Spring 2026 PhD Graduate
Christian’s research explores how professional social work, particularly field education, reproduces the same oppressive systems it aims to dismantle.
Doctoral Candidate
Srabastee De Bhaumik is a doctoral candidate in Social Work at the University of Texas at Arlington, specializing in climate inclusive reproductive health, feminist foreign policy, and decolonial qualitative methodologies.
Fall 2026 PhD Graduate
Esmeralda’s professional experience includes direct service and advocacy with Black, Indigenous, and Latine communities, unaccompanied minors, survivors of domestic and intimate partner violence, survivors of trafficking, asylum seekers, refugees, and immigrant families.
Doctoral Candidate
Soeun Jang is a doctoral candidate in Social Work at the University of Texas at Arlington. Her research examines how modifiable social and environmental factors shape cognitive health, dementia care, and healthy aging, with particular attention to underserved older adults, persons living with dementia and their family caregivers.
Doctoral Candidate
Christina Mecca-McClory is a doctoral candidate in Social Work at the University of Texas at Arlington. She is a social work educator, researcher, clinical supervisor, and therapist who holds great curiosity about the roles of genetics and trauma in shaping the mind-body connection.
Doctoral Candidate
Ana Liseth Ponciano is a doctoral candidate in Social Work at The University of Texas at Arlington. Her research examines migration, mental health, and family systems among Mexican-origin communities, with a specific focus on the decision-making processes surrounding return migration to Mexico, the mental health of Mexican-origin fathers, and the application of decolonizing approaches to mental health research and practice.
Doctoral Candidate
Damone Wisdom is a doctoral candidate in Social Work at the University of Texas at Arlington. His research focuses on the transition to adulthood for former foster youth, with particular interests in resilience, definitions of success, housing stability, and improving systems of care.
Doctoral Candidate
Chenyu Zhao is a doctoral candidate in Social Work at the University of Texas at Arlington. Chenyu's research interest focuses on understanding how schools and communities influence adolescent well-being and educational opportunity.
