Student Awards and Recognition

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Jamahl Banks with the Crown Family School flag

The Crown Family School congratulates all of our students... those who graduate this June and those who will return to us next year.

Link to Convocation information.

2025 Student Recognition Program Booklet
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Explore the full program from this year’s Crown Family School Student Recognition Ceremony. The booklet highlights the achievements of students across programs, awards, and leadership roles, and reflects the vibrancy and excellence of our community.

We recognize and honor:

Cashell Lewis 
Dissertation: Suffering After Criminal Legal System
Involvement: Examining the Relationship
Between Arrests, Community-Based
Supervision and Suicidal Behaviors Among
Black Men Living in the Community

Advisor: Gina Fedock


Mikael E. Rosa-Rosa
Community Responses to Fiscal Control
Boards in Localities Under Financial Crisis: The Case of Puerto Rico

Advisor: William Sites


Jesse J. Self
Beyond Bars: Examining the Hidden
Consequences of Carceral Expansion into Family Homes

Advisor: Angela Garcia


Durrell Malik Washington Sr.
Invisible Wounds and Sibling Dynamics:
Investigating the Influence of Juvenile Incarceration on Black Family Life

Advisor: Reuben Miller


Emily Ellis Zarate
Family Caregiving for Older Adults: The Roles of Adult Child Characteristics and Social Security Benefits
Advisor: Julia R. Henly


 

This award is given to a first-year student who has done outstanding work in the first year and promises future achievement in their profession.

2025 Recipient:

Michelle Del Carmen Lopez


 

2025 Recipient:

Wendy Widom


 

This award is given to graduating master’s degree students for scholarship and professional leadership.

2025 Recipient: Priya Abigail Gupta


 

This award is given to graduating students (master's and doctoral) who have demonstrated their commitment to social justice within the communities to which they belong. 

2025 Recipients:

Sara Alejandra Tejeda Sanchez
Tamara Astrid Trejo


 

Psychedelics in Social Work


Honorable Mentions
Black Student Association (BSA)
Crown Tennis


 

This award recognizes and honors PhD students who have demonstrated outstanding teaching and instruction in the master’s program. Winners are selected each year based on the instructor’s contributions to developing inclusive pedagogy in social work education and to a classroom that promotes critical thinking, advances knowledge, and supports students’ academic and professional development.

2025 Recipients: 

Shereen Abu Bader
Linyun Fu
Suh Kyung Lee


 

This award is given to first and second-year master's students for exceptional performance in field education. It considers the student's ability to integrate field education with coursework, seminar performance, quality of reflection logs, and high achievement of CSWE's core competencies as evidenced by quarterly field evaluation ratings, narrative, and site visit.

2025 Recipients:

First Year Awardee
Maja Gavrilovic

Second Year Awardee
Ryan Siew

Evening Program Awardee
Zareen Kamal


 

Faye Breining
Shaleyah Carter
Samantha Fitzwater
Sohyun Lee
Dante Painter
Tushi Patel
Juliet Stills
Tamara Astrid Trejo


 

Safa Khan, President
Elida Palomino, Vice President
Jennie Bodenstein, Treasurer
Gabrielle Bennett, Secretary
Claire Holton, Grad Council Master’s Representative
Alizé Hill, Grad Council PhD Representative
Alyssa Stanley, Social Chair


 

PROGRAMS OF STUDY
Addressing Social Inequality: Innovations in Policy Practice Program


Lauren Brown
Julie Coticchia
Jadyn Ehrenberg
Priya Gupta
Ayan Hassan
Kaylie Moss
Jessica Nash
Andrea Rivera-Martinez
Sara Alejandra Tejeda Sanchez
Laura Tran
Elahveyini Veemharaj Aswaththaman


The Contextual Behavioral Practices Program of Study
Kristopher Bakhtiar
Jack Egan
India Flinchum
Claire Holton
Jennifer Jimenez
Kate Kiser
Jenn Krusinski
Christine Kwon
Karissa Low
Dante Painter
Natasha Snapper
Claire Sonne


School Social Work Program of Study
Darien Booker
Danielle Brockstein
Karime Carrillo Rojas
Karina Cordova
Enya Gonzalez Guitart
Aoibheann Holland
Alondra Holler
Natalie Jacobson
Haley Johnson
Liani Jones
Sirrah Joof
Sohyun Lee
Nicholas Moeser
Amy Potchen
Marley Ruskin
Mychal Shed
Lily Stern
Athena Swiader
Cassidy Tiberi
Kaci Tobin
Tien Tran
Vanessa Verzillo
Emily Weatherspoon
Laura Zak
 


Transforming Justice: Policies and Practice Program of Study
Shannon Campion
Kira Johnson
Isabel Sandweiss
Rachel Kallman
Christine Kwon
Elizabeth Prophet
Janelle Pagan
Anusha Somani
Malia Wilson


Trauma Responsive Social Work
Lauren Behnke
Joy Belonger
Faye Breining
Natalie Casal
Angela Drexler
Maria Filippone
Jessica Hong
Yjia Yvette Hu
Saran Karunan
Safa Khan
Gabriela Kuderski
Anna Nedoss
Quinn Pennington
Ashlee Pouliot
Danie Rogers
Zoe Sing
Claire Soupene
Abbey Whigham
Jory Zhang


 

 

Graduate Certificate in Gender and Sexuality Studies
Sheila Shankar


Graduate Program in Health Administration and Policy Certificate (GPHAP)
Annabel Banks
Priya Abigail Gupta
Angelica Kociolek
Shiyu Lin
Urvi Patel
Jihan (Doria) Qu
Ryan Siew


GPHAP Arthur Quern Fellows
Annabel Banks
Shiyu Lin
Urvi Patel (Kiphart supplement)


GPHAP Ray E. Brown Fellow
Annabel Banks


GPHAP Erikson Fellow
Jihan (Doria) Qu


 

Immersive Track
Elizabeth Davisson
Emily Plummer


Parallel Track
Maddie Bowler
Polly (Nga Yue) Cheng
Maggy Hovden
Teya Lovell
Anna Morgan
Tushi Patel
Urvi Patel
Nicole Pytlik


 

Obama Scholars Program, 2024-2025
Gabrielle Bennett


Lillie Patterson Scholarship, AKARAMA Foundation, 2024-2025
Gabrielle Bennett


International House Kaimay Yuen Terry Graduate Fellowship, International House at the University of Chicago,2024-2025
Joshua Anaya


Kiphart Scholars Award, 2024-2025
Bisola-Mariam


American Psychological Foundation’s Alma Empowering Minds Scholarship, American Psychological Foundation, 2024-2025
Bisola-Mariam


David Axelrod Investigative Report Grant, The Gate at the Institute of Politics
Bisola-Mariam