Spring 2025 Don Schmid M.S.W. Hooding Ceremony
May 16th, 2025 | 6:30 p.m.
Memorial Union Henry Ballroom, Grand Forks, ND
Family and guests are welcome to enjoy an inclusive traditional Dakota Honor song following the program in honor of all Social Work graduates.
Program
Master of Ceremonies
Dr. Isaac Karikari, MSW Program Director
Welcome
Dr. H. Stephen Cooper, Chair, Department of Social Work
Speakers
Dr. Jeffrey Anvari-Clark, Assistant Professor
Yeva Mirzoyan, Student Speaker
Hooding of Graduates
Graduates and their Advisors
Closing Remarks
Prof. Stephanie Homstad, Distance Education Director
Closing Photo
Graduates
Guests are asked to remain seated until students are assembled.
Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) Graduates
Whitley Begger
ISP Title: Montana’s Mental Health Care Landscape: Identifying Service Gaps and Creating a Resource Manual for Providers
Advisor: Carenlee Barkdull
Corina Bell
ISP Title: Increased Housing Supports and Their Impact on Housing Retention/Length of Stay (LoS)
Advisor: Isaac Karikari
Rian Blacksmith
ISP Title: Direct Support Professionals In Independent Living Facilities & Quality Of Work, Burnout, And Retention
Advisor: Isaac Karikari
Brittany Brown
ISP Title: A Proposal For Future Head Start Community Assessments In Rural North Dakota
Advisor: Amanda Fackler
Aiden Dalzell
ISP Title: Effect of Municipal Legislation on BIPOC Identifying Individuals Experiencing Homelessness in Midwest Communities
Advisor: Isaac Karikari
Alyssa Evans
ISP Title: Skills-Based Education For Children And Families Impacted By Child Abuse
Advisor: Lea Saga
Ashley Nichol French
ISP Title: Relapse And Recovery Therapy Group: Working With Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorder And Mental Illness
Advisor: Shanna Urban
Anastasia Glasser
ISP Title: Adverse Childhood Experience Scores and the Development of Empathy
Advisor: June-Yung Kim
Hannah Hovel
ISP Title: Transportation System Feasibility Study
Advisor: Jeffrey Anvari-Clark
Whitney Irmen
ISP Title: Grant Proposal for a Domestic Violence Court in Bismarck, North Dakota
Advisor: Shanna Urban
Dominique Jefferson
ISP Title: Intentionality of Diversity in Mental Health
Advisor: Lea Saga
Tiara Kammers
ISP Title: Integrating Indigenous Curriculum Within A School Setting
Advisor: Isaac Karikari
Ryley Kowalski
ISP Title: A Qualitative Exploratory Study: Exploring Best Practices And Application Of Green, Eco, And Environmental Social Work In Canadian Social Work Practice
Advisor: Bret Weber & Carenlee Barkdull (Thesis Advisors)
Minh Duc Le
ISP Title: The effects of spirituality on elderly’s quality of life in long-term care facilities
Advisor: Yi-Ping Hsieh
Yeva Mirzoyan
ISP Title: Review of the Mental Impact on Healthcare Workers After COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Long-Term Effect on Patient Care
Advisor: Barbara Kitko
Lacie Peet
ISP Title: The Role of Parental Mental Illness in Shaping Children’s Emotional, Behavioral, and Cognitive Development
Advisor: Lea Saga
Mason Schlief
ISP Title: Working With Sex Offenders As Minnesota Community Provider: An Overview And Guide
Advisor: Shanna Urban
Tiffany Severson
ISP Title: Empowerment in Transition: Ernie’s Place Housing programs for Young Adults Seeking Stability
Advisor: June-Yung Kim
Kimberly Simpson
ISP Title: The Risk Of Psychosis In Adolescents Using Cannabis
Advisor: Shanna Urban
Jacob Svenby
ISP Title: Bridging The Gap: Enhancing Communication Between Schools And Juvenile Court To Support At-Risk Youth
Advisor: Bret Weber
Alysia Taylor
ISP Title: Usage Of Dialectical Behavior Therapy In Partial Hospitalization Programs In Comorbid And Diverse Diagnoses
Advisor: Shanna Urban
Jillian Westrum
ISP Title: The Need For School-Wide Trauma-Informed Care
Advisor: Barbara Kitko
Department of Social Work Faculty
Dr. Jeffrey Anvari-Clark
Dr. Carenlee Barkdull
Prof. Craig Burns
Dr. H. Stephen Cooper
Dr. Amanda Fackler
Prof. Stephanie Homstad
Dr. Yi-Ping Hsieh
Prof. Chelsea Hughes
Dr. Isaac Karikari
Dr. June-Yung Kim
Prof. Barbara Kitko
Prof. Angie Muhs
Prof. Lea Saga-Leiser
Dr. Jennifer Schlinger
Prof. Shanna Urban
Dr. Bret Weber
Social Work is the Art of Listening and the Science of Hope
The advanced generalist Master of Social Work program at the University of North Dakota has been fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education since 1998.
In 2005, the UND Department of Social Work, a long-time pioneer in delivering social work education to distance students throughout the state, launched an innovative distance program using videoconferencing technology to better serve the state, region, and practitioners serving rural and highly vulnerable populations.
This award-winning program at UND was the first in the nation to launch MSW foundation education using technology, and it has served as a model for others.
Congratulations Graduates!
