We are pleased to introduce recent and prospective
graduates of our Doctoral Program. These individuals,
who bring a rich diversity of life experiences to their research
and scholarly
interests and achievements, are pursuing careers
in academia, research, policy analysis, and social administration.
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Lorraine B. Cates
Graduation: May 2008
Program concentration: Social Policy & Administration
Professional and research interests:
Executive emotional intelligence and leadership development, program planning and evaluation, clinical practice in the treatment of developmental and affective disorders, organizational theory and nonprofit and public services management |
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Jennifer Elkins
Anticipated Graduation: Fall 2008
Program concentration: Advanced
Practice
Professional and research interests:
Sexual abuse & child maltreatment; interpersonal trauma & violence; child welfare; PTSD & related disorders; risk & resilience; direct practice with children, youth & families |
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Matthew W. Epperson
Anticipated Graduation: October 2008
Program concentration: Advanced Practice
Professional and research interests: Intervention prevention research on co-occurring problems of criminal justice involvement, HIV, substance abuse, and mental illness; criminal justice populations; HIV prevention; substance abuse and mental illness; psychiatric epidemiology |
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B. Jean Heller
Anticipated Graduation: 2008
Program concentration: Social Policy & Policy Analysis
Professional and research interests: Child and family policy; program / outcomes evaluation; contract accountability; public management; qualitative analysis |
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Kyunghee Lee
Graduation: May 2007
Program concentration: Social Policy & Policy Analysis
Professional and research interests: Child care and early childhood education; poverty and human development; impacts of welfare reform on family; program evaluation; comparative social welfare policy |
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Stephanie K. Matsumura
Anticipated Graduation: October 2008
Program concentration: Social Policy & Policy Analysis
Professional and research interests: Children and the law; women and the law; child and family policy; healthcare policy |
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L. Don McVinney
Anticipated Graduation: 2008
Program concentration: Advanced Practice
Professional and research interests: Chemical dependency/substance use prevention and treatment; mental health services; LGBT psychosocial issues; HIV/AIDS services; international social work |
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Stephen R. Poulin
Graduation: October 2007
Program concentration: Social Policy and Policy Analysis
Professional and research interests: Homelessness; homeless management information services; poverty; statistics |
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Alissa A. Schwartz
Graduation: February 2008
Program concentration: Social Policy and Administration
Professional and research interests: Non-profit and public services management; program planning and evaluation; interorganizational collaboration; child welfare services and research; job satisfaction; employee recruitment and retention; organizational climate; positive psychology; social work history; qualitative research methods; academic administration |
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Traci M. Schwinn
Anticipated Graduation: 2008
Program concentration: Social Policy & Administration
Professional and research interests: Evidence-based practice; program evaluation; substance abuse prevention |
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Erica Lynne Smith
Anticipated Graduation: 2008
Program concentration: Advanced Practice
Professional and research interests: Children (infants, toddlers, preschool and elementary school children); developmental psychopathology; trauma; social-emotional development; clinical intervention; intervention development |
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Kimiko Tanaka
Graduation: October 2007
Program concentration: Advanced Practice
Professional and research interests: Mental health; physical rehabilitation; supportive therapy for people living with schizophrenia; families coping with mental illness; ethics in mental health research; support and autonomy; psychotheraphy and adolescence processes in adulthood |
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Gretchen M. Thomas
Anticipated Graduation: 2008
Program concentration: Advanced Practice
Professional and research interests: Mental health intervention research; mental health services and the criminal justice system; violence prevention and intervention; child and adolescent mental health; severe aggression and antisocial behavior in youth; assessment, treatment, and prevention of child sexual and physical abuse |
