Testimonials
What's Being Said
I find [Dr. Rios] to be a person of integrity, authenticity, and one who is an original thinker. He is a hard worker with great interpersonal skills and excellent public speaking skills. He exhibits tremendous potential and as one of his faculty colleagues, I am privileged to call him a friend and an associate.
Rev. Dr. Forrest M. Pritchett, Sr. - Senior Advisor to Provost for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Our partnership with Seton Hall and Essex County is key - the academic rigor that Dr. Rios has built into our program will help us to scale our successes into other Essex County municipalities. Dr. Rios was a natural fit to help us shape our program goals and has served us well as Program Director.
Donna Coallier - Trustee, Township of South Orange Villiage
Dr. Rios’ unfaltering commitment to social justice issues, public policy expertise, and ability to engage diverse groups at the national level place him in a league of his own. Dr. Rios’ is a leading voice in the voting rights and criminal justice communities, highly respected by
educators, policy makers, and advocates alike. His work ethic and integrity is unmatched – he exudes excellence.
Rev.Adwoa Rey - President and CEO of Women of Praize
Dr. Rios life story and academic trajectory epitomize the true essence of a community-engaged scholar dedicated to improving mental health outcomes for People of Color. He has embraced the tenets of social justice and applies his training in social work and his desire to build equitable communities that can be empowered to create sustainable change.
Dr. Ijeoma Opara, MSW, MPH - Assistant Professor of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Dr. Rios is a visionary leader, and he has received Futures thinking certification from Stanford University and a certificate in Non-profit Leadership from Fordham University. He has proven himself to be very ambitious and highly motivated to succeed. He is charismatic and energetic, intelligent and articulate, personable, bilingual, and has numerous skills, interests, and trainings that he has been involved in for much of the past decade.
He has gained recognition among the Seton Hall, Rutgers, and NYU faculty as someone who awakens in both undergraduate and graduate students a desire to learn how to become effective social work professionals.
V. DuWayne Battle, PhD, MSW - Assistant Professor at Rutgers University
Director, BASW Program