School of Social Work
School of Social Work Recognizes Five Long-Time Field Instructors/Advisors
Field Education has been recognized by the Council on Social Work Education as the signature pedagogy for social work. Our MSW students spend 560 hours per year for two years serving as interns in a wide range of agencies throughout Connecticut and in some neighboring states. “We could not prepare our students for successful professional […]
Engineering for Human Rights
UConn’s Engineering for Human Rights Initiative aims to bridge the gap between STEM students and the good their work can do for citizens, communities, and societies.
UConn, Chrysalis Center Partnership to Help the Homeless in Hartford
Eleni Rodis, research associate from UConn's School of Social Work, is partnering with the Chrysalis Center in Hartford to assist hundreds struggling with homelessness and substance abuse disorders.
Researchers Propose Innovative Idea to Prevent Child Neglect
The National Foundation to End Child Abuse and Neglect (EndCAN) held a competition inviting professionals to share their most disruptive ideas on how to end child abuse and neglect. UConn faculty members Megan Feely (SSW) and Kerri Raissian (Public Policy) and colleagues Lindsey Bullinger and William Schneider submitted a paper that proposes to prevent child […]
Doctoral Student Recipient of Human Rights Institute Research Award
Doctoral student Grace Felten, was recently selected as a recipient of UConn’s Human Rights Institute (HRI) Research Grant Award for the 2018-19 academic year. HRI’s competitive graduate student research grants support and promote projects on human rights related issues for graduate students in all disciplines at UConn. The grant competition prioritizes a range of primary research […]
PhD Student Selected Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar
Alberto Cifuentes Jr. received $5000 from the Proctor & Gamble/Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) to support his dissertation research. He will be focusing his research on the direct and indirect effects of stigma on the health outcomes of commercial sex workers. “I am very grateful to Procter & Gamble/Hispanic Scholarship Fund for this scholarship that will […]
BSW Student Selected for UConn Co-Op Legacy Fellowship Program
BSW student, Taylor Endress, was selected for the UConn Co-Op Legacy Fellowship Program. This is a highly competitive program in which only four undergraduate students are selected annually. Taylor spent three years at Suffield Academy boarding school during high school. Her experience there, and coming out as queer, helped shape her research interest. For her […]
SSW Faculty and Alumni Receive NASW Awards
Dr. Catherine Medina and Nelly Rojas Schwan PhD, ’81 MSW were recognized by the Connecticut Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers for their contributions to the Social Work profession. Associate Professor Catherine Medina received the Educator of the Year award. She is the chair of the Policy Practice concentration, former director of the […]
Dr. Parekh Presents on Strengths and Risk Factors of Aging Alone
Dr. Rupal Parekh was recently invited to present her research at Hofstra/Northwell School of Medicine at the annual Spielman Award Department of Medicine Grand Rounds. Her presentation, “Elder Orphans and the Unbefriended: Risk Factors and Strengths of Aging Alone,” was presented to an audience of mainly physicians, social workers, and nurses. Dr. Parekh was also awarded the […]
Social Work Alumni Notch Wins in CT Legislative Races
Several School of Social Work Alumni notched wins in the 2018 midterm elections across Connecticut this week. The School is thrilled to announce that four UConn Social Work Alumni won their elections. They join two additional social workers serving in the Legislature. Please join us in congratulating them: • Steve Cassano SSW ’75 re-elected Senator […]