Capstone Projects from 2026
FROM CRISIS TO COMMUNITY: CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK STRATEGIES TO REDUCE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT UTILIZATION AMONG PERSONS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA, Virginia Donihoo
UNSEEN TO UNSTOPPABLE: CRITICALLY REDEFINING CARE FOR RURAL WOMEN WITH ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS, Nicole Gerace
Leading on an Uneven Playing Field: How Systems of Race and Gender Shape African American Women’s Leadership Advancement, Nikki Goins-Hughes
“They Don't Care If I'm Here or Not”: The Impact of Exclusionary Discipline on Black Boys in Elementary Schools, Arielle Gulley
Navigating Mental Wellness: A peer-led journey into adult services, Kristin G. Haberek
Elder Justice Education and APS Workforce Development: A Conceptual Exploration of Fragmentation and Training Gaps, Michael E. Hagenlock Sr
Scrolling, Searching, and Self-Diagnosing: Examining how Social Media Influences Self- Diagnosis and Shapes Mental Health Literacy, Conceptualization, and Identity Development, Sara Elaine Hamilton
THE HOPE LEADERSHIP MODEL: A TRAUMA-INFORMED FRAMEWORK FOR ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE IN NONPROFIT SETTINGS, Aisha Jamil
A Family Affair: From Literature to Practice—Integrating Salutogenesis to Improve Family Engagement in Children’s Clinical Therapy, Awtum P. Johnson
Advancing Juvenile Rehabilitation: Integrating the ECOSMART Framework and an Administrative Mentor Development Model to Improve Youth Outcomes and Reduce Juvenile Delinquency, DeShanna L. Johnson Dr.
The Cost of Carrying It All: Untreated Mental Health and Cardiovascular Risk in Black Women, Latara Leggett
Beyond Cognition: Emotional Connection, Personhood, and Dementia in Social Work Practice, LAURA A. MCKEE
Long-Term Mental Health Issues in Young Adults with Adverse Childhood, Temitope S. Oluguna
RELATIONAL GESTALT PLAY THERAPY: RECENTERING RELATIONALITY IN GESTALT THERAPY WITH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS, Valente Orozco
How Do You Lead? Advancing Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Across Social Work Systems of Care Through an Attachment Informed Lens, Janell Skeete
From Barriers to Breakthroughs: Academic Advising and Resilience Among Online Social Work Students in Appalachia, Jessica Williamson
Empowering Black Social Workers Through Organizational Burnout-Reduction Initiatives, Candida Wiltshire
Capstone Projects from 2025
Beneath the Strength: Exploring Intergenerational Trauma and Epigenetics in Black Women and Their Impacts on Family, Mental Health, and Trauma-Informed Care, Chiquita J. Cleveland
Capstone Projects from 2023
Rebranding The Battle Against Clinician Burnout, Taylor Albitar
TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE: A COLLABORATIVE STRATEGY TO ADDRESS HIV-INFECTION RATES AMONG BLACK GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN, Willie T. Boddie Jr.
Disparities in Mental Health Technology Among African Americans: Breaking Cultural Inclusion Barriers, Nyoki Cosey-Brown
BLACK WOMEN AND THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD: WHEN THE WEIGHT BECOMES TOO MUCH TO BEAR, April R. Edmonds
International Social Work Field Education, Shelli Gregory
