By the Numbers
11%
700,000+
Full-Time Students
If you have a bachelor's degree outside of social work and are seeking a full-time program, you can complete the required coursework in a 2-year time period, taking 15 credits each Fall and Spring, or with optional summer classes to lighten the load in your Specialization Year.
Part-Time Students
If you have a bachelor's degree outside of social work and are seeking a part-time program, you can complete the required coursework in a 4-year time period, taking 6 or 9 credits each Fall and Spring, with optional summer classes to lighten the load.
Advanced-Standing Students
If you have a bachelor’s in social work (BSW) from a CSWE*-accredited institution, you may apply for Advanced Standing status. There is no time limit for when this degree was obtained and when you are applying for the MSW program.
Meet our Program Director
Kayti Protos, DSW, LCSW
Dr. Kayti Protos (she/her) is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Pennsylvania and Connecticut, with over 15 years of clinical experience working with and advocating on behalf of the LGBTQQIA+ community. Dr. Protos is a doctor of social work (DSW), completing her degree at Rutgers School of Social Work with a focus on the intersectional experience of transgender and nonbinary clients navigating eating disorder(s), identity-based trauma, and gender dysphoria. She received her master of social work from Tennessee State University and her bachelor’s degree in women’s and gender studies and communication studies from Vanderbilt University. Additionally Dr. Protos has presented at over 75 professional conferences or invited lectures, and is the co-author of A clinician’s guide to gender identity and body image: Practical support for working with transgender and nonbinary clients.
Meet our Director of Field Education
Michelle Brandt
Michelle Brandt (she/her) is an assistant clinical professor and director of field education in the MSW program. She spent more than 20 years working as a social worker in the health care field with a focus on adults and older adults, hospice, palliative care, and oncology and has 10 years’ experience in social work field education. A strong connection to social work values and ethics informs Michelle’s approach to practice and teaching and a commitment to the social work profession has led to her interest in working with students in field education. Michelle’s research interests include ethics at end of life, grief and loss, and social work field education.
Meet our Faculty
Olivia Rivera-Marmara
Dr. Olivia Rivera-Marmara (she/her) is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) licensed in multiple states and has over 20 years of clinical experience working in the maternal mental health and health care field. Her clinical work focuses on working with clients experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and grief and loss. Dr. Rivera-Marmara is a doctor of social work (DSW), completing her degree at Rutgers School of Social Work with a focus on assessing and treating living health loss clients with chronic illness experience. She received her master of social work from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her bachelor’s degree from George Washington University. Dr. Rivera-Marmara’s research interests include health literacy, health disparities, maternal mental health, bioethics, and grief and loss.
Meet our Adjunct Faculty
Wednesdae Reim Ifrach, REAT, ATR-BC, ATCS, LPC, NCC, CLAT, LCMHC, LPCC
Wednesdae Reim Ifrach (they/them) is an adjunct faculty member in the Master of Social Work Program. They have 10 years of clinical experience working with the 2sLGBTQIA+ community, providing gender affirming care and in eating disorder treatment including creating the country's first 2sLGBTQIA+ IOP/PHP for eating disorders. They are a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in multiple states, as well as a licensed clinical art therapist, an internationally registered expressive art therapist, and a board-certified art therapy supervisor. Wednesdae holds a master’s in art therapy from Albertus Magnus College where their work focused on Intersectional Social Justice and its integration with art making as an intervention for burnout in clinicians. Wednesdae has prior experience as an adjunct professor and clinical trainer, teaching courses on multicultural and diversity practices, intersectional social justice, minority stress, gender affirming care, weight stigma, socio-cultural trauma, and eating disorders. Additionally, they serve on the Board of Directors for Project HEAL, the only national nonprofit creating treatment equity access in the eating disorder field.
Tara Ryan-DeDominicis, DSW, LCSW
Dr. Tara Ryan-DeDominicis (she/her) is an adjunct faculty member in the Master of Social Work Program. She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in New Jersey and Connecticut, with a decade of clinical experience working with and advocating on behalf of populations experiencing street homelessness and food insecurity. She is passionate about creating programs and providing the highest level of clinical care for those who are often forgotten or ignored by their communities. In addition to her clinical work and research, she has over seven years of experience as an adjunct instructor, and served on MSW accreditation committees for two universities. Dr. Ryan is a doctor of social work (DSW), completing her degree at Rutgers School of Social Work. She received her MSW from Columbia University and her BSW from Sacred Heart University. She is currently the Education and Social Services manager at Optimus Health Care and serves on the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Racial Justice committee for the CT Chapter of Girl Scouts of America.
Alexandra Solomon, MSW, LCSW
Alex Solomon (they/she/zhe) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Connecticut and Vermont with over 15 years experience as a social worker and over 10 years as a therapist. They hold a BSW from Skidmore College, and an MSW from the University of Connecticut with a concentration in group work and an advanced focus in mental health and substance abuse treatment. They have worked in a variety of levels of care, ranging from residential to outpatient settings, and have extensive experience working with legally involved clients and clients struggling with substance use disorders. They are currently in private practice providing therapy, supervision, and training. They are an EMDR Certified Therapist and EMDRIA (EMDR International Association) Approved Consultant, and their practice focuses on trauma and addiction, with a particular focus on complex trauma and minority stress in LGBTQ+ people and religio-cultural minority communities. Their interests include culturally competent trauma treatment, working with higher-acuity clients, gender affirming care, affirming care for clients with alternative spiritual beliefs and experiences, advocacy as a component of clinical care, and building ethical and client-centered organizational policies.
Betty Voltaire, MSW, MEd, LSW
Betty Voltaire (she/her/hers) is a Licensed Social Worker and a Doctor of Social Welfare (DSW) candidate at New York University. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Betty is the proud child of Haitian immigrants. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in English from SUNY Buffalo, a Master’s of Education from Salisbury University, and a Master’s in Social Work from LIU Brooklyn. A devoted daughter to Lucien and mother to G. Lucien, Betty is passionate about reshaping social work through decolonized practices. Her mission is to ensure that vulnerable communities have a voice in the decisions that impact their lives. Betty’s professional experience spans a wide range of fields, including elder care, homelessness services for single adult men, healthcare, nonprofit work, program management, supervision, and higher education. In challenging times, Betty grounds herself in her purpose: honoring her ancestors who could never imagine such opportunities, empowering the vulnerable to dream beyond their circumstances, and paving the way for her descendants to know that nothing is beyond their reach.
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Jessica Skultety is your one-stop shop for all things School of Behavioral and Community Health related. Financial aid, admissions, student support, you name it. She'll be there to help pave the way. Schedule a meeting or connect with her via phone, text, or email.
Jessica Skultety
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Student Experience Mentor - Behavioral Health
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