Stephanie is an Advanced Standing Master of Social Work student from the School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania. She graduated from Neumann University with a BSW in 2019 and gained clinical experience working with children and adults with intellectual disabilities and their families at Melmark, a residential facility for those with intellectual disabilities. The following year she participated in a year-long post-grad volunteer program where she worked with the at-risk for homelessness population in Syracuse, New York. For the next year, she will be a social work intern for the Penn Memory Center where she will be assisting in providing services to caregivers and their families. After graduation, she hopes to pursue a career in medical social work, particularly in geriatric and hospice social work settings.