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MSW Alumna Recipient of the CSWE PIE Award
Sherise Truman ’18 MSW will receive the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) Partners in International Education (PIE) Student award at the CSWE Annual Program Meeting in Florida. As an intern for Dr. Rebecca Thomas, Sherise was involved in several International Center projects and qualitative research teams interviewing Karen refugees in the Hartford community and […]
PhD Student Selected for Emerging Scholar Award
PhD student, Lorin Mordecai MSW, LSW, was selected for the Emerging Scholar Award at the Ninth International Conference on Sport and Society in Miami, FL. A small number of Emerging Scholar Awards are given annually to outstanding graduate students and emerging scholars with an active research interest in the themes of the conference. As a recipient […]
Social Work Student Receives Outstanding Senior Women Academic Achievement Award
Trisha-Ann Hawthorne-Noble ’18 MSW received the 2018 UConn Outstanding Senior Women Academic Achievement Award. The award recognizes women students who have excelled academically and demonstrate high achievement in research and service to the University community. The award is given annually and sponsored by the UConn Provost’s Office, Alumni, and the Women’s Center. Dr. Ann Marie […]
Dr. Nina Heller Reappointed Dean of School of Social Work
Dr. Nina Heller, Professor of Social Work, was appointed Interim Dean of the School of Social Work in July 2015, and she was appointed to the permanent position in July 2016. Under her leadership as Dean, Nina has successfully relocated the School of Social Work from West Hartford to Hartford, established a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program, and gained the respect of faculty and colleagues from […]
Social Work Research Team Examining Human Trafficking
Miriam Valdovinos is collaborating with Rebecca Thomas, associate professor of social work, and former student Lisa Yagaloff on a needs-assessment project for the Trafficking in Persons Council in Connecticut.
New Program Trains Students to Provide Integrated Care
The Integrating Care Across the Lifespan program will increase behavioral health practices for underserved populations throughout regions of the state by increasing the number of social work professionals entering the behavioral health field.
Economic Justice Issues Impacting Working People and Communities
“I believe that labor and community need to coalesce and work together, and that labor needs to stand up for issues that are important to communities as well,” says Louise Simmons.
School of Social Work Research Team Studies Refugee Resettlement
The project centers on a model currently used in Connecticut, which relies on local service agencies and volunteers to resettle refugees from countries including Syria.
Health Disparities in Latino Families
Christina Wilson is evaluating of a fathering intervention program known as Father Works, designed to prevent teen pregnancy by working with young Latino and African American males.
Inmate Labor Policy and Practice
Stephanie Kennedy is researching the types of jobs Connecticut inmates perform and lay the foundation for a national study.