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Safe Mothers, Safe Children • Alumni Awards
Recent Conferences • Faculty Updates
Social WorkWinter 2016-2017
Moving the Practice
FORWARD
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Social WorkWinter 2016-2017
MOVING THE PRACTICE FORWARD
In this Issue:
1 A Letter from the Interim Dean
2 Safe Mothers, Safe Children Study
Tests Intervention for Child
Welfare-Involved Mothers with
Trauma Disorders
4 Honoring the Best of Social Work
at the 2016 Alumni Awards
5 Michael Savara Wins National
Homelessness Social Work
Initiative (NHSWI) Award
6 Alumni Spotlight:
Lauren May, MSW ’15
7 Recent Social Work Conferences
8 Faculty Updates
10 Faculty Awards and Honors
11 Class Notes
Upcoming Events
12 Thank You Silver School Honor Roll
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Your Gift Matters
A Letter from the Interim DeanDear 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 JaccardInterim 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 evidence-
based 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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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
the MSW Program Dr. James Martin was Master of
Ceremonies for the event, which was part of NYU Alumni
Day. In his welcoming remarks, Dr. Martin observed,
“The people we are honoring today represent the best
of social work. In the great work they have done, they
have also met the aspirations of our school’s mission,
in particular to contribute to the alleviation of human
suffering, the vitality and caring capacity of communities,
and the ideals of a humane and just world.”
The host of the event, Interim Dean Dr. James
Jaccard, recounted the many successes the Silver
School has had over the past academic year, including
the strong performance of our graduates in the job
market and on licensing exams. Dr. Jaccard, who was
previously the School’s Associate Dean for Research,
emphasized the School’s robust research program,
which complements the School’s exceptional clinical
training. He cited a number of studies now underway
and said, “Our research faculty are focused on the
generation of evidence-based knowledge that will
help solve some of the most recalcitrant problems
facing our nation and social work.”
Before the presentation of awards, Clinical
Associate Professor Dr. Dina Rosenfeld gave a
remembrance of Eleanore “Elly” Korman, who passed
away in September 2016. In her 32 years at the Silver
School, Elly served as an advisor, teacher, administrator,
and acting dean. Dr. Rosenfeld recalled Elly’s many
significant contributions to the School and said, “Elly
was especially masterful at mentoring and guiding
students who were older, from different walks of life, or
the first in their families to pursue higher education.”
McSilver Associate Professor in Poverty
Studies and Assistant Dean and Director of the
Undergraduate Program Dr. Robert L. Hawkins began
the awards ceremony by presenting the Outstanding
Recent Alumni Award to Tamara Harris Robinson
(MSW ’12). Ms. Harris Robinson is a pioneer in the
field of divorce coaching, advising clients in the US
and internationally on strategies to become better
champions for themselves and their children. She is
also a philanthropist, who has served on the boards of
educational organizations assisting low-income and
minority students, including the United Negro College
Fund and the New Jersey Advocates for Education.
Currently an adjunct lecturer at NYU Silver, she said,
“The credentials I have earned as a graduate of the
Silver School have supported me in creating my legacy.”
Dr. Hawkins also presented the Making a
Difference Award to honoree Jacob Toll (MSW ’08).
With his four siblings, Mr. Toll is a co-founder of the
Five Together Foundation (5TF), which is based
on the shared values of justice, equal opportunity,
and compassion. He is also deeply involved with
the organization Seeds of Peace, which inspires and
cultivates new global leaders in communities divided
by conflict, as well as NYU’s Of Many Institute for
Multifaith Leadership. Mr. Toll said he was drawn to
pursue his MSW because “a social work program
Honoring “The Best of Social Work” at the 2016 Alumni Awards
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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.
allows you to almost immediately start working with
people and that’s what I wanted to do.” As a result of
his efforts, he is creating lasting change in the areas
of youth empowerment, education, economic equality
and social justice.
The two recipients of the Distinguished
Alumni Award were introduced by Clinical Assistant
Professor and Director of the Undergraduate Field
Learning Program Dr. Linda Lausell Bryant. The first,
Dr. Pamela Brewer (MSW ’84), is a psychotherapist in
private practice in Bethesda, MD. She has held faculty
appointments at the University of Maryland and George
Mason University, and broadened awareness about
mental wellness and mental illness through countless
presentations and media appearances. For the past
21 years, she has also been the executive producer
and host of the relationship and mental health radio
program “MyNDTALK with Dr. Pamela Brewer.” She
said, “Very early on at NYU I learned that you need to
focus on where your client is, not on where you are
or where you think your client should be. That simple
principle continues to inform the work that I do today.”
The second Distinguished Alumni Award
honoree, Denise Rosario (BA ’80, MSW ’81), is
the founding Executive Director of the Coalition
for Hispanic Family Services, a community-based
organization serving over 7,000 Latino and African
American children and families annually in North
Brooklyn and Queens. She has over 30 years of
experience providing mental health and child welfare
services in urban communities of color. She has served
on various local and national boards and advisory
committees and has received many prestigious honors.
Born and raised in East Harlem, Ms. Rosario credited
her family for her success but said, “It takes a village
to inspire a social worker.” In particular, she cited Silver
School faculty, including Associate Professor Dr. Alma
Carten, for their encouragement. “Each saw something
in me I didn’t see in myself, but I trusted them to move
forward on this journey.”
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Alumni Spotlight:
Lauren May, MSW ’15Lauren 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 the Housing Advocate in the Client Advocacy
Program at the Coalition for the Homeless where
I help single homeless adults with serious mental
illness diagnoses apply for supportive housing
and other services. I work with clients to complete
applications, which are required to access
supportive housing, help clients prepare for housing
interviews, make referrals to other programs, and
accompany clients to various appointments.
My second job is in the evenings at the First
Presbyterian Church. I am the Homeless Shelter
Coordinator. I recruit, organize, and schedule
volunteers for a seasonal respite shelter in the church.
Q. What drives you to do this work?
A. I’ve been working and volunteering with
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
homeless?” His response: “Sometimes, they just
fall through the cracks…”
I was plagued with questions — What cracks?
Why aren’t people helping them? Why aren’t
we fixing the gaps in the system? Whether it
was due to a lack of medical or psychiatric care,
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
homelessness had been failed by every possible
safety net and preventative measure.
This drew me to meet people where they
were and inspired a personal commitment to
finding ways to support and empower homeless
individuals. I wanted to help people to reach their
personal goals, with housing, or with the simple
things like obtaining new clothes or a meal.
Q. In what ways did Silver inform your first year out
as an MSW?
A. I am so thankful for my clinical training at Silver.
Truly listening and engaging a client are the most
essential skills I learned at Silver and I utilize what
I learned every day in my work to build strong
bonds with clients. Many clients experienced
unfathomable traumas before coming to my
office, so being able to hold the space with them
has made my clinical work stronger.
Q. What’s the biggest challenge you face in your work?
A. Burnout is real. I have had to be very mindful
of not letting the issues and experiences of my
clients weigh so heavily on me. I realized that I
cannot do the work I need to do to empower my
clients if I do not set boundaries and leave my
caseload at my office. I struggle with it still, but
I know that finding a balance and fending off
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
because of previous training, work or volunteer
experience. I almost didn’t apply to my current
job because I had never worked in housing issues
before. My background was in emergency shelter
settings and case management. I went for it any
way, and I can honestly say I have never been
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
not have asked for a more compassionate cohort
with whom to begin my NYU tenure.
I also owe Dr. Deborah Padgett a huge
thanks, as she taught an outstanding seminar
on homelessness issues which I took at the end
of my time at NYU and built my confidence
before heading out into the field. She is an
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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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 School’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 – 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 School’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.
Faculty Updates
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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 low-
SES communities. She collaborates with community and academic
partners to create and implement both clinic-based and community-
based 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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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.
Faculty Awards and HonorsThe NYU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender and Queer (LGTBQ)
Student Center awarded Associate
Professor Dr. Alison Aldrich the Arnold
Grossman Outstanding Faculty Service
to the LGBTQ Community Award.
The Council on Social Work Education
(CSWE) Child Welfare Track conferred
The Career Achievement in Child
Welfare Award on Associate Dean for
Research Dr. Trudy Festinger during
CSWE’s 62nd Annual Program Meeting.
Institute for Community Living (ICL)
presented Professor and Co-Director
of the Center for Latino Adolescent
and Family Health Dr. Vincent
Guilamo-Ramos the agency’s
2016 Leadership Award.
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
of the 2015-2016 Distinguished Teaching Award.
The American Academy of Social
Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW)
has elected Interim Dean, Professor,
and Co-Director of the Center for
Latino Adolescent and Family Health
Dr. James Jaccard as a Fellow of
the Academy.
The National Academies of Practice
(NAP) named Silver School Associate
Professor Dr. Judith Siegel as a
Distinguished Scholar and Fellow.
The CSWE Council on the Role
and Status of Women in Social
Work Education honored Associate
Professor Dr. Victoria Stanhope for
her outstanding mentorship through
its Mentor Recognition Program.
2015-2016 FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
NYU Silver faculty regularly publish in journals and
write and edit books.
For a list of recent faculty works, visit:
socialwork.nyu.edu/our-faculty/faculty-works
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Class NotesCarl L. Algood, MSW ’76, is currently an associate
professor of social work at Bowie State University after
obtaining his PhD from Howard University School of
Social Work. Prior to Howard University, he served as
an assistant professor of social work at Shaw University
and South Carolina State University.
Yvette Cuenco, MSW ’06, has been an international
school counselor since 2011. She has lived in Uzbekistan,
Thailand, and now China where she is the middle school
counselor at Shekou International School. She blogs
about her expat and international school counseling
experiences at www.yvettecuenco.com.
Arnold Korotkin, MSW ’72, is sociology professor
at Montclair State University, and winner of the 2016
American Federation of Teachers Everyday Hero Award
- AFT Higher Education division.
John F. Leis, MSW ’71, died on February 15, 2016, of heart
failure. He began his notable social work career, spanning
more than 30 years, as a caseworker for the New York
City Agency for Child Development (ACD). He became
Assistant Commissioner for ACD facilities, followed by an
appointment to Assistant Commissioner/Bureau Director
for Building Information Facilities at the New York City
Human Resources Administration’s Office for Facilities
Operations. Throughout his life, Mr. Leis remained an
active member of the NYU Silver alumni community.
Priscilla Levine, MSW ’88, is currently Director of
Disabled Student Services at Loyola Marymount
University in Los Angeles, CA.
So-Young Park, PhD ’15, recently received the Council
on Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Diversity (CRECD) award
for her paper, “The long-term effects of depression and
suicide ideation among Asian American youth” at the
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) 62nd Annual
Program Meeting in Atlanta, GA.
Kingsley Rowe, BS ’02, MSW ’06, serves as the Re-
entry Program Administrator at NYU’s Prison Education
Program and was featured on dnainfo.com for his lobby
to “Ban the Box” - eliminate a checkbox on college
applications asking about a criminal record.
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
the Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care.
Dr. Wade is currently Associate Hospital Administrator
and Director of Social Work at the University of Michigan
Health System as well as the Assistant Dean for Hospital
Social Work and LEO Adjunct Lecturer at the University
of Michigan School of Social Work.
Four Silver School alumni were honored by the
National Association of Social Workers, New York City
Chapter at their 10th Annual Leadership Awards. Mary
Pender Green, MSW ’74, received a Top Leader in the
Profession award, Linda Mathew, MSW ’01, received
a Mid-Career Exemplary Leader award, and Kenton
Kirby, MSW ’11 and Ikechi Nwankwo, MSW ’13, received
Emerging Social Work Leader awards.
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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. Johnson-
Angelo
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
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.
The Silver School gratefully acknowledges the continuing support of Connie and Martin Silver.
* Signifies a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council.
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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
Carole Anne Winston
George K. Wong
William J. Wood
Margaret I. Monroe Woods
Elaine S. Yatzkan
Rosanna Cox Zuckerman
Alice Rymer Zung
Friends: Up to $99
Helga Abel
Alison S. Abrams
Sayma Ahmed
Mary Ellen Allocca
Emily Butler Anderson
Karen Appel
Emily M. Arikian
Judi W. Aronowitz
Irene Auerbach
Alathia A. Barnett
Jose M. Barrios
Karen Edis Barzman
Mark S. Baum
Jeanne M. Baykara
Katherine Bear
Susan S. Benedict
Lindsay Salz Bennett
Brian Berlandi
E. Fred Bernhardt
Victor V. Bianco
Philip Charles Bien
Michelle A. Bitter
Carolyn A. Blake
Sandra E. Boland
Ashley Bowden
Stefanie A. Breindel
Sandra E. Brinkman
Victoria Brown
Kadeedra C. Browne
Margaret A. Broz
Camille Bruno
Lawrence T. Burch
Robin G. Burdulis
Tenik Burgess
Jacqueline L. Byrne
Janet L. Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
J. Cannon
David Cardona-Jimenez
Cynthia D. Carnaghi
Margaret Mary Carne
Leone E. Caspler
Jeanette K. Caurant
Mouli Chakravarty
Kathleen Cheslok
David Cho
Beverley G. Christie
Ellen Ciporen
Bernadette A. Claps
Terrance Coffie
Stephanie P. Cohen
Hilary M. Colenso
Ylauris Cruz
Naomi A. Dacosta
Samantha S. D’Amico
Sheila Davidson
Alan B. Davis
Cynthia de Ben
Cynthia Orisel de La Rosa
Debra A. DeCarlo
Al and Beverly Del Pizzo
Angela F. DeLuca
Gail M. Derivan
Jessica C. Diaz
Richard R. Dickens
Dawn M. DiNardo-Lippi
Erin M. Doohan
Jacqueline C. Dotson
Lynne E. Downing
Rodica Draghici
Anne M. Druses
Jennifer M. Dunn
Inez Phillips Durham
Alexis Jeudine Dyer
Jonathan P. Edwards
Beverly G. Eisenoff
Gregory B. Eley
Margot F. Escott
Laurel M. Eskra
Jacqueline D. Espana
Charlotte M. Ezratty
David M. Feldstein
Blanca Fernandez
Virginia L. Fletcher
Carol Reidel Fontinell
Melanie D. Foxx
Berton Klein Frank
Marie W. Freeman
Andrea S. Freshman
Mathylde K. Frontus
Rosemary Galletti
Felicia Gardner
Hogan Blackwell Gardner
Peter W. Gariti
Carol Joy Geisler
Jordana R. Gerstman
Emily M. Girgenti
Sara Goldberger
Geraldine B. Goldner
Roslyn M. Goldner
Sheila K. Gomez
Melissa Gonell
Sharon Beskin Goodman
Nichole F. Graves-McLeod
Charles Gray
Renee B. Gross
Caroline M. Grossmann
Bernadette L. Gupta
Greta H. Gustafson
Xue Han
Sharon R. Harley
Spencer Harrington
Leila Hekmati
Sally Dwyer Hernandez
Dolly Stephanie Hilario
Ruth B. Hirsch
Rolanda D. Hobson-Carter
Sonia E. Hondraki
Sandra D. Hudson
David A. Huggins
Nancy McMaster Hughes
Nicholas Humen
Michelle Claster Jacobson
Janet E. Jenkins
Yujie Jiang
Gloria A. Johnson
Sunni Imani Jones-Ford
Arthur J. Kalen
Wendy Anne Kallman-Frank
Joseph H. Kames
Elinor Leah Kass
Julie L. Katz
Isabelle H. Kaufman-
Mesholam
Kathleen P. Keane
Dora F. Kearsley
Beth M. Kelley
Robert R. Kirk
Rosemary Kirk
Robin Kivovitz
Kathy A. Kramer-Howe
Veronica P. Krantz
Nancy J. Krell
Dorothy P. Kurzweil
Fran Lacas
Ellen F. Laudone
Mary F. Layden
Irene Lee
Judith A. Lee
Yerin E. Lee
Vicki Lehrer
Tamara Stephanie Levin
Amy L. Levine
Laura M. Lindstrom
Jean Lloyd
Rosemarie Lobretto
Lois A. Macri
Mary E. Markowitz
Hilary Marshak
Jane Martin
Paul J. Mayglothling
Lisa A. McCarthy
Elizabeth J McCloskey
Michael and
Valerie McGuckin
Ryan McGuckin
Frances R. McKinley
Anna S. McKinnon
Patricia McVeigh-O’Dell
Jed W. Metzger
Colleen A. Mielke
Naomi Miller
Valerie Jean Miller
Diane Mirabito
Allan S. Mohl
Lawrence A Molnar
Sacha Evalena Moore
Linda L. Morley
Helen N. Morris
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
W. Morris
Helena Motyka
Irena Motyka
Rosemary T. Moynihan
Matthew Murumba
Alan S. Neuberg
Lauren E. Newcorn
Rivka Nissel
Ingrid Sharon Nunez
Kathleen L. O’Connell
John D. Oddo
Darrin S. Oliver
Busby Attoh Okine
Gwenelle Styles O’Neal
Ashley C. Ortiz
Sylvia T. Ortiz
Orian C. Osorio
Samantha L. Otero
James R. Pagett
Sandra Parness
Angela R. Passaro
Melanie R. Pasternak
Caroline S. Pence
Marisol Perez
Angela M. Brandt-Pierce
Benedict E. Pierce
Katherine Pines
Cacilda Pinto
Evelyn W. Pockrass
Jean Neuenhaus Preis
Gary M. Prottas
Sandra L. Quiros
Carissa Darlene Randazzo
Sharon Rebell
Karen Horowitz Reis
Claire Gross Reisman
Alyssa C. Richards
Patricia C. Rincon
John Rizzi
Maida B. Roberts
Susan Regan Rogal
Beverly A. Rohlehr
Nahuel Rosa
Carole J. Rosen
Joan L. Rosenbaum
Janet S. Roth-Philbin
Fern Slovin Rudorfer
Daniel F. Ruggiero
Amanda Y. Sale
Darius S. Sanders
Damaris Santiago
Sandra Ford Schenkar
Winston M. Schepps
Laura M. Schlossberg
Louis Schneider
Miriam M. Scholl
Cynthia M. Schwartzberg
Jeremy M. Seaver
Rita B. Seclow
Kimberly Seelbrede
Anthony Serio
Phyllis M. Shanley
Anem Shariff
Gina L. Sharpe
Benjamin R. Sher
Kate M. Sherman
Suprena O. Shuler
Morgan Sara Siegel
Rita Simmons
Christine A. Smith
Joan L. Smith
Donna Raucher Snyder
Linda Gayle Snyder
Renee Solomon
Lorraine T. Soltis
Yvonne E. Somerville
David A. Spinka
Leslie H. Spivak
Margaret Staiano
Judith T. Stone
Shulamith L. A. Straussner
Claudia Hsu Suan
Monica Suarez
Xiaocheng Sun
Lita M. Talbot
Thomas Scott Taylor
William Thomas Taylor
The Claire Reisman
Family Trust
Carol S. Thea
Lily M. Tom
Gregory J. Tully
Catherine Turano
Jaclyn D. Vasaturo
Judith Velez
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Voris
Keith C. Walker
Bingfei Wang
Elizabeth A. Wayne
Ann B. Webre
Elinor R. Weidenfeld
F. Blair and Martha G. Weille
Erick West
Alicia White
Alicia C. Whitney
Christine Wilkins
Olivia Wilks-Duerr
Clark Williams
James E. Williams
Tasha R. Wilson
Genie Wing
Wendy Winograd
Heidi Wiste
Eva Wolfsohn
Elizabeth L. Wright
Karen Wright
Jianming H. Wu
Mateen Zafer
Audrey I. Zapata
Richard L. Zaslow
Elaine T. Ziegler
Amanda Zientek
Eve Zucker-Strauss
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