Current PhD students
Elin Amundsen
Pronouns: she/her
amund182@umn.edu
Research interests:
Social work ethics, History of social work, Ethics in social work education
Teaching interests:
Social workers' identity development, Theory, History and philosophy in social work
Anita Arenson
Pronouns: she/her
arens137@umn.edu
Research interests:
Gender binaries and non-conformity, Family systems, Child development
Teaching interests:
Gender and sexuality, School social work, Feminist practice
Labibah Buraik
Pronouns: she/her
burai004@umn.edu
Research interests:
BIPOC student mental health, Culturally relevant interventions, Colonialism in academic institutions, Impacts of microaggressions
Teaching interests:
Social work history, Supervision, Direct practice, Mental health interventions
Will Carlson
Pronouns: he/him
carl2871@umn.edu
Research interests:
Implementation, Humanitarian immigration, Mental health, Cultural adaptation
Teaching interests:
Clinical social work, Trauma treatment, Evaluation
Jessica Coleman
Pronouns: she/her
colem249@umn.edu
Research interests:
Child welfare, Discrimination, Disparities reduction, Socialization
Teaching interests:
Child welfare, Mental health, Social welfare history, Comparative racial and ethnic analysis
Amy Dorman
Pronouns: she/her/ella
dorm0039@umn.edu
Research interests:
Cross-sector collaboration, Social policy, Violence prevention
Teaching interests:
Research methods (qualitative, mixed, applied), Policy, Gender studies
Shelby Flanagan
Pronouns: she/her or they/them
flana064@umn.edu
Research interests:
Health equity and health care policy
Teaching interests:
Quantitative research methods, Research methods in social sciences, LGBTQ health
Jamie Fischer
Pronouns: she/her
fisch948@umn.edu
Research interests:
Early psychosis spectrum, Psychosocial functioning, Social cognition, Clinical & community-based intervention
Teaching interests:
Assessment, Clinical mental health practice, Practice evaluation
David Glesner
Pronouns: he/him
dglesene@umn.edu
Research interests:
Child welfare, American Indian child welfare, Tribal relationships
Teaching interests:
Children and families, Qualitative research
Stephanie Hanson
Pronouns: she/her
hans7144@umn.edu
Research interests:
Perinatal mental health disorders, Empowerment, Maternal and child health
Teaching interests:
Research methodology, Social epidemiology, Maternal and child health, Public mental health, Program evaluation
Bonnie Horgos
Pronouns: she/her
horgo001@umn.edu
Research interests:
Alcohol and substance use disorders, Modern and contemporary Hungary, Gender studies, Higher education
Teaching interests:
Substance use and social work, Research methods (quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods)
Dongwook Kim
Pronouns: he/him
kim01444@umn.edu
Research interests:
Stigma; Health equity, HIV, Mixed methods
Teaching interests:
International social work, Program evaluation, Quantitative methods in social work, Ethnographic field work
Channel Lowery
Pronouns: she/her
lower079@umn.edu
Research interests:
Black social workers, Self-care, Organizational culture
Teaching interests:
Research, Self-care education, Culturally responsive practice
Quinn Oteman
Pronouns: he/him
otema001@umn.edu
Research interests:
Aging, Autism, Community-based participatory research, LGBTQ+
Teaching interests:
Disability policy, Advocacy, Research methods
Jacob Otis
Pronouns: he/him
otema001@umn.edu
Research interests:
Restorative justice, Intimate partner violence, Police misconduct
Teaching interests:
Quantitative research methods, Families & groups, Theory
Sook-young Park
Pronouns: she/her
park2363@umn.edu
Research interests:
Acculturation, Youth aging out of care, Adolescent mental health
Teaching interests:
Research methods (quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods), Child welfare
Kayla Richards
Pronouns: she/her; they/them
rich2016@umn.edu
Research interests:
Intergroup dominance, Social work pedagogy as intervention, Juvenile legal system, Indigenous methodologies
Teaching interests:
Social policy, Group work, Field
Chittaphone Santavasy
Pronouns: she/her
sant0175@umn.edu
Research interests:
Youth work education and training, Youth work, Youth civic engagement
Teaching interests:
Qualitative research, Youth studies, Youth work
Marcia Seebachan
Pronouns: she/her
seeba027@umn.edu
Ruth Soffer-Elnekave
Pronouns: she/her
soffe004@umn.edu
Laura Soltani
Pronouns: she/her
garlo017@umn.edu
Research interests:
Labor exploitation and trafficking, Immigration systems and policies, Refugee resettlement, Culturally relevant healing modalities
Teaching interests:
Program evaluation, Policy, Trauma treatment, Human trafficking, Working with immigrants and refugees
Johara Suleiman
Pronouns: she/her
sulei024@umn.edu
Research interests:
Child welfare policy, Race and racialization, Immigrant communities, Systems of acculturation, Parenting
Teaching interests:
Child welfare history and policy, Family and group practice, Trauma, Race and immigration
Kenny Turck
Pronouns: he/him
turck022@umn.edu
Houa Vang
Pronouns: she/her
vang1078@umn.edu
Research interests:
Hmong mental health and holistic healing practices, acculturation and socialization of Asian immigrant/refugees
Teaching interests:
Clinical social work, Assessment and engagement, Qualitative research
Heejung Yun
Pronouns: she/her
yun00020@umn.edu
Research interests:
Disability policy, Family caregiving, Special education policy
Teaching interests:
Qualitative research methods, Disability policy