Enrollment Management committees. Most recently, she was elected to the Executive Board of the inaugural SSW Staff Council as secretary. Ms. Schurman is married and the mother of two boys. When she isn’t playing with her sons, she enjoys reading, trying out new Baltimore restaurants, and completing puzzles.
Behavioral Health Workforce Integration, Service and Education (BHWISE)
(BHWISE) Behavioral Health Workforce Integration, Service and Education (BHWISE) is a highly competitive fellowship for advanced year social work students committed to working with children, adolescents, and transitional-age youth with behavioral health care needs. BHWISE fellows receive inter-professional training opportunities, specialized seminars, a focused plan of study, and a $10,000 stipend. It is a workforce development grant funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The Title IV-E Education for Public Child Welfare Program
(PCW) The Title IV-E Education for Public Child Welfare Program is a partnership between the University of Maryland School of Social Work and the Maryland Department of Human Resources to recruit and retain professional social workers as practitioners, supervisors and administrators in Maryland’s public child welfare workforce. As a federal initiative, financial education stipends are available and participants agree to participate in child welfare training events and coursework and to seek and accept employment in the state’s public child welfare programs located in local departments of social services upon graduation.
The Research Assistant Scholars Program
(RA) The Research Assistant Scholars Program is a highly competitive award that pairs students with expert researchers in the field of social work. In exchange for a weekly 10-hour work commitment, RA Scholars receive a stipend as well as the opportunity for first-hand research experience with a social work faculty member. Program recipients are chosen based on their overall application for admission to the MSW program as well as interest and experience in research.
PhD Graduates & Dissertation Titles Elizabeth Franklin Beyond Efficacy, Toxicity, and Cost: Patients Define Cancer Care Value in the United States Sally Anne Hageman Health Savings Account Effects on Health and Debt Joonyup Lee Examination of Social Exclusion as a Construct and Its Impact on Mortality and Survival Time Among Older Adults Kerry Lee The Interrelationships of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Alcohol Use in Adulthood, and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Perpetration Among Black Men in the United States Rachel H.F. Margolis Relationship Between Caregiver Social Support, Depressive Symptoms, and Child Asthma Outcomes in Low-Income, Urban, African American Families Nicole Mattocks Neighborhood Disorder and Mental Health Outcomes Among a Sample of Baltimore City Residents: The Influence of Urban Parks, Social Cohesion, and Social Control Dori Sneddon Community-level and Individual-level Predictors of Variation in Rates of Homelessness Among Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care
MSW Graduates Charis F. Adam-CL/BH (July) Fidelis Adinkrah-CL/BH Amal Afzal-CL/BH Carley K. Agueda-Divens-CL/BH Katherine D. Aguilar-CL/BH Madeline A. Aikins-CL/BH (July) Oluwakemi A. Ajenifuja-CL/FAC Emily J. Allen-MC/FAC Lashawnda Alston-CL/FAC Allison B. Alvarez-CL/HLTH (July) Latanya Anderson-CL/FAC Michael R. Andrews-CL/BH Amber Andrews-Richardson-MC-CL/CASP Kailyn Ardoin-CL/HLTH* Shannon N. Arnold-CL/BH Amy Stupi Aronstamn-CL/BH* Jemeila Arrington-Dunn-CL/FAC Francisca N. Atem-CL/BH Meaghan Elizabeth Auchincloss-CL/BH Bianca Auriemma-CL/BH-EAP* Enimien-Omon Ayewoh-CL/FAC/PCW (July) Britt Bailey-CL/BH Genesis L. Bailey-CL/FAC/PCW (July) Marius Bajrami-CL/BH (July) Regan G. Barlow-CL/BH (July) Marisa Barnett-CL/BH Deanisha T'oni Baynes-CL/BH Grace M. Belew-CL/BH-EAP Reuben J. Benamou-CL/BH Rachael Bender-CL/BH (July) Ariella Bernstein-CL/HLTH-CAFH Courtney Berry-CL/BH Emily C. Biery-CL/BH Sarah J. Billings-CL/BH John P. Bishop-CL/BH Alexis Quiana Blake-CL/FAC/PCW Elizabeth A. Blake-CL/BH-EAP Margaux A. Blau-CL/HLTH Aisha S. Bloomfield-CL/FAC (July) Kendal R. Blosser-CL/HLTH Kathryn A. Bly-CL/BH* Chanelle Born-CL/BH (July) Kaoutar Boumadi-CL/HLTH-CAFH/BW Joseph Boursiquot-CL/AG Devon M. Bowen-CL/BH Evan R. Braswell-CL/BH (July) Mylinda Breaker-CL/BH (Dec) Jamieson H. Brill-MC-CL/BH Fatima J. Brown-CL-MC/FAC Clare J. Bubniak-CL/FAC/BW Toya E Buchanan-CL/FAC Taylor A. Buckley-CL/FAC
Amy A. Burke-MC/CASP Angelica N. Burr-CL/AG Inez Burrell-CL/FAC Alayna Christina Calabro-MC-CL/CASP/RA* Janette A. Carpio-CL/BH/BW (July) Jordan L. Carr-CL/FAC (July) Emily Carrillo-CL/BH Tangela Carthy-CL/BH Christopher Cartledge-CL/FAC (Dec) Yissel M. Castanon-CL/BH Carol M. Castellon-CL/HLTH Christina Chacko-CL/BH* Joanna S. Chakerian-CL/BH Yi Q. Chen-CL/BH/BW/RA Claire Utermohle Chilbert-CL/BH* Kathleen Ciliberto-CL/BH Dreama Clarke-CL/AG Bailli Coles-CL-MC/HLTH Lindsey M. Comer-CL/FAC Brian J. Corbett-CL/BH (July) Vy Tran Cornett-CL/HLTH Kara M. Crompton-MC/CASP (July) Edith D. Cruz-CL/BH (July) Rebecca Cumberland-CL/BH/BW (July) Whitney Daggett-CL/FAC/PCW Joyce M. Davis-CL/BH Labreana Dawson-CL/BH Amanda Irene Day-CL/FAC/PCW (July) Maria Anne DeGraba-CL/BH/RA* Genesis Diaz-CL/BH (July) Helen Ding-CL/BH Ebonee Janae Dixon-CL/FAC Gregory Dodson-CL/BH Julia A. Dowling-CL/BH* Kellianne Dubbin-CL/FAC Michelle L. Dudley-CL/BH Kristina M. Dutcher-CL/BH Donald D. Eaddy-MC-CL/FAC (Dec) Kaitlynn B. Ecker-CL/AG/RA* Shannon K. Ehlert-MC-CL/CASP Michael I. Eisenberg-CL-MC/BH (July)* Caitlyn Ellis-CL/BH Bethany Engle-CL/FAC/PCW (July) Melissa M. Erickson-CL/BH Lisa Michelle Ertz-CL/FAC/PCW Diana Carolina Escobar-CL/BH Elizabeth Nohemy Espaderos-CL-MC/FAC Laila M. Fakri-CL-MC/FAC Rachel E. Fender-MC/CASP Corbin D. Ferguson-MC/CASP* Diana E. Ferrufino-Lopez-CL/FAC Oswaldo G. Fiallos Encalada-CL/BH/BW Melinda G. Fields-CL/FAC/PCW (July) Rachel Finkelstein-CL/FAC
Michaela Irene Fitzgerald-CL/BH/BW* Emily Ann Flood-CL/BH/BW Karnella Fobbs-CL/BH (Dec) Lucy Font-MC-CL/CASP* Ginger M. Fortune-MC/CASP Leslie S Foster-CL-MC/FAC Amanda Fox-MC-CL/CASP Ashtyn G. Frederick-CL/HLTH-CAFH (July) David Beroza Friedman-MC/FAC Karen Fuhrman-CL/BH Bridget E. Fulford-CL/FAC Lisa C. Gabriel-CL/FAC/PCW Taisha Y. Gainor-CL/HLTH-CAFH* Danielle Denise Gardner-CL/HLTH Amanda E. Gibbons-CL/BH (July) Shaakira Gill-MC/CASP Kierra R Gilliam-CL/BH Margaret M. Glass-MC-CL/BH-EAP Bonnie E. Goldberg-CL/BH* Adi M. Goldberg-CL-MC/HLTH-CAFH (July) Shlomo Goldberger-CL/FAC (July)* Kaitlyn M. Golden-CL/FAC/RA* Norris J. Goode-CL/FAC Victoria Alexandra Goodenough-CL/BH Rachel Nicole Goodrich-CL/BH/BW Jane Greenberg-CL/BH David Jonathan Greenspan-CL/BH* Aujah Griffin-CL/FAC Kendra A. Grimmett-CL/BH Blair M. Grooms-CL/FAC/PCW Sheronda M. Gross-CL/FAC Yumi Gungordu-CL/AG* Chaya M. Gurevitch-CL/FAC Kathryn Marina Denekas Guzzey-CL/BH Madison J. Haas-MC-CL/CASP Christina F. Hahn-CL/BH Caroline Hall-CL/BH Letitia Barbara Caroline Hall-CL/BH Riva Ham-CL-MC/FAC Erin Harkleroad-CL/FAC/PCW Christian Michael Harris-CL-MC/BH Justice A. Harris-CL/FAC Ava T. Hawkinson-CL/BH/BW* Megan C. Healy-CL/BH Nabila Hejazi-CL/BH Samuel Hellerstein-MC-CL/BH Jonathan R. Helwig-CL/BH Ashlee Hendrix-CL/BH Monte L Hendrix-CL/BH Natalie Herrera-CL/FAC/PCW (July) Melissa McConnell Heywood-CL/BH Kisha S. Hill-CL/BH Nura Hill-CL-MC/BH Jusvenus Adesthia Hinton-CL/BH/BW
Carrie A Holleran-CL/BH* Stacey Holley-CL/FAC Rebecca M. Horner-CL/FAC Yuchun Carrie Hsieh-CL/BH Lydia Hubbard-CL/BH* William L. Hudson-CL/BH/BW Mark Huffman-MC-CL/CASP* Penney R. Hughes-CL/BH James Hummer-MC/CASP (July) Denisha Marie Hunt-CL/BH Kevisha C. Hunt-CL/BH Dana Ismaeil Hussein-CL-MC/BH/BW/RA/MPH Emily R Hutter-CL/BH* Mariam O. Imohi-CL/BH Zoe Jack-CL/FAC* Tavon Justin Jackson-MC/CASP (Dec) Keila Jackson-CL/FAC/PCW Maya Jackson-MC-CL/CASP Ricky M. Jackson-CL/BH Ashlyn Jacob-CL/BH/BW (July) Miranda L. Jacobs-CL/BH (July) Martha Shields Pallace Janney-CL/BH Natasha Jane N. Javier-CL/BH/BW Makedah Amanda Johnson-CL/HLTH-CAFH/BW* Candace Jones-CL/BH/BW Tiffany M. Jones-Lam-CL/FAC Lazora Jordan-CL-MC/BH/BW Constant Amoa Jr.-CL/AG Roshelle Kades-CL/BH/BW* Alaina Kahn-CL/BH/RA* Simbarashe G. Kapfumvuti-CL/BH (July) Victoria Kasprzak-CL/HLTH Lauren Michelle Kaufman-CL/BH Rachel Elizabeth Keegan-CL/HLTH-CAFH Margaret A. Kelley-CL/BH Shannon Kelley-CL/BH (July) Doris J. Kelly-CL-MC/BH Caroline M. Kelly-CL/BH (July) Kristina L. Kincaid-CL/BH (July) Sam Kirshenbaum-CL/BH (July) Laura Rhiannon Knox-CL/BH Christina Nicole Koch-MC/FAC* Anna L. Koozmin-CL/HLTH-CAFH/RA* Amanda Korzeniewski-CL/HLTH-CAFH Dana Kresslein-CL-MC/BH Kristen Lafferty-CL/FAC Paula Lafferty-MC/BH (July) Jessie R. Lawson-MC/CASP Suzanne Lawson-CL/HLTH* Glenda Janet Lazo-CL/BH Angel D. Leach-CL-MC/HLTH Francisco C. Leca-CL-MC/BH Andrew J Lee-MC-CL/BH Catharina Lee-CL/BH
Priscila A. Lemos-CL/BH Jill H. Lepus-CL-MC/FAC/PCW Stephanie Lerner-CL/BH Ellen Levine-CL/BH Michael D. Lewandowski-MC/CASP (July) Rachael M. Lilly-Pawlowski-CL/BH/BW Hadassah G Link-CL/BH Sara Lipsky-CL/FAC Jennifer M. Lodico-CL/BH-EAP Monica Lopez-CL/BH Sierra Lopez-CL/BH Lee G. Lovett-CL/BH-EAP/BW Latoya A. Lowe-CL/FAC (July) America M. Lucero-CL/BH (July) Dominae Ariel Lynn-CL/FAC (Dec) Amelia Iris Makowski-CL/BH Laura E. Malone-CL/BH Tural Mammadli-CL-MC/BH* Maya Mandaiker-CL/BH/BW* Rachel L. Mansir-CL/FAC/PCW (July) Karen A Marc-MC-CL/CASP Timothy Marcolini-MC/AG Kathleen L. Marcum-CL/BH/BW* Amanda Marcus-CL/BH Amelia E. Marcus-MC-CL/CASP Leticia L. Marquina-CL/FAC/PCW Orenthal Marshall-CL/BH (Dec) Lori Marshall-CL/BH Emily Martey-MC-CL/BH Ashley Martindale-CL/AG (July) Lavon Maxwell-CL/BH Megan May-CL/HLTH Malika McClinton-CL/HLTH-CAFH Lindsay McClune-CL/BH* Molly A. McCracken-MC-CL/FAC* Morgan L McCrory-CL/FAC/PCW Tiffany McGee-MC-CL/BH Tiffany A. McGee-MC-CL/BH (July) Margaret B. McGill-CL/AG* Safiya McHale-CL/BH (July) Reginald A. McHenry II-CL/FAC/PCW Lucas McNally-MC-CL/BH (Dec) Keyona S. McNeil-CL/BH-EAP (July) Mary F. McRae-CL/HLTH* Emily F Menase-CL/BH Meron Mengistu-CL/HLTH Anna K. Merlene-CL/BH* Joanna Marie Merry-MC-CL/CASP Sarah Colleen Michaels-CL/BH/BW/RA* Merline Milcette-Pyram-CL-MC/BH Sarafina Milgrom-CL/BH Lauren Milkis-CL/BH (Dec) Adena Miller-CL/BH Kiva Miller-CL/FAC Nathan Miller-CL/BH*
Joseph Mills-M-/CL/HLTH Simone Mobley-MC-CL/CASP Nessa C. Moghadam-CL/FAC/PCW Sarah Moore-CL/BH (July) Carlos J. Mora-CL-MC/HLTH Magee F. Morales-MC-CL/HLTH-CAFH Kristine M. Mortimer-CL/BH/BW* Christina Lee Morton-CL/FAC/PCW Lonia Shantel Muckle-MC/CASP Katherine Muellerklein-CL/BH (July) Patricia Holden Murphree-CL/FAC Melissa J. Murphy-CL/BH-EAP Nicole Myers-CL-MC/BH-EAP Patricia T. Nartey-CL-MC/AG Zoe Nasios-CL/BH Brendaline Nettey-CL/BH/BW Cindy Ngo-CL/AG Caitlyn E. Nicholas-CL/BH Maria Nissley-CL/FAC (July) Janet La'Verne Norris-CL/BH Maureen E. O'bua-CL/FAC Olasumbo F. Oladele-CL-MC/FAC Olubunmi Olakunle-CL/BH Melissa Olaskowitz-CL/BH Ameerat Olatunde-CL/BH Jessica E. Oliver-CL/BH (July) Amanda Nicole Olsen-CL/BH/RA* Tiffany-Ann A. Osong-MC-CL/HLTH-CAFH Felicia Christina Page-CL/FAC/PCW Audra M. Peddicord-CL/FAC/PCW* Eliza Pelton-CL/BH (July) Melisa M. Pena-CL-MC/FAC Carli Perez Butler-CL/HLTH-CAFH (July) Danielle N. Perry-MC/CASP Ashley L. Peters-CL/BH Daniel E Pfannenstein-CL/BH Jennifer Nicole Pinder-CL/BH Laura Popp-CL/BH (July) Jessica A. Praybe-CL/AG Ashlin Price-CL/FAC/PCW Ashtin Price-CL/BH/BW Kayla K. Pruim-CL-MC/FAC/PCW (July) Gabriela Arrazola Pulido-CL/FAC Hannah Pursley-MC-CL/CASP (July) Breeana M. Radke-CL/FAC/PCW Ivanna Santos Ramos-CL/BH Karina J. Ramos Pineda-CL/FAC/PCW Aniruddh Rao-CL/BH Madeleine C. Reardon-MC-CL/BH-EAP (July) Emily M. Rekoski-CL/FAC Sarah Remes-MC/IND Amber Alice Rexrode-CL/BH Jacquetta S. Richardson-CL/BH Caitlin M. Rife-CL-MC/HLTH* Domenika Ringgold-CL/BH
Agustina Rius-CL/BH/BW Constance M. Roberts-CL-MC/BH Travis William McKay Roberts-CL/BH/MPH Alexander B. Robinson-CL/FAC Kelsey Nicole Robinson-CL/BH/JD* Esther Rocha-CL/BH Julia Roche-MC-CL/CASP/MPH Jodie M. Rohrer-CL/FAC Reuben Rosen-CL/BH (July) Samuel W. Rosenberg-CL/BH Sarah Leah Rosenstein-CL/HLTH-CAFH Madison K. Rosner-CL/FAC/PCW Julia Rostkowski-CL/AG Giselle Rotenberg-CL/BH Mark H Russ-CL/BH Laina R. Russell-CL/BH Stephen Michael Ruther-CL/BH (Dec) Meighan Marie Ryan-CL/FAC Shabnam Sahandy-MC/CASP (Dec) Natiakia Sanders-CL/FAC Daisy Santana-CL/BH Micah Saviet-CL/BH-EAP/BW/RA* Haleigh E Schaefer-CL/BH Claire Elizabeth Schindler-CL/BH/BW Jamilyn M. Scott-CL/BH Mollie Rachel Selmanoff-CL/BH/RA Kenya Sesay-CL/BH Seema H. Shah-Nelson-MC/CASP* Priya B. Sharma-CL/BH/RA* Sandra D. Shephard-MC-CL/CASP Sonia Sherlekar-CL/BH Eliezer Shulman-CL-MC/BH Brittany M Simpson-CL/FAC Kimberly Single-CL/HLTH Kayla W. Siviy-MC/CASP (July) Katherine Annette Skinner-CL/HLTH-CAFH/BW Sarah Skolnik-MC/CASP (July) Het-Heru M. Sloan-Forbes-CL/HLTH/BW Maria T. Smaldone-MC-CL/CASP* Matthew D Smiley-MC-CL/CASP Cemia T. Smith-CL-MC/AG/BW Jessica E. Smith-CL-MC/AG Elizabeth A. Smith-CL/FAC (July) Stephan Solat-CL/BH Kalyx B Solomon-CL/BH* Erick J. Sowell-CL/BH/BW Breanna N. Spencer-CL/HLTH-CAFH (July) Raysheen Spivey-CL/BH Mary Kingsley Stanley-CL/AG* Emily R. Star-CL/BH/BW Nicole Lynn Rebecca Sterling-CL/BH Madison K. Straw-CL/HLTH (July) Morgan Strehl-CL/HLTH Stacey Stroh-CL-MC/FAC/PCW
Conor B. Sullivan-CL/BH Nicole E. Sullivan-CL/BH (July) Benjamin W. Swartz-CL/BH (July) Danielle D. Talley-CL/BH Henrieta L. Tambi-CL/BH Brenda Odalys Tavara-CL/BH/BW* Diosmary Tavera-CL/FAC Sara Taylor-CL/FAC Twila J. Taylor-CL/BH (July) Maura Tennor-CL/BH (July) Rachel Thierry-CL/FAC/PCW Keli Thomas-CL/BH Rebecca Thomas-CL/BH-EAP July Thompson-CL/HLTH-CAFH Michelle Monet Thornton-CL/HLTH Jenny Torres-MC-CL/CASP Sarah L Turner-MC-CL/BH* Letisha P Tyrell-CL/FAC/BW Adriana Vargas-CL/BH Noah Veiga-CL/BH/BW Jennifer Velasquez-CL/FAC Liana R. Ventimiglia-CL/FAC Alexandria Walker-CL/BH* Nicole Wallace-CL/FAC (Dec) Myeika Waller-MC-CL/BH (July) Elizabeth Walters-CL/BH Erin A.Ward-CL/BH Patrick S. Ward-CL/HLTH-CAFH Stephanie L. Weber-CL/FAC/PCW Leah R. Weber-CL/FAC/PCW (July) Amber Webster-CL/FAC/PCW Kennedy Wells-CL/HLTH-CAFH Sara Whaley-MC-CL/HLTH/MPH Rebecca L. Whilby-CL-MC/HLTH Derricka Andrea White-CL/BH Hannah N. Willetts-CL/HLTH* Syreeta R. Williams-MC-CL/FAC Jammie Winder-CL/FAC Jennifer C. Winkert-CL/BH Joelle R. Wisnieski-MC-CL/FAC/MBA Amanda C. Wisniewski-MC/CASP Alice M. Wood-CL/BH (July) Erica Woods-MC-CL/FAC Deborah E. Woolford-MC/CASP (Dec) Imani A. Wright-CL/BH (Dec) Briana A Wright-CL/BH Kylie A. Yassin-CL/HLTH Emily S. Yee-CL/BH Wayne V. Young-CL/FAC (July) James P. Zazanis-CL/BH (July) F. Rochel Ziman-CL/BH Kathryn U Zimmerman-CL/BH* Nicole Zimmerman-CL/BH
Explanation of Codes: Academic Concentration & Specialization CL – Clinical MC – Macro AG – Aging BH – Behavioral Health BH-EAP – Behavioral Health, Employee Assistance Program CASP – Community Action and Social Policy FAC – Families and Children HLTH – Health HTLH-CAFH – Health - Child, Adolescent and Family Health IND – Individualized
Dual Degrees JD – Juris Doctorate – Dual Degree with University of Maryland School of Law MPP – Master of Public Policy – Dual Degree with University of Maryland College Park – School of Public Policy MBA – Master of Business Administration – Dual Degree with University of Maryland College Park – Robert H. Smith School of Business MPH – Master of Public Health – Dual Degree with University of Maryland School of Medicine or Johns Hopkins University
Other BW – Behavioral Health Workforce Integration Service and Education Fellow (BHWISE) PCW – Title IV-E Education for Public Child Welfare RA – Research Assistant Scholars Program *Nominated to UM-UMB Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Academic Costume The traditional caps and gowns worn in the academic procession have been the costume of scholars since medieval times. They were probably adapted from ecclesiastical garb, since many scholars in the Middle Ages were clerics. In 1895, an intercollegiate commissions drafted a uniform code for academic costumes, which the majority of colleges and universities in the United States have adopted. Each of the three academic degrees has its own distinctive gown and hood. The gown representing the bachelor’s degree has a long, pointed sleeve; the master’s a narrow sleeve; the doctor’s a full, bell-shaped sleeve with three bars of velvet. The opening of this gown is faced with wide velvet bands, which may be black or of a color indicating the wearer’s general field of learning. The most colorful and distinctive part of the academic costume is the hood, which passes around the neck and extends down the back. The color of the velvet edging indicates the wearer’s field of learning. The colors of the silk lining exposed in the center of the hood are those of the college or university that conferred the degree. The tassel may be either black or the color of the field of learning. The tassel of a doctor’s cap may be gold.