2021 News Archive

Congratulations to DSW student Heather White on her book chapter, "Canines, equines, and social work" being published in the book, Career Paths in Human-Animal Interaction for Social and Behavioral Scientists.

Congratulations to Clinical Assistant Professor Michael Lynch, Clinical Assistant Professor Todd Sage, Assistant Professor Melanie Sage, and their colleague on the publication of their article, "A heutagogical approach for the assessment of Internet Communication Technology (ICT) assignments in higher education" in the International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education.

Kudos to Assistant Professor Melanie Sage and her colleague on the publication of their article, "A systematic review of Internet Communication Technology use by youth in foster care" in the Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal.

Kudos to Assistant Professor Noelle St. Vil and her colleagues on the publication of their article, "An Analysis of Sex Practices and Behaviors Among African Americans in Sexually Concurrent and Sexually Exclusive Relationships" in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.

Kudos to Visiting Assistant Professor Brad Linn, Professor Clara Bradizza, Professor Paul Stasiewicz and their colleagues on the publication of their article, "Heterogeneity in DSM-5 symptom criteria: Phenotypes of alcohol use disorder in a sample seeking alcohol treatment" in Alcohol and Alcoholism.

Kudos to Associate Professors Wooksoo Kim and Isok Kim, PhD student Krisztina Baltimore, and their colleagues on the publication of their article, "Social determinants of mental health among Karen refugees from Burma" in the Community Mental Health Journal.

Congratulations to Visiting Assistant Professor Braden Linn, Professors Paul Stasiewicz and Clara Bradizza, PhD student Charles LaBarre and their colleagues on the publication of their article, "The shape of change: Determining when mechanisms of behavior change are active in cognitive behavioral treatment for alcohol use disorder using time-varying effects modeling" in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

Kudos to Clinical Assistant Professor Michael Lynch, MSW alum Kristie Bailey and their colleague on the publication of their article, "Addressing Self-Care for Students and Field Educators with Mindfulness: A Collaborative Approach to Field Placement" in The Field Educator.

Congratulations to Associate Professor Kelly Patterson and colleagues on the publication of their article, "Walkability, safety, and housing values in shrinking cities: A spatial hedonic study in Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and Detroit" in the journal Urban Planning and Development.

Congratulations to Associate Professor Elizabeth Bowen, PhD student Andrew Irish, and their colleagues on the publication of the article, "Evaluating the impact of in-home behavioral health services on Housing First residents' emergency room and inpatient utilization" in Advances in Social Work.

Kudos to Assistant Professor Christopher St. Vil and his colleagues on the publication of their article, "Testing the efficacy of a hospital-based violence intervention program: protocol and design" in Injury Prevention.

Kudos to Associate Professor Nadine Shaanta Murshid and colleagues on the publication of their article, "A network understanding of FinTech (in)capabilities in the global South" in Applied Geography.

As we mark 20 years since the tragic and horrific events of September 11, 2001, I first would like to pause and remember in solemnity the thousands of lives lost on that fateful day. It was and remains traumatic. I have been spending some time reflecting on the state of the world today. When we look back at 9/11 from the distance of two decades, we may think that little has changed. It is all too clear that terrorism in many forms continues to exist and wreak havoc, impacting everyone touched by it in a ripple effect. It is easy to believe that little or nothing can be done to end the violence. I believe that as social workers, we must continue to defend the dignity and worth of the person, in fact, of humankind. Our existence matters and each of our lives has meaning and purpose. 

Kudos to PhD student Charles LaBarre on the publication of the article, "Research, practice, and policy strategies to advance long and productive lives" in Health & Social Work.

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Maria Rodriguez on being named to Twitter's inaugural Academic Research Advisory Board. The board was designed to create regular and frequent dialogue between members of the academic community and the Developer Platform. The board is composed of prominent members of the academic community who volunteered to offer their expertise to impact the ways Twitter supports and builds products or programs for research with the Twitter API.