Social Work Education

Kiana Webb-Robinson

Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, Kiana Webb-Robinson earned a B.S.W. degree from Alabama State University in 2005. Upon graduation, she obtained her bachelor’s license (L.B.S.W.) while working as a child protective

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Austin Raines

Austin Raines is an Appalachian native from Scioto County, Ohio, and a first-generation college student and graduate. He has an Associate of Arts in Social Science, a Bachelor of Arts

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Christopher Rakestraw

Mr. Rakestraw is currently a Child and Family Therapist at LifeSpring Health Systems, a community mental health center in Jeffersonville, Indiana. He also serves as a Part-Time Instructor at the

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Lisa Rounds

With a career-long commitment to mental health and crisis stabilization, a Doctoral Candidate at the University of Kentucky, Lisa Rounds LCSW, has provided social work services and supervision in emergency

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Mary Desha Scanlon

Mary Desha Scanlon is a field coordinator with the University of Kentucky’s (UK) College of Social Work. Her vital work assists over 2000 students a year connect with high quality

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William Taylor

Mr. William Taylor (he/him/his) has committed his entire educational and professional career to helping professions. Mr. Taylor earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Kentucky, a

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Jennifer Thornhill

Jennifer Thornhill is a doctoral candidate in the Doctorate of Social Work program through the University of Kentucky. She is expected to graduate in May 2023 with a focus in

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Rowan Macey

Rowan G. Macey is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in Alabama and a Certified Social Worker (CSW) in Kentucky. Her educational background includes a Master of Social Work (MSW) from

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Lynet Mortensen

Lynet Mortensen is an LCSW who works in metropolitan Atlanta as a school social worker for Cobb County Schools. Currently a DSW candidate at the University of Kentucky, she earned

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Robert Newell

Robert Newell is a Doctoral Candidate at the College of Social Work at the University of Kentucky. He holds BS degrees in social work and psychology from Roberts Wesleyan College,

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Priscilla Norris

Priscila Norris is an LCSW and certified clinical supervisor in North Carolina and is a Doctoral Candidate at the School of Social Work at the University of Kentucky. She works

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Olymphia O’Neale-White

Professor Olymphia O’Neale-White is a wife, public speaker, and proud graduate of North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University. Olymphia entered the field of human services after receiving her Bachelor’s

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