Social Work

Graduate Ambassador Directory

Angie Smith

Angie Smith

Major: Social Work Ph.D.

UA Involvement: Instructor teaching undergraduate students and a Tide Together peer mentor

Research Interests: Police encounters by exploring the lived experience of Black college students

Hometown:

Email: asmith165@crimson.ua.edu


Max Sleep-Frankel

Max Sleep-Frankel

Major: Social Work DSW

UA Involvement: DSW committee member for his cohort, and as a graduate research assistant studying anti-Asian hate in the United States under Dr. Hee Yun Lee

Research Interests: Language barriers within healthcare, healthcare disparities, and geriatrics

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Email: mdsleepfrankel@crimson.ua.edu


Aaliyah Gates

Aaliyah Gates

Major: Social Work MSW

UA Involvement:First Generation Student, McNair Scholar, member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Research Interests:

Hometown: Bruce, Mississippi

Email: algates@crimson.ua.edu