Student Information
Graduate Student
Social Work
Watts Col of Pub Ser & Com Sol
Long Bio
Isaac M. Akapnitis, LMSW is a doctoral candidate in Social Work at Arizona State University and a Graduate Assistant within ASU’s Social Transformation Lab. Broadly, their research interests are around queer and trans health equity, policy, and non-carceral approaches for suicide prevention and mental health care. Their dissertation research explores experiences and perceptions of trans joy, care, and safety among trans/nonbinary young adults as it pertains to mental health. Isaac earned their BA in Sociology from the University of North Florida. They earned their MSSW (Master of Science in Social Work) with a macro concentration in Community and Administrative Leadership from the University of Texas at Austin.
Education
- M.S. Social Work (Community and Administrative Leadership), University of Texas-Austin 2012
- B.A. Sociology; minor: Social Welfare, University of North Florida 2010
Publications
Sonsteng-Person, M., Spoth, A. P., Hostetter, R., Akapnitis, I.M., Barbera, R., Joseph, A., ... & Garcia-Perez, J. (2023). A New World Cannot Be Built Alone: An Abolitionist Framework for Collective Action in Social Work. Abolitionist Perspectives in Social Work, 1(1).
Akapnitis, I. M., Jenkins, G. T., & Mendoza, N. S. (2023). Between the Noise and Silence: An Autoethnography Challenging Schools of Social Work to Evolve for Trans Students. J. Soc. & Soc. Welfare, 50, 32.
Dolcecore G., Akapnitis I.M., Jenkins, G.T., Klemmer C.L. (2020). Substance use and transgender non-binary populations: Towards inclusive prevention and service provision. In S. K. Kattari, N. E. Walls, L. Kattari, & M. K. Kinney (Eds), Social Work and Health Care with Transgender/Non-Binary Individuals and Communities.
Courses
2024 Summer
2023 Summer
2021 Summer
2020 Spring