2016 News Archive

Congratulations to Professor Hilary Weaver and co-author on the publication of their book, "All My Relations: Understanding the Experiences of Native Americans with Disabilities."

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Patricia Logan-Green and co-authors on the publication of their article, "Childhood Adversity Among Court-Involved Youth: Heterogeneous Needs for Prevention and Treatment," in the Journal of Juvenile Justice.

Congratulations to Associate Professor Laina Bay-Cheng on the publication of her book chapter, "Critically sex/ed: Asking critical questions of neoliberal truths in sex education," in the Palgrave Handbook of Sexuality Education.

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Noelle St. Vil and co-authors on the publication of their article, "A Qualitative Study of Survival Strategies Used by Low-Income Black Women Who Experience Intimate Partner Violence," in Social Work.

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Annahita Ball and co-authors on the publication of their article, "School mental health content in state in-service K-12 teaching standards in the United States," in Teaching and Teacher Education.

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Elizabeth Bowen and co-author on the publication of their article, "No peace without justice: Addressing the United States’ War on Drugs in social work education," in the Journal of Social Work Education.

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Christopher St. Vil and co-authors on the publication of their paper, "Risk factors for re-current violent injury among black men," in the Journal of Surgical Research.

Congratulations to Professor and Dean Nancy J. Smyth and co-authors on the publication of their article, "From the Editor—The Future of Social Work Education," in the Journal of Social Work Education.

Congratulations to Professor Hilary Weaver on the publication of her book chapter, "Ethics and Settler Societies: Reflections on Social Work and Indigenous Peoples," in Rethinking Values and Ethics in Social Work.

Professor Deborah Waldrop will be awarded the Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work’s (AGESW) Career Achievement Award. The Career Achievement Award is awarded annually to an outstanding leader in social work education and aging, specifically someone dedicated to the mentoring of staff and students interested in aging, the promotion of gerontological education as well as major research and publications surrounding gerontology. AGESW works with social work educators, researchers and students interested in advancing the area of gerontological research, policy and education. Congratulations, Dr. Waldrop! 

Congratulations go out to Mary Keovisai, second year MSW/PhD student for being selected as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health Policy Research Scholar (HPRS). Acknowledging the difficulties regarding health and health care for underrepresented populations RWJF seeks to bring said populations together to improve the health care landscape.  As a recipient of this award Keovisai will be working with fellow doctoral students from diverse fields and backgrounds with plans to influence future policy creation and implementation. Keovisai says she is “looking forward to being able to fuse the skills and training [she’ll] get through the HPRS program with that from the PhD program” to be “in the best position [she] can be in to improve the well-being of refugees and immigrants, and society as a whole. “

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Nadine Murshid and Associate Professor Gretchen Ely on the publication of their article, "Microfinance Participation and Contraceptive Use: Does Control over Resources Matter?" in the Journal of Public Health.

Congratulations to Assistant Professors Annette Semanchin Jones and Patricia Logan-Greene on the publication of their article, "Understanding and Responding to Chronic Neglect: A Mixed Methods Case Record Examination," in the Children & Youth Services Review.

Congratulations to Professor Hilary Weaver on the publication of her article, "Between a rock and a hard place: A trauma-informed approach to documenting the traumatic experiences of Tamil refugees," in the Journal of Human Rights and Social Work.

Congratulations to Associate Professor Gretchen Ely, she has been chosen as a full fellow in the Society of Family Planning (SFP). This organization aims to bring together experts from various professions who make significant contributions to family planning research and education. Its ultimate goal is to enhance clinical care practice in the areas of abortion and family planning by encouraging collaborative, interdisciplinary scholarship. Ely is one of only two full fellows with a social work background, allowing her contributions to be distinctly impactful among SFP fellows.