{"id":73934,"date":"2025-10-31T16:31:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T20:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/?post_type=bu-program-page&#038;p=73934"},"modified":"2026-05-06T13:46:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:46:55","slug":"meet-our-phd-students-candidates","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/degree-program\/phd-in-social-work\/meet-our-phd-students-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Our Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Get to know our doctoral students and candidates.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>PhD Candidates on the Job Market<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-default has-title post-69507 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-phd-program campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-phd-candidate profile_type-student\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/kirsten-bolton\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-default\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2024\/12\/Kirsten-Bolton_2024-PhD-Headshot.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Kirsten Bolton<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">PhD Candidate<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-default has-title post-39764 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-phd-program campus-charles-river-campus campus-fall-river-campus campus-off-campus-program campus-online profile_type-phd-candidate profile_type-student\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/crystal-carrington\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-default\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2019\/01\/crystal-carrington-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Crystal Carrington<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Doctoral Student, Lecturer &#038; Online Course Facilitator<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-default has-title post-78220 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-phd-program campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-phd-candidate profile_type-student\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/lukas-anthony-chaves\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-default\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2026\/03\/default_user_image-300x300.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Lukas Anthony Chaves<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">PhD Candidate<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-default has-title post-69510 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-phd-program campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-phd-candidate profile_type-student\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/rachel-dooley\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-default\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2024\/12\/Rachel-Dooley.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Rachel Dooley<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">PhD Candidate<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-default has-title post-54404 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-phd-program areas_of_interest-community-engagement areas_of_interest-mental-health-substance-use areas_of_interest-trauma-violence campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-phd-candidate profile_type-student\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/riana-howard\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-default\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2026\/03\/default_user_image-300x300.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Riana C. Howard<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">PhD Candidate<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-default has-title post-78222 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-phd-program campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-phd-candidate profile_type-student\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/ursula-kahric\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-default\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2026\/03\/default_user_image-300x300.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Ursula Kahric<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">PhD Candidate<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-default has-title post-69512 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-phd-program availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus 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