Latest School News

UB MSW student wins prestigious NASW Foundation scholarship
1/31/23
Adam Fryer, a student in UB's online MSW program, has been awarded the Verne LaMarr Lyons Memorial Scholarship.
Dealing With Emotional Trauma: Community Insights From UB Experts
1/25/23
Experts from the University at Buffalo share mental health recommendations and guidance for Western New Yorkers.
Chris St. Vil to share insights during panel on gun violence
1/18/23
The panel will precede a lecture hosted by the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, featuring Brian Williams, who gained prominence working against racism and gun violence after treating ambushed Dallas cops.
Study: How the COVID-19 pandemic influenced alcohol consumption among individuals in outpatient treatment
12/22/22
Professors Clara Bradizza and Paul Stasiewicz, Visiting Assistant Professor Braden Linn and PhD student Charles LaBarre published their paper in Best Practices in Mental Health.
Associate Professor Katie Stalker publishes "Social Work Skills for Community Practice: Applied Macro Social Work"
12/15/22
Now in its second edition, the book focuses on skill-building to facilitate positive social change.
PhD candidate Hannah Ginn publishes paper in Social Justice Research
12/13/22
Congrats to PhD candidate Hannah Ginn and colleagues on the publication of "Distinctly Neoliberal: A Latent Profile Analysis of Neoliberal Ideology and Its Associations with Sociopolitical Actions and Sexual Attitudes."
Long-time associate professor to retire
12/6/22
Associate Professor Diane Elze, who has been at the UB School of Social Work since 2005, will retire at the end of this semester.
Assistant Professor Jangmin Kim publishes research in the Journal of Public Child Welfare
12/5/22
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Jangmin Kim and colleague on the publication of "A Multiple-Path Model of Workforce Development for Improving the Fidelity of Family Team Conference in the Child Welfare System."
Lewis, McClain-Meeder, Lynch and Quartley publish, "Defining a Trauma-Informed Approach to Social Work Field Education"
11/30/22
Kudos to Clinical Associate Professors Laura Lewis, Kathryn McClain-Meeder and Michael Lynch, and Marjorie Quartley, assistant director of field education, on their paper in Advances in Social Work.
LaBarre, Linn, Bradizza and Stasiewicz publish article, "Pretreatment Change in Substance Use: Implications for the Social Work Field"
11/29/22
Congratulations to PhD student Charles LaBarre, Visiting Assistant Professor Braden Linn and Professors Clara Bradizza and Paul Stasiewicz on their publication in Health & Social Work.
DSW student and PhD alumna publish research on self-care for clinicians during remote sessions
11/18/22
Kudos to DSW student Alexis Glennon and PhD alumna Doyle Pruitt on their publication in the Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment.
Rodriguez and Hall publish book chapter on novel approach to detect biases in foster youth data
11/11/22
Kudos to Assistant Professor Maria Rodriguez, PhD candidate Seventy Hall and colleagues on their chapter in the book Social, Cultural and Behavioral Modeling.