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  • Kemba Smith Pradia to Be Keynote Speaker for Ethel H. Hall Colloquium

    TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Kemba Smith Pradia, BSW is set to deliver the keynote address Feb. 16 as part of the 2022 Ethel H. Hall African American Heritage Month Celebration Colloquium from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This year’s event, as well as Pradia’s presentation, “Reimagining Criminal Justice: Changing the Narrative,” will be completely virtual due…

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  • Retisha (Tish) Warr

    PhD Student Contact Information Email: rlwinton@crimson.ua.edu Areas of Interest and Expertise Education Bio Retisha (Tish) Warr received her B.A. in Psychology from Texas Woman’s University in 2007. Tish worked in child welfare, juvenile court, and in various prisons in Colorado, Texas, and Alaska until 2015 when she went back to school for her MSW at the…

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  • Cho Rong (Claudia) Won

    PhD Student Contact Information Email: cwon@crimson.ua.edu Areas of Interest and Expertise Education Bio Since receiving her BSW, Cho Rong has accumulated diverse research experiences in the areas of gerontology, health disparities, mental health, behavioral health, and rurality among the minority population. She acquired international field experience for both BSW and MSW field placements in South Korea…

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  • Violet Nkwanzi

    PhD Student Contact Information Email: vnkwanzi@crimson.ua.edu Areas of Interest and Expertise Education Bio Violet Nkwanzi’s research focuses on developing, implementing, and evaluating mental health interventions for vulnerable populations. Violet is particularly interested in the mental health of survivors of human trafficking, refugees, and children and adolescent mental health programming in low-resource settings. Originally from Uganda, much…

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