2015 News Archive

  • Professor Deborah Waldrop and co-authors publish paper "We are strangers walking into their life changing experience:” How prehospital providers manage emergency calls at the end of life
    5/22/15
    Congratulations to Professor Deborah Waldrop and co-authors on the publication of their paper “We are strangers walking into their life changing experience:” How prehospital providers manage emergency calls at the end of life, in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.
  • Assistant Professor Isok Kim and Associate Professor Wooksoo Kim publish article Post-resettlement challenges and mental health of Southeast Asian Refugees in the United States
    5/19/15
    Congratulations to Assistant Professor Isok Kim and Associate Professor Wooksoo Kim on the publication of their article "Post-resettlement challenges and mental health of Southeast Asian Refugees in the United States" in Best Practices in Mental Health.
  • Assistant Professors Patricia Logan-Greene and Annette Semanchin Jones publish article on Chronic neglect and aggression/deliquency: A longitudinal examination
    5/12/15
    Congratulations to Assistant Professors Patricia Logan-Greene and Annette Semanchin Jones on the publication of their article, Chronic neglect and aggression/delinquency: A longitudinal examination, in Child Abuse & Neglect. 
  • MSW Candidate Rachel Gaydosh accepted as Social Work Fellow at Yale Child Student Center
    5/5/15
    Congratulations to MSW candidate Rachel Gaydosh for being accepted as a Social Work Fellow at the Yale Child Study Center! Beginning July 1, 2015, this honor is a year-long, advanced clinical fellowship available to outstanding MSW graduates. Gaydosh will be working on an interdisciplinary team in the Intensive Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services In-Home Program, which aims to foster positive family relationships by providing services in the child’s own home.
  • Professor Deborah Waldrop invited to serve on the C-Change Planning Committee
    4/20/15
    Congratulations to Professor Deborah Waldrop for being invited to serve on the C-Change (Collaborating to Conquer Cancer) Planning Committee to develop a National Consensus Research Agenda for Palliative Care and Hospice Care in Cancer.
  • Associate Professor Diane Elze and co-authors publish book chapter "Social Services for LGBT young people in the United States: Are we there yet?"
    4/13/15
    Congratulations to Associate Professor Diane Elze and co-authors on the publication of their book chapter "Social Services for LGBT young people in the United States: Are we there yet?" in the book Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans health inequalities: International perspectives in social work. 
  • Trauma-Informed Care and Addiction Recovery: An Interview With Nancy J. Smyth, PhD, LCSW
    4/6/15
    Congratulations to Dean Nancy J. Smyth and colleague Lori Holleran Steiker on the publication of their article, Trauma-Informed Care and Addiction Recovery: An Interview With Nancy J. Smyth, PhD, LCSW, in Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions.
  • Associate Professor Laina Bay-Cheng publishes article The Agency Line: A neoliberal metric for appraising young women's sexuality
    4/2/15
    Congratulations to Associate Professor Laina Bay-Cheng on the publication of her article The Agency Line: A neoliberal metric for appraising young women’s sexuality in Sex Roles.
  • Assistant Professor Nadine Murshid and co-authors publish article "Microfinance participation and domestic violence in Bangladesh: Results from a nationally representative survey"
    3/18/15
    Congratulations to Assistant Professor Nadine Shaanta Murshid and co-authors on the publication of their article Microfinance participation and domestic violence in Bangladesh: Results from a nationally representative survey in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
  • Professor Hilary Weaver publishes book chapter "Intersections of identity and education: The Native American experience"
    3/26/15
    Congratulations to Professor Hilary Weaver on the publication of her book chapter "Intersections of identity and education: The Native American experience" in Indigenous Education: Language, Culture, and Identity. 
  • Sandra Bloom joins the Institute on Trauma & Trauma-Informed Care's Expert Advisory Board
    3/11/15
    The Institute on Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care is honored to announce that Dr. Sandra L. Bloom, MD, creator of The Sanctuary Model in Trauma-Informed Care, joined its Expert Advisory Board. Bloom spent the last forty years working with over 100 organizations and numerous individuals throughout the world to help create trauma-informed organizational cultures. She joins panelists Roger Fallot, co-creator of the Five-Principle Trauma-Informed Care model, along with UB's own Associate Professor Lisa Butler and Lisa Najavits, PhD. We are excited and pleased to have Bloom, as well as the other experts, on our team!   
  • The Buffalo News publishes Associate Professor Laina Bay-Cheng's letter to the editor, "Condom access does not increase sexual behavior"
    3/9/15
    Adolescents face many sex-related risks, including unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection. Fortunately, these dangers are avoidable when young people have access to accurate knowledge, consistent support and affordable services.
  • Professor Hilary Weaver weighs in on Lancaster Central School's mascot
    3/5/15
    Professor Hilary Weaver recently attended a forum, along with hundreds of members of the community, hosted by the Lancaster Central School District, to discuss the use of their mascot name. While no decisions were made by the school district at this meeting, group discussions occurred and opinions were shared. Before and after the forum, Weaver was interviewed and quoted by several news media, both local and national, including The New York Times. She finds "the nickname offensive and believed it was only a matter of time before Native American mascots at high schools became a thing of the past." An article and an interview featuring her quotes are below.
  • MSW student Tonya Myles-Day awarded CSWE fellowship
    3/2/15
    Congratulations to Tonya Myles-Day, an advanced standing MSW student, who was awarded the "Now is the Time: Minority Fellowship Program-Youth" by the Council on Social Work Education. Funds for the NITT MFP-Y are provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services.
  • Associate Professor Lisa Butler and colleagues publish article on "Views of Veterans and Military Family Members on Healthcare Gaps and Needs"
    2/13/15
    Congratulations to Associate Professor Lisa Butler, PhD student and MSW alumni Brad Linn, UB School of Nursing Associate Professor Mary Ann Meeker, staff member and alumni Katie McClain-Meeder and Research Professor Tom Nochajski on the publication of their article, “We Don't Complain About Little Things”: Views of Veterans and Military Family Members on Healthcare Gaps and Needs in Military Behavioral Health.