DSW Graduate Completes First Cross-Disciplinary Capstone

Shelley Kavanaugh, DSW, LCSW (center), received her Doctor of Social Work degree during the December 2022 commencement as the first DSW graduate to focus her capstone project on a topic that overlaps both Social Work and Criminal Justice. Kavanaugh's capstone is entitled, Unwavering Support and Relentless Fear: A Narrative Inquiry into Understanding How Mothers of Registered Citizens Experience the Sex Offender Registry and Residency Restriction Laws. Heather Howard, Ph.D., MSW, LICSW (right) chaired her capstone committee, alongside fellow committee members Wendy Guastaferro, Ph.D. (left) and Manny Gonzalez, Ph.D., LCSW-R.