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UNC School of Social Work Ambassadors

The Student Ambassador Program gives prospective students the opportunity to learn more about the School of Social Work and UNC from the experiences of current students. The following student ambassadors are happy to answer questions about academics and student life.

Please see the Student Ambassadors' blog for their personal insights.
 

Feel free to contact the Student Services Manager Jill Molee at (919) 962-6442, should you have any additional questions or concerns.

 

Full Time MSW Program:

Katherine Benzaquen
Final Year Student
Concentration: Direct Practice
Areas of Interest: Military Service Members and their Families. Military Caucus.
kbenz001@email.unc.edu


Melissa Gray

Final Year Student
Concentration: Direct Practice
Areas of Interest: Adult Mental Health, SPMI, Spirituality in Social Work Practice
magray@email.unc.edu


Monica Hadley
Final Year Student
Concentration: Community, Management and Policy Practice.
Areas of Interest: Public Child Welfare, Children and Families, Program Evaluation.  Black Student Caucus, NC Collaborative Scholar.
mahadley@email.unc.edu


Ivan Martinez
Final Year Student, Dual Degree MSW/M.Div.
Concentration: Direct Practice
Areas of Interest: Spirituality, Mental Health, Non-Profit Management, Dual Degree MDiv
Imart@email.unc.edu


Preety Patidar
Final Year Student
Concentration: Community, Management and Policy Practice
Areas of Interest: Children and Families facing mental or medical illness
patidarp@email.unc.edu


Casey Rubenstein

Final Year Student
Concentration: Community, Management and Policy Practice
Areas of Interest: Policy, Health Social Work, Nonprofit Management, Nonprofit Leadership Certificate, SoWoSO Tri-Chair
crube@email.unc.edu

 

MSW/Ph.D Continuum:

Angela You
Final Year Full-Time MSW Student
Areas of Interest: Child welfare, child mental health, foster care
ayou@email.unc.edu

 

 

Advanced Standing MSW Program:

Matthew Ballard
Final Year Student, Dual Degree MSW/M.Div.
Concentration: Community, Management and Policy Practice
Areas of Interest: Program development and implementation, change strategies, sustainable development, eco-justice and faith communities.
mrballar@email.unc.edu


Sarah Marsh
Final Year Advanced Standing
Concentration: Community, Management and Policy Practice
Areas of Interest: Program evaluation, trauma treatment, family/intimate violence
marshs@live.unc.edu
 

 

Triangle Distance Education Program:

Karen Burns
2nd Year Student
Concentration: Community, Management and Policy Practice
Areas of Interest: Education Policy, Community Development, At-risk students and families, Nonprofit Leadership Certificate
knburns@email.unc.edu
 

Boyd Wilson
2nd Year Student
Concentration: Direct Practice
Areas of Interest: Adult and adolescent substance abuse, pregnant and parenting females with substance use disorder,, Certificate in Substance Abuse Studies
boydw@email.unc.edu

 

Winston-Salem Distance Education Program:

Marguerite Keil
2nd Year Student
Concentration: Direct Practice
Areas of Interest: Families and Children, Substance Abuse, Faith-Integrated Psychotherapy, various trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapies, Certificate in Substance Abuse Studies
mkeil@email.unc.edu