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Student Presenting Her Dissertation

2025 DSW Banded Dissertation Defenses

About DSW Banded Dissertations

Join Cohort 9 of the Doctor of Social Work program as they present and defend their banded dissertations, a culmination of three products created while enrolled in the DSW program with the School of Social Work.

Please note that there is only one Zoom link for all presentations. Use the same link to attend a session at its noted time. Click the "Join Virtually" button to attend.

Please review best practices for attending a virtual banded dissertation defense.

Contact

Dr. Catherine Marrs Fuchsel

Professor and DSW Program Director
Email
dsw@stthomas.edu

Week 1

  • 12:30 p.m.: Candice Sorapuru, LA | It's Giving Necessary: Adding Antiracism to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Social Work Practicum Education
  • 1:40 p.m.: Donald "Tad" Roberts, TN | The Intersection of Social Work and School Safety: A Social Work Perspective on Preventing Targeted School Violence
  • 2:50 p.m.: Talolo Tua Lepale, CA | The Trauma Resiliency Model, TRM®: A Clinical Reprocessing Protocol: A Gentle, Body-Based Approach for Healing Trauma
  • 12:30 p.m.: Emily Paine, MN | Human Library: Transformational Exchange in Social Work Education
  • 1:40 p.m.: Chana Lockerman, MD | Reproductive Justice as Feminist Praxis: Elevating Marginalized Voices in Hospital-Based Childbirth to Empower Rights and Reshape Realities

Week 2

  • 12:30 p.m.: Chipo Nwakwubei, ON | Empathy in Action: Navigating Trauma-Informed Approaches for Social Workers in Domestic Violence Support
  • 1:40 p.m.: Sabrina M. Straub, IN | The Journey to Cultural Humility: Globalization and Study Abroad as Essential Elements of Social Work Education
  • 2:50 p.m.: Matthew A. Metcalf, CA | Family Systems Dialectical Behavioral Therapy: A Model and Systematic Review
  • 12:30 p.m.: Kynda K. Stull, MN | Toward an Equitable Homelessness Response System: Recognizing and Transforming our Community Practices
  • 1:40 p.m.: Tasha Guerrero, NM | Makóce Tawá Wosdónye kta Čhaŋté Kamná Ĥtani Woécoŋ: Honoring Indigenous Knowledge for Meaningful Social Work Practices