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First Year Students
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Devon Cozens, LCSW

Doctoral Candidate D '27
Devon Cozens earned her M.S.W. from Metropolitan State University of Denver in 2017, with a concentration in youth and family practice. She has worked in Denver…
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Audrey Zwick, LCSW

Doctoral Candidate D '27
Audrey Zwick is a Brooklyn-based, bilingual Spanish-English psychotherapist specializing in play therapy, adolescent therapy, parent guidance, and…
Second Year Candidates
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Hannah Biskind, LICSW

Doctoral Candidate D '26
Hannah Biskind, LICSW graduated with her M.S.W. from Hunter College-CUNY in 2016 with a specialization in global social work with immigrants and refugees. Since…
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Shira Lazarus, LMSW

Doctoral Candidate D '26
Shira Lazarus is originally from New York City where she grew up hanging out at museums, in Central Park; going to shows and listening to live music. Aside from…
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Nava Rafati, LICSW

Doctoral Candidate D '26
Nava Rafati earned her B.A. from Yale University and a masters in social work with a focus on child and family services from Columbia University. She is a…
Third Year Candidates
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Lisette Aminta Rodriguez, M.S.W., LCSW

Doctoral Candidate D'25 | Adjunct Assistant Faculty
Lisette Rodriguez is a licensed clinical social worker, first-generation college graduate, and Salvadorian American who draws inspiration from her family’s…
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Samantha Thomas, M.S.W., SWC

Doctoral Candidate D '25 | Adjunct Assistant Faculty
Samantha Thomas is a clinical social worker serving in both community mental health and psychiatric hospital settings and also serving as an adjunct professor…
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Ezra Yurman-Whyde, M.S.S.W., LCSW

Doctoral Candidate D '25 | Adjunct Assistant Faculty
Ezra Yurman-Whyde is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice in New York City. He works with children, adolescents, and adults. He received his…
Post Resident Students
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Laura Spivack, LCSW

Doctoral Candidate D '24 | Post-Resident Student
Laura Pearl Spivack is a licensed clinical social worker, researcher, and educator from Montreal, currently living in Western Massachusetts. She holds a…