Category: PhD Student


Nicole Bugella

PhD Candidate Contact Information Email: nebugella@crimson.ua.edu Education Background and Professional Experience Nicole has worked with children and adolescents in outpatient, intensive outpatient, and residential settings, as well as domestic abuse victims and offenders. She has a strong research background in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. In 2016, she received a MSW Student Travel Scholarship from the Council on Social…


Kelly Bolton

PhD Candidate Contact Information Email: kebolton@crimson.ua.edu Areas of Interest and Expertise Education Bio Kelly Bolton received her bachelor of science in Family, Youth and Community Sciences in 2013 from the University of Florida, and her MSW from Asbury University in 2015. She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW). After graduating, Bolton worked in Kentucky as…


Stefanie Binion

PhD Candidate Contact Information Email: ssbinion@crimson.ua.edu Areas of Interest and Expertise Education Background and Professional Experience Stefanie Binion received her BSW degree in 2012 from Morehead State University and her MSW degree in 2019 from the University of Kentucky, with a concentration in Community and Social Development. During her time as a MSW student, she collaborated…


G. A. Abura-Meerdink

PhD Candidate | Graduate Council Fellow Contact Information Email: gaaburameerdink@crimson.ua.edu Areas of Interest and Expertise Education Bio Gloria is a PhD Candidate at the University of Alabama’s School of Social work. Prior to joining the University of Alabama in 2019 to pursue a concurrent MSW and PhD, she was based in Uganda. She worked as a…


Anthony Abshire

PhD Student Contact Information Email: aabshire@crimson.ua.edu Areas of Interest and Expertise Education Bio Anthony is a veteran of the US Army, and received his Bachelor’s in Social Work from Portland State University. He obtained his Master’s degree in Social Work from The University of Michigan with a concentration in Social Policy and Evaluation; and Children, Youth…