Graduate Students | School of Social Work

Kazi-Abusaleh Kazi-Abusaleh

PhD Student
He/him
abusa029@umn.edu

Kazi Abusaleh, PhD candidate, smiles in a professional portrait. He wears a blue shirt.

Elin Amundson Elin Amundson

PhD Candidate
she/her/hers
amund182@umn.edu

Labibah Buraik Labibah Buraik

PhD Candidate
she/her/hers
burai004@umn.edu

Will Carlson Will Carlson

PhD Candidate
he/him/his
carl2871@umn.edu

Jessica Coleman Jessica Coleman

PhD Candidate

Jessica Coleman, PhD candidate, smiles in a professional portrait. She is wearing a navy blue blazer and a white shirt.

Siyu Gao (Louise) Siyu Gao (Louise)

PhD Candidate
she/her/hers
gao00517@umn.edu

Louise (Siyu) Gao, PhD candidate, wears a white sleeveless dress and smiles in this professional portrait taken outdoors at the Saint Paul Farmer's Market with the light rail in the background.

Stephanie Hanson Stephanie Hanson

PhD Candidates
she/her/hers
hans7144@umn.edu

Head shot of Stephanie Hanson, PhD student. Stephanie has dark red hair, pale skin, black glasses and is wearing a shiny black shirt.

Wonjoon Hwang Wonjoon Hwang

PhD Candidate
he/him/his
hwang330@umn.edu

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Yewon Kang Yewon Kang

Instructional Technology (IT) Fellow
she/her
612-625-7742
sswitf@umn.edu

Assisting with university-supported academic technology platforms and tools (e.g., Canvas, Zoom, Kaltura, etc.)

Yewon Kang smiles in a professional portrait, wearing a cream colored sweater over a white shirt.

Melissa Latcham Melissa Latcham

PhD Candidate
she/her/hers
latch026@umn.edu

Melissa Latcham, PhD candidate, smiles and wears a cream colored shirt in this professional portrait taken in a downtown office building.

Channel Lowery Channel Lowery

PhD Candidate
she/her/hers
lower079@umn.edu

Channel Lowry, PhD candidate, wears a which shirt and a white sweater and smile in this professional portrait.

Kait Macheledt Kait Macheledt

PhD Candidate
she/her/hers
kmac@umn.edu

Kait Macheledt, PhD Student, smiles in a professional portrait in the dessert, wearing a black polka dotted shirt.

Quinn Oteman Quinn Oteman

PhD Candidates
he/him/his
otema001@umn.edu

Jacob Otis Jacob Otis

PhD Candidate
he/him/his
otisx055@umn.edu

Kayla Richards Kayla Richards

PhD Candidate
she/her/hers; they/them/theirs
rich2016@umn.edu

Chittaphone Santavasy Chittaphone Santavasy

PhD Candidate
she/her/hers
sant0175@umn.edu

Laura Soltani Laura Soltani

PhD Candidate
she/her/hers
garlo017@umn.edu

Johara Suleiman Johara Suleiman

PhD Candidate
she/her/hers
sulei024@umn.edu

Johara Suileman, PhD candidate, wears a brown hijab and a green dress and smiles in this professional portrait.

Kenny Turck Kenny Turck

PhD Candidate
turck022@umn.edu

Kenny serves as Executive Director with DIRT GROUP Global, and is a psychotherapist with Behavioral Health Advocacy Services He enjoys nature, music, art, growing food, cooking, preserving, reading, writing, singing/guitar, photography, DOGS, and did…

Tysen Tyson Tysen Tyson

PhD Candidates
they/them/theirs
tyson081@umn.edu

Tysen Tyson, PhD Candidate, smiles in a professional portrait wearing a flowered shirt.

Houa Vang Houa Vang

PhD Candidate
she/her/hers
vang1078@umn.edu