Doctor of Social Work · Capella University
Advanced social-work practice and leadership with developing inquiry into reflective supervision, secondary traumatic stress, workforce resilience, and trauma-informed organizations.
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Academic development growing alongside practice—from psychology and interdisciplinary human services to clinical social work, nonprofit administration, research, policy, and doctoral leadership.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) · Walden University
Doctoral education in Human Services. Dissertation research evaluated harm-reduction training for social workers serving LGBTQ clients with substance-use disorders. Doctoral preparation also developed research, evaluation, leadership, and organizational-analysis capacity.
Human Services Nonprofit Administration · Walden University
Study in nonprofit management, board governance and volunteer management, grant writing, advanced program evaluation, finance and budgeting for public programs, management and leadership, and quantitative and qualitative inquiry. Together, these areas support strategy, resource stewardship, implementation, and evidence-informed organizational change.
Master of Social Work · Fordham University
Clinical social-work education integrating engagement, person-in-environment assessment, intervention, ethics, research, policy, and supervised field practice with individuals, couples, families, groups, and communities.
Master of Philosophy · Walden University
Advanced graduate study in Human Services Administration, strengthening the connection among applied research, organizational leadership, program performance, and systems change.
Master of Science · Boricua College
Human Services preparation integrating social welfare and practice, group dynamics, research methods for human-services planning, social and clinical inquiry, environmental psychology, and application of social-welfare policy to social problems. Recognized with the Dr. Frank Castro Jr. Award for excellence.
Bachelor of Science · Boricua College
Human Services / Psychology preparation including systems thinking, professional values, human behavior, helping relationships, and the psychological foundations of practice.
Associate Degree · Boricua College
Undergraduate foundation in human services and the liberal arts that began a progressive academic pathway centered on people, communities, and service systems.
