2020 News Archive

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Melanie Sage, Clinical Assistant Professor Todd Sage, and their colleagues on the publishing of their article, "Internet use and resilience in adolescents: A systematic review."

Kudos to PhD alum Rebecca Rouland, Assistant Professor Mickey Sperlich, PhD student Connor Walters, and their colleagues on the publication of their article, "Looking back, looking forward: Examining the processing of abortion expereinces using public abortion narratives" in Affilia.

Congratulations to Associate Professor Filomena Critelli, Clinical Associate Professor Laura Lewis, PhD alum Asli Cennet Yalim, and colleague for the publication of their article, "Labor migration and its impact on families in Kyrgyzstan: A qualitative study" in the Journal of International Migration and Integration.

Congratulations to DSW student Alexis Glennon on being named a National Social Work Health Futures Fellow. Glennon is one of 26 social work experts from around the U.S. and Canada who will spend the next 18 months learning about how to apply a futures lens to some of the most challenging problems of society. Glennon states that, "I am honored and excited to join Dr. Nissen and the other fellows on this journey to explore concepts surrounding the future of social work, specifically around anti-racist practices and technology. This focus is important to explore to ensure that the social work profession continues to stay relevant and current within the social justice lens and the global evolution of technology." 

Congratulations to Laina Y. Bay-Cheng, professor and associate dean for faculty affairs, on receiving the Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award. The Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award (EGSMA) is given on an annual basis, to members of the UB Graduate Faculty.

Congratulations to Professor Isok Kim, Professor Wooksoo Kim, and PhD alum Asli Cennet Yalim on the publication of their article, "'Mental Health Is for Crazy People': Perceptions and Barriers to Mental Health Service Use among Refugees from Burma," in Community Mental Health Journal.

Congratulations to Associate Professor Annahita Ball, PhD student Candra Skrzypek and Clinical Assistant Professor Michael Lynch on the publication of their article, "The family engagement practice framework: A comprehensive framework developed from the voices of school-based practitioners" in Family Relations: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Studies.

The CARES Program (Counseling, Advocacy, Referral, Education and Service), a nationally recognized collaboration between the University at Buffalo Schools of Dental Medicine and Social Work, was created as an innovative solution to address access to oral health care issues faced by a diverse population in Western New York.

Congratulations to PhD student Seventy Hall and his colleagues on publishing their article, "Working with transgender and nonbinary youth in the child welfare system," in Social Work and Health Care Practice with Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals and Communities.

Congratulations to Professor Hilary Weaver on being selected the 2020-2021 Insley-Evans Public Health Social Worker of the Year by the Public Health Social Work (PHSW) Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA).

Congratulations on PhD student Hannah Ginn and her colleagues on the publication of their article, "Perceptions of service providers regarding the agency and capacity of people with intellectual disability to vote," in Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities.

Congratulations to Associate Professor Nadine Shaanta Murshid and PhD student Andrew Irish on the publication of their article, "Suicide ideation, plan, and attempt among youth in Bangladesh: Incidence and risk factors," in Children and Youth Services Review.

The UB School of Social Work's curriculum offers a wide variety of courses with different themes. In light of the current social climate in support of Black Lives Matter and other social justice movements, we wish to highlight courses that have a significant racial equity/justice focus in the course description. These courses help students improve understanding of structural racism, anti-racist practice strategies and diversity. 

Congratulations to Professor Clara Bradizza and her colleagues on the publication of their article, "The Conditional Association of Problematic Drinking with Suicidal Ideation by Alcohol Expectancies," in Addictive Behaviors.