Spring 2023 Capstones | Social Work

Please join us as we celebrate our senior social work majors as they present their culminating capstone projects.

Group 1

9:00	Jessica Franco	Reimagining Policing Through a Social Justice Lens
9:15	Rebeca Salinas	Police Reform Through a Social Work Perspective
9:30	Courtney Winner	Intersection of Trafficking and Immigration: Social Justice for Latinx Communities
9:45	Questions

Group 2

10:00	Anna Beach	Dying with Dignity: Accessing Medical Aid in Dying in the United States
10:15	Moses Ramos	Mental Health: The Stigmatization in Latinx Community
10:30	Teranejah Lucas	Resistance to the Roots of Colonization: Protected Crowns
10:45	Questions

11:00	Break

Group 3

11:15	Jenifer Granados	Mental Health: The Impact of Elementary School Bullying into Adulthood
11:30	Aoife Binions	What Mental Health Support Do Social Workers and Healthcare Workers Receive? A Social Worker's Perspective
11:45	Kelsey Michele Turner	Teenage Pregnancy is not the Issue: The Lack of Social Work Support for Adolescent Mothers
12:00	Kiah Miller	Aging Out and Proud: Social Work and Affirming Care for LGBTQ+ Elders
12:15	Questions

Group 1

9:00	Koa Beck	The Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Among Women of Color
9:15	Daneshia C. L. Vashchenko-Cline	Rethinking campus sexual assault: An empowering framework
9:30	Karalee James	Reproductive Rights in the United States: A Social Work Perspective
9:45	Questions

Group 2

10:00	Danissa Farr	Social Justice for Separated Siblings in Foster Care
10:15	Maddie Huston	Foster Care to Homelessness: Obstacles Faced by Young Adults Transitioning into Adulthood
10:30	Lea Jefson	The Juvenile Justice System Through the Social Work Lens
10:45	Questions

11:00	Break

Group 3

11:15	Steven Paul Solesbee	Veteran Suicide and Its Impact on Social Work
11:30	Yvonne Markub	Supporting Indigenous Clients & Communities: Ecological Social Work As the Future
11:45	Shannon Watts	Growing Implementation of Inclusive LGBTQ Youth Education in Public Schools
12:00	Questions