School of Social Work

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Three Students Named Fellows of Leadership Program

The fellowship program is one of 52 across the country that focus on improving the health care delivery system for children with autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities.

Jenquel, who crossed the U.S., Mexico border with her mother and siblings, speaks with volunteers at the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, Texas. Once families and individuals are released from Customs and Border Protection to continue their legal process, they are brought to the center to rest, clean up, enjoy a meal, and get guidance to their next destination. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Op-ed: Migrant Children’s Rights to Health and Rehabilitation

The U.S. should provide child migrants with community-based alternatives, not detention, say two School of Social Work professors.

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Targeting Alcohol Abuse with Emotion Regulation Strategies

An interdisciplinary group of UConn researchers will test individualized interventions using emotion regulation strategies to reduce alcohol abuse in college students.

Hundreds of UConn Interprofessional Health Students Gather at UConn Health

On Oct. 4 for the annual Deans’ Afternoon more than 450 health professional students from across 9 UConn schools and programs gathered together at UConn Health.

Doctoral Student Awarded Dissertation Grant

Sarah Dodd was recently awarded a dissertation research grant from the Association of Title IX Coordinators (ATIXA).  The award will support Sarah as she completes work on her dissertation, The Impact of the Sexual Assault Reporting Climate on Reporting or Disclosing Sexual Assault to College Officials for LGBTQ Identified Students. “Sarah’s dissertation work at the […]

Campus Dialogue Fellowship Teams

Two teams of Social Work faculty and staff have been awarded funding from the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center to participate in UConn’s Initiative on Campus Dialogues (ICD) Fellowship Program. The 2019-2020 year focuses on creating dialogue in the classroom. Five fellowships were awarded this year and the School of Social Work received two! Milagros […]

The School of Social Work's new building at 38 Prospect Street in Hartford on July 12, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Meet New Faculty Member Jon Phillips

Jon Phillips is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work. He is a licensed social worker with extensive direct practice experience working with children, youth, and families involved in the child welfare system. His research examines how interprofessional and interagency collaboration in the child welfare system affects the families who are served by […]

Cristina Wilson

Cristina Wilson Appointed Research Director

Dr. Cristina Mogro-Wilson, Associate Professor at the School of Social Work, has been appointed Research Director at UConn Health, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD).  Dr. Wilson will provide interdisciplinary leadership to the UCEDD, university, state and nation by identifying, developing, and evaluating research initiatives that benefit persons in Connecticut influenced and affected […]

The School of Social Work. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

New Book Examines Issues Facing Refugees and Asylum Seekers

A new book by a pair of School of Social Work faculty members covers the legal, historical, and contemporary issues facing refugees and asylum seekers in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. In twelve contributed chapters compiled and edited by S. Megan Berthold and Kathryn Libal, the book spans international human rights and humanitarian law as […]

Alysse Loomis and Aliyah Henry

SSW Represented at the 2019 Annual Outstanding Academic Achievement Awards

The Provost’s Office, UConn Alumni and The Women’s Center annually sponsor the Outstanding Senior Women Academic Achievement Awards, which recognizes undergraduate and graduate women students who have excelled academically within their school or college and demonstrated high achievement in research and service to the University community. This year, Alysse Loomis PhD ’19 and Aliyah Henry […]