Katherine J. Morris Successfully Presents

LLC is pleased to announce that Katie Morris, of Cohort 18, successfully and skillfully presented her dissertation research proposal to her committee on February 18, 2020. Her hermeneutic phenomenology project is titled, "Being Called to Social Work: What Latina Women Carry." After Katie's presentation, she had a substantive discussion with the committee about the next stages of her work. Her committee agreed that her project is worthy of doctoral research and helped her consider some key issues as she moves forward into the research and writing.

Many thanks to Katie's committee members:

     Dr. Bev Bickel, LLC (chair)

     Dr. Francine Hultgren, UMCP-Department of Teaching and Learning,

           Policy and Leadership (co-chair)

      Dr. Tania Lizarazo, MLLI

      Dr. Thania Muñoz, MLLI

      Dr. Deborah Gioia, UMB-School of Social Work

Please join us in congratulating Katie on reaching this significant milestone! She can now apply for candidacy.