Sabretta Alford, LMSW

Doctoral Fellow
salford@gradcenter.cuny.ed

Sabretta Alford is a licensed social worker and a Ph.D. student in Social Welfare at the CUNY Graduate Center.  She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and her Master of Social Work from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College.   Her current research interests include improving service delivery outcomes for individuals with intellectual disabilities, as well as their aging caregivers.  She is currently the Program Data Analyst for various non-profit agencies.  In addition, she serves as the Supervising Social Worker at The Child Center of NY located at Civic Leadership Academy High School.  She was instrumental in securing funding for this program between 2014-2020.  Sabretta is currently an adjunct instructor at the Silberman School of Social Work, where she developed a course on  Intellectual Disabilities in Social Work Practice (SSW79735). She also teaches Social Work Research Methods I & II (SSW 75100).  She is dedicated to designing and implementing dedicated coursework in the field of Developmental Disabilities and Social Work.