Doctoral Student Directory
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Georgia AndersonGeorgia received her MSW degree from the University of Kentucky. She started the UofL Kent School of Social Work Doctoral program in Fall 2016. Her area of interest is in the impact of cancer survivorship in families (How living with cancer influences family dynamics), stigma in cancer, and palliative care. Read more. |
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Rebecka BloomerRebecka started UofL Kent School of Social Work Doctoral program in 2015. She received her MSSW degree from the University of Louisville. Her area(s) of research interest focuses on social justice and community youth development with an emphasis on equity for vulnerable populations using community based participatory action methods. Read more. |
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Mona DajaniMona started the UofL Kent School Doctoral program in Fall 2019. Her area(s) of interest are in Refugees and Immigrants, Microenterprise Development, Workforce Integration, and Self-Sufficiency. Read more. |
Prabathi GunathilakePrabathi started the UofL Kent School Doctoral program in 2019. Received Master's degree from the University of Louisville. |
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Paul HibbelerPaul started the UofL Kent School Doctoral program in Fall 2020. His area of interest focuses on substance abuse, public health, and children and families. His mentor is Dr. Martin Hall. Read more. |
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Allison KacmarAllison started the UofL Kent School Doctoral program in Fall 2019. Her area of interest is in Dementia in atypical spaces – beginning to understand the experience of persons with dementia while incarcerated. Additionally, gaining insight to the experiences of peer caregivers in carceral settings. Lastly, dementia and co-morbid severe and persistent mental illness – particularly those who experience frequent psychiatric hospitalization while diagnosed with dementia. Read more. |
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Brandon MitchellBrandon started the UofL Kent School Doctoral program in Fall 2020. His area of interest focuses on the intersection of education and social work, promoting avenues of school equity and the role of the school social worker. His mentor is Dr. Andy Frey. Read more. |
Alyssa MiddletonAlyssa received her MSW degree from Washington University in St. Louis. She started the UofL Kent School of Social Work Doctoral program in Summer 2017. Her area of interest is in pediatric psychosocial oncology, siblings of pediatric cancer patients, pediatric palliative care, quality of life, end of life and social work education. Her mentors are Dr. Karen Kayser and Dr. Barbara Head. Read more. |
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Ben MillerBen started the UofL Kent School Doctoral program in Fall 2018. His area of interest is in Gender and sexual minorities. His mentor is Dr. Anita Barbee. Read more. |
Ashley LogsdonAshley started the UofL Kent School Doctoral program in Fall 2020. Her area of interest focuses on child welfare and substance use. Her mentor is Dr. Becky Antle. Read more. |
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Eva NyergesEva started the UofL Kent School Doctoral program in Fall 2019. Her area of interest is in Human Service Organizations, Political Economy, Social Welfare Policy and Programs, Newcomer communities, Racial/Ethnic disparities. Read more. |
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Lisa PurdyLisa started the UofL Kent School Doctoral program in 2018. Her area of interest is in Child Welfare Workforce Development with a primary focus on Secondary Traumatic Stress. Her mentor is Dr. Anita Barbee. Read more. |
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Jill RandallJill started the UofL Kent School Doctoral program in Summer 2017. Her area of interest is in Psychosocial oncology, especially patients and their families undergoing hematopoietic cell transplant and her mentor is Dr. Karen Kayser. Read more. |
Doroty SatoDoroty started the UofL Kent School Doctoral program in Fall 2018. Her area of interest is in Unaccompanied Minor Refugees and Undocumented Latino Children in U.S. Her mentor is Dr. Lesley Beth Harris. Read more. |
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Sultan ShubairSultan started the UofL Kent School Doctoral program in Fall 2018. His area(s) of interest are in Health/Mental Health, Aging, Quality, and Access to healthcare, and Social Work Education and his mentor is Dr. Thomas R. Lawson. Read more. |
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Patricia SmithPatricia started the UofL Kent School Doctoral program in Fall 2020. Her area(s) of interest are in Sexual behavior and sexual risk avoidance education, Historical trauma, transgenerational trauma, and historical trauma response, First responder trauma, violence against social workers, and social worker safety, Non-traditional psychotherapeutic treatment modalities, and Social work practice with clients belonging to subculture and microculture groups . Her mentor is Dr. Anita Barbee. Read more. |
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Liz UtterbackLiz started the UofL Kent School Doctoral program in Fall 2019. Her area of interest is in Gender and Language. Read more. |
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Richard WeaverRichard started the UofL Kent School Doctoral program in Fall 2017. His area of interest is in Sports social work with a focus on intercollegiate athletes and his mentor is Dr. Adrian Archuleta. Read more. |
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Sara WilliamsSara started the UofL Kent School Doctoral program in Fall 2017. Her area of interest is in Suicidality and Suicide Prevention among individuals with gender and sexually diverse identities and her mentor is Dr. Laura M. Frey. Read more. |
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Kyee YoungKyee started the UofL Kent School Doctoral program in 2018. Her area of interest is in Critical Consciousness. Read more. |
Jean ZelenkoJean started the UofL Kent School Doctoral program in Fall 2018. Her area of interest is in Mental Health Literacy in Children and her mentor is Dr. Bibhuti Sar. Read more. |
