NYU Silver Winter 2016-2017 Newsletter by NYU Silver School of Social Work

Social Work Winter 2016-2017

Moving the Practice

FORWARD Safe Mothers, Safe Children • Alumni Awards Recent Conferences • Faculty Updates

Social Work Winter 2016-2017

MOVING THE PRACTICE FORWARD

In this Issue: 1

A Letter from the Interim Dean

Safe Mothers, Safe Children Study Tests Intervention for Child Welfare-Involved Mothers with Trauma Disorders

Honoring the Best of Social Work at the 2016 Alumni Awards Michael Savara Wins National Homelessness Social Work Initiative (NHSWI) Award

Alumni Spotlight: Lauren May, MSW â&#x20AC;&#x2122;15

Recent Social Work Conferences

Faculty Updates

Faculty Awards and Honors

Class Notes

Upcoming Events

Thank You Silver School Honor Roll

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A Letter from the Interim Dean Dear alumni and friends: The 2016–2017 academic year got off to a strong start at the Silver School’s Washington Square, Westchester County, Rockland County, and Shanghai campuses, as 565 new BS, MSW, PhD, and DSW students began their journey towards a deeper understanding of the human condition and excellence in the social work profession. With 1,238 students overall, we have one of our largest and most diverse student bodies ever. As alumni and supporters, you know the Silver School has many strengths, including faculty engaged in rigorous research on the pressing social work issues of our time; an exceptional clinical training program; outstanding teaching by some of the best instructors in the field; and a resolute commitment to social justice and community service. All of those merits are underscored in this issue of Social Work newsletter, which carries the theme “Moving the Practice Forward.” In these pages, we follow research by Dr. Michael Lindsey, Associate Professor and Director of the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research, who is studying an intervention that could change the way services are conceived and delivered for families in the child welfare system. We report on our 2016 Alumni Awards winners, who are transforming the lives of individuals and communities in myriad ways, and profile recent alumni Lauren May (MSW ’15) and Michael Savara (MSW ’16), who are applying what they learned at Silver to help homeless people with serious mental illness. We spotlight recent School-sponsored conferences that have influenced both practitioners and policymakers, and we introduce the latest additions to our outstanding faculty, who are leading the development and implementation of evidence-based, research-informed social work practice. Finally, in the back of the issue, you will find our annual honor roll, thanking all of our generous donors who supported the School in the past academic year. Your programmatic and scholarship gifts make it possible for our faculty, students and school to continue shaping the practice of social work for today and for the future.

Sincerely,

James Jaccard Interim Dean and Professor; Co-director, Center for Latino Adolescent and Family Health

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Safe Mothers, Safe Children Study Tests Intervention for Child Welfare-Involved Mothers with Trauma Disorders

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The Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Robin Hood Foundation recently awarded funding totaling nearly $800,000, renewable annually, to a team of researchers led by NYU Silver Associate Professor and Director of the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research Dr. Michael Lindsey to study a new intervention for child-welfare involved mothers with trauma-related disorders at high risk of repeat abuse. Dr. Lindsey said the study, known as “Safe Mothers, Safe Children” (SMSC), is among the first to test whether treatment driven reductions in trauma and depression mediate improved parenting and reduce maltreatment risk. “This study is particularly important,” he said, “because research suggests over 50% of mothers receiving preventive services in New York City have probable co-morbid PTSD yet there are no evidence-based interventions that address the adverse effects of PTSD on parenting.” SMSC involves the delivery of an innovative combination of interventions, including Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR). The resulting intervention, developed by NYU School of Medicine Research Professor of Psychiatry Dr. Claude Chemtob, who remains involved in the study as a co-Principal Investigator, is known as P-STAIR. It is designed to treat the adverse effects of trauma disorders on parenting, strengthen parenting skills, and reduce maternal PTSD, depression and child maltreatment recidivism. The SMSC treatment initiative also involves training preventive services workers in trauma-related service skills, pairing project clinicians with preventive services workers, and providing agency staff with technical assistance in creating a trauma-informed environment. Dr. Lindsey explained, “This multimodal approach aims to increase client engagement, facilitate access to services, and increase retention for an underserved population.” The study is being conducted in partnership with New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services as well as several well-respected and established preventive service agencies, including the Association to Benefit Children, the Children’s Aid Society, Graham Windham, and the Mental Health Association. These partnerships are facilitating co-location of the study intervention in child welfare programs and are promoting study recruitment, assessment, case monitoring and continued access to treatment for the clients. Study participants are mothers receiving preventive services who have a preschool-age child, have experienced trauma, and have been diagnosed with PTSD. The first phase of the study, which is currently underway, is an open trial, without a comparison group, in which all of the participants receive the P-STAIR intervention. Phase II of the study will be a small-scale pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing the P-STAIR intervention to Supportive Counseling (SC), another active treatment. In both phases of the study, outcome data will be collected at pre-treatment, mid-treatment, post-treatment and at follow-up assessments. The study includes an evaluation of possible mechanisms of change, with a special focus on whether the acquisition of emotional regulation skills is key to improved outcomes. Dr. Lindsey said the SMSC initiative has emerged in preliminary research as a promising evidencebased approach and if results are conclusive, it could have a substantial impact on how services are conceptualized and delivered for many families in the child welfare system. “Because the target of the SMSC initiative is child maltreatment recidivism – a key child welfare system outcome – we believe the SMSC initiative will improve the dissemination of evidence-based mental health interventions for families involved with the child welfare system, who are experiencing high levels of trauma and psychiatric issues.”

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Honoring “The Best of Social Work” at the 2016 Alumni Awards On Saturday, October 22, 2016, alumni from classes as far back as 1965 came together for the Silver School of Social Work’s annual Dean’s Luncheon and Alumni Awards Ceremony. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of

was especially masterful at mentoring and guiding

the MSW Program Dr. James Martin was Master of

students who were older, from different walks of life, or

Ceremonies for the event, which was part of NYU Alumni

the first in their families to pursue higher education.”

Day. In his welcoming remarks, Dr. Martin observed, “The people we are honoring today represent the best

Studies and Assistant Dean and Director of the

of social work. In the great work they have done, they

Undergraduate Program Dr. Robert L. Hawkins began

have also met the aspirations of our school’s mission,

the awards ceremony by presenting the Outstanding

in particular to contribute to the alleviation of human

Recent Alumni Award to Tamara Harris Robinson

suffering, the vitality and caring capacity of communities,

(MSW ’12). Ms. Harris Robinson is a pioneer in the

and the ideals of a humane and just world.”

field of divorce coaching, advising clients in the US

The host of the event, Interim Dean Dr. James

and internationally on strategies to become better

Jaccard, recounted the many successes the Silver

champions for themselves and their children. She is

School has had over the past academic year, including

also a philanthropist, who has served on the boards of

the strong performance of our graduates in the job

educational organizations assisting low-income and

market and on licensing exams. Dr. Jaccard, who was

minority students, including the United Negro College

previously the School’s Associate Dean for Research,

Fund and the New Jersey Advocates for Education.

emphasized the School’s robust research program,

Currently an adjunct lecturer at NYU Silver, she said,

which complements the School’s exceptional clinical

“The credentials I have earned as a graduate of the

training. He cited a number of studies now underway

Silver School have supported me in creating my legacy.”

and said, “Our research faculty are focused on the

Dr. Hawkins also presented the Making a

generation of evidence-based knowledge that will

Difference Award to honoree Jacob Toll (MSW ’08).

help solve some of the most recalcitrant problems

With his four siblings, Mr. Toll is a co-founder of the

facing our nation and social work.”

Five Together Foundation (5TF), which is based

Before the presentation of awards, Clinical

McSilver Associate Professor in Poverty

on the shared values of justice, equal opportunity,

Associate Professor Dr. Dina Rosenfeld gave a

and compassion. He is also deeply involved with

remembrance of Eleanore “Elly” Korman, who passed

the organization Seeds of Peace, which inspires and

away in September 2016. In her 32 years at the Silver

cultivates new global leaders in communities divided

School, Elly served as an advisor, teacher, administrator,

by conflict, as well as NYU’s Of Many Institute for

and acting dean. Dr. Rosenfeld recalled Elly’s many

Multifaith Leadership. Mr. Toll said he was drawn to

significant contributions to the School and said, “Elly

pursue his MSW because “a social work program

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allows you to almost immediately start working with

or where you think your client should be. That simple

people and that’s what I wanted to do.” As a result of

principle continues to inform the work that I do today.”

his efforts, he is creating lasting change in the areas

The second Distinguished Alumni Award

of youth empowerment, education, economic equality

honoree, Denise Rosario (BA ’80, MSW ’81), is

and social justice.

the founding Executive Director of the Coalition

The two recipients of the Distinguished

for Hispanic Family Services, a community-based

Alumni Award were introduced by Clinical Assistant

organization serving over 7,000 Latino and African

Professor and Director of the Undergraduate Field

American children and families annually in North

Learning Program Dr. Linda Lausell Bryant. The first,

Brooklyn and Queens. She has over 30 years of

Dr. Pamela Brewer (MSW ’84), is a psychotherapist in

experience providing mental health and child welfare

private practice in Bethesda, MD. She has held faculty

services in urban communities of color. She has served

appointments at the University of Maryland and George

on various local and national boards and advisory

Mason University, and broadened awareness about

committees and has received many prestigious honors.

mental wellness and mental illness through countless

Born and raised in East Harlem, Ms. Rosario credited

presentations and media appearances. For the past

her family for her success but said, “It takes a village

21 years, she has also been the executive producer

to inspire a social worker.” In particular, she cited Silver

and host of the relationship and mental health radio

School faculty, including Associate Professor Dr. Alma

program “MyNDTALK with Dr. Pamela Brewer.” She

Carten, for their encouragement. “Each saw something

said, “Very early on at NYU I learned that you need to

in me I didn’t see in myself, but I trusted them to move

focus on where your client is, not on where you are

forward on this journey.”

Michael Savara, MSW ’16, wins National Homelessness Social Work Initiative Award Last April, Michael Savara, MSW ’16, became the Silver School’s first recipient of the National Homelessness Social Work Initiative Award (NHSWI) for his dedication to helping homeless persons through social work practice, research and advocacy. According to Professor Dr. Deborah Padgett, who joined Director for Field Learning Dr. Peggy Morton in presenting Savara his award, “Michael stands out in his singular dedication to helping homeless men and women obtain housing and a new life. Through volunteer work, field learning here at Silver and now through his employment, he has demonstrated great promise as a practitioner and future leader.” Even before coming to the Silver School, Savara demonstrated his commitment to working with the homeless in his hometown of Portland, Oregon. He explained, “It’s the stories and the heart of the amazing men and women who I met during my time as an outreach worker and housing specialist in Portland that inspired me to choose social work. It’s the tragedy and vulnerability of the homeless experience that drives me to seek out solutions to chronic homelessness, especially among individuals with mental illness.” With his new degree and the skills he developed at the Silver School, Savara has returned to Portland as an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team member at Central City Concern, Inc., a nonprofit agency serving single adults and families in the Portland metro area who are impacted by homelessness, poverty and addictions. ACT is team-based treatment intervention for people with serious mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, that provides multidisciplinary, flexible treatment and support in every aspect of their lives. While Savara is now in direct service, he said he is also interested in policy, leadership, and research within the field, and is considering a PhD to focus on the innovative Housing First model for ending homelessness. NHSWI was launched by the National Center for Excellence in Homeless Services (NCEHS) at the University at Albany School of Social Work, and is funded by the New York Community Trust. In 2016, NCEHS named the Silver School as a participating partner in its mission to expand curriculum content, field learning opportunities, and research in homelessness services.

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Alumni Spotlight:

Lauren May, MSW ’15 Lauren May currently works as the Housing Advocate in the Client Advocacy Program at the Coalition for the Homeless in Manhattan and as the Homeless Shelter Coordinator at The First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York. The Silver School awarded Lauren the Silver Citizenship Award in recognition of her ongoing work with the New York homeless community. Q. Can you tell us a little about your current work in advocacy for people experiencing homelessness? A. I hold two positions right now. I work full-time

as an MSW? A. I am so thankful for my clinical training at Silver.

as the Housing Advocate in the Client Advocacy

Truly listening and engaging a client are the most

Program at the Coalition for the Homeless where

essential skills I learned at Silver and I utilize what

I help single homeless adults with serious mental

I learned every day in my work to build strong

illness diagnoses apply for supportive housing

bonds with clients. Many clients experienced

and other services. I work with clients to complete

unfathomable traumas before coming to my

applications, which are required to access

office, so being able to hold the space with them

supportive housing, help clients prepare for housing

has made my clinical work stronger.

interviews, make referrals to other programs, and

Q. What’s the biggest challenge you face in your work?

accompany clients to various appointments.

A. Burnout is real. I have had to be very mindful

My second job is in the evenings at the First

of not letting the issues and experiences of my

Presbyterian Church. I am the Homeless Shelter

clients weigh so heavily on me. I realized that I

Coordinator. I recruit, organize, and schedule

cannot do the work I need to do to empower my

volunteers for a seasonal respite shelter in the church.

clients if I do not set boundaries and leave my

Q. What drives you to do this work?

caseload at my office. I struggle with it still, but

A. I’ve been working and volunteering with

I know that finding a balance and fending off

homelessness issues for almost eight years now, and it all started with a conversation when I was 17. I remember walking past a panhandler with my pastor and asking him, “How do people become

burnout will benefit me and my clients. Q. What advice would you give to graduating MSW students? A. Don’t feel locked into certain jobs or areas simply

homeless?” His response: “Sometimes, they just

because of previous training, work or volunteer

fall through the cracks…”

experience. I almost didn’t apply to my current

I was plagued with questions — What cracks?

job because I had never worked in housing issues

Why aren’t people helping them? Why aren’t

before. My background was in emergency shelter

we fixing the gaps in the system? Whether it

settings and case management. I went for it any

was due to a lack of medical or psychiatric care,

way, and I can honestly say I have never been

familial breakdown, or a failed connection with educational or vocational training, I was baffled by the myriad of ways one could become homeless. I found that those who were experiencing

more excited to go to work than I am now. Q. Anything you would like to add or anyone from the Silver community you would like to thank? A. I have to thank my first year practice class. I could

homelessness had been failed by every possible

not have asked for a more compassionate cohort

safety net and preventative measure.

with whom to begin my NYU tenure.

This drew me to meet people where they

Q. In what ways did Silver inform your first year out

I also owe Dr. Deborah Padgett a huge

were and inspired a personal commitment to

thanks, as she taught an outstanding seminar

finding ways to support and empower homeless

on homelessness issues which I took at the end

individuals. I wanted to help people to reach their

of my time at NYU and built my confidence

personal goals, with housing, or with the simple

before heading out into the field. She is an

things like obtaining new clothes or a meal.

amazing resource.

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Recent Social Work Conferences

Social Work with Military Service Members, Veterans and their Families NYU Silver partnered with a number of experts on Military and Veterans Social Work, including Hope for the Warriors and Touro College Graduate School of Social Work, to present a conference for social workers who strive to help those who serve or have served in our nation’s Military and their loved ones. Over two days, attendees heard from experts on topics including Military Cultural Competence, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, moral injury, substance use, family stress, homelessness, and alternative paths to care. The event also featured a screening of Almost Sunrise, a documentary about two former soldiers’ literal journey to healing from the trauma of their combat experience. The conference concluded with NYU President Andrew Hamilton presenting an award to New York City Department of Veterans’ Services Commissioner Loree Sutton, a retired Brigadier General, who gave the final keynote on the city’s ThriveNYC mental health services for Veterans. The conference was generously supported by a private donation from Nancy H. Edelman, MSW ’89.

Making Extended Care Work for Foster Youth in Transition: The State of the Evidence Silver School Associate Professor Dr. Michelle Munson and University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Professor Dr. Mark Courtney co-hosted the first national conference to examine the enormous potential of extending foster care to young people aging out of the foster care system. Panels at the conference on Making Extended Care Work for Foster Youth in Transition: The State of the Evidence covered finding employment, education, accessing health services, youth voice and youth engagement in services, parenting, and social relationships. Panelists presented research that shows the enormous impact that extending services has on improving outcomes for foster youth transitioning to adulthood. NYU Silver and the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration co-sponsored this event, which was generously funded by The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.

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Faculty Updates At the end of the 2015-2016 academic year, NYU Silver said farewell to a key leader at our Westchester Campus with the retirement of Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Robin Miller. Dr. Miller joined the Silver School as a faculty field advisor at the Westchester campus in 2001, and became a clinical assistant professor and assistant coordinator of the Westchester campus in 2010. She was a practicing social worker for many years before she transitioned into social work education. In addition to her administrative responsibilities as assistant coordinator of the Westchester campus, she was responsible for arranging field placements for all NYU students who live in Westchester and Putnam counties as well as all of Connecticut, and for recruiting students for the Westchester campus and for the Silver School in general. She also chaired the Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Diversity Committee and taught the Diversity, Racism, Oppression and Privilege course in the MSW program as well as the Seminar in Field Instruction for licensed social workers. We are grateful for her years of service to the School and wish her all the best in her retirement.

In fall 2016, NYU Silver welcomed six new faculty members: Clinical Instructor and Assistant Coordinator, Westchester Campus Cora de Leon received her MSW from NYU and her MPH from Columbia University. Her clinical work focused primarily on depressive disorders and child bereavement. She is interested in how research informs policy, particularly in the area of tobacco use. Ms. de Leon has been a member of multiple research teams, examining such topics as rates of affective disorders in primary care facilities for men, effectiveness of short term treatments for depression, effectiveness of a cognitive behavioral intervention among active drug users, and associations between movement disorders and affective disorders. Ms. de Leon is also a current community member of the Sarah Lawrence Institutional Review Board.

Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Kirk James received his DSW from the University of Pennsylvania and his MSW from Hunter College of The City University of New York. Dr. James focuses on deconstructing issues of mass incarceration â&#x20AC;&#x201C; specifically as it pertains to trauma, cognitive development, culpability, and the examination of systems that foster and perpetuate racial injustice. He also launched the Silver Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s monthly Mass Incarceration Conversation Series, which brings people impacted by mass incarceration together with academics, activists, policy makers, and practitioners to create a more informed understanding and subsequent response to mass incarceration.

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Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Nicholas Lanzieri received both his MSW and PhD from NYU and received psychotherapeutic training in eating disorders and body image at the Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia. Dr. Lanzieri is mainly focused on addiction research and on providing cognitive behavioral counseling and motivational interviewing to patients from the Veterans Administration and Bellevue Hospital. Among his previous positions, he worked at NYU School of Medicine as program manager in the section on Tobacco, Alcohol and Drug Use, and within the Student Affairs office of NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study where he worked with students experiencing mental health issues.

Assistant Professor and Faculty Fellow Dr. Proscovia Nabunya received her PhD from the University of Chicago and her MSW from Saint Louis University. Dr. Nabunya’s primary research interests focus on three major areas of inquiry: economic strengthening programming for poor and vulnerable children and their families in developing countries and how such programs impact children’s developmental outcomes; social capital and social support systems available to poor and vulnerable children and their families; and the intersection between economic strengthening, social support systems and public health outcomes for poor and vulnerable children – including those affected by HIV and AIDS in developing countries.

Assistant Professor Dr. Lailea Noel received her PhD in Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis and holds an MA in Social Service Administration from The University of Chicago. Dr. Noel’s research seeks to understand the impact of social and economic factors on cancer treatment practices for vulnerable populations, especially those living in residentially isolated and lowSES communities. She collaborates with community and academic partners to create and implement both clinic-based and communitybased interventions aimed at reducing barriers to the delivery and receipt of quality breast cancer services.

Professor and Coordinator of the Global MSW Program at NYU Shanghai Dr. Qingwen Xu holds a PhD from University of Denver and LLMs from New York University and Peking University. Dr. Xu’s research is situated at the interaction of globalization, community development, and social welfare. With a better understanding of the community perception and behavior among vulnerable groups of people, including ethnic minorities and/or migrant groups of people in the US and abroad, she has been searching for innovative community practices and initiatives to improve the health and mental health of vulnerable groups of people.

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Faculty Awards and Honors The NYU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,

The American Academy of Social

Transgender and Queer (LGTBQ)

Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW)

Student Center awarded Associate

has elected Interim Dean, Professor,

Professor Dr. Alison Aldrich the Arnold

and Co-Director of the Center for

Grossman Outstanding Faculty Service

Latino Adolescent and Family Health

to the LGBTQ Community Award.

Dr. James Jaccard as a Fellow of the Academy.

The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Child Welfare Track conferred

The National Academies of Practice

The Career Achievement in Child

(NAP) named Silver School Associate

Welfare Award on Associate Dean for

Professor Dr. Judith Siegel as a

Research Dr. Trudy Festinger during

Distinguished Scholar and Fellow.

CSWEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 62nd Annual Program Meeting. The CSWE Council on the Role Institute for Community Living (ICL)

and Status of Women in Social

presented Professor and Co-Director

Work Education honored Associate

of the Center for Latino Adolescent

Professor Dr. Victoria Stanhope for

and Family Health Dr. Vincent

her outstanding mentorship through

Guilamo-Ramos the agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

its Mentor Recognition Program.

2016 Leadership Award.

2015-2016 FACULTY PUBLICATIONS New York University named Assistant Dean and Director of Undergraduate Programs and McSilver Associate Professor in Poverty Studies Dr. Robert L. Hawkins as a recipient

NYU Silver faculty regularly publish in journals and write and edit books.

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of the 2015-2016 Distinguished Teaching Award.

Professor Vincent Guilamo-Ramos Named a Presidential Leadership Scholar Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Latino and Adolescent and Family Health (CLAFH) Dr. Vincent Guilamo-Ramos was one of 61 individuals from broad sectors across the country invited to participate in the 2016 class of the Presidential Leadership Scholars program, a partnership between the presidential centers of George W. Bush, William J. Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Lyndon B. Johnson. Scholars were chosen based on their leadership growth potential and the strength of their personal leadership projects aimed at improving the civic or social good. For six months, Dr. Guilamo-Ramos and his fellow scholars traveled once a month to participating presidential centers to learn from former presidents, key administration officials, and leading academics. They studied and put into practice varying approaches to leadership, developed a network of peers, and exchanged ideas with mentors and others. For his leadership project, Dr. Guilamo-Ramos further developed his Fathers Raising Responsible Men pregnancy and STD prevention intervention, which engages Latino and African American fathers as a unique source of influence on the sexual behaviors of their 15- to 19-year-old sons. Dr. Guilamo-Ramos graduated from the elite program this past July in a ceremony attended by Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, among many other dignitaries. As a result of the experience, he is even better equipped to improve the health and well-being of Latino adolescents and families locally and globally.

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Class Notes

So-Young Park, PhD ’15, recently received the Council

Carl L. Algood, MSW ’76, is currently an associate

for her paper, “The long-term effects of depression and

professor of social work at Bowie State University after

suicide ideation among Asian American youth” at the

obtaining his PhD from Howard University School of

Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) 62nd Annual

Social Work. Prior to Howard University, he served as

Program Meeting in Atlanta, GA.

on Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Diversity (CRECD) award

an assistant professor of social work at Shaw University and South Carolina State University.

Kingsley Rowe, BS ’02, MSW ’06, serves as the Reentry Program Administrator at NYU’s Prison Education

Yvette Cuenco, MSW ’06, has been an international

Program and was featured on dnainfo.com for his lobby

school counselor since 2011. She has lived in Uzbekistan,

to “Ban the Box” - eliminate a checkbox on college

Thailand, and now China where she is the middle school

applications asking about a criminal record.

counselor at Shekou International School. She blogs about her expat and international school counseling experiences at www.yvettecuenco.com.

Kathleen M. Wade, MSW ’84, received the Ida M. Cannon Award for outstanding contributions to the leadership of social work in a health care setting from

Arnold Korotkin, MSW ’72, is sociology professor

the Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care.

at Montclair State University, and winner of the 2016

Dr. Wade is currently Associate Hospital Administrator

American Federation of Teachers Everyday Hero Award

and Director of Social Work at the University of Michigan

- AFT Higher Education division.

Health System as well as the Assistant Dean for Hospital Social Work and LEO Adjunct Lecturer at the University

John F. Leis, MSW ’71, died on February 15, 2016, of heart

of Michigan School of Social Work.

failure. He began his notable social work career, spanning more than 30 years, as a caseworker for the New York

Four Silver School alumni were honored by the

City Agency for Child Development (ACD). He became

National Association of Social Workers, New York City

Assistant Commissioner for ACD facilities, followed by an

Chapter at their 10th Annual Leadership Awards. Mary

appointment to Assistant Commissioner/Bureau Director

Pender Green, MSW ’74, received a Top Leader in the

for Building Information Facilities at the New York City

Profession award, Linda Mathew, MSW ’01, received

Human Resources Administration’s Office for Facilities

a Mid-Career Exemplary Leader award, and Kenton

Operations. Throughout his life, Mr. Leis remained an

Kirby, MSW ’11 and Ikechi Nwankwo, MSW ’13, received

active member of the NYU Silver alumni community.

Emerging Social Work Leader awards.

Priscilla Levine, MSW ’88, is currently Director of Disabled Student Services at Loyola Marymount

Please send class notes to socialwork.nyu.edu/alumni/classnotes

University in Los Angeles, CA.

Spring 2017 Continuing Education Events at NYU Silver Earn NYSED and ACE approved continuing education hours with the Office of Global and Lifelong Learning. Discounts available for Alumni, Field Instructors, Veterans, and three or more staff from the same agency. SAVE THE DATE: » Through May 2017 Free Monthly Series: Mass Incarceration Conversational Series (MICS) » April 17, 2017 | Dialectical Behavioral Therapy » April 18, 2017 | Family Building Options and the Role of the Clinician

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Thank You Silver School Honor Roll The annual Honor Roll of Donors recognizes the generosity of those who have supported the Silver School of Social Work with gifts in the past year. As you read through the list, you will recognize many familiar names and some new friends who enable NYU Silver to provide scholarships, support faculty and student research, and fund special projects that benefit students. Your investment allows the school to provide a meaningful education to students who graduate as professionals and productive citizens. We are grateful for your support and hope we can continue to count on you in 2016-2017.

Dean’s Circle Founders: $10,000 Plus Alison Aldrich Ample Table for Everyone (ATE) Phyllis Putter Barasch* William B. and Jane Eisner Bram Foundation Jane Eisner Bram* The Annie E. Casey Foundation The Y.C. Ho/Helen & Michael Chiang Foundation The Ernst & Paula Deutsch Foundation, Inc. Mary Edlow* Mark Zurack and Kathy Ferguson Foundation Inserra Supermarkets Bonnie A. Inserra Lawrence R. Inserra Lindsey M. Inserra Jewish Foundation for Education of Women Doris C. Kempner* LCU Fund for Women’s Education Stephen Meringoff New York Community Trust Gideon & Claudia Oberweger Family Foundation Claudia M. Oberweger Frank* The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation Robin Hood Foundation Sheri and Howard Schultz Schultz Family Foundation Jayne M. Silberman* Constance and Martin Silver* David and Jacqueline Simon Foundation Jacqueline and David E. Simon* Helena Kornwasser Usdan and Steven Usdan Nancy L. Wender* The B. Robert Williamson Jr. Foundation The Bing-Le Wu Family

Dean’s Circle Benefactors: $5,000-$9,999 The Arnold F Baggins Foundation Inc. Camille M. Banks-Lee Elaine V. Cohen Rachel Foster Kodsi German Society of the City of New York Tamara L. Harris Foundation

Kathleen Kennedy Ernesto Loperena Heidi G. C. Rieger Tamara Leona Robinson Lynn Videka

Dean’s Circle Members: $1,000-$4,999 Sheryl D. and Robert R. Bellick Shelly Ben David Philip Birnbaum Foundation, Inc. Calvin R. Carver, Jr. Philip Coltoff William A. Cook Anne DeLaney* Fidelity Charitable Susan B. Gerbino* Cecile Strauss Hanft* Dorothy Hottensen Jewish Communal Fund Ruth Netzer and Elliott P. Joseph Carol M Kanarek* Juanita Behrstock Leff Marla Kary Lembo Lois Jaffin Levine Lifetime Care James I. Martin National Philanthropic Trust The New York Community Trust Mr. and Mrs. Brian C. Phillips Real Brooklyn LLC Julianna Richter John F. Savarese Robert V. Schwalbe* Debra Katz Shapiro Kathryn Smerling Ronald Toseland Mindy and Marc Utay

Sponsors: $500-$999 Sean Altschul Darren P. Arthur Mrs. Bevinn F. Badenhausen Susan Barricelli Alan L. Beller Peter C. Campanelli Jennifer and Robert Candella Constance L. Christensen Sally Dayton and Stephen M. Clement, III Margaret and Howard Fluhr* Hal Foster Arlene R. Gellman Sandra and Shepard Grinker Hazel R. and David A. Katz Beth Kava Julie Kwon

Lawrence Kwon Johanna E. Maiorano Gerald McFeely Kachina Myers Spyros Dwight D. Panozzo Robert F. Semmens Maureen and Tim Sheehan Lawrence I. Sills Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP Susan Dowd Stone Carol A. Tosone* W. M. Foundation Robert West Karen K. and Williams C. Winget Silkaly Moskowitz Wolchok*

Associates: $100-$499 Carl L. Algood Theresa Ann Altilio Linda A. Amato Valerie Tate Angel Florence Applebaum Robin H. Aronow Eugene Aronowitz Samuel R. Aymer Scheed Bailey Mary Lou Baiocco Nancy C. Baker Elizabeth Z. Barnett Marilyn J. Baron Meredith A. Barton Daniel Thomas Basso Katherine K. Becker J&M Berger Nominee Trust Joan G. Berkowitz Joy Berry Alison Stanley Birnbaum Wendy A. Borowski Eric Brettschneider Bridgewood Fieldwater Foundation Raymond M. Brown Yvette Brown David M. Browning Valerie L. Bryant Bev and Kevin J. Burke Susan Caputo Lois A. Carey Mildred and John Casson Yolanda Castro-Arce Joan E. Cerny Esther Chachkes Jane Monell Chase Thelma B. Chesney Willing I. Chin-Ma Meryl J. Chodosh-Weiss Jessica Chow Diane M. Churchill Carmen M. Collado* Yvette Colon Antonieta Contreras* Elise R. Cooper Tyrone C. Copeland Joan Costa

Vincent J. Costa S. Annette Curtis-Williams Penelope Damaskos Miriam G. D’aponte Louisa Daratsos Mario Dartayet-Rodriguez Cambao De Duong Moses Deese Robyn G. Dietz Dolores M. Dillon Jessica A. Dorzek Keven Duffy Nancy Dykstra-Powers Cort Engelken Joan Erdheim Ann J. Feder-Pomerantz Jacquelyn Emch Felix Paula Y. Fendall Trudy Festinger Fidelity Chartable Nadine Elisa Finger-Thomas Michael Fleming Mary L. Francis Belinda J. Frankel Jonathan L. Fried Harriette Friedlander Carole Friedler Susan D. Fromer Marlene E. Furtick Martha A. Gabriel Dr. and Mrs. James Y. Gaines Rhoda Finkelstein Galub Kathryn Garcia Phil Georges Annie Sneed and Darryl Godfrey Ellen R. Goldman Nancy Golob-Schlessel Sonya E. Grabowski Carol C. Greenberg Rick Greenberg Miriam C. Grinker Judith Armour Grosz Jennifer Guiffrida Sylvia M. Gunn GWJ Realty Corporation Brenda P. Haas Julie Ann Hall Jo R. Hariton Karen G. Helf Frances E. Heller Lauren Hersh Beisi Huang Linda R. Inwood Judith Jaffe Rhonda Jaffee Rose C. James Vivrut Jayaram Penelope E. Johnson Dorinda M. JohnsonAngelo Shirley Joan Jones Jowage Inc Buildings Karen M. Kaczmar Jeanette Y. Katz Sandra Kazlow Holly E. and John H. Kennedy

Brian Kenny Billy King Rugena King Rita Knox Alexis Lin Dee Koh Ray Krontz Catherine La Chapelle Daniel W. Lampert Joann R. Lang Judith K. Lauterstein Gloria A. Laycock Eunju Lee Sanford Leff Tara J. Leflein Howard D. Leifman* David Lemonick and Mary Tuttle George G. Lewert Trevor F. Lewis II Cathy Loup Virgen T. Luce Delores Malloy Karen L. Manasse Alissa Nicole Manocherian Barbara Guerrero Marchant Megan M. Marino Carrie Marker Mr. and Mrs. Leland Marks Mr. and Mrs. Michael Marks Mr. and Mrs. Milton Marks Cynthia S. May James J. McCreath Isalean McClary Ellen Avvento- McGuinness Bruce M. McGuire Gwendolyn H. McKenzie Linda A. Messina Vera Michaels Joe Miller Elizabeth Minenna-Keeney Angela Misthal Patience Moore Mark Morris Stephen W. Murphy Muskingum County Community Foundation Michele Muto Cheryl A. Nastasio Susan A. Nayowith Michael Novakoff Olatunde Olusesi Trudy Owett Jeffery J. Palladino Palone Brothers Air Conditioning Lisa S. and Joseph D. Paulauskis Amy Lynn Pepper-Mandell Patricia Perlman Karla Perlman Robert J. Peters Therese D. Piasecki Jason Platt Mayda Pasternack Podell Alexana A. Polanco Alison R. Politziner Ann D. Pollack Carolyn F. Porcher

The Silver School gratefully acknowledges the continuing support of Connie and Martin Silver. * Signifies a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council.

Jamie Principe Olivia Prud’homme Fumi Matsuki Raith Judith J. Rappaport Samantha Rappaport Lacy Ray, Jr. RCG Development Group LLC Sara Reeves Fradya C. Rembaum Alice Higgins Rice Tashi Ridley Rising Sun Restaurant Inc. Judy Rogers Christine Rollet Robert A. Rosen Carol L. Rosenberg Susan Rothenberg Golub Helen L. Rozanski Vincent T. Ruisi Alessandra Sabbatic Sharon J. Sakai Marcia R. Satin-Lavipour Nancy D. Schandler Mary Lynne Schiller Edward M. Schwartz Marci A. Schwartz Samuel H. Schwimmer Ron Scott Associates Ronald E. Scott Diane W. Seessel Constance M. Seligman Geraldine Seltzer Frances A. Shaver Harriet Sherman Barbara Sicherman Pamela D. Siemon Leah Sills Christine and Matthew S. Silver Millicent Singer Alison Snow William Solodow Joyce and Jerome Solovay Amy K. and Richard M. Sommer I. Barry Sorkin Christine D. Speck Treasa A. Stanley Jill M. Sukenick Jaime M. Sullivan Ilene Posner Sumberg Super-Charged Electric, Inc. Robert J. Sweeney Laura Sweet Cindy A. Tanenbaum Doris S. Taylor David L. Teicher James Tela Lorraine Tempel Alfred E. Toles, Jr. Ferne Traeger* Allison Tynan Kravitz Cindy Belch VanDermark Andrea S. Varughese Gray Joseph Velasquez Carol Ann M. Verdi Jocelyn Walls Lynne Beers Walters Catherine Ward Rankins Rita P. Warner Sue S. Watson Kate Wechsler Annie R. Weinblatt Benjamin Weiner Monica Weiss Jayne M. Wesler Lassus Wherley Lassus Wherley & Associates PC Kathleen D. Williams Mary R. Windt

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